Ismael Bojang geht als letzter Deutscher ins Finale beim $1.500 H.O.R.S.E. Event der World Series of Poker (WSOP). 20 Spieler sind es noch, Chipleader ist Ben Ponzio. Ismael Bojang startet von Rang 4 aus und hat damit beste Voraussetzungen für einen weiteren Final Table.
Ivo Donev, Tobias Hausen, Jan von Halle und einmal mehr Ismael Bojang als Shortstack waren unter den 185 verbliebenen Spielern nach Tag 1. Das erste Ziel waren die 117 bezahlten Plätze. Greg Raymer war einer der ersten Bustouts, auch Bill Chen, Allen Kessler, Steve Zolotow und Jan von Halle gingen leer aus.
Auch nach Erreichen der Geldränge ging es rasch weiter und bis zum Ende des Tages blieben prominente Spieler wie Mel Judah, Brandon Cantu, Brian Hastings, Richard Ashby, Chris Klodnicki und einige mehr auf der Strecke. Tobias Hausen musste sich mit Rang 84 für $2.342 begnügen, während Ivo Donev und Ismael Bojang Richtung Tag 3 marschierten.
Kurz vor dem Ende von Tag 2 musste dann aber auch Ivo Donev Abschied nehmen. Er verlor beim Omaha Hi-Lo einen großen Pot, konnte noch einige Plätze gutmachen, ehe er dann beim Stud Feierabend hatte. Ismael Bojang hatte schon auf der 5th Street den Flush fertig, Ivo Donev musste sich mit zwei Paar Kings and Eights geschlagen geben und mit Rang 22 für $6.188 begnügen.
Zwanzig Spieler blieben letztlich über und gehen in Tag 3. Hinter Chipleader Ben Ponzio liegen Justin Bonomo und Noah Bronstein, dahinter konnte sich Ismael Bojang einreihen.
Die Chip Counts für das Finale:
| RANK | PLAYER | CHIP COUNT | ROOM / TABLE / SEAT |
| 1 | Ben Ponzio | 837.000 | Amazon / 1 / 7 |
| 2 | Justin Bonomo | 559.000 | Amazon / 2 / 4 |
| 3 | Noah Bronstein | 456.000 | Amazon / 3 / 8 |
| 4 | Ismael Bojang | 362.000 | Amazon / 1 / 2 |
| 5 | Christopher Vitch | 357.000 | Amazon / 1 / 6 |
| 6 | Nick Kost | 340.000 | Amazon / 3 / 7 |
| 7 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | 335.000 | Amazon / 3 / 2 |
| 8 | Ian Johns | 317.000 | Amazon / 3 / 3 |
| 9 | Craig Carrillo | 306.000 | Amazon / 3 / 1 |
| 10 | Connor Berkowitz | 302.000 | Amazon / 2 / 1 |
| 11 | Scott Nguyen | 270.000 | Amazon / 2 / 8 |
| 12 | Svetlana Gromenkova | 256.000 | Amazon / 2 / 3 |
| 13 | Andre Akkari | 236.000 | Amazon / 1 / 1 |
| 14 | Devin Hanneman | 185.000 | Amazon / 2 / 7 |
| 15 | Amir Namatinia | 169.000 | Amazon / 3 / 5 |
| 16 | Jean Montury | 158.000 | Amazon / 2 / 5 |
| 17 | Robert Gray | 138.000 | Amazon / 2 / 6 |
| 18 | David Diiorio | 119.000 | Amazon / 1 / 5 |
| 19 | Maureen Feduniak | 100.500 | Amazon / 3 / 4 |
| 20 | Matt Glantz | 60.000 | Amazon / 1 / 8 |
Verbliebene Spieler: 20
Durchschnittlicher Stack: 293.125
Limits: 12.000/24.000
Event #8: $1500 H. O. R. S. E.
Buy-in: $1.500
Entries: 778
Preisgeld: $1.050.300
Berichte: Tag 1
Weitere Informationen gibt es auf: www.wsop.com
Die Payouts:
| Platz | Spieler | Preisgeld | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $212.604 | ||
| 2 | $131.412 | ||
| 3 | $92.374 | ||
| 4 | $65.866 | ||
| 5 | $47.651 | ||
| 6 | $34.984 | ||
| 7 | $26.070 | ||
| 8 | $19.724 | ||
| 9 | $15.154 | ||
| 10 | $15.154 | ||
| 11 | $11.826 | ||
| 12 | $11.826 | ||
| 13 | $9.376 | ||
| 14 | $9.376 | ||
| 15 | $7.555 | ||
| 16 | $7.555 | ||
| 17 | $6.188 | ||
| 18 | $6.188 | ||
| 19 | $6.188 | ||
| 20 | $6.188 | ||
| 21 | Kevin Dauber | United States | $6.188 |
| 22 | Ivo Donev | Austria | $6.188 |
| 23 | Steven Wolansky | United States | $6.188 |
| 24 | Rep Porter | United States | $6.188 |
| 25 | Richard Korbin | United States | $5.154 |
| 26 | Felicia Johnico | United States | $5.154 |
| 27 | Jake Schwartz | United States | $5.154 |
| 28 | Matt Vengrin | United States | $5.154 |
| 29 | Denis Ethier | United States | $5.154 |
| 30 | Chris George (NY) | United States | $5.154 |
| 31 | Matthew Elsby | United States | $5.154 |
| 32 | Esther Taylor-Brady | United States | $5.154 |
| 33 | Daniel Idema | Canada | $4.366 |
| 34 | Andrew Robinson | United States | $4.366 |
| 35 | Kevin Brewer | United States | $4.366 |
| 36 | Mark Vathansin | United States | $4.366 |
| 37 | Glenn Engelbert | United States | $4.366 |
| 38 | Bart Hanson | United States | $4.366 |
| 39 | Kristijonas Andrulis | Lithuania | $4.366 |
| 40 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | $4.366 |
| 41 | Gaurav Kalro | United States | $3.762 |
| 42 | Harold Klein | United States | $3.762 |
| 43 | Joseph Kohls | United States | $3.762 |
| 44 | Jason Riesenberg | United States | $3.762 |
| 45 | Justin Vold | United States | $3.762 |
| 46 | Keith Correll | United States | $3.762 |
| 47 | Gary La Duca | United States | $3.762 |
| 48 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | $3.762 |
| 49 | Alan Leach | United States | $3.300 |
| 50 | Rostislav Tsodikov | United States | $3.300 |
| 51 | Usman Siiddique | United Kingdom | $3.300 |
| 52 | Chris Tryba | United States | $3.300 |
| 53 | Ryan Himes | United States | $3.300 |
| 54 | Bill Gazes | United States | $3.300 |
| 55 | Ron Ware | United States | $3.300 |
| 56 | Russ Salzer | United States | $3.300 |
| 57 | Tom McCormick | United States | $2.946 |
| 58 | Owais Ahmed | United States | $2.946 |
| 59 | Gary Benson | Australia | $2.946 |
| 60 | Aron Dermer | United States | $2.946 |
| 61 | Henry Martinez | United States | $2.946 |
| 62 | Olaf Sagorski | United States | $2.946 |
| 63 | Thomas Rawles | United States | $2.946 |
| 64 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | $2.946 |
| 65 | Michael Huguenot | United States | $2.679 |
| 66 | Mike Sexton | United States | $2.679 |
| 67 | Jamie Heitner | United States | $2.679 |
| 68 | Peter Mendelsohn | United States | $2.679 |
| 69 | Christopher Gentile | United States | $2.679 |
| 70 | Steve Sung | United States | $2.679 |
| 71 | Brian Hastings | United States | $2.679 |
| 72 | Penh Lo | United States | $2.679 |
| 73 | Ashish Gupta | Australia | $2.481 |
| 74 | Gregory Vail | United States | $2.481 |
| 75 | Jj Volpe | United States | $2.481 |
| 76 | Danny Wong | United States | $2.481 |
| 77 | Bryan Micon | United States | $2.481 |
| 78 | Gillian Groves | United States | $2.481 |
| 79 | Brandon Cantu | United States | $2.481 |
| 80 | Ryan Laplante | United States | $2.481 |
| 81 | Lauchlin McKinnon | United States | $2.342 |
| 82 | Rick Fuller | United States | $2.342 |
| 83 | Andrew Rosskamm | United States | $2.342 |
| 84 | Tobias Hausen | Germany | $2.342 |
| 85 | Francis Mariani | United States | $2.342 |
| 86 | Tad Jurgens | United States | $2.342 |
| 87 | Berry Johnston | United States | $2.342 |
| 88 | Chawki Fawaz | Cote D’ivoire | $2.342 |
| 89 | Raymond Bonavida | United States | $2.342 |
| 90 | Robert Bryan | United States | $2.342 |
| 91 | Thomas Koberoski | United States | $2.342 |
| 92 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | $2.342 |
| 93 | Ray Henson | United States | $2.342 |
| 94 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | $2.342 |
| 95 | D.J. Buckley | United States | $2.342 |
| 96 | Paul Sexton | United States | $2.342 |
| 97 | Scott Abrams | United States | $2.253 |
| 98 | James Hoeppner | United States | $2.253 |
| 99 | Michael Gamerman | United States | $2.253 |
| 100 | Alexey Narizhnyy | Russia | $2.253 |
| 101 | Jose Razocabrera | United States | $2.253 |
| 102 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russia | $2.253 |
| 103 | Yong Kim | United States | $2.253 |
| 104 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | $2.253 |
| 105 | Jason Sackler | United States | $2.253 |
| 106 | Bryan Pena | United States | $2.253 |
| 107 | Mel Judah | United Kingdom | $2.253 |
| 108 | Daryl Kermmoade | United States | $2.253 |
| 109 | Thomas Walter | United States | $2.253 |
| 110 | Evgeny Taranyuk | Russia | $2.253 |
| 111 | Allen Green | United States | $2.253 |
| 112 | Andrey Pateychuk | Russia | $2.253 |
| 113 | Dennis Eichhorn | United States | $2.253 |
| 114 | Todd Ickow | United States | $2.253 |
| 115 | Stuart Rutter | United Kingdom | $2.253 |
| 116 | Jared Bleznick | United States | $2.253 |
| 117 | Brandon Guss | United States | $2.253 |
