2011 World Series Of Poker Event 37

In order to break the Texas Hold 'em trend, the Series has launched Event 37 as the H.O.R.S.E. World Championship event. The world championship H.O.R.S.E. tournament is the next major bracelet event, even if it is not to every one's liking. The mixed event will provide players Limit Hold 'em, Omaha Hi-Low Split 8 or better, Seven Card Razz, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better. There were 241 participants last year, bringing a massive prize pool of $2,265,400. The tournament gave Ian Gordon a prize of $611,666 sending him back to Missoula with almost a million dollars. Richard Ashby was his second place runner up.

Many professional players are expected to come to this event, especially considering the $10,000 buy in. The tournament will begin on June 21st. The anticipated end date is June 23rd. Like most of the events that take place later in the day, this event will kick off at 5 PM. It should run all the way through the end of the scheduled time period.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Day 1 Update - The H.O.R.S.E. Championship has attracted a startling number of players, with 240 coming out to participate - just one shy of last year's field. A prize pool of $2,256,000 has been built of of these 240, and only 174 remain after the first day. Many pro players are still in the running, with Eugene Katchalov, Daniel Negreanu, Tom Koral, Barry Greenstein, Chris Tryba, Robert Mizrachi, Phil Laak, Mike Matusow, Maria Ho, Doyle Brunson, David Benyamine, Matt Hawrilenko, Tom Dwan and many more pro players still remaining. An interesting point of the day was a prop bet between Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Eli Elezra. The two had placed bets over who would last longer - the loser would have to shave their head, even removing the stubble with a razor. Some cash prizes were included in their bet - $5,000 for whoever lasts longer, $10,000 in the money, and over $20,000 to win. Eli Elezra is already out, so expect to see him shave his head over the next few days. The chip leader is Ron Ware, who wholes 122,300 chips. Dusty Leary is right behind him with 114,000. With a top prize of $609,130, the number 1 winner will earn quite a prize for their efforts.

Day 2 Update - The H.O.R.S.E. Championship has narrowed the field to only 23, though 173 had retaken their seats in the beginning of the day. Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Todd Brunson, Frank Kassela, Barry Greenstein and Carlos Mortensen had all been knocked out before reaching the money. Eugene Katchalov burst the bubble, with Daniel Alaei taking the initial prize in this tournament, a $21,905 prize. Tom Dwan is still in the running, working to win his first bracelet in the WSOP. Dwan had been the chip lead earlier on in the day, but he failed to hold onto it. His stack of 135,000 puts him in 21st place, so he had a tough battle to the top. Michael Binger ended the day in the lead, with 742,000 chips in his pile. Fabrice Soulier held only 560,000 chips at the end of the day, so he too is running strong in the event. Shawn Buchanan and Joe Cassidy are also still in the running.

Day 3 Update - The ten-level rule has affected the 37th event as well, with the final two players running down to the wire. Fabrice Soulier has a Shawn Buchanan all but crippled, with Soulier up to 6,290,000 chips to Buchanan's 910,000. Buchanan has bounced back on multiple occasions, though he has only a few big bets left in his stack. Tom Dwan has made another deep run in the event, and he was sent home in fifth place. Dwan ended up losing to Buchanan during a hand of stud. Buchanan and Dwan got into it, but Buchanan had landed a flush to Dwan's pair of nines. With the final two attempting to end the day, commissioners called the night off and the two will have to wait until the next day in order to finalize the tournament. The top prize will be $609,130, while $376,458 will go to the runner up.

Day 4 Update - Having forced a fourth day in the H.O.R.S.E., the two players who had remained only had to play a few hands in order to end the event. Buchanan entered the day with 910,000 chips with blinds of 120,000/240,000. He was definitely on life support and was in need of a double up in order to stay alive. Buchanan ended up out of the event in under eleven minutes, begging the question as to why the 10 Level Rule had to be enforced over such small chip stacks. The tournament gave Soulier his first bracelet, gave Tom Dwan a deep run, and send 24 people home at least $10,000 richer.

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