button in SafariNick Schulman Chases Bracelet Number Eight as $1,500 H.O.R.S.E Champion Set to be Crowned
With two days of mixed-game action in the rear view mirror, it’s crunch time in Event #37: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., as the surviving players from the 780-entry field move within touching distance of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet.
Returning to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, just 14 players now have that opportunity, and awaiting them at the summit, alongside a gold bracelet, is a $183,366 payday.
Nobody in the field knows that feeling better than Hall of Fame Inductee Nick Schulman. The 14 remaining players have a combined 10 WSOP bracelet wins, with Schulman accounting for seven of them. The mixed-game specialist returns in the middle of the pack after bagging 1,595,000, but few in the poker world are more familiar with closing out a WSOP event from this position.
First, though, Schulman will need to reel in the chip leader.
Clayton Mozdzen sits atop the leaderboard, a position he is more than comfortable with. After bagging the second-largest stack on the opening day, Mozdzen went one better on Day 2, finishing the night with 3,105,000 and the chip lead.
$1,500 H.O.R.S.E Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton Mozdzen | Canada | 3,105,000 | 26 |
| 2 | Ryan Caskey | United States | 2,340,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Joe Brindle | United Kingdom | 2,250,000 | 19 |
| 4 | Mike Wattel | United States | 2,130,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Kent Gugelman | United States | 1,775,000 | 15 |
| 6 | William Klevitz | United States | 1,760,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Nick Schulman | United States | 1,595,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Bart Hanson | United States | 1,160,000 | 10 |
| 9 | Jonathan Nebbout | France | 810,000 | 7 |
| 10 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 720,000 | 6 |
Beginning the day fourth in chips, Mike Wattel is the only other player in the field with multiple WSOP bracelets to his name, having won Event #15: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo at the 1999 WSOP and Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship in 2017.
The final bracelet winner still in contention is Philip Sternheimer, who sits toward the lower end of the leaderboard. He captured his maiden bracelet in Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2025 WSOP.
The players will return at 1 p.m. local time, each guaranteed $8,479, but much of the $1,035,450 prize pool is still to be played for, with $183,366 awaiting the winner alongside the gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $183,366 |
| 2 | $122,206 |
| 3 | $84,397 |
| 4 | $59,324 |
| 5 | $42,455 |
| 6 | $30,944 |
| 7 | $22,978 |
| 8 | $17,390 |
| 9 | $13,418 |
| 10-11 | $10,560 |
| 12-14 | $8,479 |
The action will resume on Level 26, with blinds of 30,000/60,000, with 60,000/120,000 limits. Levels will last one hour, with a short break after every two levels and an extended dinner break still to be confirmed.
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