Day 1 of H.O.R.S.E. Championship Set to Begin
Last year the most expensive H.O.R.S.E. tournament was the $50,000 Players Championship, which was won by David Bach. In 2010, tournament officials made the decision to change the format of the Players Championship to an 8-game mix; as a result, the WSOP added a new $10,000 buy-in event for H.O.R.S.E. aficionados.
The more modest buy-in will likely attract a bigger field, but is still large enough to limit the amount of amateurs while attracting most of the big names in poker. Doyle Brunson, Robert Williamson III, Allen Kessler and Todd Brunson are just a few of the pros who've Tweeted that they'll be playing today.
With so many professionals in the field, it seems inevitable that the final table will be one for the ages. In fact, just a few days ago the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event finished with a stacked final table including Chad Brown, John Juanda, Jeff Lisandro, Bill Chen and Phil Ivey, who took down the tournament and won his eighth bracelet in the process. H.O.R.S.E. is clearly a game that allows the best to rise to the top, and the $10,000 Championship event will be no different.
Who will pony up the $10,000 buy-in? Who will make it through Day 1? Who will become the first $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Champion? Join us at 5 pm local time as PokerNews brings you the all the latest action from Day 1.