Justin Liberto raised from the hijack and was three-bet by Mike Leah on the button. Tyler Brown called cold from the big blind and Liberto called as well.
Action checked to Leah on the 3♠9♣4♦ flop and he continued for a bet. Brown raised and Liberto cold-called. Leah then made it three bets to go and both Brown and Liberto called.
It was checked to Leah again on the 9♥ turn and he bet. Brown folded, but this time Liberto raised and Leah called.
The K♥ completed the board and Liberto checked. Leah said, “Ok, you’ve got me confused,” and checked back.
Liberto could only show 8♥8♦, which was no good against Leah’s Q♥Q♣ to send the pot Leah’s way.
Action was heads up to the 5♣9♠8♦ flop, where Calvin Anderson checked from under the gun. Bruno Fitoussi fired a bet, making the call after Anderson check-raised.
Anderson led out on the 3♥ turn, with Fitoussi sliding out a call. Another lead from Anderson followed the J♥ river, this time earning the pot as Fitoussi mucked.
The top mixed game players in the world return to the 2024 World Series of Poker for the second day of action in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. After the opening nine levels of play, Maxx Coleman bagged the largest stack with 307,500 chips, looking to set up a deep run at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Coleman was the only player to collect more than 300,000 chips on the opening day, but he is followed closely by Mike Leah in second with 282,500.
Late registration remains open for a single level as play resumes at 1 p.m. local time. Monday saw a total of 152 entries, leaving last year's total of 185 squarely in sight on Day 2.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Maxx Coleman
United States
307,500
2
Mike Leah
Canada
282,500
3
Clayton Mozdzen
Canada
273,500
4
Sergey Rybachenko
Russia
266,500
5
Peter Rouviere
United States
247,000
6
David Prociak
United States
241,000
7
Robert Wells
United Kingdom
236,000
8
Gary Bolden
United States
215,000
9
Daniel Strelitz
United States
205,500
10
Brandon Shack-Harris
United States
199,000
David Prociak
Other notable players that return with healthy stacks include David Prociak (241,000), Clayton Mozdzen (273,500) and Brandon Shack-Harris (199,000). Eleven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey in also still in contention, but has some work to do after bagging 73,500 on Day 1.
Action resumes today at 1 p.m. local time on Level 10, which sees blinds of 1,500/3,000 and limits of 3,000/6,000. The first four levels of the day will remain 60 minutes each, before increasing to 90 minutes from Level 14 onward. Players will get 15-minute breaks throughout the day, with a 60-minute break scheduled after Level 14.
Tournament action continues with five different poker variants - Limit Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
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