Engel, Taylor, Livingston Among Final 18 in Historic $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Field

After two days of action, only 18 players remain in Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The tournament drew a record-breaking 867 entries, making it the largest field in the event’s history.

With a total prize pool of $1,150,943, the final 18 are now competing for a first-place payout of $197,923 and the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Andrey Zhigalov leads the way with 2,320,000, holding a slight edge over Joe Jeffery (2,455,000) and Dzmitry Malets (2,200,000),

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Andrey Zhigalov	Russian Federation	2,455,000	20
2	Joe Jeffery	United States	2,320,000	19
3	Dzmitry Malets	Belarus	2,200,000	18
4	Sachin Bhargava	United States	1,805,000	15
5	Thomas Taylor	Canada	1,730,000	14
6	Nicolas Milgrom	France	1,455,000	12
7	Ryan Parsa	United States	1,350,000	11
8	Ari Engel	Canada	1,340,000	11
9	Joseph Villella	United States	1,170,000	10
10	Joseph Santagata	United States	1,095,000	9

Big Names In the Mix

Although only 18 players remain, several accomplished pros and 25K Fantasy draftees, including Thomas Taylor, Nicolas Milgrom, and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Ari Engel sit inside the top ten in chip counts.

Further down the leaderboard is Poker Hall of Famer Linda Johnson (785,000), multi-bracelet winner Alex Livingston, and Blaz Zerjav, the short stack returning for Day 3, who recently claimed his first bracelet in Event #22: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed.

The tournament will resume Friday, June 13, at 1 p.m. local time. The limits will start at 60,000/120,000. All levels will remain 60 minutes long, with a break after every two levels. Another long day may be in the cards for Day 3, as the tournament will play down to a winner. Details regarding a dinner break have yet to be determined.

All returning players are guaranteed at least $7,562, with five-figure payouts starting at 11th place. The final two will lock up six-figure scores, with $197,932 going to the eventual winner.