Adam Owen has chipped up beyond the 100K mark as Day 1 enters the later levels. Owen has two cashes at the 2021 WSOP and is looking for his first gold bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
121,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
Ray Henson has crossed the 100K mark late in Day 1. Henson has 67 career cashes at the WSOP and five rings on the WSOP circuit. He is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,500
115,500
|
115,500 |
Limit Hold'em
With around 20,000 in the pot and 
on the board, PJ Cha bet 3,000 from the big blind. His opponent in middle position called.
The river was 
and both players checked. The player in middle position showed 
for three nines. Cha turned over 
for the straight and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
A grand total of 282 entrants generated a prize pool of $752,940. The top 43 finishers are guaranteed a min-cash of $4,817. The winner will receive a top prize of $173,823 along with the coveted gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $173,823 |
| 2 | $107,428 |
| 3 | $75,346 |
| 4 | $53,938 |
| 5 | $39,423 |
| 6 | $29,436 |
| 7 | $22,462 |
| 8 | $17,526 |
| 9 | $13,989 |
| 10-11 | $11,429 |
| 12-13 | $9,563 |
| 14-16 | $8,600 |
| 17-20 | $7,208 |
| 21-24 | $6,502 |
| 25-28 | $6,001 |
| 29-32 | $5,269 |
| 33-43 | $4,817 |
Day 1 of Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. of the 2021 World Series of Poker has come to a close and a host of former WSOP champions are still in the mix. The event attracted 282 runners to generate a prize pool of $752,940. The winner will take home $173,823 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Lithuania's Vincas Tamasauskas is an accomplished online player that won his first WSOP gold bracelet this summer at GGPoker. He will return as the Day 1 chip leader after going on a late run to steal the top spot.
Among the other chip leaders at the end of Day 1 are Maria Ho, Brian Hastings, David Williams, and John Fahmy. Ho will look to win her first WSOP title, while Williams and Hastings are former WSOP champions that are looking to add their second and fifth bracelets, respectively. Fahmy hails from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and he is looking for his second career WSOP cash after breaking through in the 2013 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo event.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
| 1 | $173,823 | 10-11 | $11,429 | |
| 2 | $107,428 | 12-13 | $9,563 | |
| 3 | $75,346 | 14-16 | $8,600 | |
| 4 | $53,938 | 17-20 | $7,208 | |
| 5 | $39,423 | 21-24 | $6,502 | |
| 6 | $29,436 | 25-28 | $6,001 | |
| 7 | $22,462 | 29-32 | $5,269 | |
| 8 | $17,526 | 33-43 | $4,817 | |
| 9 | $13,989 |
Other players in the hunt for their first bracelet include Adam Owen, Allen Kessler, and actor James Woods, who bagged a healthy stack and will return for Day 2.
Daniel Negreanu will return with just under 100K and a chance to go on a run to qualify for Day 3. Negreanu's day was back-and-forth, but he went on a late run to bag a decent stack for Day 2. Other notable bracelet-winners that will return for Day 2 include Anthony Zinno, David “ODB” Baker, Ari Engel, Brandon Shack-Harris, and Max Pescatori.
Day 2 will resume with Level 11 and play for ten levels. Limit blinds will be 1,300/2,500 and stud blinds are 700/2,500 with a 500 ante. Limits will be 2,500/5,000. Day 2 restarts on Sunday, October 17 at 2 p.m.
This wraps up coverage of Day 1 of Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Be sure to keep it here all series long for live updates from the PokerNews live reporting team.
