Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Jour 4 terminé
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Jours 4
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 4
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,948,925
Entrants
209
Niveau
30
Limites
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Entrants
5
Joueurs Survivants
1
Niveau 30
: 300,000/600,000, 0 ante
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 elusive prize into the PokerGO live stream cameras.
Out of a field of 209 entries 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.
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" would 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.
It was also 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.
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 |
The winner quotes and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Niveau 30
: 300,000/600,000, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Craig Chait raised the button to 600,000. Andrew Yeh raised from out of position and both players got their stacks in the middle
Craig Chait: 
Andrew Yeh: 
Up against a monster, Chait's tournament life was again at risk.
The flop came out 
. Chait hit a pair and a back door low draw.
The 
hit the turn, bringing in the low possibility and giving Chait a gutshot to a straight.
The final card of the tournament was the 
, giving Yeh aces up and eliminating Chait in second place.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
12,540,000
1,040,000
|
1,040,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
Niveau 30
: 300,000/600,000, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Andrew Yeh raised the button with 
. Craig Chait called it off for his remaining 235,000 with 
The flop came out 
, giving Yeh a straight flush draw and a low draw for Chait. The turn 
was no help.
The river landed the 
to save Chait and keep the tournament going on.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,500,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
1,050,000 | |
Niveau 30
: 300,000/600,000, 0 ante
Craig Chait limped the button with 
before Andrew Yeh raised with 
.
The flop came all low cards when the showed up. Yeh bet and Chait made the call with his ace high.
Yeh drilled the 
on the turn to give him top pair and bet. Chait picked up the nut-flush draw and made the call, leaving two big bets beind.
A blank hit the river and Yeh fired the final bet. Chait let his cards go and left himself with less than two big bets behind.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,575,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
975,000
-2,350,000
|
-2,350,000 |
Niveau 30
: 300,000/600,000, 0 ante
Stud Hi-Lo
Andrew Yeh: 
/
/
Craig Chait: 
/
/
Andrew Yeh completed with his three-to-a-straight flush hand. Craig Chait called with wired kings.
Yeh picked up an open-ender on fourth and bet again, Chait called again.
On fifth street, Yeh bet once more when both players hit an ace.
Sixth street gave both players a pair, which meant Chait had kings up. Chait led with a bet and Yeh made the call with a lot of potential going into seventh.
Yeh caught the beautiful seven on the river to give him the jack-high straight. Chait bet his two pair. Yeh thought for a bit before just calling.
Chait was surprised to see such a strong hand as Yeh scooped the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,225,000
2,925,000
|
2,925,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,325,000
-2,925,000
|
-2,925,000 |
Niveau: 30
Limit Blinds: 150,000/300,000 Ante: 75,000
Stud Blinds: 100,000/300,000 Ante: 75,000
Limits: 300,000-600,000
Niveau 29
: 250,000/500,000, 0 ante
Players are on another 10-minute break as heads-up play continues on.
Niveau 29
: 250,000/500,000, 0 ante
Andrew Yeh: / - folded sixth street
Craig Chait: /
Andrew Yeh brought it in with tens in the hole. Craig Chait completed showing a jack and Yeh called.
Chait picked up a very connecting king of spades on fourth and bet again, Yeh made the call.
On fifth, the action went check-check. Chait made open jacks on sixth and bet.
"You pair your cards so much," noted Yeh, before eventually folding.
Stacks once again evened out after Chait raked the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,300,000
-1,975,000
|
-1,975,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,250,000
1,975,000
|
1,975,000 |
Niveau 29
: 250,000/500,000, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Craig Chait limped the button with 
. Andrew Yeh raised with 
, and Chait called.
The flop came 
and Yeh continued with a bet, which Chait promptly called.
The turn was the and Yeh bet again with a low draw and gutshot straight draw. Chait raised the turn as the low didn't come in. Yeh called.
The gin hit the river for Yeh who bet the final street. Chait called with two pair to see the bad news as Yeh scooped it all.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,275,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,275,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |