WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 4 - At A Glance

[NoflopsHomer]

It's back to the original A-squad for you today with Jen and Snoops taking over updating duties. Play begins at 2pm (10pm UK)

Join us for the last three tables.


This is the 'lite' thread.

Go to http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25070.0 for the interactive thread.

Amnon Filippi - 2,343,000
Kenny Tran - 1,959,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 1,248,000
John Hanson - 1,215,000
David Singer - 1,017,000
Freddy Deeb - 963,000
Tim Phan - 889,000
Barry Greenstein - 700,000
Mike Matusow - 696,000
Gabe Kaplan - 625,000
Thor Hansen
Chris Reslock
Greg Raymer
Mark Gregorich
Justin Bonomo
Stephen Wolff
Dewey Tomko
Noah Jefferson
Daniel Negreanu
Patrick Pezzin
Max Pescatori

[snoopy1239]

Down to 20. Shortstack Daniel Negreanu is the first scalp of the day, biting the dust on the TV table.

Bruno Fitoussi was the assassin and the game was Stud.

[Djinn]

A couple of notes on the other events which are running simultaneously to the H.O.R.S.E - there are sometimes as many as three bracelet events on the go, and they start two at once if they are 'niche' i.e. fewer than 3,000 runners...

Seniors' Event

Mickey Wernick finished around the 30 mark yesterday in a wincing fashion after losing a huge pot all-in preflop with A-A vs. J-Q (he said he knew it was coming on the 8-9-J flop) and then racing 9-9 against A-Q and A-K.  Stoically collecting his money he was then to be found in the Voodoo lounge and the Bellagio Cafe at 5am...

Omaha 8/b Event

The final table is kicking off in about 15 minutes and whom should I run into in the corridor but George 'The Panzer' Danzer, complete with suit and scarf, heading for pre-final snacks with Jan Heitmann.  Jan is now apparently his bodyguard, fending off literally tens of fans who want his autograph, not because he's on a WSOP final today, but because of the time he spent on the televised table last year, which has apparently been rerun into the collective consciousness.  Good luck to him.

The table:

1. Mark Wilds 96,000
2. Dario Alioto 61,000
3. George Danzer 116,000
4. Thomas Hant 114,000
5. Chad Brown 390,000
6. David Bach 502,000
7. Lukasz Dumanski 358,000
8. James Tolley 282,000
9. Gene Timberlake 143,000

[snoopy1239]

E

Stephen Wolff and Chris Reslock split a pot. Couldn't see Reslock's hand, but Wolff has showing with behind for two pair, so Wolff obviously had a low.

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Meanwhile, on the same table as Reslock and Wolff, Pat Pezzin, who is painfully shortstacked, split a pot with Max Pescatori, his A-2 culminating in a low, but Max's two pair (Aces & Eights  ) snapping up the high.

Moments later, Pezzin was involved again, adding vital chips to his stack by getting Kenny Tran to fold by betting (?)(?)

[snoopy1239]

Current top ten courtesy of worldseriesofpoker.com

1st  Amnon Filippi -- $2,657,000
2nd  Kenny Tran -- $2,100,000
3rd  Bruno Fitoussi -- $1,450,000
4th  Barry Greenstein -- $1,100,000
5th  Freddy Deeb -- $963,000
6th  David Singer -- $940,000
7th  John Hanson -- $930,000
8th  Tim Phan -- $670,000
9th  Noah Jefferson -- $510,000
10th Mike Matusow -- $490,000

[Djinn]

And just as the Stud 8/b half hour draws to a close, we lose Pat Pezzin.  The details eluded me as they were busy being snapped up by a team of eight cameramen, but there were handshakes all round as Pezzin left the roped area. 

[snoopy1239]

H

Smiley as ever, lowly chipped Italian Pirate Max Pescatori makes his move from under the gun, only to be re-raised to 70k by fellow shortstack Chris Reslock in the small blind.

Of course, Max sets Chris all-in (only a few bit of shrapnel more) and sheepishly turns over his .

In contrast, Reslock flips with all the confidence a intoxicated Fonz.

"Ace Queen Jack, dealer," demands Pescatori. "All hearts."

The flop was a buttock clenching one...



However, with the Turn reducing Max's outs, the River pretty much sealed his fate, providing Reslock with a much needed double through in the process.

[Djinn]

After three and a bit gruelling days they're still not in the money.  Which pays out like this:

1  $2,276,832
2  $1,278,720
3   $852,480
4   $586,080
5   $444,000
6   $337,440
7   $259,296
8   $188,256
9   $131,424
10  $131,424
11  $117,216
12  $117,216
13  $103,008
14  $103,008
15   $88,800
16   $88,800

After a tipoff from Snoops who was watching another table, I moved there just in time to see the bandannad Max Pescatori standing up as his bowl of rice facecard-9 all-in played against the A-3 of Kenny Tran.  No help and his tiny chips are added to Tran's stack as someone in the audience next to me mutters in a sinister fashion, "Justice is done..." - does anyone know if Max inflicted any horrific beats during this tournament? 

[Djinn]

H

Noah Jefferson called Barry Greenstein's raise in the blind, and check-raised him on the flop.  They got to the turn - Jefferson betting, Barry calling and river, and then he showed what looked like only to find Barry Greenstein with the to take a great deal of what he had left.

After calling Barry's raise the very next hand (along with Thor Hansen) only to pass on the flop, he was then dangerously short, and the Grapevine tells us that Noah Jefferson was, just now, the Bubble Boy, meaning that there are 16 players left, who are in the money.

[snoopy1239]

O

As they were announcing the redraw and that everyone is now in the money, a huge hand was unfolding on Table Reslock, Dave Singer and Stephen Wolff the men involved.

The game was Omaha Hi-Lo, but with a board of , this hand was only going to produce a high.

Sitting pretty with Pocket Sixes, last year's finalist, Dave Singer, confidently pushed in his chips, but was dismayed to find that Wolff had him locked up in a nasty cooler with Pocket Kings for bigger quads.

Harsh one for the Full Tilt man, but a corker of a double up for Wolff, and at a crucial time too!

[snoopy1239]

Latest chip counts courtesy of worldseriesofpoker.com

1st  Amnon Filippi -- $2,300,000
2nd  Bruno Fitoussi -- $2,035,000
3rd  Kenny Tran -- $1,820,000
4th  Freddy Deeb -- $1,400,000
5th  David Singer -- $1,350,000
6th  Barry Greenstein -- $1,050,000
7th  Tim Phan -- $920,000
8th  Gabe Kaplan -- $670,000
9th  Mark Gregorich -- $625,000
10th Stephen Wolff -- $385,000

[snoopy1239]

O

Back on the TV table, Mike Matusow is deadly serious, a far cry from his comedic performances and jovial demanour earlier on in the comp.

Meanwhile, a hand is being played out in front of the cameras, Stephen Wollf (Q-8) and Amnon Filipi (4-2) splitting a pot on an board, Amnon the agressor except on the River where he called a final 50k (I think) bet.

[Djinn]

OUT in 16th place is Mike Matusow, winning $88,800

O

Matusow gets it all in on the flop in Omaha 8/b - the flop being - against Stephen Wolff.
Matusow shows:  A-2-Q-9
Wolff shows:  A-3-Q-6 for a flopped Total Monster of nut low and top-end straight.

The turn:    Two pair for Mike...potential for the house, notes the TD...
River: 

No help and we lose our first money finisher.

[snoopy1239]

worldseriesofpoker.com

1st  Amnon Filippi -- $2,352,000
2nd  Bruno Fitoussi -- $2,300,000
3rd  Kenny Tran -- $1,900,000
4th  Freddy Deeb -- $1,850,000
5th  Tim Phan -- $1,150,000
6th  Barry Greenstein -- $960,000
7th  David Singer -- $948,000
8th  Greg Raymer -- $820,000
9th  Mark Gregorich -- $810,000
10th Stephen Wolff -- $717,000

[Djinn]

Chris Reslock finishes in 15th place, winning $88,800...

R

This Razz round has a bring in of 10k, a 30k complete, and 30k/60k limits.  With just 42k remaining, it is unsurprising that Chris Reslock pushed it in after Barry Greenstein completed the bet preflop.  Amnon Filippi called in the middle, and they saw a second card, at which point Barry's bet got rid of the other contender and they were on their backs:

Barry Greenstein:  [ ]

Chris Reslock:  [ ]

Fifth street brought Barry the but a second for Chris, and sixth street was crueller, bringing Chris another while Barry's hand just got better and better with the and finally the .  Chris Reslock's final gave him a Q-T-5-4-2 low against a lovely 7-6-5-4-A - and we're down to 14.