James Woods pondered about calling the bet by Qinghai Pan on fifth and then did so with exactly 5,000 chips behind. Pan asked to see the stack of his opponent on the other side of the dealer, then they checked it down on sixth and seventh. Pan revealed the for just the pair of fives and Woods missed it all with the .
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Leonard August: /
Woods was all-in the next hand and Daniel Negreanu bet fourth to seventh. Leonard August called and mucked his two pair when Negreanu announced a flush. Woods was drawing dead by then and headed to the payout desk.
David Moskowitz was all-in for very few chips with the . Eli Elezra looked him up holding the but Moskowitz prevailed thanks to the board.
Soon after the chips of Moskowitz were n the middle again with the . Elezra had the superior hand in and this time came out on top of an ace-high board that missed both players.
The 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is in full swing. Among those to showcase their talents were mixed game aficionados in Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.. Out of a field of 282 entries, only 20 contenders remain in contention for the biggest slice out of the $752,940 prize pool. They have all locked up at least $7,208 for the efforts and will be hoping to claim the coveted gold bracelet and a top prize of $172,823.
Best positioned to increase his bracelet tally after Day 2 is Eli Elezra with a stack of 1,243,000, followed by Qinghai Pan with 1,036,000 in chips. They are the only players with a seven-figure stack so far, a feat that was narrowly missed by Michael Parizon, Michael Trivett, and Maria Ho.
Seven WSOP bracelet winners have made the cut and hope to increase their tally on the final day, which kicks off at 1 p.m. local time on Monday, October 18, on the feature tables of the Amazon Room.
Top 10 in Chips After Day 2 in Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Eli Elezra
Israel
1,243,000
2
Qinghai Pan
United States
1,036,000
3
Michael Parizon
United States
979,000
4
Michael Trivett
United States
973,000
5
Maria Ho
United States
908,000
6
Jim Collopy
United States
890,000
7
Paramjit Gill
United States
779,000
8
Ahmed Mohamed
United States
772,000
9
Richard Bai
United States
708,000
10
Sachin Bhargava
United States
655,000
Other notables in contention for the coveted gold bracelet are Jim Collopy, Poker Hall of Fame member Barbara Enright, GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu, Tom Koral, Brandon Shack-Harris, and David Williams.
Well-known players that made the money but fell shy of making Day 3 were such familiar names as David Prociak, Scott Bohlman, actor James Woods, Dan Heimiller, Allen Kessler, George Alexander, and Yueqi Zhu. The last player to leave empty-handed was Yuebin Guo, who was eliminated on the money bubble in a Razz hand.
Among those to bust outside of the money spots were Renan Bruschi, Sebastian Pauli, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Brian Hastings, Johannes Becker, Max Pescatori, Anthony Zinno, Ari Engel, Michael Gathy, Randy Ohel, and Matt Glantz to name all but a few mixed game specialists.
The final day will recommence in Level 21 with limit blinds of 13,000/25,000, stud blinds of 7,000/25,000 with a 5,000 ante, and Limits limits of 2,500/5,000. All levels last 60 minutes each and the tournament will aim to play all the way down to a winner. Stay tuned for the conclusion then as the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide as many key hands as possible.