$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day 2 Completed
2025 Chainsaw Mixed Series of Poker
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Chainsaw Mixed Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$52,920
Entries
54
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 54
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Level 22
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Damjan Radanov made six deep runs in the past month in various tournaments throughout Las Vegas, including finishing runner-up in the 2025 Chainsaw Mixed Series of Poker (CMSOP) $600 Limit Omaha 8 or Better/Stud 8 or Better Championship last month. Today, Radanov saw victory at Planet Hollywood as he defeated heads-up opponent Dean Joe in the CMSOP $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship to win $16,479.
"Seventh time's the charm," he told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "Last month I had a run, it was like six final tables."
Radanov, a mixed games and Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) specialist who fittingly won with seven cards during a game of Stud Hi-Lo, bested an esteemed final table that included seven-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Josh Arieh (7th - $2,551) and 2023 Global Poker Index (GPI) Mid-Major Player of the Year Nick Pupillo (5th - $3,747), who also had a final table appearance in last night's $1,100 Omaha 8 or Better Championship.
CMSOP $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damjan Radanov | United States | $16,479 |
| 2 | Dean Joe | United States | $10,489 |
| 3 | Tom McCormick | United States | $7,038 |
| 4 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | $4,985 |
| 5 | Nick Pupillo | United States | $3,747 |
| 6 | Adam Kipnis | United States | $2,990 |
| 7 | Josh Arieh | United States | $2,551 |
| 8 | Patrick Hu-A-Kam | Canada | $2,334 |
| 9 | Carol Anderson | United States | $2,307 |
Playing for His Daughter
The two-day $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship drew 54 runners for a prize pool of $52,920. Nine places paid and those nine players returned on Day 2 to be guaranteed a payout of $2,307.
Short stacks Carol Anderson and Patrick Hu-A-Kam both busted out early the opening orbit of Seven Card Stud before a roller-coaster ride for Arieh.
It started in Omaha Hi-Lo as the future Poker Hall of Famer doubled in a full-house-nut-low scoop, but a boat then sank him in a Razz hand where he filled up on seventh street against the two pair of Pupillo to go out in seventh place for $2,551. CMSOP founder Allen Kessler called it a "very rare" hand to lose to in Razz.
Pupillo went out in fifth place soon after, but not before impressing the table by flopping a steel Wheel in Omaha Hi-Lo to triple up a short stack.
Radanov put a tough beat on third-place finisher Tom McCormick as he rivered Broadway in Omaha Hi-Lo to crack aces and had even more fortune during heads-up play.
"You ran over me during heads-up," Joe told Radanov right before a fateful hand of Stud Hi-Lo.
In that final hand, Joe needed to dodge Radanov's gutshot outs, but he couldn't do so as Radanov continued his hot streak by binking a straight on seventh street.
Radanov, who is from Serbia but now lives in Tennessee and who has $2.2 million in Hendon Mob earnings, had his young daughter in mind after closing out the tournament and propped up his phone with a photo of her as he posed for winner's photos.
“I wanted to take one picture with my kid. It feels good, but nothing feels (like) just being next to her," said a reflective Radanov.
That wraps up PokerNews' coverage of the $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. For more CMSOP updates, head to the live reporting portal.
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Damjan Radanov is the winner of the CMSOP $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship after defeating heads-up opponent Dean Joe. Radanov takes home $16,479 for the victory.
Stay tuned for a full recap and winner's interview.
$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damjan Radanov | United States | $16,479 |
| 2 | Dean Joe | United States | $10,489 |
| 3 | Tom McCormick | United States | $7,038 |
| 4 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | $4,985 |
| 5 | Nick Pupillo | United States | $3,747 |
| 6 | Adam Kipnis | United States | $2,990 |
| 7 | Josh Arieh | United States | $2,551 |
| 8 | Patrick Hu-A-Kam | Canada | $2,334 |
| 9 | Carol Anderson | United States | $2,307 |
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Stud Hi-Lo
Damjan Radanov: 10♠8♣/Q♠9♣8♠5♠/J♦
Dean Joe: 10♥7♦/A♣6♥A♦7♠/6♦
Dean Joe had lost most of his chips in a previous Stud 8 or Better hand where Damjan Radanov made jacks and deuces. Joe got all in on fourth street not long after and saw his ace-high needed to dodge Radanov's gutshot.
Joe improved to aces up by seventh street, but that street also gave Radanov his straight as he secured the victory.
"You ran over me during heads-up," Joe had said a hand earlier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Seven Card Stud
Damjan Radanov: A♠9♠/A♦K♠6♣10♠/9♦
Dean Joe: XxXx/K♣K♥4♦2♦/Xx
Dean Joe bet on fourth street and Damjan Radanov called, and the same action took place on the next two streets. Joe then checked on seventh street and Radanov bet. Joe called and saw the bad news as his opponent turned over two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Omaha Hi-Lo
Damjan Radanov raised on the button and Dean Joe defended in the big blind.
Joe checked on the flop of K♠9♣Q♣ and Radanov bet. Joe check-raised and Radanov called. Joe then checked on the 4♦ turn and Radanov bet. Joe laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 22
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Limit Hold'em
Damjan Radanov raised from the button and Dean Joe defended in the big blind.
Joe checked on the flop of K♣10♠2♥ and Radanov bet. Joe laid it down without further fight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 30,000-60,000
Level 21
Blinds: 15,000-25,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 25,000-50,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 25,000-50,000
Omaha Hi-Lo
In a heads-up pot between Tom McCormick and Damjan Radanov, McCormick bet on the flop of K♣5♦10♦ and announced "call" despite putting out a raise. This led to some confusion before the 7♥ turn, where McCormick again bet and Radanov called.
McCormick moved all in on the Q♥ turn and Radanov quickly called before slamming his hand down face-up and splashing the chips in front of him.
Tom McCormick: A♥A♠10♠3♥ 
Damjan Radanov: A♦J♣3♠2♦
Radanov had hit his gutshot to Broadway and was clearly feeling happy about it, while McCormick thought Radanov had acted in poor form and let him know as much before heading to the payout counter.
"Why did you slam your hand down like an asshole?" McCormick asked after having his aces cracked.
"You're the asshole for saying the word," retorted Radanov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
Blinds: 15,000-25,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 25,000-50,000
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Betting Limits: 25,000-50,000
Stud Hi-Lo
Thomas Taylor: 4♦3♥/A♣4♣K♦J♦/8♠
Damjan Radanov: XxXx/8♣5♥5♣J♣ - Folded on sixth street
Dean Joe: 6♠6♣/10♣10♦2♥2♠/A♦
Thomas Taylor was all in on third street and Damjan Radanov check-called against Dean Joe for several streets before folding on sixth street.
Taylor was against two pair and couldn't hit trips to pull ahead as he was eliminated in fourth place for $4,985.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
650,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
Busted | |
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