| Buy-In: | $1,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,117,800 |
| Entrants: | 828 |
Flop Games: 80,000-160,000
Stud Games: 20,000 ante, 20,000 bring-in, 80,000-160,000 limits
Players Remaining: 1 out of 827
Notable Eliminations:
2. Al Barbieri — $158,839
Big Hands:
Konstantin Puchkov Wins Event No. 31 ($257,134), Al Barbieri Eliminated In Second Place ($158,839)
After over three hours of heads-up play and numerous lead changes, the end finally came just past sunrise.
In Stud 8-or-better, Al Barbieri found himself all in on fifth street against Konstantin Puchkov. Here were how their boards ran out:
Puchkov: (A
79)2
272
Barbieri: (44
8)Q3510
Barbieri started with pocket fours but Puchkov hit every card from fourth through sixth street to make a full house, leaving Barbieri drawing dead by seventh and he was eliminated in second place, giving Puchkov his first WSOP bracelet.
Flop Games: 40,000-80,000
Stud Games: 10,000 ante, 10,000 bring-in, 40,000-80,000 limits
Players Remaining: 2 out of 827
Average Chip Count: 1,863,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Al Barbieri – 2,400,000
2. Konstantin Puchkov – 1,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
3. Dustin Leary — $107,979
Big Hands:
Dustin Leary Eliminated In Third Place ($107,979)
In seven-card stud, Dustin Leary was all in by fifth street against Al Barbieri. Leary had made a pair of jacks by fifth street and was ahead as Barbieri’s board was (KQ)357.
But Barbieri caught the K on the river to make a better pair and Leary bricked on his final two cards sending him to the rail, leaving Barbieri and Konstantin Puchkov to battle for the bracelet.
Flop Games: 25,000-50,000
Stud Games: 5,000 ante, 7,000 bring-in, 25,000-50,000 limits
Players Remaining: 3 out of 827
Average Chip Count: 1,242,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Al Barbieri – 1,590,000
2. Dustin Leary – 1,565,000
3. Konstantin Puchkov – 595,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Blake Cahil — $28,604
6. Andrew Revesz — $38,698
5. Hani Awad — $53,386
4. Ken Lennaard — $75,149
Big Hands:
Blake Cahail Eliminated In Seventh Place ($28,604)
In Stud 8-or-better, Blake Cahail called a raise on third street by Al Barbieri. Cahail was all in after that call and here were their boards:
Cahail: (649)A10J4
Barbieri: (KK4)71068
Barbieri started with kings in the hole but improved to a diamond flush on the river and Cahail was the second player eliminated from the final table.
Andrew Revesz Eliminated In Sixth Place ($38,698)
Andrew Revesz had a severe short stack and put it all in against Hani Awad and Konstantin Puchkov in Stud 8-or-better.
Puchkov and Awad bet on the side until seventh street when a Punchkov bet drew a fold from Awad. Punchkov showed a diamond flush while Revesz could only show a pair of threes and he was eliminated.
Hani Awad Eliminated In Fifth Place ($53,386)
Hani Awad and Al Barbieri got involved in a hand in Stud 8-or-better. Awad found himself all in of fifth street and was showing A23 and then caught a 2 on sixth street.
Barbieri was ahead with his 7434 showing and turned over another four for trips. Awad confirmed he was drawing dead as he did not even look at his river card as he made his way to the rail.
Ken Lennaard Eliminated In Fourth Place ($75,149)
Ken Lennaard and Dustin Leary got involved in some Stud 8-or-better action that saw Lennaard all in by sixth street. Here is how their boards ran out:
Lennaard: (63A)610J8
Leary: (A810)4109Q
Lennaard’s pair of sixes were ahead until the river when Leary caught a pair of tens. Lennaard could not improve or make a low and he was eliminated.
Flop Games: 20,000-40,000
Stud Games: 5,000 ante, 5,000 bring-in, 20,000-40,000 limits
Players Remaining: 7 out of 827
Average Chip Count: 532,285
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Dustin Leary – 1,240,000
2. Al Barbieri – 985,000
3. Konstantin Puchkov – 625,000
4. Hani Awad – 310,000
5. Ken Lennaard – 230,000
6. Andrew Revesz – 215,000
7. Blake Cahail – 131,000
Notable Eliminations:
8. Robert Mizrachi — $21,551
Big Hands:
Robert Mizrachi Eliminated In Eighth Place ($21,551)
In hold’em, Robert Mizrachi raised to 80,000 and Dustin Leary made the call from the big blind. The two players saw a flop of K54 and Leary led out with 40,000.
Mizrachi raised all-in, just 11,000 more to Leary. Leary made the call and turned over K9 for top pair and was ahead of Mizrachi’s QQ.
The board failed to improve Mizrachi’s hand on the turn and river and he was eliminated.
The final table is set for event no. 31 ($1,500 H.O.R.S.E). There were 24 players who returned for the final day and after four hours, the field has gone from three tables to one.
Here are their seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Blake Cahill – 540,000
Seat 2: Hani Awad – 520,000
Seat 3: Andrew Revesz – 475,000
Seat 4: Robert Mizrachi – 250,000
Seat 5: Konstantin Puchkov – 605,000
Seat 6: Al Barbieri – 635,000
Seat 7: Ken Lennaard – 250,000
Seat 8: Dustin Leary – 420,000
The players went on a 60-minute dinner break after reaching the final table and will return to player at approximately 8:05 p.m.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all of the elimination hands from this event.
The final day of the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E event will begin at 3 p.m.
The event is down from the 827 players who started to just 24. Among those two dozen, Robert Mizrachi, Allen Kessler, and Cliff Josephy are all in the top 10 in chips, following chip leader Konstantin Puchkov, who has 469,000 in chips. The average chip stack is 155,250.
All remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,885, with $257,134 going to the winner.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we will bring you a summary of the final day action.
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Here are the chip counts heading to the final day:
| 1 | Konstantin Puchkov | 465,000 |
| 2 | Andrew Revesz | 336,000 |
| 3 | Robert Mizrachi | 238,000 |
| 4 | Allen Kessler | 229,500 |
| 5 | Dustin Leary | 227,000 |
| 6 | Regis Burlot | 211,000 |
| 7 | Cliff Josephy | 165,500 |
| 8 | Hani Awad | 163,000 |
| 9 | Daniel Ospina | 160,000 |
| 10 | Kyung Han | 156,000 |
| 11 | Danny Kalpakis | 155,000 |
| 12 | Al Barbieri | 133,000 |
| 13 | Ming Reslock | 128,000 |
| 14 | Chip Jett | 120,000 |
| 15 | James Van Alstyne | 111,500 |
| 16 | Blake Cahail | 110,500 |
| 17 | James Darnaby | 110,000 |
| 18 | David Brooker | 108,000 |
| 19 | Ken Lennaard | 89,000 |
| 20 | Johannes Steindl | 79,500 |
| 21 | Mark Zuffi | 59,500 |
| 22 | Kerry Stead | 52,500 |
| 23 | Thomas Hunt | 26,500 |
| 24 | Jon Turner | 17,500 |
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