H.O.R.S.E-ing Around
Freddy Deeb laid claim to the title of world’s greatest all-around poker player by winning the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.
Deeb bested a record field of 148 high-stakes specialists to win more than $2 million plus the famously tasteful gold bracelet. The final table lasted over 14 bumnumbing hours and ranked as the fourthlongest final table in WSOP history.
Deeb combined great play in the various poker variations – (H)old ‘em, (O)maha High-Low, (R)azz, Seven-Card (S)tud and Seven-Card Stud (E)ight or Better – to outlast a field that included scores of the game’s most popular names, including Phil Ivey, Annie Duke, Daniel Negreanu, and Howard Lederer.
Deeb, a native of Lebanon who came to the United States in the 1970s, has now cashed in a total of 22 WSOP events and owns two WSOP gold bracelets.
Poker great Chip Reese won the inaugural H.O.R.S.E. World Championship last year, besting a field of 143 of the world’s best players to collect $1,784,640. He returned to defend his title this year and compete for the top prize of $2,276,832.
The top 16 finishers this year received a share of the $7,104,000 prize pool.
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Posted by georgestam – 20 Oct 2007, 1:23 PM
I need to start playing HORSE! lots of money in it