Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-12-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Fujimoto Pads His Stack

Dan O'Hair

Level 19

Limit Flop: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits, 3,000 Ante

Seven Card Stud

Koji Fujimoto: XxXx/J♣A♥Q♥
Greg Mueller: XxXx/4♦5♣9♠ - folded on fifth street
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/A♠ - folded on third street

Thomas Taylor completed and was called by Greg Mueller. Koji Fujimoto then raised, which got an immediate fold from Taylor and a call from Mueller.

Mueller called a bet from Fujimoto on fourth street, but folded facing another bet on fifth to award Fujimoto the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koji Fujimoto	650,000
Greg Mueller	525,000

Thomas Taylor	440,000
Mojgan Stringham	Busted
Daniel Wokoun	Busted
Emmanuel Barcoma	Busted

Tags: Greg Mueller Koji Fujimoto Thomas Taylor

06-12-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Anderson Annihilates Opposition in Stud

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Limit Flop: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits, 3,000 Ante

Seven Card Stud

Hand #1
Calvin Anderson: XxXx/4♣Q♠Q♥8♣
Hal Rotholz: XxXx/5♦7♣9♦10♣ - folded sixth street

Calvind Anderson completed, Hal Rotholz raised, and Anderson called. Fourth street action checked through, after which Anderson paired up on fifth street.

He bet, receiving a call from Rotholz. Anderson fired again on sixth street, but this time Rotholz folded after some thought.

Hand #2
Calvin Anderson: XxXx/9♠

Anderson completed and picked up the antes and bring-in when the entire table folded.

Hand #3
Hal Rotholz: XxXx/9♠Q♥J♦A♥/Xx
Marcel Vonk: XxXx/J♥K♣6♣ - folded fifth street
Calvin Anderson: Q♣10♦3♣/K♠A♣J♠J♣

Rotholz competed, receiving calls from Marcel Vonk and Anderson. Anders led out when he caught an ace on fourth street, which both his opponents called.

Fifth street saw Anderson bet again, this time folding out Vonk after Rotholz had called. Rotholz called Anderson's bets on sixth and seventh street as well, but lost the pot when Anderson tabled his straight at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	620,000 170,000	170,000

Marcel Vonk	335,000 65,000	65,000

Hal Rotholz	48,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Hal Rotholz Marcel Vonk

06-12-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Le Spikes Seventh to Avoid Elimination

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Dan O'Hair

Level 19

Limit Flop: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits, 3,000 Ante

Razz

Nghia Le: 6x4x/7x2x3x2x/Ax All in
David "Bakes" Baker: 7x6x/2x4xKxKx/Ax
Fernando Garcia Garay: XxXx/Qx9x - folded on fourth street

Nghia Le called Fernando Garcia Garay's bring-in and David "Bakes" Baker called as well for a three-way pot.

Baker bet on fourth street, which got a fold from Garay and a call from Nghia.

Nghia then led out for a bet after Baker received a king on fifth and Baker called.

Nghia bet his remaining chips on sixth and Baker quickly called to put him at risk.

Baker peeled an Ax on seventh — leaving Nghia drawing to an ace or five to make a better low.

Nghia slowly squeezed his card and shouted, "Yes!" as he triumphantly turned over an Ax for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	390,000 10,000	10,000

Fernando Garcia Garay	130,000 52,000	52,000
Nghia Le	105,000 30,000	30,000
Eddie Blumenthal	Busted
Dekel Balas	Busted
Jose Razo	Busted
Charles Dawson	Busted
Jason Bigelow	Busted
Jeanne David	Busted

Tags: Fernando Garcia Garay Fernando Garcia Garay's Le Spikes Seventh Nghia Le

06-12-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Assorted Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits, 2,000 Ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	450,000 90,000	90,000

David "Bakes" Baker	380,000 147,000	147,000

David Bach	330,000 247,500	247,500

Nick Guagenti	315,000 94,000	94,000

Ryan Leng	185,000 86,000	86,000

Ray Fishman	165,000 35,000	35,000
Marcel Vonk	165,000 96,000	96,000

06-12-2025 14:41 UTC-8

Rotholz Doubles, Wong Left Short

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits, 2,000 Ante

Seven Card Stud

Hal Rotholz: 5♠5♥/8♠10♣6♣8♣/3♥ All in
Timothy Wong: Q♦4♦/A♦Q♣K♥7♣/3♠

Timothy Wong bet on fourth and fifth street, with Hal Rotholz calling both times. Rotholz paired his board on sixth street, and tossed in his final 6,000.

Wong made the call and tabled a pair of queens, but was unable to improve on seventh street against the two pair of Rotholz, seeing him double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	118,000 83,000	83,000

Timothy Wong	32,000 64,500	64,500

Tags: Hal Rotholz Timothy Wong

06-12-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Gleissner Bets All the Way

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits, 2,000 Ante

Seven Card Stud

Bernd Gleissner: Q♥8♠6♠/8♦8♣7♣Q♣
Nicolas Milgrom XxXx/A♥7♦2♦9♠/Xx

The action was picked up on fourth street, where Gleissner bet his open pair of eights. Milgrom called, turning a four-way pot heads-up. Milgrom went on to call Gleissner's bets down until showdown.

Gleissner showed eights full of queens, and Milgrom's seven cards disappeared into the muck in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernd Gleissner	415,000 115,000	115,000

Nicolas Milgrom	275,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Bernd Gleissner Nicolas Milgrom

06-12-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Jeffery Up Big After Scooping Multiway Pot

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits, 2,000 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Robert Lauria raised first to act and was called by Bernd Gleissner from directly behind him, Joe Jeffery in the small blind, and Nicolas Milgrom in the big blind for a four-way pot.

Jeffery led out for a bet on the 4♥K♥6♠ flop and was called by Milgrom. Lauria got out of the way and Gleissner raised. Both Jeffery and Milgrom called.

The 10♥ brought three cards to a flush on the turn and Jeffery bet again. Milgrom and Gleissner called.

Jeffery bet a final time on the 7♣ river, which got a call from Milgrom and a fold from Gleissner.

Jeffery turned over A♥Q♦9♥3♦ for the nut flush with a low and Milgrom sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Jeffery	600,000 304,000	304,000
Nicolas Milgrom	480,000 178,000	178,000

Bernd Gleissner	300,000 40,000	40,000

Robert Lauria	105,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Bernd Gleissner Joe Jeffery Nicolas Milgrom Robert Lauria

06-12-2025 13:10 UTC-8

Lewis Falls to Khoang's Rolled-Up Deuces

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits, 2,000 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Jonathan Lewis: A♦4♦/6♠A♥10♦7♣/9♥ All in
Quoc Khoang: 2♥2♠/2♦6♦J♣K♣/8♦

Jonathan Lewis was already all in for his short stack on third street against Quoc Khoang, who had Lewis slightly covered.

Khoang's board didn't improve on his trip ducks, but Lewis caught an ace on fourth street and was drawing live to a chop or win by seventh. It wasn't meant to be, however, as Lewis squeezed what turned out to be the 9♥ on the end — sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quoc Khoang	70,000 8,500	8,500
Jonathan Lewis	Busted
Mark Vathanasin	Busted
Daniel Cosner	Busted
Dan Shak	Busted
Sanjay Pandya	Busted
Lorri Broda	Busted
Michael Horowitz	Busted
Alyn Dagher	Busted
Adam Farber	Busted
Benjamin Gold	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Lewis Quoc Khoang

06-12-2025 12:50 UTC-8

Villella Surges in Stud

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Frank Visser

Level 16

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits, 1,500 Ante

Seven Card Stud

Hal Rotholz: XxXx/Q♣5♣Q♠2♦/Xx
Joseph Villella XxXx/10♦6♦10♠K♥/Xx

The action was picked up on fourth street, where Hal Rotholz bet out and Joseph Villella flicked in a call. Both players paired their door card on fifth street, and another bet and call followed.

Sixth street then checked through to seventh street, where Rotholz checked again. Villella fired a bet, and Rotholz decided to lay down his open queens.

"How do you do it, Joe?" a tablemate asked.

"Just a full house," Villella claimed, but he did not provide any evidence as he mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Villella	315,000 136,000	136,000
Hal Rotholz	93,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Hal Rotholz Joseph Villella

06-12-2025 12:42 UTC-8

Dagher Drags a pot; Brunson Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits, 1,500 Ante

Seven Card Stud

Alyn Dagher: XxXx/4♣7♣6♣K♦
Tamon Nakamura: XxXx/10♥A♣Q♥5♣ - folded on sixth street

Tamon Nakamura completed and was called by Alyn Dagher for a heads-up pot.

Dagher called a bet from Nakamura on fourth street and then both players checked on fifth. Nakamura checked again on sixth street, prompting a bet from Dagher. Nakamura wanted nothing to do with it and let his hand go.

On another table, Poker Hall of Famer Todd Brunson was eliminated, among several others.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamon Nakamura	200,000 75,500	75,500
Alyn Dagher	110,000 35,500	35,500
Derek Dufour	Busted
Ofir Mor	Busted
Patrick Quealy	Busted
George Lewis	Busted
Yanshing Tsang	Busted

Todd Brunson	Busted

Tags: Alyn Dagher Tamon Nakamura Todd Brunson