$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  12 of 78

Stud 8

Event 25 champion Donny Rubinstein was just eliminated in the H.O.R.S.E. championship a little shy of the money.

Esther Taylor: /
Aaron Kupin: /
Rubinstein: /

Esther Taylor was the bring-in, Aaron Kupin completed and Rubinstein raised all in for 9,500. Both Taylor and Kupin called.

Here were the rest of the runouts:

Esther Taylor: / /
Aaron Kupin: / /
Rubinstein: / /

With Rubinstein having the on-board lead throughout, first action fell to Taylor and she check-called bets from Kupin the entire way up until seventh street where she led out. Kupin called.

Taylor showed for a nine-high straight with a 7-6 low, while Kupin tabled for a 7-5 low.

Rubinstein couldn’t beat either with for a pair of aces, ending his tournament.

Aaron Kupin – 94,000 (8 big bets)
Esther Taylor – 85,000 (7 big bets)
Donny Rubinstein – Eliminated

With 12 players remaining, the average stack is 130,000 (about 11 big bets). Only 10 players will cash, and Day 1 will conclude when the final table of nine players is reached.