Benny Glaser chipleader, Phil Hellmuth en piste pour le 16e bracelet
The second day of the 2021 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino was packed with poker action from start to finish as the first two bracelet winners have been crowned. Another tournament is just one step away from determining a winner and that's Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E., which has been whittled down to the final nine players out of 78 total entries.
The finalists have all locked up a portion of the $1,842,750 prize pool and will pad their bankroll with at least $52,211 for the efforts. However, all eyes are set on the coveted gold bracelet and the top prize of $552,182 that comes along with it.
Best-positioned after ten full levels on Day 2 is the UK's mixed game specialist Benny Glaser, who soared to the top spot in the final stages. The three-time WSOP bracelet winner cemented his top spot with the double elimination of Roland Israelashvili and Daniel Negreanu in the final hand of the night. He claimed 2,590,000 to his name, followed by a trio of contenders closely bunched together.
Jesse Klein advanced with 1.8 million while David Benyamine staged a major post bubble comeback and advanced with 1.68 million. Phil Hellmuth is looking to claim an unprecedented 16th victory and follows fewer than half a big bet behind with 1.64 milllion. The stacked final table line-up also includes Philip Sternheimer, Chad Eveslage, Ben Yu, Matt Glantz, and DJ Buckley.
Final Table Line-Up Event #2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Glantz | United States | 410,000 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Ben Yu | United States | 830,000 | 17 | 8 |
| 3 | David Benyamine | France | 1,680,000 | 34 | 17 |
| 4 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,640,000 | 33 | 16 |
| 5 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 1,695,000 | 34 | 17 |
| 6 | DJ Buckley | United States | 160,000 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 2,590,000 | 52 | 26 |
| 8 | Jesse Klein | United States | 1,800,000 | 36 | 18 |
| 9 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 865,000 | 17 | 9 |
Besides Israelashvili and Negreanu, Cary Katz was the only other player in the money. Scott Bohlman came up short two spots of a min-cash and Yuval Bronshtein was eliminated on the bubble. A slate of ore than a dozen WSOP bracelet winners in a row fell outside of the money to showcase how stacked the field in the first high-stakes contest of the festival really was.