The $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship, one of poker's most prestigious tournaments, attracted a star-studded field of 204 entries this time, which generated a prize pool of $1,917,000.
Among the top 10 finishers were six gold bracelet winners (and 8 bracelet winners in the top 12), but at the end of it all it was a newcomer who stood tall as the champion, Andrew Barber.
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Monday has been anything but boring as Phil Hellmuth just won his 12th gold bracelet after defeating Don Zewin heads-up. Also, we got to watch an epic heads-up match between Phil Ivey and Andy Frankenberger in event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em. As soon as the heads-up battle started, more and more people gathered around the table and cheered on their favorite player.
After winning eight straight matches (Jason Mo in the final), Brian Hastings was the last man standing in Event #12: $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em! For his victory, the 23-year-old American poker pro received his first WSOP gold bracelet and $371,498.
Yesterday, the $10,000 Heads-up No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2012 World Series of Poker kicked off and attracted a field of 152 players. Viktor "Isildur1" Blom had all eyes on him when he registered for the tournament as it was his first-ever WSOP event and also because many consider him to be one of the best NLH heads-up players in the world!
The $10,000 H.O.R.S.E Championship, one of poker's most prestigious tournaments, attracted a star-studded field of 204 entries this time, which generated a prize pool of $1,917,000.
