Seiver Second in Chips Heading into Day 2 of Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Today, the 71 remaining players plus any new entrants (as late registration is open until the start of the day), will be returning to the Amazon Room at The Rio Hotel and Casino where they will play seven 90-minute levels. There will be a 10-minute break after each level, with a 60-minute dinner break after level 14 (~8:30 p.m. local time (PST)).
This championship event is packed with many notables each looking to make a run at the coveted WSOP gold championship bracelet, along with the first place cash that comes along with it. Top pros Scott Seiver (261,000), Randy Ohel (219,500), David Benyamine (219,000), and Nate Silver (197,000) are all currently in the top ten in chips and positioned to make a deep run in this event.
Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 373,000 |
| 2 | Scott Seiver | United States | 261,000 |
| 3 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 229,500 |
| 4 | Randy Ohel | United States | 219,500 |
| 5 | David Benyamine | France | 219,000 |
| 6 | Marco Johnson | United States | 218,000 |
| 7 | Jerry Wong | United States | 217,500 |
| 8 | Brett Richey | United States | 215,500 |
| 9 | Jesse Klein | United States | 199,500 |
| 10 | Nate Silver | United States | 197,000 |
Reigning Champion Greg Mueller (30,500) made it to day 2 and will be hoping to run his stack up and repeat his 2019 performance. The competition will be fast and fierce and expect non-stop action of highly skilled poker at its best from the start to the very end of this $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship event.
Please stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action and live updates, or live here at The Rio in the Amazon Room where the cards will be back in the air at 2:00 p.m. local time (PST).
and was quickly called by Max Pescatori.
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of Pescatori's.
, and Pescatori was awarded the pot and that eliminated Friedman from the tournament.
Steve Zolotow placed a big bet out and after a few moments of deliberation, Dario Sammartino opted to fold. 
with a smile for a rivered royal club flush.
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and this time Pan led out. Ivens called and was shown the bad news when Pan tabled 
for top set of jacks and was awarded the pot.
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John Racener check-called the bet of David Benyamine.