Time for the Card Jockeys to Get Ready for $1,500 H.O.R.S.E
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Giddyap, folks! Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed) is about to get underway here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
This three-day mixed-game event will start at 2 p.m., and late registration will remain available until the end of nine 40-minute levels (about 8:45 p.m.). There will be a 15-minute break every three levels, and the day is expected to end after Level 15.
Players will start with 25,000 in chips. If they have any chips remaining at the end of Day 1, they will reconvene for Day 2 at 1 p.m. on June 12.
Last year's winner Phillip Hui beat an almost record field of 835 players. He took on Daniel Mayoh heads up, winning his fourth bracelet and $193,545 from a prize pool of $1,114,725. Hui found himself as a 10:1 chip underdog, but pulled off an epic comeback to come out on top.
"This is my favorite event — my favorite variant of poker," Hui said. "I have a second, a third, maybe a fourth? [In H.O.R.S.E. events]. It feels really good."
When I won my first bracelet in 2014 in the O8, I was 16:1 down heads up and came back," he said. "When I won the PPC I was down 4:1 and then when I won the PLO [in 2022] I literally never had over 20 big blinds until I got heads up."
Hui credited his exposure to sports psychology while playing golf as a child for his ability to never give up.
"If you have chips or you're in the tournament or you're in the game of whatever sport, you can't give up. It's cliche, but I try to center myself after every hand, whether I played a hand poorly or not. I just tried to stay focused and take one hand at a time."
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 835 | Phillip Hui | United States | $193,545 |
| 2023 | 836 | Yuri Dzivielevski | United States | $207,678 |
| 2022 | 773 | Steven Albini | United States | $196,089 |
| 2021 | 594 | Anthony Zinno | United States | $160,636 |
| 2019 | 751 | Murilo Figueredo | Brazil | $207,003 |
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