A $250 H.O.R.S.E. Daily Is Grinding Past 2 AM at the Horseshoe

There's a $250 H.O.R.S.E. tournament still running past 2 AM at the Horseshoe right now, and if you've never heard of the players leading it, that's exactly the point.

Event #375 — the $250 Daily Deepstack H.O.R.S.E. — just crossed the 52-players-remaining mark. No bracelet on the line. No ESPN cameras. Just five rotations, a room full of mixed-game diehards, and a field that's been grinding since dinnertime.

Who's Still Standing

Michael Puskarich and Yann De Tychey are among the leaders. Puskarich, out of the U.S., has $11,550 in lifetime tournament cashes. De Tychey, from France, has $3,021. These are not high-roller regulars. These are players who sat down in a $250 daily and are still alive seven-plus hours later because they can actually play all five games.

These are not high-roller regulars — these are players who sat down in a $250 daily and are still alive seven-plus hours later because they can actually play all five games.

The Field That Was

Mitchell Smith — one WSOPC ring, 13 career final tables, $329K in lifetime earnings — was among the chip leaders when the field was at 64. So was Davin Anderson, who carries $232K in lifetime cashes and three final tables. Both were part of the earlier count but didn't surface in the latest one at 52. Whether they busted or just slid down the counts, the field ate its most credentialed players first.

Steve Warr, Anthony Le Chuga, and David Rivera ($31,999 lifetime) round out the current top five. No bracelets, no rings among them.

Why This Matters at 2 AM

H.O.R.S.E. dailies are the WSOP's quiet rooms. The $250 buy-in keeps the field accessible. The five-game rotation keeps it honest — you can't just three-bet your way through Razz and Stud Hi-Lo on aggression alone. The players still standing at this hour chose to be here, in the least glamorous corner of the series, because they love the format.

The field is thinning fast. If you want to watch mixed-game poker played by people grinding for every rotation, this is it.

Stream ends when the last hand is dealt — likely between 3 and 4 AM PT.