WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

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Matt Hawrilenko raises from UTG to 16k. Phil Hellmuth called from the cut-off, Huck Seed calls from the small blind and John Hennigan calls from the big blind.

Flop:



Seed and Hennigan check. Hawrilenko bets 8k, Hellmuth calls and the blinds fold.

Turn:



16k from Hawrilenko and a call from Hellmuth.

River:



Check check.

Hawrilenko:

for Trip Twos with no low.

Hellmuth:

a pair of Twos with the nut low. (6-4-3-2-A)

[Djinn]

The game changes to Razz - 2k ante, 3k bring in with 10k/20k the bet size.  We can ignore no longer that these are limits which take chunks out of healthy stacks.  With under 20k Cyndy Violette was all-in immediately after the new round was announced, showing the .  A crowd surged forward, and I saw no more cards appearing in front of her or her opponent.  But I did see the long drawn-out hushed squeeze as her final card was dealt, with a great "phew" as she liked what she saw and scooped the pot, much to the delight of her fans on the rail.  Still in trouble though, Homer has gone down to vulture.

[NoflopsHomer]

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Hellmuth raises showing a ,

Seed calls with a ,

Hellmuth picks up a and Seed gets a , both check on fourth street.

Hellmuth pairs with a whilst Seed bets when he gets a , Hellmuth calls.

6th street brings an for Hellmuth and an ugly for Seed. Hellmuth bets 16k, and Seed goes into the tank, dwelling for a while since the bet represents a good portion of his stack. He eventually folds and Hellmuth shows giving 'The Poker Brat' a current low of which I suspect was way ahead of whatever Seed had.

Justin Bonomo then calls a raise from Jon Hennigan and check calls until 5th street when he starts betting out instead.

Bonomo:

(?) (?)

Hennigan:

(?) (?)

Hennigan instantly mucked, slightly disgusted that 5th and 6th street had destroyed his hand.


Bill Edler is OUT, and play has now ended for the day.

[Djinn]

And they've called Time on the H.O.R.S.E Day Two, with 52 players still remaining.

So, it's been a bit of an uphill one today, but plenty going on to watch in this most prestigious of events, if you can get to the front - and it continues tomorrow at 2pm (10pm UK time).

But for now...