Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	860,000 240,000	240,000

John Monnette	589,500 434,500	434,500

Jean Gaspard	569,000 74,000	74,000

Jesse Klein	490,500 82,500	82,500

Mike Matusow	420,500 220,500	220,500

Adam Friedman	420,500 50,500	50,500

Chris Vitch	371,500 68,500	68,500
Shaun Deeb	321,000 -99,000	-99,000

Hal Rotholz	314,000 248,000	248,000
Randy Ohel	295,000 45,000	45,000

Matt Glantz	288,000 148,000	148,000
Nick Guagenti	273,000 -77,000	-77,000

Daniel Negreanu	272,000 10,000	10,000

Sean Perry	252,500 252,500	252,500
DJ Buckley	247,000
Roland Israelashvili	244,500 244,500	244,500
David Benyamine	243,500 83,500	83,500

Marco Johnson	242,000 -10,000	-10,000

Jerry Wong	240,000 240,000	240,000

Benny Glaser	231,000 121,000	121,000

Yuval Bronshtein	222,000 2,000	2,000

Andrew Kelsall	221,000 -34,000	-34,000

Phil Hellmuth	206,000 46,000	46,000

Dan Shak	202,000 22,000	22,000
Johannes Becker	183,000 102,000	102,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Chad Eveslage

860,000

240,000

John Monnette

589,500

434,500

Jean Gaspard

569,000

74,000

Jesse Klein

490,500

82,500

Mike Matusow

420,500

220,500

Adam Friedman

420,500

50,500

Chris Vitch

371,500

68,500

Shaun Deeb

321,000

-99,000

Hal Rotholz

314,000

248,000

Randy Ohel

295,000

45,000

Matt Glantz

288,000

148,000

Nick Guagenti

273,000

-77,000

Daniel Negreanu

272,000

10,000

252,500

247,000

244,500

243,500

83,500

Marco Johnson

242,000

-10,000

Jerry Wong

240,000

Benny Glaser

231,000

121,000

Yuval Bronshtein

222,000

2,000

Andrew Kelsall

221,000

-34,000

Phil Hellmuth

206,000

46,000

Dan Shak

202,000

22,000

Johannes Becker

183,000

102,000

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
426	1	Michael Noori	United States	34,000	3
426	2	Norman Chad	United States	150,500	15
426	3	Robert Mizrachi	United States	167,000	17
426	6	Chad Campbell	United States	110,500	11
426	7	Matthew Ashton	United Kingdom	165,500	17

427	3	Chad Eveslage	United States	860,000	86
427	4	Anthony Zinno	United States	31,000	3
427	5	Phil Hellmuth	United States	206,000	21
427	7	Adam Friedman	United States	420,500	42
427	8	Jean Gaspard	United States	569,000	57

437	1	David "ODB" Baker	United States	170,500	17
437	4	Daniel Zack	United States	86,000	9
437	5	Chris Vitch	United States	371,500	37
437	6	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	272,000	27
437	8	Mark Gregorich	United States	98,000	10

438	3	Jerry Wong	United States	240,000	24
438	5	Roland Israelashvili	United States	244,500	24
438	6	Noah Bronstein	United States	104,500	10
438	7	Matt Glantz	United States	288,000	29
438	8	Hal Rotholz	United States	314,000	31

443	3	Randy Ohel	United States	295,000	30
443	4	Jesse Klein	United States	490,500	49
443	5	Brian Rast	United States	126,500	13
443	7	David Benyamine	United States	243,500	24
443	8	John Monnette	United States	589,500	59

444	1	Mike Matusow	United States	420,500	42
444	2	Shaun Deeb	United States	321,000	32
444	5	Andrew Kelsall	United States	221,000	22
444	6	Philip Sternheimer	United Kingdom	117,500	12
444	7	Nick Guagenti	United States	273,000	27

445	1	John Racener	United States	159,500	16
445	2	Chris Wallace	United States	24,500	2
445	3	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	231,000	23
445	5	Adam Owen	United Kingdom	168,500	17
445	6	David Moskowitz	United States	155,000	16
445	8	Yuval Bronshtein	Israel	222,000	22

446	1	Johannes Becker	Germany	183,000	18
446	3	DJ Buckley	United States	247,000	25
446	4	Sean Perry	United States	252,500	25
446	6	Ray Dehkharghani	United States	172,000	17
446	7	Yueqi Zhu	United States	76,500	8
446	8	Josh Arieh	United States	126,500	13

447	2	Dustin Dirksen	United States	178,500	18
447	3	Marco Johnson	Canada	242,000	24
447	5	Craig Chait	United States	88,500	9
447	6	Eric Kurtzman	United States	69,500	7
447	8	Dan Shak	United States	202,000	20

The 2021 World Series of Poker kicked off with a bang by scheduling a $25K H.O.R.S.E. directly on the opening night. Day 1 of Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. consisted of ten intense 60-minute levels of play, and at the end of the night, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida poker pro Chad Eveslage sits atop the chip leaderboard with 860,000 in chips.

Eveslage remained quite active throughout the day, capitalizing in key spots and on key hands on his way to the top of the leaderboard.

Today's event attracted 73 total entries, with 47 players headed to Day 2. John Monnette (589,500), Jean Gaspard (569,000), Jesse Klein (490,500), and Mike Matusow (421,500) all bagged up solid chip stacks.

Needless to say, plenty of the world's very best are left in contention as well, with Daniel Negreanu. Phil Hellmuth, Shaun Deeb, Benny Glaser, and Adam Owen being just a handful of the big names that advanced to Day 2.

Join us on PokerNews on Friday at 2 p.m. PST as the hunt for the coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet will continue. Registration for this event will remain open until the first card is dealt on Day 2, and the prize pool and payouts will be announced shortly after registration has closed.