In an effort to talk to more pros about playing in tomorrow\’s $50K H.O.R.S.E. event, I ran into two players who are weighing their options and making decisions today about what to do.
Kenna James admitted that he does not have the money for the buy-in, though as Dan has previously noted, how many people really do? Kenna noted that a backer had contacted him about the possibility of working a deal, and he is considering that, as well as trying to win his way in through a mega satellite, the last of which is this evening at 5pm. With the announcement of the two additional satellite opportunities over the past few days, this gives him more outs. Personally, I didn\’t get the feeling that he was super determined to play the H.O.R.S.E. event, but that remains to be seen.
Mark Newhouse is feeling good this year. With the disagreement with Dustin \”Neverwin\” Woolf out of the way and a backer firmly in place, he can be found walking around the Rio all the time, even standing around watching other tournaments on his own tournament breaks. He seems more determined than ever to make waves. For this reason, the $50K H.O.R.S.E. has definitely been on his mind.
While Newhizzle has a backing deal for the entire WSOP, he chose to exclude the H.O.R.S.E. event from that deal because \”I don\’t want that kind of makeup.\” He also noted that despite his self-confidence, he doesn\’t feel like a huge favorite in this particular event and wouldn\’t want to take a chance on it by buying in directly with a backer\’s money. He played two mega satellites last week and was not able to score a seat, but when I told him that there were mega opportunities still available, he immediately called his backer to discuss that option. If he wins a seat, he will play.
