Action picked up on the flop in a heads-up pot. The board read . Eric Wasserson bet the flop in position and Andrew Yeh put in the two-bet. Wasserson called.
The turn came the and Yeh continued his aggression with a bet. Wasserson counted his chips and decided to raise, committing himself to the pot. Yeh immediately moved in with him and Wasserson knew he was in trouble.
Eric Wasserson:
Andrew Yeh:
Wasserson had an open-ender and an overpair, but none of that came through when the filled up Yeh to send Wasserson to the payout line.
John Racener: //
Philip Long: / - folded fifth street
Bryce Yockey: /
John Racener completed with his six, Philip Long immediately put in the second bet. They picked up Bryce Yockey who made the call along with Racener.
They all saw cards of eight or below on fourth and lots of bets flew in. Racener led, Long called, Yockey two-bet, Racener three-bet, Long called again. Yockey put in the fourth bet, both Racener and Long called to go to fifth three ways.
Racener and Yockey caught a four and an ace, respectively. Racener bet and Yockey called. Long got out of the way after catching a queen.
On sixth, Racener bet again, Yockey called to take the big pot to seventh.
Their last cards in hand, Yockey led with a bet. Racener shrugged and called.
Yockey revealed his seventy-six perfect to take down the large pot.
Philip Long: /
Mike Gorodinsky: //
Bryce Yockey: / - folded fourth street
Philip Long completed showing an ace and short-stacked Mike Gorodisnky two-bet on his left. Bryce Yockey called and Long called as well.
Long bet fourth, Gorodinsky two-bet, committing most of his chips. Yockey folded quickly. Back on Long, he three-bet and they got their chips in the middle.
Long had the aces so Gorodinsky needed to improve his pair of jacks. He couldn't get any help on the runout, so he was eliminated as the remaining players near the end of Day 3.
Craig Chait completed his four and Racener called with a four of his own.
Racener caught slightly better on fourth and bet, Chait made the call.
A pair of tens showed up for Racener on fifth, he check-called a bet from Chait.
Chait caught a pair of his own on sixth when a six showed up, but that didn't stop him from betting the street. Racener again called.
On seventh, Chait bet one final time. Racener didn't call, though, he put in the second bet. Chait studied the board for about 15 seconds before sliding in a third bet. Racener reluctantly folded and Chait took down the pot.
Craig Chait limped the button and Paul Sokoloff was all-in for 30,000 in the small blind, John Racener checked in the big blind. Both active players checked down the entire board of and it was time to reveal the cards.
Racener had the for a low, Chait tabled for a flush and the of Sokoloff was scooped to end the end of the Brit in 6th place for a payday of $80,523. This ends Day 3 and the last five players now bag and tag their chips.
They will be back tomorrow on the main feature table, also called the Thunderdome, as they determine a champion as of 4 p.m. local time. All final counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
The third full day of Event #44: $1,0000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship has wrapped up here at the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. Andrew Yeh (3,860,000) leads the remaining field of five players hoping to become mixed game champions.
The biggest piece of the $1,948,925 prize pool is left to be fought over on June 23 with $487,129 and an estimable mixed game gold bracelet up for grabs for the champion.
Final Day Seat Assignments
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
Big Bets
1
John Racener
United States
2,520,000
32
16
2
Andrew Yeh
United States
3,860,000
48
24
3
Philip Long
United Kingdom
3,630,000
45
23
4
Bryce Yockey
United States
1,290,000
16
8
5
Craig Chait
United States
1,245,000
16
8
The button will be on Craig Chait and there are five hands left in Omaha Hi-Lo
Day 2 started with 22 players and several short stacks trying to spin up their stacks early on. Early casualties included Yuri Dzivielevski, Maxx Coleman, Eugene Katchalov, Matt Glantz, and Shaun Deeb.
Bryce Yockey started the day at the top of the leaderboard but took some big hits early. He rode a rollercoaster all day but steadied the ship to make it to Day 4, ending the night with 1,290,000 chips.
Speaking of comebacks, Craig Chait found himself with 65,000 chips yesterday at the final three tables redraw. After nearly two full days of play, he was just above starting stack. Going into Day 4 tomorrow, he has an impressive 1,245,000 and has nearly eight big bets to work with.
Paul Sokoloff was the player eliminated in sixth place to bubble the final day's stream. At one point he was down to 20,000 chips after taking a big hit when he made trips in a big Razz hand. He hung around for hours after that, though, refusing to give away his chips until the last hand of the evening.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
Place
Winner
Country
Prize (in USD)
1
$487,129
2
$301,068
3
$209,424
4
$148,896
5
$108,253
6
Paul Sokoloff
United Kingdom
$80,523
7
Mike Gorodinsky
United States
$61,314
8
Eric Wasserson
United States
$47,819
The final five will return to the action on June 23 at 4 p.m. local time and play down to a winner. Blinds restart at 40,000/80,000 with 80,000/160,000 limits, and the action will be streamed on PokerGO with an approximately one-hour delay. PokerNews will be here until the end to report all of the exciting $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship action.