While some players are filtering in with even more sure to show up before late registration, some familiar faces have already rocked up for the start of the event.
Brandon Shack-Harris is looking for WSOP bracelet number three, while Frank Kassela is looking for number four after winning the $1,500 2-7 No-Limit Lowball.
Marco Johnson, the defending champion of this event, is also looking for number three. Ian Johns has three already, with two coming last summer. He just made Day 3 of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em event and is looking to improve on that run here.
Kevin Gerhart has three of his six WSOP cashes this summer and cashed his first three tournaments of this summer. His best finish is 14th place in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better.
Ron Ware won his first WSOP bracelet this summer in the $1,500 8-Game Mix.
The third and final stage of the 2017 World Series of Poker’s unofficial "Triple Crown" of H.O.R.S.E. events kicks off today with the "Belmont Stakes" of the summer, or rather Event #44: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. With two separate winners in the first two runnings, we'll see who among the mixed-game playing thoroughbreds claims the title in this one.
The defending champion Marco Johnson will most likely be in the field. In 2016, Johnson topped 400 to claim his second bracelet and a first-place prize of $259,730. What made Johnson’s victory even more special was a newlywed wife in his corner, six months pregnant with their first child.
Earlier this series, the most prestigious H.O.R.S.E. title was taken down by David Bach. Bach won the "Kentucky Derby" of H.O.R.S.E. races earning a victory in the $10,000 event for $383,208. A little more than a week before that the "Preakness Stakes" or $1,500 running was shipped by David Singer. Singer earned a prize of $203,709.
Former Champions:
Year
Name
Entries
Prize
2016
Marco Johnson
400
$259,730
2015
Dan Idema
376
$261,774
Another top-billed cast will flood the felt of the Amazon room this afternoon when the action gets underway at 3:00 p.m. local time. Play is scheduled for 10 hour-long levels on Day 1 with a 15-minute break every second level. Players start with 15,000 in chips and late registration will remain open until the end of the break following the eighth level, approximately midnight.
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