Andre Akkari Setting the Pace After Day 1 of Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Day 1 of Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas has come to a close. The tournament saw 328 entrants as a star-studded field of players took their seats to show off their mixed-game prowess.
After 11 hours of play, Andre Akkari finished the day atop the leaderboard with 262,100. Akkari already has a second-place finish this summer in Event 52: $2,500 Nine-Game Mix Six-Handed. He has positioned himself for another deep run after today's showing.
Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 262,100 |
| 2 | Greg Dyer | United States | 181,900 |
| 3 | Joey Couden | United States | 178,100 |
| 4 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 169,500 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Taylor | United States | 168,100 |
| 6 | Paresh Doshi | United Kingdom | 167,600 |
| 7 | Clifford Ziff | United States | 154,400 |
| 8 | Mauricio Ferreira Pais | Germany | 152,700 |
| 9 | Bruno Jais | France | 149,900 |
| 10 | Jan Nicholas Neizert | Germany | 148,700 |
Somewhat distantly behind him on the leaderboard sit Paresh Doshi (167,600), Jeff Taylor (168,100), Mauricio Ferreira Pais (152,700), and Michael Gagliano (142,000), among others.
Plenty of big names also bagged up after Day 1, many of whom hopped over from Event #83: 50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. Daniel Negreanu (72,900), Mike Matusow (44,900), Todd Brunson (102,400), John Racener (62,200), and Eli Elezra (53,300) all found bags. Elezra and Negreanu were on the final table of this event last year and look to repeat that run and more.
Phil Hellmuth entered the mix as a late registrant and was coasting around starting stack for most of the day. Toward the night's end, he saw his chips slowly dip lower than he would have liked. On one of the last hands of the night, though, he secured a near triple up to bag 69,800.
Day 2 restart will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time in Bally's Gold section. As always, stay tuned right here to PokerNews to see how this one shakes up and who can jockey for a spot at the final table.