Andrew Yeh Rides to Victory in Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship ($487,129)
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It was no sprint to the finish line for the latest gold bracelet winner of the 2022 WSOP in its new home at Bally��s and Paris Las Vegas, as Andrew Yeh had to wait until the early morning hours in the Bally's Event Center before he lifted live poker's most exclusive prize into the PokerGO live stream cameras.
Out of a field of 209 entrants who ponied up the $10,000 buy-in in the Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, mixed cash game player Yeh defeated Craig Chait in heads-up as the duo divided the biggest portion of the $1,948,925 prize pool. Yeh became part of live poker's elite company and took home the top prize of $487,129 while Chait had to settle for a consolation prize of $301,068.
"I feel like I'm definitely capable of winning, but in these tournaments, especially $10Ks with all of the good players, it's really tough to navigate a field," Yeh admitted in the winner interview. "So to be able to do that and make it here again from last year and actually do this is pretty surreal."
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The fact that Yeh and Chait ended up in the heads-up encounter seemed unlikely at times with Yeh being down to two big bets on the last five tables. Chait had a single chip more than the starting stack of 60,000 on the three-table redraw and he joked during the unofficial final table in the previous night that his victory as an "amateur" might spark a new boom for mixed games on the live poker circuit.
Throughout the day, all contenders were jockeying for their positions but Yeh remained near the top of the leaderboard and even pulled into a commanding lead with three players remaining. However, it wasn't a smooth ride thereafter as the lead changed numerous times.
Three of the final five players already had one WSOP gold bracelet to their name but John Racener, Bryce Yockey, and Philip Long all missed out on the opportunity to double their tally on what turned out to be a long night at the poker tables. Yockey even managed to finish in fourth place in this very event in back-to-back years.
Final Table Result Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andrew Yeh | United States | $487,129 |
2 | Craig Chait | United States | $301,068 |
3 | Philip Long | United Kingdom | $209,424 |
4 | Bryce Yockey | United States | $148,896 |
5 | John Racener | United States | $108,253 |
6 | Paul Sokoloff | United Kingdom | $80,523 |
7 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | $61,314 |
8 | Eric Wasserson | United States | $47,819 |
It was redemption for Yeh as he came agonisingly close to the maiden gold bracelet during the 2021 WSOP at the Rio All-Site Hotel & Casino as he finished third place for $143,988 in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship. Yeh's close call back then came up short when ��Ari [Engel] kicked my ass��, which the winner admitted with a smile on the face. The four-card split pot variant is definitely the preferred one in the rotation and he quite fittingly finished it despite getting it in with aces and kings.
The atmosphere during the late stages on the main feature table was very jovial which was also helped by the fact that Yeh and Chait "had many friends in common". Both contenders made sure that their rails were staying hydrated while focusing on their task ahead of the final hurdle.
With the nature of the tournament and the betting limits in place came many swings, which Yeh was already accustomed to. "Up thirty big bets, down forty big bets. I am so used to it that it doesn't really bother me to be honest. I play a lot of Omaha Hi-Lo tournaments and throughout two-thirds of these tournaments the average is between seven and five."
Where most other poker players would panic, Yeh had already seen it all and that experience in split pot games contributed to his victory. The short stack perseverance is "definitely a tournament thing" and also goes the other way around as a big lead can suddenly change. "We saw in heads-up play with Dan Zack and Dustin. It was going back and forth for 90% of the chips easily, it can happen. You gotta stick with it and be careful," Yeh added.
Out of the five different variants, there is certainly one preferred variant that the eventual champion admitted in a heartbeat. "Omaha Hi-Lo, by far, it's not even close.". With Chait's stack reduced to fumes, several all-in showdowns in a row emerged and the final hand of Yeh had only a shot at the high portion with aces and kings. "But you actually need a qualifier, don't forget that guys," he joked with a big smile on his face.
Yeh will be back in action very soon as he promised to jump right back into the next possible event on the following day. That may very well be Event #52: $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed, which features a total of nine different variants instead of five.
Action of the Final Day
Right out of the gates it was apparent that it would be a path filled with obstacles for either of the five contestants as they saddled up for a thrilling conclusion. It took nearly two hours for the first all-in showdown and Yeh was the one to pace further ahead in the opening stages. Racener became the far shortest stack and ultimately saw his fate sealed by Yockey, who spiked a set of deuces in a duel of WSOP bracelet winners.
While Yockey dealt the final blow, his stack went on a wild ride during the final day and the groundwork to his demise was once more caused by Yeh. Ultimately, the chance at winning a second bracelet vanished when his queen-ten in a Limit Hold'em hand found no help against an ace held by Yeh and Chait.
The three-handed action seemed to be destined for a two-horse race when the UK's Long lost several pots in quick succession and became the lowest stack by a significant margin. However, the Brit roared back to the front before the neck-on-neck race propelled Yeh back into the driver's seat. It was also Yeh who finished the job in a Seven Card Stud hand and he entered the duel against Chait with a near three-to-one lead.
Nearly three and a half hours of intense heads-up action culminated in a quick rush to a runaway lead down the stretch for Yeh, who then closed it out in his preferred variant of Omaha Hi-Lo.
History of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship at the WSOP
For the 11th time, the WSOP featured a H.O.R.S.E. with a buy-in of $10,000 and the 209 entry strong field in the current edition was the far biggest in almost a decade. Only the first two editions in 2010 and 2011 respectively drew a bigger attendance and this promises a big turnout for the upcoming $50,000 Poker Players Championship. Ian Gordon and Fabrice Soulier were crowned champions back then and other former winners included David "Bakes" Baker, Chris Wallace, Andrew Barber, Jason Mercier, David Bach, John Hennigan, and Greg Mueller.
Between 2006 and 2009, live poker's pinnacle mixed game event of the year featured the five-game rotation before further variants were added to the mix. In 2003, the inaugural H.O.R.S.E. tournament at the WSOP was won by none other than Doyle Brunson.
Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Runner-Up | Top Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 209 | $1,948,925 | Andrew Yeh | Craig Chait | $487,129 |
2021 | 149 | $1,389,425 | Kevin Gerhart | Marco Johnson | $361,124 |
2019 | 172 | $1,616,800 | Greg Mueller | Daniel Ospina | $425,347 |
2018 | 166 | $1,560,400 | John Hennigan | David "Bakes" Baker | $414,692 |
2017 | 150 | $1,410,000 | David Bach | Eric Rodawig | $383,208 |
2016 | 171 | $1,607,400 | Jason Mercier | James Obst | $422,874 |
2015 | 204 | $1,917,000 | Andrew Barber | Viacheslav Zhukov | $517,766 |
2014 | 200 | $1,880,000 | Chris Wallace | Randy Ohel | $507,614 |
2012 | 178 | $1,673,200 | David "Bakes" Baker | John Monnette | $451,779 |
2011 | 240 | $2,256,000 | Fabrice Soulier | Shawn Buchanan | $609,130 |
2010 | 241 | $2,265,400 | Ian Gordon | Richard Ashby | $611,666 |
This concludes the PokerNews live reporting for this WSOP gold bracelet event as the halfway point of the 2022 WSOP at Bally��s and Paris Las Vegas has been reached.
In this Series
- 1 Can't Stop Kopp: Katie Kopp Wins First Bracelet of the 2022 WSOP
- 2 David Peters Wins 2022 WSOP Event #2: $100K High Roller Bounty for 4th Gold Bracelet
- 3 Scott Seiver Wins 4th Bracelet in 2022 WSOP Event #3: $2,500 Freezeout NLH ($320,059)
- 4 For a Higher Cause: Brad Ruben Wins 4th Bracelet in 2022 WSOP Event #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice
- 5 Dan Smith Captures 1st Bracelet; Wins 2022 WSOP Event #6: $25K Heads-Up Championship
- 6 Norbert Szecsi Captures The Third Bracelet of his Career at the 2022 WSOP
- 7 Manig ''Ohio77'' Loeser Wins Second Online Bracelet in as Many Years
- 8 Amnon Filippi Wins First WSOP Bracelet in Event #7: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better ($252,718)
- 9 Chad Eveslage Wins 2022 WSOP Event #8: $25,000 High Roller ($1,415,610)
- 10 Alex Livingston Wins 2022 WSOP Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud ($103,282)
- 11 Henry Acain Wins 2022 WSOP Event #5: $500 The Housewarming ($701,215)
- 12 Raj Vohra Wins His First Bracelet at the 2022 WSOP; Takes Down the $600 Deepstack
- 13 Ben Diebold Wins 2022 WSOP $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship ($299,488)
- 14 Jake Schindler Wins First Bracelet and $1,328,068 in Event #12: $50,000 High Roller
- 15 First Time's the Charm: Michael Moncek Wins Event #13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
- 16 Frenchman Leo Soma Wins First WSOP Bracelet in Event #14: $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em ($456,889)
- 17 Dominick Sarle Wins 2022 WSOP Event #17: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball ($164,243)
- 18 Bryan Schultz Wins 2022 WSOP Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em ($330,057)
- 19 Stefan Lehner Wins First Bracelet in Event #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em ($558,616)
- 20 Denis Nesterenko Wins Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw ($108,250)
- 21 Tong Li Wins $1,467,739 and First Bracelet in Event #19: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
- 22 Adam Friedman Wins Fifth WSOP Gold Bracelet in Event #22: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
- 23 Brian Altman Captures His Maiden WSOP Bracelet in the Online $400 Ultra Deepstack
- 24 Christopher Chatman Flips to Win First WSOP Bracelet in Event #24: $1,000 Flip & Go
- 25 Rob Wazwaz Ships Event #25: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstacks For $358,346
- 26 Mike Jukich Wins the $1,500 Monster Stack at the 2022 WSOP For $966,577
- 27 K9 & Canine Lucky for Jonathan Cohen in Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship ($245,678)
- 28 Michael Simhai Hits the Mark in 2022 WSOP Event #27: Shootout NLH ($240,480)
- 29 Robert Cowen Wins Bracelets in Back-to-Back Years; Binks $50K PLO High Roller for $1.4M
- 30 Maxx Coleman Wins Elusive First Bracelet in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
- 31 15 Years in the Making: Daniel Weinman Nabs 1st Bracelet in Event #30: $1,000 PLO
- 32 Nino Ullmann Wins His First WSOP Bracelet in the $3K NLHE 6-Max Event
- 33 Brian Hastings Captures Sixth Bracelet in Event #31: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
- 34 Musician Steve Albini Wins (And Breaks!) Second Bracelet in 2022 WSOP $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
- 35 Lok Chan Wins 2022 WSOP Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet on First Trip to WSOP ($144,338)
- 36 Ali Eslami Takes Down Event #36: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better for $135,260 and Maiden WSOP Bracelet
- 37 Justin Pechie Wins Second WSOP Bracelet in the $1,500 Freezeout
- 38 Pedro Bromfman Is Triumphant in Event #38: $10,000 2-7 Single Draw Championship
- 39 Ramsey Stovall Wins First Bracelet In 2022 WSOP $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty ($191,223)
- 40 Matt "PmpknHead" Szymaszek Wins WSOP Online Bracelet Event #4: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max
- 41 Aleksejs Ponakovs Defeats Phil Ivey to Win Event #42: $100,000 High Roller for $1,897,363
- 42 Zack Wins Second Bracelet of the 2022 WSOP; $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship ($324,174)
- 43 David Perry Defeats Chris Moorman in the 2022 WSOP $500 Freezeout ($241,729)
- 44 Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! KFC Fan Kolev Wins 2022 WSOP Millionaire Maker ($1,125,141)
- 45 Phil Hui Mounts Comeback to Win Third Bracelet In $1,500 PLO at the 2022 WSOP
- 46 Andrew Yeh Rides to Victory in Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship ($487,129)
- 47 Frenchman Jonathan Pastore Wins 2022 WSOP Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed NLHE ($771,765)
- 48 First Bracelet for Cyprus; Menikos Panagiotou Wins 2022 WSOP Event #48: $1,500 Eight Game Mix
- 49 Alex Foxen Goes Wire-to-Wire in $250K Super High Roller on Way to Maiden Bracelet ($4,563,700)
- 50 Simeon Spasov Completes Come-From-Behind Win in Event #49: $2,000 NLH ($527,944)
- 51 Joao Simao Takes Down Second Bracelet For $686,242 In $5,000 No-Limit Hold��em/Pot-Limit Omaha
- 52 WSOP Rookie Kijoon Park Wins Event #52: $2,500 Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed ($219,799)
- 53 William "swaggyb" Corvino Captures First Bracelet in the $600 Online Deepstack Championship
- 54 Eric Smidinger Full of Emotion After Winning 2022 WSOP Seniors Event ($694,909)
- 55 James Todd Wins 2022 WSOP Event #54: $500 Salute to Warriors ($161,256); $74,809 Raised for USO
- 56 Written in the Stars: Paul Hizer Outlasts the Field in the 2022 WSOP Colossus ($414,490)
- 57 Martin "115FTW" Stoyanov Wins The $500 WSOP Bracelet Turbo Deepstack
- 58 Patrick Leonard & Espen J?rstad Win 2022 WSOP Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team ($148,067)
- 59 Lawrence Brandt Wins $1,500 PLO8 After Gruelling Final Day ($289,610)
- 60 Shota Nakanishi Wins His First Bracelet in Event #60: $10,000 Short Deck ($277,212)
- 61 Tamas Lendvai Wins Event #57: $600 Deep Stack Championship No-Limit Hold'em ($299,464)
- 62 Do It for Dari: Dash Dudley Wins 3rd WSOP Gold Bracelet for Daughter After Coming Back from 3BB Short Stack
- 63 Dan Cates Makes History; Wins Back-to-Back $50,000 Poker Players Championship ($1,449,103)
- 64 Come Back Kid: Massoud ��CBK�� Eskandari Wins First Bracelet in Super Seniors for $330,609
- 65 Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra Wins Fifth WSOP Bracelet in $10K PLO-8 Championship ($611,362)
- 66 Konstantin Angelov Wins 2022 WSOP Event #64: $600 PLO Deepstack ($199,466)
- 67 Nacho Barbero Takes 2022 WSOP $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty Bracelet Back to Argentina
- 68 Austria's Jessica Teusl Wins 2022 WSOP Ladies Championship ($166,975)
- 69 Young Sik Comes From Behind To Win The Mini Main Event For $594,189
- 70 Sean Troha Completes Comeback and Wins the $10K PLO Championship ($1,246,770)
- 71 Quincy Borland Crowned Champion of Event #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty ($750,120)
- 72 Bradley Anderson Wins 2022 WSOP Event #72: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo ($195,565)
- 73 Daniel Strelitz Wins His Second WSOP Bracelet in Event #73: $1,500 Razz
- 74 Harry "timexCNT" Lodge Wins His First Bracelet in the $7,777 Lucky 7's Online High Roller ($396,666)
- 75 Pei Li Crowned Champion in Event #74: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha ($190,219)
- 76 Yevgeniy "Kazak132" Minakrin Wins Online Event #9: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship ($238,315)
- 77 Former Professional StarCraft Player Jinho Hong Wins Poker Hall of Fame Bounty
- 78 Julien Perouse Captures Bracelet In Online $3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller 8-Max ($324,767)
- 79 Mike Allis Potentially Going Out on a High After Winning the One Drop ($535,610)
- 80 Canada's Sebastien Aube Takes Down Event #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold��em ($499,636)
- 81 Gregory [Removed:372] Wins 2022 WSOP Event #75: $777 Lucky Sevens ($777,777)
- 82 Romans Voitovs Wins 2022 WSOP Event #80: $600 Mixed NLH/PLO ($158,609)
- 83 Julien Martini Wins His Fourth Bracelet In Razz Championship for $328,604
- 84 Mo Arani Wins Event #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em ($665,459)
- 85 Richard Alsup Wins Event #82: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack ($272,065)
- 86 Jo?o Vieira Outlasts Lander Lijo to Win Second WSOP Bracelet ($1,384,415)
- 87 Espen Jorstad Wins 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event for $10,000,000
- 88 Michael Wang Stages a Heads-Up Comeback to Win His Second Bracelet
- 89 Lawrence Brandt Wins Second Bracelet of 2022 in $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. ($205,139)
- 90 Gianluca "InMyHouse" Speranza Claims Maiden Golden Bracelet
- 91 Jaspal Brar Tops Field In Event #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em For First Gold Bracelet ($190,731)
- 92 Minh Nguyen Saves Bad Summer w/ Victory in 2022 WSOP $1,500 The Closer ($536,280)
- 93 Gregory Jensen Wins 2022 WSOP Event 86: $10,000 6-Handed Championship ($824,649)
- 94 Benjamin Kaupp Wins Tournament of Champions to Close Out 2022 WSOP ($250,000)