Eli Elezra Leads After Day 1 of $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
H.O.R.S.E. events at the WSOP always bring out stacked fields, and Event #35: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E., which kicked off at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, was no different. The event drew 376 players – creating a $1,026,480 prize pool – and 224 survived.
Longtime WSOP grinder Eli Elezra finished with 69,000 to top the counts. Elezra has already collected two bracelets, with wins in a $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw tournament in 2013 and a $3,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo event in 2007.
Elezra has plenty of elite company toward the top of the counts, where he's joined by John Monnette (65,100), Chris "Fox" Wallace (56,600), Daniel Idema (55,500), Ashton Griffin (53,200), Barry Greenstein (52,900), Taylor Paur (52,100), Anthony Zinno (51,000), and Greg Mueller (50,300).
Daniel Negreanu, Adam Friedman, Scott Clements, Brian Hastings, David “ODB” Baker, Andy Black, and Brandon Shack-Harris were some of those who fell during Day 1 play.
The tournament resumes at 2 p.m. on Wednesday for another 10-level day.