Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-13-2025 14:55 UTC-8

Dennis Axel Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,561)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 28

Limit Flop: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

Omaha 8 or Better

Action folded to Thomas Taylor on the button and he raised, before the small blind Dennis Axel three-bet all in. The big blind folded, and Taylor made the call to put Taylor at risk.

Dennis Axel: A♥Q♣7♦6♥ All in
Thomas Taylor: A♠6♦4♠4♦

Axel was in front, but once the board ran out 2♠8♥5♠2♥8♦ Taylor scooped the pot and sent Axel to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	1,425,000 335,000	335,000
Dennis Axel	Busted

Tags: Dennis Axel Thomas Taylor

06-13-2025 14:49 UTC-8

Kubota Doubles With Big Slick

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Frank Visser

Level 28

Limit Flop: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Stanislav Ivanov and Travis Kubota exchanged raises in the blinds until Kubota's stack of 345,000 was in the middle and at risk.

Travis Kubota: A♥K♦ All in
Stanislav Ivanov: K♠2♠

Ivanov was drawing to a chop after the 10♣K♣J♣A♠ turn, and the A♣ river made Kubota a full house to double up in style.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Ivanov	1,900,000 575,000	575,000
Travis Kubota	690,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Stanislav Ivanov Travis Kubota

06-13-2025 14:46 UTC-8

Zhigalov Takes From Taylor

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit Flop: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Andrey Zhigalov raised in the cutoff and in the big blind, Thomas Taylor called.

The flop rolled out 6♣4♠3♣ and Taylor check-called a bet from Zhigalov

On the turn 6♠, Taylor check-called a second bet from Zhigalov.

Taylor checked the river 7♦ and Ivanov bet once more and Taylor called. He mucked after seeing Zhigalov 3♥3♠ for threes full of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zhigalov	3,480,000 805,000	805,000

Thomas Taylor	1,090,000 485,000	485,000

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Thomas Taylor

06-13-2025 14:43 UTC-8

Kubota Left Short

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Frank Visser

Level 28

Limit Flop: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Stanislav Ivanov: XxXx/8♠2♠2♦4♥/Xx
Travis Kubota: XxXx/5♠7♠J♣9♣/Xx

Stanislav Ivanov completed, and Travis Kubota called. Ivanov bet on fourth street, receiving a call form Kubota. Fifth street checked through before Ivanov started betting again on sixth street.

Kubota called to seventh street, where he folded to a final bet from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tal Avivi	4,525,000 115,000	115,000
Stanislav Ivanov	2,475,000 665,000	665,000
Dzmitry Malets	1,550,000 450,000	450,000
Linda Johnson	670,000 85,000	85,000

Travis Kubota	485,000 525,000	525,000

Tags: Stanislav Ivanov Travis Kubota

06-13-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Bhargava Takes Four-Bet Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 28

Limit Flop: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

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Limit Hold'em

Action folded to Sachin Bhargava on the button who raised, before the small blind Thomas Taylor three-bet. Once the big blind folded, Bhargava put in the four-bet, which Taylor called.

Taylor then check-called a bet on the 4♥9♦4♠ and the A♣ on the turn. After Taylor checked 7♦ river, Bhargava bet out again, getting tailor to muck and giving him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sachin Bhargava	3,100,000 535,000	535,000
Thomas Taylor	1,575,000 1,095,000	1,095,000

Tags: Sachin Bhargava Thomas Taylor

06-13-2025 14:28 UTC-8

Avivi Growing Bigger

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit Flop: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Tal Avivi called while Ivanov completed and Avivi called.

Tal Avivi: XxXx/8♥K♥Q♣
Stanislav Ivanov: XxXx/A♥9♠Q♥

Ivanov bet on fourth street and Avivi called.

On fifth street, Ivanov bet again and Avivi raised, prompting a quick fold from Ivanov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tal Avivi	4,410,000 235,000	235,000
Stanislav Ivanov	1,810,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Stanislav Ivanov Tal Avivi

Level: 28

Limit Flop: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

06-13-2025 14:14 UTC-8

You Too Can Win a Seat into Event #78: $600 PokerNews DeepStack Championship

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Milko van Winden

Level 27

Limit Flop: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

More Information

06-13-2025 14:06 UTC-8

Break Time

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Frank Visser

Level 27

Limit Flop: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

The 11 remaining players are being moved to the feature tables, after which they will be sent on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tal Avivi	4,175,000 15,000	15,000
Andrey Zhigalov	2,675,000 500,000	500,000

Thomas Taylor	2,670,000 470,000	470,000
Sachin Bhargava	2,565,000 595,000	595,000
Stanislav Ivanov	2,290,000 30,000	30,000
Joseph Santagata	2,160,000 390,000	390,000
Marcel Vonk	1,670,000 860,000	860,000

Dzmitry Malets	1,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Travis Kubota	1,010,000 590,000	590,000
Linda Johnson	755,000 295,000	295,000

Dennis Axel	610,000 220,000	220,000

06-13-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Joseph Villella Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,260)

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Liam Gannon

Level 27

Limit Flop: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits, 20,000 Ante

Stud

Joseph Villella completed, prompting Tal Avivi to raise and Villella raised again and Ivanov called.

Joseph Villella: A♦4♦/A♥7♥2♣K♠/Xx All in
Tal Avivi: 2♠8♠/2♦10♣J♣Q♣/Xx

Villella bet on fourth street which Avivi called.

On fifth street, Villella bet once more and Avivi called.

Sixth street saw Villella bet once more and Avivi raised him all in which Villella called.

Avivi peeled his seventh street card first and revealed a Q♥ to make queens and twos. Villella peeled up a J♥ and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tal Avivi	4,160,000 2,250,000	2,250,000
Joseph Villella	Busted

Tags: Joseph Villella Tal Avivi