Saddle Up for $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
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Today sees the start of Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship here at Horseshoe and Paris Las, Vegas. The event includes a mix of Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
Day 1 of the four-day event will kick off at 2 p.m. local time with starting stacks of 60,000. All games are played with limit betting and limits start at 500/1,000. Late registration is available until the start of Level 12 on Day 2, at about 2:15 p.m. No reentry is permitted.
Day 1 will play for ten levels, with the first six being 40 minutes long with 15-minute breaks every two hours of play. Levels 7-15 being 60 minutes, and Level 16 on will be 90 minutes. There is no dinner break on Day 1.
Day 2 will pick back up on Thursday, June 19, at 1 p.m. and will play eight levels with 15-minute breaks after Levels 11, 13, and 16. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after Level 15.
Last year's event saw Russia's Maksim Pisarenko top the 181-player field to win his first bracelet and $399,988, while the previous edition saw 2015 WSOP Player of the Year Mike Gorodinsky win his fourth bracelet and $422,747.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 181 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | $399,988 |
| 2023 | 185 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | $422,747 |
| 2022 | 209 | Andrew Yeh | United States | $487,129 |
| 2021 | 149 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | $361,124 |
| 2020 | - | Not held | - | - |
| 2019 | 166 | Greg Mueller | Canada | $414,692 |
| 2018 | 150 | John Hennigan | United States | $383,208 |
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