Day 2 of Event #15 Ends With Klecan Leading Final 21
Day 2 of Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. is in the books, and Mark Klecan leads the remaining field with 518,000 in chips. Yesterday, 862 players started this event. Only 177 returned today, and after 10 hours of play, there are now only 21 left. Tomorrow, the they will play down to a winner who will walk away with the $258,960 first-place prize and a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Behind Klecan are Eddie Blumenthal with 443,000 and Scott Bohlman with 382,000. All three of those players have had a number of WSOP cashes, but they are each seeking their first bracelet. The chip leaders will face a fierce challenge from a number of formidable opponents still in the field. Among them are bracelet winners Dan Heimiller, Dan Kelly, Frankie O’Dell, and David Singer.
Play resumes tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Amazon Room at the Rio. PokerNews will be here to bring you all the action as the players determine a winner.