From a field of 165 entries, 91 have survived the opening day of WSOP Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship with plenty of big names at the top of the leaderboard including Scott Bohlman (311,500), Scott Seiver (297,000), David "Bakes" Baker (268,000), and Poker Hall of Famer Mori Eskandani (238,500).
They’ll all be chasing chip leader Steven Loube to start Day 2 however, as the 2012 bracelet winner in $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better bagged up 353,000 to top the leaderboard.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Loube | United States | 353,000 |
| 2 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 311,500 |
| 3 | Young Ko | United States | 298,500 |
| 4 | Scott Seiver | United States | 297,000 |
| 5 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 268,000 |
| 6 | Mori Eskandani | United States | 238,500 |
| 7 | Binh Ly | United States | 238,000 |
| 8 | Paul Volpe | United States | 214,500 |
| 9 | Matt Grapenthien | United States | 207,000 |
| 10 | Daniel Tafur | Spain | 205,000 |
Hot on the heels of the Poker Players Championship, this event is the next marquee event for mixed game players and a star-studded field filled the Paris ballroom to illustrate that, with more on their way Saturday before registration closes.
The champion of the PPC, Brian Rast was among the many big names who were unable to find a bag though, which also included last year’s runner-up in this event, Craig Chait, Hall of Famers Eli Elezra, Erik Seidel, and Jen Harman, and multi-time WSOP bracelet winners Adam Friedman, Chad Eveslage, and Anthony Zinno.
Among others that will be returning for Day 2 Saturday include defending champion Andrew Yeh, who bagged a bit more than a starting stack with 68,000 chips. Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu will bring 168,000 back, while other mixed game stars such as Mike Gorodinsky (180,000), Esther Taylor (163,000), Josh Arieh (159,500), and Brandon Shack-Harris (148,000) will also find healthy stacks at their table to start the day.
Play will resume at 1 p.m. Las Vegas time in the Horseshoe Event Center for the second of four days of play. As mentioned, registration will remain open until the start of play, which will begin with Level 11. Levels will now stretch to 90 minutes in length with seven of them on the schedule for Saturday.
Prize pool and payout information will be available once registration is complete.
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