Brian Hastings Bags Day 2 Chip Lead in Event #76: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
A total of 157 runners came back for Day 2 of Event #76: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. at the Rio All-Suites and Casino. When the last chance saloon had closed for business there was just 19 left, with three-time bracelet winner Brian Hastings bagging the chip lead, with a tremendous 667,000 in chips.
Some other big stacks moving on at the end of ten levels of play are Australia's Tim Marsters (572,000), four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen (416,000), France's Bruno Fitoussi (382,000), and Ben Landowski (364,000) rounding out the top five.
The star-studded lineup in the field to start Day 2 had many bracelet winners make it through to Day 3 including John Hennigan (361,000), Dutch Boyd (347,000), Andrew Brown (190,000), Carol Fuchs (132,000), Tony Ma (56,000) and six-time bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro (51,000).
It was on level 17 when Richard Fuller sent Brandon Shack-Harris home as the bubble boy with a higher two pair. All players were then guaranteed a min-cash of $4,462, Ryan Himes being the first one in the money as he was eliminated in the same hand as Shack-Harris but had a larger stack.
There were many notable players that made the money but were not fortunate enough to last until Day 3 including Phillip Hui (20th Place - $6,524), Benjamin Dobson (23rd Place - $6,524), Eli Elezra (24th Place - $6,524), Dan Heimiller (26th Place - $5,694), Brock Parker (35th Place - $5,105), Justin Liberto (36th Place - $5,105), David Singer (38th Place - $5,105), and Ben Yu (53rd Place - $4,462).
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 45 | 1 | Scott Abrams | United States | 178,000 |
| Brasilia | 45 | 2 | Raymond Henson | United States | 315,000 |
| Brasilia | 45 | 3 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 416,000 |
| Brasilia | 45 | 4 | Bruno Fitoussi | France | 382,000 |
| Brasilia | 45 | 6 | Ronald Schiffman | United States | 181,000 |
| Brasilia | 45 | 7 | Jesse Hampton | United States | 209,000 |
| Brasilia | 45 | 8 | Dutch Boyd | United States | 347,000 |
| Brasilia | 50 | 1 | Carol Fuchs | United States | 132,000 |
| Brasilia | 50 | 2 | Kristan Lord | United States | 74,000 |
| Brasilia | 50 | 3 | John Hennigan | United States | 361,000 |
| Brasilia | 50 | 4 | Tim Marsters | Australia | 572,000 |
| Brasilia | 50 | 6 | Brian Hastings | United States | 667,000 |
| Brasilia | 50 | 7 | Tony Ma | United States | 56,000 |
| Brasilia | 60 | 1 | Hye Park | United States | 321,000 |
| Brasilia | 60 | 2 | Lee Markholt | United States | 267,000 |
| Brasilia | 60 | 4 | Andrew Brown | United States | 190,000 |
| Brasilia | 60 | 5 | Alan Steinberg | United States | 237,000 |
| Brasilia | 60 | 6 | Ben Landowski | United States | 364,000 |
| Brasilia | 60 | 8 | Jeff Lisandro | Australia | 51,000 |
Day 3 will start at 2pm local time, playing 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels of play and there will be a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level. The final 19 will play down to a winner who will be pocketing a cool $233,202 and will also become the proud owner of a prodigious WSOP gold bracelet.
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