David Benyamine limped from the hijack, Matt Glantz raised from the cutoff, Matthew Ashton called all-in for 45,000 from the big blind, and Benyamine called.
The 9?3?2?5? board was checked down to the Q? river when Benyamine led and Glantz folded after some deliberation.
Matthew Ashton: K?8?7?5?
David Benyamine: A?Q?6?4?
Benyamine held nut-nut with the nut flush and nut low as Ashton hit the rail as the bubble boy.
Ali Eslami: XxXx/3? - folded on third street
Michael Moncek: XxXx/Q?K?9?4?/Xx
Jason Mercier: A?7?3?/3?Q?2?10?
Ali Eslami called the bring-in and Michael Moncek completed. Jason Mercier raised, which got a fold from Eslami and a call from Moncek.
Both players checked on fourth street and then Moncek called a bet from Mercier on fifth. Moncek bet on sixth and Mercier called, and then Mercier bet on seventh and Moncek called.
Mercier tabled A?7?3? for the nut flush and Moncek mucked.
Matthew Ashton completed and received calls from Phil Hellmuth, Brad Ruben, and Ali Eslami.
Matthew Ashton: XxXx / 7?5?10? - folded on fifth street
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx / 4?A?2?10? - folded on sixth street
Brad Ruben: XxXx / 3?A?8? - folded on fifth street
Ali Eslami: XxXx / 2?Q?Q?Q?
Hellmuth bet on fourth, Ruben and Eslami called, Ashton raised, Hellmuth three-bet, and everyone called.
Hellmuth bet again on fifth after he was checked to. Ruben folded, Eslami raised, Ashton folded, and Hellmuth called.
Eslami led on sixth after he made open trips. Hellmuth immediately stood up from his chair, paced in a circle, and began to flick his cards in anger.
"I come here and I watch these goofballs...puts in three bets with the queen of diamonds."
"Check-raises me then hits a two-outer...what the f**k!"
Hellmuth would go on for over three minutes as the floor prepared the three-table redraw.
The floor has announced that the prize pool for the event has been posted. 18 places will be paid a minimum cash of $52,632 with the eventual winner taking home $725,796!
Julien Martini: Q?5?3?/Q?3?9?Q?
David Benyamine: XxXx/6?6?9?A?/Xx
Bryn Kenney: XxXx/K?5?9?K? - folded on sixth street
Julien Martini, David Benyamine, and Bryn Kenney were in for four bets each on fourth street.
Martini and Kenney called a bet from Benyamine on fifth and then Martini led out for a bet on sixth after pairing his queen. Benyamine called and Kenney folded.
Benyamine called a final bet from Martini on seventh and Martini turned over Q?5?3? for queens-full of treys. Benyamine couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding the massive pot to Martini.
Day 2 in Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed) is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time at Horseshoe and Pairs. After Day 1 we saw 95 entries with 58 players bagging up for Day 2. The man at the top of the leaderboard is three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Paul Volpe (650,000).
Volpe leads the field on Day 2 after and is looking to capture his first gold bracelet since 2018. He is joined by Xixiang Luo (637,000) in second, and Kazuhiko Yotsushika (587,000) in third.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
1
Paul Volpe
United States
650,000
2
Xixiang Luo
China
637,000
3
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Japan
587,000
4
Scott Bohlman
United States
574,000
5
Ali Eslami
United States
532,500
6
Andrew Brown
United States
424,000
7
Yuval Bronshtein
Israel
420,000
8
Eric Wasserson
United States
400,000
9
Ryan Miller
United States
383,500
10
Nick Guagenti
United States
380,000
A story to watch out for as the series is nearing an end, is the 2024 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race. Two of the top four players in the race are returning for Day 2. Scott Seiver who has tied the record for most bracelets in a summer with three, busted on Day 1. Despite the three titles this summer, Seiver only finds himself with a slight lead in the race, because Jeremy Ausmus (172,000) has tied a record himself, with seven final tables this summer. Another man in striking distance of Seiver is John Racener, he won his second career gold bracelet earlier this summer and is fresh off a runner-up finish in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event just one day ago. A deep run for either of these players could see them claim victory to the POY title.
Scott Seiver
Seiver and other players that busted are allowed one rebuy for this tournament and with late registration open through the first level of play on Day 2, it is very likely we could see some players return and new faces in the field. Action will resume in Level 11 at the 3,000-6,000 blind levels and 6,000-12,000 betting limits. Players will complete ten hour-long levels, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16 (~7:30 p.m.).
Players are expected to reach the money at some point during Day 2, with the prize pool being verified after late registrations closes.
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