Welcome to the 2012 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
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In 2006, when the World Series of Poker wanted to create an event exclusively for the best of the best to battle it out on the felt, there's a reason why they picked H.O.R.S.E. In order to go deep in a H.O.R.S.E event, you need to be proficient in a multitude of games, including limit hold'em, limit Omaha eight-or-better, razz, stud hi, and stud eight-or-better. David "Chip" Reese won the inaugural $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, defeating Andy Bloch in a marathon heads-up match. When Reese passed in December of 2007, the trophy was named after him as a thank you for everything he did for the game of poker.
In 2010, the event was renamed as the "Poker Player's Championship," and the format was changed to eight-game. H.O.R.S.E was not forgotten however, it was simply reduced to a $10,000 buy-in championship event, and the inaugural winner was Ian Gordon. He bested a field of 241 runners to capture the bracelet and $611,666. Last year, Fabrice Soulier defeated Shawn Buchanan heads up to win the event, overcoming a field of 240 runners - just one less than the year before - to win $609,130.
This year, we expect more of the same, and it all starts in ten minutes. We hope you join us as we journey from Day 1 to the final table, and eventually crown the 2012 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Champion.