Welcome to Event #21

The first of three H.O.R.S.E. events at the 2009 World Series of Poker kicks off today at 5:00 PM local time. Last year's event drew 32 players more than the previous year despite the increase in the buy in from $2,500 to $3,000, and with the way things have been going thus far at the WSOP, there's a good possibility the field may swell even more this year. Jens Voertmann conquered a field of over 400 entrants last year to claim nearly $300,000 in first-place prize money and his first gold bracelet.

This event serves as the largest H.O.R.S.E. event outside of the $50,000 World Championship that will be taking place later on in the Series. Many of the games top pros will be on hand to give it their shot at the featured game sequence of hold'em, Omaha-8, razz, stud, and stud-8.

We'll see you here shortly for the start of Event #21 as we bring you all te live action from right here at the Rio in Las Vegas. Stay tuned!