Dwan gets closer to first bracelet, settles for 5th

After a deep run in the $5k 6-max PLO event finishing 16th for $23,519, Tom Dwan was back again with an even deeper run in the prestigious $10k HORSE event. Dwan, who started the final table as chip leader, would eventually finish in fifth for $134,480 once again missing out on completing his goal and collecting on some of his serious bracelet bets with other high stakes players.

His second cash of the week pushed Dwan into the black during this year's WSOP. He has invested $154,500 in buy ins as the most active player at the WSOP this summer having played in 35 of 37 events he was eligible to play. Dwan's winning are now $225,435 so far in the WSOP. Dwan played 51 total events in 2010 and is on pace to break that in 2011.

The $10k HORSE event got stopped due to the 10-level hard cap rule new this year. Play was suspended with Frenchman Fabrice Soulier with a commanding lead against Shawn Buchanan. Due to Buchanan being so short, the entire French rail backing Soulier began booing loudly when the tournament director announced that play would be ending for the night.

The two players have to return Friday at 3 pm PT to complete their heads-up battle to claim the bracelet and $609,130 first place prize.

1. Fabrice Soulier - 6,290,000
2. Shawn Buchanan - 910,000

Final table results:

3. Andrey Zaichenko - $247,799
4. Daniel Ospina - $180,750
5. Tom Dwan - $134,480
6. Matthew Ashton - $101,813
7. Michael Binger - $78,328
8. Jacobo Fernandez - $61,160

There were 240 players in the $10,000 buy-in event #37.