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

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 12:54 UTC-8

Johnson Sends Pattni to the Rail as Money Bubble Approaches

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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

Rupesh Pattni: A♠2♦/2♣10♦J♥7♥/4♣ All in
Linda Johnson: K♥9♥/10♥K♠8♠Q♥/6♦

Linda Johnson completed with her ten and action folded to Rupesh Pattni, who raised with the bring-in. Johnson called.

Pattni bet on fourth street and Johnson raised. Pattni raised again for 1,000 more on top and Johnson called to put Pattni at risk.

Johnson was ahead with her split kings and neither player improved through seventh street to eliminate Pattni from the tournament.

The eliminations have come fast and furious so far, with just 13 more to go until the money bubble bursts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Johnson	95,000 65,500	65,500

Rupesh Pattni	Busted
Stephen Dauphinais	Busted
Gabriel Barron	Busted
Denis Strebkov	Busted

Tristan Wade	Busted

James Opie	Busted
Colin Burton	Busted
Sergio Braga	Busted
Kyle Sullivan	Busted
James Matz	Busted
Ilkka Heikkila	Busted
Darren Taylor	Busted
Joshua Rothberg	Busted
Jeffrey Shea	Busted
David Rivera	Busted
Gregory Jamison	Busted
Marc Tushnet	Busted
Jeffrey Thompson	Busted

Tags: Linda Johnson Rupesh Pattni

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 12:24 UTC-8

Nickerson Bets 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

Razz

Daryl Nickerson: XxXx/Ax7xJx5x/Xx
Todd Brunson: XxXx/3x6xJxQx/Xx
Timothy Loehr: XxXx/2x9x - folded on fourth street

Three ways on fourth street, Todd Brunson bet and a got a fold from Timothy Loehr and a call from Daryl Nickerson.

Nickerson called another bet from Brunson on fifth, but then led out for a bet himself after Brunson caught a queen on sixth. Brunson called.

Nickerson bet a final time on seventh and Brunson let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Loehr	250,000 8,000	8,000
Daryl Nickerson	125,000 29,000	29,000
Todd Brunson	60,000 51,500	51,500

Tags: Daryl Nickerson Timothy Loehr Todd Brunson

06-12-2025 10:40 UTC-8

Mueller in the Mix as Solheim Leads Heading Into Day 2 of $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.

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Dan O'Hair

A record-setting field of 867 runners has been whittled down to just 195 hopefuls as Day 2 of Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. is set to begin inside the Horseshoe Event Center at 1 p.m.

The man to beat so far is Michael Solheim, who enters Day 2 as the chip leader after ending with an impressive 345,500 last night. Solheim, who has a modest $5,757 in live-tournament earnings across three events according to The Hendon Mob, is best-positioned to make a deep run and give his poker resume a massive boost.

Among the chip leaders and eyeing a fourth gold bracelet is Greg Mueller, who bagged up 273,000 to end Day 1 with a top-ten stack. The Canadian pro, known for his mixed-game prowess, already boasts two deep runs at this year’s WSOP and is no stranger to H.O.R.S.E. success as his most recent bracelet came from the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship back in 2019. With plenty of room to maneuver and experience on his side, Mueller will be looking to do some damage en route to yet another deep run.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Michael Solheim	United States	345,500	29
2	Tal Avivi	Israel	305,000	25
3	Nicolas Milgrom	France	302,000	25
4	Ryan Parsa	United States	299,000	25
5	Joe Jeffery	United States	296,000	25
6	Qinghai Pan	United States	292,000	24
7	Andreas Bremer	Germany	283,500	24
8	Greg Mueller	Canada	273,000	23
9	Tyler Schwecke	United States	272,000	23
10	Bernd Gleissner	Germany	260,000	22

Day 2 begins just 64 players shy of the money, which means it won't take long for the bubble to burst. Everyone remaining will compete for a slice of the $1,150,943 prize pool, with a min-cash being worth $3,017. The eventual champion will take home $197,923 in addition to the gold bracelet.

Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$197,923	16-23	$7,562
2	$131,916	24-31	$6,299
3	$91,545	32-39	$5,354
4	$64,607	40-47	$4,647
5	$46,384	48-55	$4,118
6	$33,885	56-63	$3,729
7	$25,198	64-71	$3,453
8	$19,078	72-79	$3,269
9	$14,713	80-87	$3,167
10-11	$11,561	88-131	$3,017
12-15	$9,260

Play resumes on Level 16, which features limits of 6,000/12,000. Levels from Day 2 onward will be increased to 60-minutes each and players will be sent on break every two hours.

With the money bubble looming, players are sure to bring their A-game from the get-go. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action until the final card has been dealt!

Tags: Bernd Gleissner Joe Jeffery Michael Solheim Nicolas Milgrom Qinghai Pan Ryan Parsa Tyler Schwecke