Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-18-2025 13:38 UTC-8

Strebkov and Bhargava Chop Multiway Hand

Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : 300/500, 500 ante

Limit Flop: 300-500, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200-500, 500-1,000, 100 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Denis Strebkov: 7♣8♦/2♥4♠J♣3♣/9♦
Donny Rubinstein: XxXx/7♦K♠2♣Q♠/Xx
Sachin Bhargava: J♦8♥/J♠2♦10♠9♠/8♣
Yueqi Zhu: XxXx/4♦Q♥10♦K♦/Xx - folded on seventh street

With four players seeing sixth street and around 5,000 in the middle, the action checked around to Denis Strebkov, who bet showing three low cards and a jack. Donny Rubinstein, Sachin Bhargava and Yueqi Zhu all called.

On seventh street Strebkov bet again and received calls from Rubinstein and Bhargava while Zhu folded.

Strebkov showed an eight-seven low. Rubinstein announced that he had a pair of aces for the high, but Bhargava turned over two pair, jacks and eights, to take the high half.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Breck	68,000 68,000	68,000
Donny Rubinstein	65,000 5,000	5,000
Denis Strebkov	63,000 3,000	3,000

Ken Aldridge	59,000 2,000	2,000
Thomas Keller	55,000 55,000	55,000

William Romaine	54,000 6,000	6,000
Sachin Bhargava	53,000 7,000	7,000
Yueqi Zhu	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Denis Strebkov Donny Rubinstein Sachin Bhargava Yueqi Zhu

06-18-2025 13:40 UTC-8

Strebkov Claims Capped Preflop Pot on the Turn

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Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 300/500, 500 ante

Limit Flop: 300-500, 500-1,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200-500, 500-1,000, 100 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Yueqi Zhu raised from under the gun, and Donny Rubinstein three-bet from middle position. Denis Strebkov then four-bet from the cutoff before Brian Breck capped it from the big blind. The other three players called, and it was four-way action to a flop of A♣8♦8♠.

Three checks saw Strebkov bet 500, both Breck and Zhu called, and Rubinstein got out of the way making it three-way action to the turn, which fell the 3♠.

Two more checks saw Strebkov bet again, and this time it was enough as both Breck and Zhu folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	68,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Brian Breck Denis Strebkov Donny Rubinstein Yueqi Zhu

Level: 2

Limit Flop: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 200-600, 600-1,200, 100 Ante

06-18-2025 13:52 UTC-8

Level Two Entries

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : 300/600, 600 ante

Limit Flop: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 200-600, 600-1,200, 100 Ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Idema	60,000 60,000	60,000

Qinghai Pan	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andres Korn	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tony Cousineau	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ilkka Heikkila	60,000 60,000	60,000
Masafumi IIjima	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chad Eveslage	60,000 60,000	60,000

Barbara Schindler	60,000 60,000	60,000
John Hennigan	60,000 60,000	60,000

Luigi Santoro	60,000 60,000	60,000
Qiang Xu	60,000 60,000	60,000

Justin Smith	60,000 60,000	60,000
Benjamin Miner	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-18-2025 14:11 UTC-8

Zhu Razzle Dazzles Bhargava

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Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 300/600, 600 ante

Limit Flop: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 200-600, 600-1,200, 100 Ante

Razz

Sachin Bhargava: XxXx / 5x2x5x4x / Xx Muck
Yueqi Zhu: 7x6x9x8x / Ax2x6x

On fourth street, Sachin Bhargava bet showing a five-deuce and Yueqi Zhu called with his seven-six. The latter then bet 1,200 after taking the lead on fifth and Bhargava called despite pairing up.

Zhu then check-called a bet on sixth before action went check-check on seventh.

Zhu tabled his hand showing an eight-six low, and it was good as Bhargava sent his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sachin Bhargava	59,000 6,000	6,000
Yueqi Zhu	47,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Sachin Bhargava Yueqi Zhu

06-18-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Moulder Chops With Lord

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : 300/600, 600 ante

Limit Flop: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 200-600, 600-1,200, 100 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Kristan Lord: 5♣3♣/8♠10♣7♣6♠/9♠
Patrick Moulder: 2♣9♦/4♦A♥5♠7♠/8♦
Calvin Anderson: XxXx/K♠6♣6♦5♥/Xx - folded on seventh street
Damjan Radanov: XxXx/Q♠A♦7♦ - folded on fifth street

Calvin Anderson completed and received calls from Kristan Lord, Damjan Radanov and Patrick Moulder in the bring in.

All four players checked fourth street. On fifth street Anderson bet after pairing his six and only Radanov folded.

Action checked around to Moulder who bet on sixth street, receiving calls from both opponents. On seventh street Anderson checked, Lord bet, Moulder raised, Anderson folded and Lord called.

Moulder had a seven-low while Lord had a ten-high straight to take the other half.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristan Lord	77,500 17,500	17,500
Calvin Anderson	59,000 59,000	59,000

Damjan Radanov	58,000 2,000	2,000
Patrick Moulder	50,500 9,500	9,500

Tags: Calvin Anderson Damjan Radanov Kristan Lord Patrick Moulder

06-18-2025 14:23 UTC-8

Lord Have Mercy

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Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 300/600, 600 ante

Limit Flop: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 200-600, 600-1,200, 100 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Kristan Lord raised from the cutoff, Damjan Radanov three-bet from the button, and both blinds got out of the way.

Lord called and then check-called a bet of 600 on the A♦5♦6♠ flop.

Both players proceeded to check the Q♥ turn, and the 7♥ completed the board on the river.

Lord bet 1,200 and received a call from Radanov, who mucked after the former tabled the A♥7♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristan Lord	75,000 2,500	2,500
Damjan Radanov	55,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Damjan Radanov Kristan Lord

Level: 3

Limit Flop: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200-800, 800-1,600, 200 Ante

06-18-2025 14:24 UTC-8

More Early Arrivals

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : 400/800, 800 ante

Limit Flop: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200-800, 800-1,600, 200 Ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Wells	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jeff Madsen	60,000 60,000	60,000

Viktor Blom	60,000 60,000	60,000
Clayton Mozdzen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Miller	60,000 60,000	60,000

Daniel Mayoh	60,000 60,000	60,000
Timothy Wong	60,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Estes	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chris Hunichen	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ian Johns	60,000 60,000	60,000

Xixiang Luo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Greg Mascio	60,000 60,000	60,000
Max Pescatori	60,000 60,000	60,000

Suketu Patel	60,000 60,000	60,000
Matthew Valeo	60,000

Eric Rodawig	60,000 60,000	60,000

Noah Bronstein	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dave Stann	60,000 60,000	60,000
Esther Taylor	60,000 60,000	60,000

John Ma	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mark Rubbathan	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andrew Brown	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Wattel	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-18-2025 14:38 UTC-8

Wattel Gets Blom to Fold Seventh

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : 400/800, 800 ante

Limit Flop: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200-800, 800-1,600, 200 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Mike Wattel: XxXx/8♣9♥5♦7♦/Xx
Viktor Blom: XxXx/A♣9♦10♠4♦/Xx - folded on seventh street

With two players seeing fifth street and around 6,000 in the middle Viktor Blom bet and Mike Wattel called.

Blom slowed down with a check on sixth street and Wattel bet. Blom called, but then check-folded to another bet from Wattel on seventh street.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donny Rubinstein	79,000 14,000	14,000
Daniel Strelitz	64,000 4,000	4,000

William Ford	63,000 5,500	5,500
Mike Wattel	56,000 4,000	4,000

Michael Estes	55,000 5,000	5,000
Jason Papastavrou	53,000 7,000	7,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	52,000 8,000	8,000
Viktor Blom	44,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Mike Wattel Viktor Blom