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Among poker's most elite players, there is a new hot spot in Las Vegas. It's an exclusive club with only a few seats. It's called "Bill Chen's Left." With twenty-six players left in the $50,000 HORSE event, there are no soft tables left, but the murderer's row four seats on...more

Not many people can say this about entering a $50,000 HORSE tournament: "I just decided to play." That's what Friend of PokerStars Bill Chen said offhandedly during the last break. In a tournament that for most people requires sponsorship, a ton of backers, or a huge bankroll, Chen simple made...more

We suppose it had to come to an end at some point. We were just hoping Barry Greenstein's winning streak in the $50,000 HORSE event wouldn't end today. As we've mentioned a few times over the last few days, Barry Greenstein came into this big events as the only player...more

If today's $50,000 HORSE event had been a thoroughbred race, you would have heard a lot of gunfire at the end and seen a lot of trucks heading for the glue factory. You could get a feel for how things were going simply by reading some of the Team PokerStars...more

I hadn't yet found a chance to congratulate Greg Raymer on his $700,000 finish in the $40,000 event at the beginning of the World Series. I picked the wrong time. On break from the $50,000 HORSE event, I found Raymer sitting in the Poker Kitchen, his trademark duffel bag sitting...more

The announcement came late last night. The $50,000 HORSE event's Day 2 would be delayed by two hours. The reason? A $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em bracelet event was sold out and was going to fill 3,000 seats. There wouldn't be room for the big one. Among the World Series regulars, this...more

It's hard to fully define what Day 1 of the $50,000 HORSE means. It takes an incredible amount of Run Bad or some equally terrible play to get eliminated. It's not that Day 1 means nothing, but nobody will be hitting the Dom to celebrate making it to Day 2....more

The $50,000 HORSE event that began today does not have a long history, but in just four years it has established itself as one of the most prized championships in all of poker. Over the past three years, several big name players have put together double cashes in the event....more

After an initial slow start during which time we couldn't tell exactly who was playing the $50,000 HORSE World Championship and who was not, we now have a clearer picture of the event. When registration closed this afternoon, 95 total players had signed up for the event. While not quite...more

If we were the type of people to hit the equine references early and often, we would use this opportunity to say something about the big HORSE stumbling out of the gates. But since we've sworn off such writing for this event, we'll just let it rest like this: The...more