Welcome to Day 2 of Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
One of the game’s deepest mixed game fields will resume battle on Day 2 of Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, with Philip Long leading a star-studded list of specialists in the hunt for this prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.
Long is joined by fellow WSOP bracelet winner Brad Ruben as the only players to bag more than 300,000 chips on Day 1. Plenty of other notables are close behind inside the top 10, including Yuri Dzivielevski, Gary Benson and Andres Korn.
Event #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Long | United Kingdom | 320,000 |
| 2 | Brad Ruben | United States | 307,500 |
| 3 | Hansu Chu | United States | 289,500 |
| 4 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 270,500 |
| 5 | Gary Benson | Australia | 267,000 |
| 6 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 258,000 |
| 7 | Kristijonas Andrulis | Lithuania | 256,000 |
| 8 | John Racener | United States | 247,000 |
| 9 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 246,500 |
| 10 | Wilson Igwe | Canada | 238,000 |
The surviving 97 of 192 entrants from opening day will resume their chase, along with any new registrants prior to the start of Level 11. Defending champion Kevin Gerhart and former event winner Anthony Zinno remain in the hunt, as do Shaun Deeb, Mike Matusow and reigning WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir.
Play will resume Tuesday at 2 p.m. local time with seven levels of 90-minutes each, along with a dinner break after Level 14. The tournament will continue through a five-game rotation, which includes Limit Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
Don’t miss any of the action as the PokerNews live reporting team will have full coverage on the road to crowning a new WSOP champion.