Event #22: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

That does it from the ESPN Main Stage! After a long, grueling day of poker, the returning field of 21 runners has been whittled down to one champion. The last man standing is Christopher Wallace, who laid claim to his first gold WSOP bracelet as well as $507,614 in first-place prize money.

The day began with 21 hopefuls returning to the felt and vying for a spot at the final table of this prestigious event. With the limits constantly increasing, the eliminations came at a more and more rapid rate. Players like Ben Yu (20th), Daniel Negreanu (18th), Bertrand Grospellier (16th), current WSOP Player of the Year points leader Justin Bonomo (15th), Nick Schulman (14th), David Benyamine (11th), and Nick Kost (10th) all fell before the final table was reached. Bruno Fitoussi came into the unofficial final table as the shortest stack and was eliminated quickly by Lee Goldman during an Omaha 8 hand.

Calvin Anderson was the first player to fall at the official final table, his stack crippled during a Bill Chen triple up. Anderson busted soon after when he couldn't catch up against Max Pescatori's two pair in stud. Despite the aforementioned triple, Chen was the next player to go. Chen's demise came during a round of limit hold'em, moving most of his stack in before the flop against Wallace. Chen flopped top pair on an all-diamond board and fired a bet on the flop and turn before finding himself all in and at risk. Wallace held the   and made the nuts with a fourth diamond on the river, though, and Chen was sent packing in seventh place.

Lee Goldman was the next to go, finding elimination during the next round of razz. Goldman couldn't catch up against Richard Sklar and was forced to settle for a sixth place finish. Goldman collected $84,844 in prize money for his finish. Following Goldman out the door was Pescatori, who was eliminated one round of games later in razz. By the end of Pescatori's final hand, Randy Ohel held a jack-perfect and Pescatori squeezed out his final card with hopes to improve. He ultimately could not beat the jack and was sent to the rail in fifth place.

Wallace and Sklar performed a one-two punch on Richard Ashby, with the former crippling the Brit in a key stud 8 hand. Soon after, the short-stacked Ashby moved all in on third street against Sklar. Both players admittedly held weak hands, but it was ultimately Sklar who finished with the best of it. Ashby was eliminated in fourth place and took home $150,625 in prize money.

Sklar, who began the day as the shortest stack of the returning 21, clung to hope and found some fortunate spots early to pad his stack. From there he rode his rush and came into the final table as the chip lead. Despite holding that lead for a majority of the final table, Sklar lost some key pots during three-handed play and was eliminated in third place. Sklar fell by Ohel's hand during an Omaha 8 hand, allowing him to pocket $206,499 in prize money.

Wallace and Ohel began heads up play nearly dead even in chips, but with only 30 big bets in play between the two, the action was constantly being pushed. Eventually, Wallace pulled in a massive stud hand, making sixes full of tens to take an almost 5-1 chip lead. From there, Wallace leaned on Ohel until the latter fell during a stud 8 confrontation. Ohel became the runner-up and collected $313,715 while Wallace was crowned the 22nd champion of the 2014 WSOP!

Final Table Payouts

PokerNews extends its congratulations to Wallace for claiming one of the most coveted bracelets of the summer. That does it for our coverage of Event 22, but be sure to check out our Live Reporting page for all of the latest from every other event of the 2014 World Series of Poker!

Stud

Wallace:    /      /  
Ohel:    /      /  

Christopher Wallace was the bring in. Randy Ohel completed and Wallace called to see fourth street. Ohel fired out a bet on fourth and Wallace stuck around. The same happened on fifth and the two were off to sixth.

On sixth street, Ohel continued his aggression with a bet. Wallace came over the top with a raise and Ohel called. Ohel checked seventh street and Wallace led out. Ohel came over the top with a raise and Wallace paused a moment before making it three bets. As soon as he cut out a raise, Ohel stirred in his seat.

"Oh god damn it," said Ohel. "You have seven-nine. Are you raising with trips again? Because I can beat trips. Alright. I call."

"Sixes full," replied Wallace, rolling over    . Ohel mucked his hand and Wallace dragged in the huge pot. He's now sitting on 4.9 million to Ohel's 1.1 million.

Christopher Wallace	4,900,000	1,300,000
Randy Ohel	1,100,000	-1,300,000

Razz

Randy Ohel had the bring in and Christopher Wallace called. On fourth street bet and Ohel called again. On fifth Wallace kept betting and Ohel tanked for a bit before making the call. On sixth street Wallace bet and Ohel called.

On seventh street both players checked.

Wallace:    /      /  
Ohel:    /      /  

Wallace showed     and that was enough to take down this pot.

Christopher Wallace	3,600,000	700,000
Randy Ohel	2,400,000	-700,000

Omaha 8

Richard Sklar had been on the short end for a while when Randy Ohel raised from the button in Omaha 8. Sklar three-bet, Ohel four-bet and Sklar moved all in. Ohel called and the cards were turned face up.

Ohel:     
Sklar:     

The board ran out       and Sklar was knocked out in third place after an amazing run he takes home $206,499.

Randy Ohel	3,400,000	450,000
Christopher Wallace	2,600,000	500,000
Richard Sklar	0	-450,000

Limit Hold'em

Richard Sklar raised from the button and Christopher Wallace made it three bets from the small blind. Action folded back to Sklar and he tagged along. The flop came down     and Wallance came out firing. Sklar called and the   put two pair on the board on the turn. Wallace fired again but this time Sklar opted to kick his cards in. Wallace was pushed the pot and now has about 2.1 million in chips.

Christopher Wallace	2,100,000	400,000
Richard Sklar	850,000	-200,000

Stud

Ohel:    /    
Wallace:    /     -fold

Christopher Wallace was the bring in and Randy Ohel completed. Action folded back to Wallace and he tossed out a call. Ohel paired up on fourth and led out with a bet. Wallace called with two clubs showing to see fifth street. Ohel fired again on fifth. This time, Wallace opted to let it go. Ohel raked in the pot and now sits on 2.8 million for the chip lead.

Randy Ohel	2,800,000	570,000
Christopher Wallace	2,550,000	-130,000

Players are now on a 20-minute break. Christopher Wallace currently leads with 2.68 million.

Christopher Wallace	2,680,000	-220,000
Randy Ohel	2,230,000	390,000
Richard Sklar	970,000	-630,000

Stud 8

Sklar:    /     /  
Wallace:    /      /  

Picking up with the action on fifth street, Christopher Wallace checked over to Richard Sklar who tossed out a bet. Wallace called and checked once again on sixth. Sklar bet sixth and Wallace came over the top with a raise. Sklar called.

Both players checked seventh street and Wallace rolled over     for trip sixes. Sklar mucked his hand and Wallace scooped. He's now up to 2.9 million in chips.

Christopher Wallace	2,900,000	600,000
Richard Sklar	1,300,000	-800,000

Razz

Ohel:    /      /  
Pescatori:    /      /  

Max Pescatori completed and Randy Ohel raised the action. It folded back to Pescatori who moved all in for about 120,000 and Ohel called. Ohel made two pair by sixth street but pulled a deuce on seventh, making his jack low. Pescatori could not beat it and he was sent to the rail in fifth place. Pescatori will collect $112,066 for his efforts.

Randy Ohel	1,840,000	880,000
Max Pescatori	0	-120,000