Only 16 Away From Number 17; Hellmuth Among Remaining Elite of H.O.R.S.E. Championship
While Phil Hellmuth may have one of the toughest remaining fields in a tournament he’s played this summer still to go through, the numerical symmetry of the fact that there are 17 players remaining in his latest quest for bracelet number 17 can’t be overlooked. Is it just coincidence, or a sign from above that this may be the next one on his illustrious list of achievements in World Series of Poker history?
Whatever it is, Hellmuth comes into Day 3 of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship eighth in chips, on a leaderboard filled with fellow bracelet winners, and topped by chip leader and five-time bracelet winner Brian Yoon.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Yoon | United States | 1,465,000 |
| 2 | Connor Drinan | United States | 1,200,000 |
| 3 | Christopher Claassen | United States | 1,070,000 |
| 4 | Scott Seiver | United States | 965,000 |
| 5 | Carol Fuchs | United States | 865,000 |
| 6 | Roman Verenko | Ukraine | 855,000 |
| 7 | Brad Ruben | United States | 775,000 |
| 8 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 700,000 |
| 9 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 635,000 |
| 10 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 620,000 |
After a lengthy Day 2 that took nearly 14 hours to complete, play will resume at 2 p.m. Las Vegas time to play down to the final five, who will return Monday for the final table which will be streamed on PokerGO.
The final 17 players have each locked up at least $20,442 for their efforts thus far, but by night’s end that final five will be guaranteed at least six figures ($101,319) and be four steps away from the top prize of $422,747.
Play will get underway in the Horseshoe Event Center on Level 18 for as many 90-minute levels as it takes to get to the final five players. They will have ten-minute breaks after every level with a 60-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 21 at approximately 8:30 p.m.
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