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

06-12-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Mueller Falls to Leng

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Greg Mueller: 9♦6♠/4♣5♠Q♠2♠/K♦ All in
Ryan Leng: A♠J♠/Q♣A♦9♥7♠/Q♥

Greg Mueller was already all in on fourth street against Ryan Leng, who was ahead with a pair of aces.

Leng ended with two pair, but Mueller had a draw to a straight or flush to scoop or a low card to chop by seventh and he slowly squeezed his card.

"A red king, that's fun," Mueller said as he flung seventh face up before getting up from his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Leng	520,000 204,000	204,000

Greg Mueller	Busted

Raymond Matthaei	Busted
Joe Brindle	Busted
Ron Schindelheim	Busted
Frederik Brink	Busted
Andrey Zaichenko	Busted

Tags: Greg Mueller Ryan Leng

06-12-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Fishman Blazts Off, Lisandro Also Leaves

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Frank Visser

Level 21

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Ray Fishman: 4♥9♣/A♠Q♥J♦8♠/6♥ All in
Blaz Zerjav: K♦K♣/3♣2♣J♣9♦/7♦

By fourth street, Ray Fishman had gotten his total stack of 78,000 in the middle against Blaz Zerjav. Zerjav had kings in the hole, which remained the best hand when the boards had been run out.

Shortly after Fishman had said his goodbyes, six-time bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro was also seen departing his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	895,000 300,000	300,000

Ray Fishman	Busted
Jeff Lisandro	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Jeff Lisandro Ray Fishman

06-12-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Livingston Crosses Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 20

Limit Flop: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits, 3,000 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Alex Livingston raised from early position, and David Singer called in the seat next over. Livingston check-called Singer's bet on the 10♠8♦Q♦ flop before the check-raised his opponent on the 6♥ turn.

Singer called to the 5♦ river, where he called Livingston's final bet as well. Livingston tabled A♠9♦7♥5♥ for a straight to the ten and a eight-seven low, and he took down the entire pot when Singer mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	1,000,000 51,000	51,000

David Singer	48,000 151,000	151,000

Tags: Alex Livingston David Singer

06-12-2025 16:15 UTC-8

Zerjav Best in Six-Way Pot

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Ryan Parsa: XxXx/9♥9♦K♥4♣ - folded sixth street
Blaz Zerjav: 7♥7♣5♣/8♦A♦8♥10♣
Michael Palermo: XxXx/3♥5♦Q♠9♣ - folded sixth street
Andreas Bremer: XxXx/A♥J♦ - folded fourth street
Dzmitry Malets: XxXx/Q♣8♣10♥J♠/Xx
Daniel Wokoun: XxXx/K♦A♠ - folded fourth street

Six players went to fourth street, where it was checked to Dzmitry Malets. He fired a bet, folding out Daniel Wokoun and Andreas Bremer, while the other three players called.

The four remaining players checked to fifth street. Parsa kept checking his open pair of nines, prompting Blaz Zerjav to toss in a bet with his open eights.

Everyone but Malets folded their hands, and Zerjav and Malets checked it to showdown on seventh street. Zerjav tabled two pair, and Malets took a few moments before acknowledging the recent bracelet winner had won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Parsa	668,000 32,000	32,000
Dzmitry Malets	435,000 15,000	15,000
Blaz Zerjav	400,000 135,000	135,000

Michael Palermo	390,000 35,000	35,000
Andreas Bremer	325,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel Wokoun	42,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: Andreas Bremer Blaz Zerjav Daniel Wokoun Dzmitry Malets Michael Palermo Ryan Parsa

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 15:39 UTC-8

"First Lady of Poker" Off to a Great Start

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Linda Johnson has had a stellar Day 2 so far and has managed to run her stack up from just 30,000 to over 300,000 in the first few levels of play.

In a recent hand, Yuebin Guo raised from early position and Johnson defended her big blind.

Johnson checked on the 2♣K♥K♦ flop and Guo continued for a bet. Johnson stuck in a raise and Guo let his hand go after a bit of thought.

Johnson's last cash in a WSOP event prior to today was in 2023 in an Omaha Hi-Lo event and she is currently sitting healthy with a slightly above-average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Johnson	310,000 138,000	138,000

Yuebin Guo	105,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Linda Johnson Yuebin Guo

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 15:08 UTC-8

Santagata Sends Comeskey Out

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Dan O'Hair

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

Limit Hold’em

Heads-up on a flop of 9♦A♣5♠, Caitlin Comeskey and Joseph Santagata got into a raising war that ended with Comeskey all in from the cutoff against Santagata, who was in middle position.

Caitlin Comeskey: A♠Q♠ All in
Joseph Santagata: A♦A♥

"Nice hand," Comeskey said upon seeing Santagata's set.

Comeskey was drawing nearly dead to a runner-runner flush, but the 3♣ fell on the turn — sealing her elimination.

An irrelevant J♣ completed the board and Santagata was sent the rest of Comeskey's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Santagata	510,000 349,500	349,500
Caitlin Comeskey	Busted
David Tarbet	Busted
Jay Kerbel	Busted
Konstantin Puchkov	Busted

Damoun Nikouie	Busted
Linda Drucker	Busted

Tags: Caitlin Comeskey Joseph Santagata

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 13:52 UTC-8

Fishman Gets Three Quarters of Four-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

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

Ray Fishman raised in early position. Sachin Bhargava called in the cutoff, and Miguel Rodriguez did so on the button. Andrew Latto came along from the small blind, and the quartet went off to a flop of 2♥8♣K♥.

Fishman bet, and all three opponents called. Fishman also bet the 5♦ turn, but this time Bhargava raised. Rodriguez called, Latto folded, and Fishman called as well.

The remaining trio checked the 2♣ river down. Fishman tabled A♥A♣Q♠J♥ for aces and deuces, winning the high half of the pot.

Bhargava and Rodriguez tabled the same low with A♠8♦4♥3♠ and A♦J♠8♠3♥, and reiceved a quarter of the pot each.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sachin Bhargava	275,000 25,000	25,000
Ray Fishman	230,000 104,500	104,500
Robert Klein	192,500 40,000	40,000
Miguel Rodriguez	190,000 5,000	5,000
David Christ	150,000 33,500	33,500
Jason Bigelow	125,000 76,500	76,500
Andrew Latto	57,000 54,000	54,000
Quoc Khoang	48,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Andrew Latto Miguel Rodriguez Ray Fishman