button in SafariDay 2 of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Kicks off at 1 p.m.
Welcome to Day 2 of the Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, which will have cards in the air at 1 p.m. this afternoon. Yesterday saw 153 hopefuls make their way to the Paris Las Vegas, but just 69 have punched their ticket to today's restart.
Coming into the day atop the counts is Jason Daly, who finished with 460,000 last night as he searches for his second bracelet of the summer.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Daly | United States | 460,000 |
| 2 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russian Federation | 410,000 |
| 3 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 298,000 |
| 4 | David Bach | United States | 288,500 |
| 5 | Daniel Strelitz | United States | 286,000 |
| 6 | Scott Seiver | United States | 277,500 |
| 7 | Daniel Walmsley | Australia | 260,500 |
| 8 | Ariel Mantel | Argentina | 256,500 |
| 9 | Walter Chambers | United States | 251,500 |
| 10 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 247,000 |
He is joined on the podium by 2024 champion of this event Maksim Pisarenko (410,000) and big bet crusher Jesse Lonis (298,000), who is looking to make his mark in the mixed game streets as well.
Play resumes at 1 p.m. today in the Paris Gold section in Level 11 with limits of 4,000/8,000. Registration remains open until the start of Level 12, which will be around 2:15 p.m., so it is yet to be seen if last year's total of 207 entries can be matched. The plan for Day 2 is to play ten 60-minute levels, with the money bubble coming later today.
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