Welcome to Day 1 of Event #27: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Welcome to the first day's coverage of Event #27: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
Today, at 3 p.m., the players will start their three-day run for the gold bracelet as they look to emulate the achievement of last year's winner, David Bach, who came through a 150-player field to win $383,208. The entrants last year included Daniel Negreanu, Brian Rast, Stephen Chidwick, Phil Hellmuth, and Jason Mercier, who won this event in 2016, so the field is likely to be strong once again.
Five different game types will be played during this tournament and change every orbit: limit hold'em, Omaha hi-lo, razz, seven-card stud, and seven-card stud hi-lo. Each player will receive 50,000 starting chips with ten 60-minute levels being played out. There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels, and late registration is open until the start of Day 2.
Hold'em and Omaha will begin with blinds of 300/500 and limits of 500/1,000, while the three stud games will start with a 100 ante, a 200 bring-in, and the same 500/1,000 limits.
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