Welcome to Day 1 of Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
At 11 a.m. local time, Day 1 of Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. will get underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. All players will receive 7,500 in chips to start and aim to spin them up and bag for the night after 10 levels of 60 minutes each. There will be a 20-minute break every two levels and a 90-minute dinner break after the end of Level 6, while the registration remains open until the cards are back in the air for Level 7 at approximately 7:10 p.m. local time.
The defending champion of this event is American poker pro Ian Johns. Last year Johns had a miracle comeback after starting Day 2 at the bottom of the counts to win his second World Series of Poker bracelet, defeating a 778-entry strong field. Johns topped Justin Bonomo heads-up for a payday of $212,604 and went on to add another golden bracelet in 2016 to his collection with a victory in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship. Johns has already been in action this year and finished 12th in Event #7: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball.
Five different game types will be played during this tournament and change every orbit: limit hold'em, Omaha hi-lo, razz, seven-card stud and seven-card stud hi-lo. Some of the best mixed game players from near and far are expected to join the action and will determine the champion over the course of the next three days.
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