Lena Wang raised from early position and found three callers, Jonathan Williams in the hijack, Roberto Marin on the button, and John Bunch in the big blind.
The flop showed up , and action checked to Marin on the button. Marin bet, Bunch called, Wang folded, and Williams also called.
Three ways they went to a turn card, where all three players checked.
The river fell the , and Bunch led from the big blind with a bet. Both Williams and Marin released their cards and Bunch took it down.
Jonathan Williams raised from the hijack and action folded to Daniel Weinman in the small blind. Weinman raised it to three bets, and Williams made the call.
The flop came out . Weinman continued with a bet, and Williams decided to call.
On the turn, Weinman bet again, but this time Williams went for the raise. Weinman responded to the aggression with a call.
The river was the . Weinman checked to the previous street's bettor, and Williams bet again. Weinman shrugged and called.
Williams showed for the flopped set that was good at showdown.
Never one to give up, Adam Friedman has been grinding a very short stack through the last level or so and is down to a nub but refusing to quit.
In a recent hand, he was in the big blind with 35,000 chips behind.
After Greg Mascio raised in the cutoff and Cody Espeseth called on the button, Friedman hopefully tossed in a call, leaving himself just 20,000 behind.
On the flop, Mascio bet and Espeseth folded.
Friedman was then pained with a decision that would essentially commit him, with a call costing 15,000 of his last 20,000 chips. After over a minute of deliberation, he hesitated briefly but then tossed his cards to the dealer.
"Good fold?," asked Friedman. Mascio nodded as he gathered the chips.
On the next hand, Friedman was in the small blind, and with a raise from Frankie O'Dell and three calls behind him, he couldn't believe the cards he had in the hole and, after more deliberation, opted to fold despite the money that was available in the pot.
The five-time WSOP champ is still hanging around, hoping to rebuild his short stack once again.
Action picked up with Brad Ruben getting his chips in the middle against Mauricio Ferreira Pais. Ruben only had a couple of bets, and was looking to spin it up starting with this pot.
Mauricio Ferreira Pais:
Brad Ruben:
Ruben made a couple of pairs that didn't help his chances. He made a ninety-eight, but Pais made a ninety-seven to send Ruben to the rail.
Shortly afterwards, Josh Turner was also seen heading to the payout counter.
Day 2 of Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas has reached a finish.
The day started with 179 gold bracelet-seeking hopefuls. That number has been cut to just 22 players who found bags. Leading the pack is David Bach with 1,094,000.
The 2009 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Champion is no stranger to mixed-game success, and he looks to add another bracelet to the three already in his collection.
Closest on his tail is Perry Friedman with 985,000. Friedman donned his staple LED hat and mask as usual, with virtual bubbles when on the bubble and a dollar sign to celebrate the bubble bursting.
Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Counts
1
David Bach
United States
1,094,000
2
Perry Friedman
United States
985,000
3
Tomasz Gluszko
Poland
982,000
4
Roberto Marin
United States
968,000
5
Mike Wattel
United States
843,000
6
Andrew Brown
United States
827,000
7
Joseph Thomas
United States
796,000
8
Kevin Gerhart
United States
778,000
9
Andre Akkari
Brazil
747,000
10
Richard Tatalovich
United States
738,000
Taking place in Bally's Event Center for Day 2, the H.O.R.S.E. players were surrounded by the electric energy of the World Series Main Event at the main stage. Some players were not a fan of the distracting sounds that come with that spectacle, and others loved having the room's energy for the day. They will be near the spotlight again tomorrow as players in the Main Event will return to the main stage tomorrow as well.
Not everyone was lucky enough to find a bag, early casualties were Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra, Allen Kessler, and Scott Seiver. Eric Kurtzman felt the pain of being the stone bubble when his two pair wasn't good enough for the high or low of a stud eight or better hand. Later in the day saw the falls of Adam Friedman, Brad Ruben, and David Williams.
Players did reach the final three tables redraw before the end of the night and will come back tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time in Bally's Event Center once more.
That does it for today's action, be sure to tune back into PokerNews tomorrow to see who can become the final mixed-game champion of the summer here at the 2022 World Series of Poker.