It looks like Eli Elezra is going to be on the losing end of the last-longer bet he made with Mike Matusow unless he can turn things around and get it going here in Event #37: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. He's down very, very low in chips while Matusow is still hovering around the starting stack. We wonder how Elezra looks with a shaved head?
Andre Akkari: (X)(X) / - fold
Jason Young: (X)(X) / / (X)
Andrew Barber: (X)(X) / / (X)
Andrew Barber bet on fourth and only Jason Young made the call. On fifth, sixth and seventh, Young checked to Barber and then called Barber's bet. Barber announced, "Rolled up," and showed the from his down cards. Young mucked and lost the pot.
Six players all committed 1,200 preflop with Barry Greenstein tossing in 600 on the flop. Only Archie Karas from the button made the call as the on the turn was checked through.
The river of the saw Greenstein check and Karas toss in a 1,200-chip bet which Greenstein swiftly called tabling his after Karas mumbled a little and mucked.
The player with the brought in and Sorel Mizzi completed on third. His opponent called. Mizzi bet fourth street and his opponent came back with a raise. Mizzi called. On fifth, Mizzi check-called a bet before leading out on sixth street. His opponent raised on sixth and Mizzi called. On seventh, both players checked.
Mizzi showed the for queens and deuces. His opponent mucked and Mizzi won the pot.
Five players committed 1,200 preflop to see a flop fall with one of the blinds leading out. One call later followed by a Todd Brunson two-bet saw both players make the call as the landed on the turn.
The preflop aggressor led out again as the player in the middle folded before Brunson called. The river landed the and Brunson again called his opponent's bet only to muck at the sight of his .
With today's event featuring some of the greatest players around, we at PokerNews thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some of the past inductees into the WSOP Poker Hall of Fame.
With only one additional player taking part in this event compared to the 2010 version, you would expect only minor differences between the payouts. In comparison, here is how they differ.
Place
Prize (2011)
Prize (2010)
1st
$609,130
$611,666
2nd
$376,458
$378,027
3rd
$247,799
$248,831
4th
$180,750
$181,503
5th
$134,480
$135,040
6th
$101,813
$102,237
7th
$78,328
$78,654
8th
$61,160
$61,414
The difference between the min-cash isn't substantial either as a min-payout here earns you $21,905 while last year it would have seen your wallet padded by $21,997.
The prizepool has been announced with the 240-player field forming a $2,256,000 prizepool which sees the top twenty-four players guaranteed a $21,905 payday as the final table payouts sit as follows.
Action folded to Max Pescatori on the button and he raised. The small blind reraised and Pescatori called. The flop came down and the small blind bet. Pescatori called.
The turn was the and Pescatori bet after his opponent checked. The small blind called.
The river was the and the small blind checked to Pescatori again. Pescatori bet and his opponent called.
Pescatori showed the for trip kings and won the pot.
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from his down cards. Young mucked and lost the pot.
flop. Only Archie Karas from the button made the call as the 
on the turn was checked through.
saw Greenstein check and Karas toss in a 1,200-chip bet which Greenstein swiftly called tabling his 
after Karas mumbled a little and mucked.
/ (X)
for queens and deuces. His opponent mucked and Mizzi won the pot.
flop fall with one of the blinds leading out. One call later followed by a Todd Brunson two-bet saw both players make the call as the 
landed on the turn.
and Brunson again called his opponent's bet only to muck at the sight of his 
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