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

Jun 18, 2025

Hunichen Gets Mueller to Fold

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Limit Flop: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-2,000, 2,000-4,000, 500 Ante

Chris Hunichen: XxXx/6xJxJx
Greg Mueller: XxXx/6xKxKx - folded on fifth street
Nacho Barbero: XxXx/Ax - folded on third street
Daniel Buckley: XxXx/Jx - folded bring in

Nacho Barbero called the bring in and Greg Mueller completed. Chris Hunichen raised to two bets, Daniel Buckley folded from the bring in and Barbero folded.

Hunichen bet fourth and fifth street. Mueller called fourth before folding on fifth and Hunichen took the pot.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Daniel Buckley Greg Mueller Nacho Barbero

Jun 18, 2025

Entries and Exits

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Limit Flop: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-2,000, 2,000-4,000, 500 Ante

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Jun 18, 2025

"I Really Thought I Had Three-Quarters"

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Limit Flop: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-2,000, 2,000-4,000, 500 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

The short-stacked Allen Cunningham limped under the gun and Jason Palafox did the same from the cutoff. Daniel Idema then raised from the big blind, both his opponents called, and the flop came down A♥2♥5♠.

Idema checked, Kessler bet 2,000, and Palafox folded. Idema called and then both players checked the 6♠ turn, which brought about the 4♥ on the river.

Idema bet and Kessler raised all in for 6,800. Idema didn't seem excited but called with his 3♣2♠A♦Q♣ and Kessler turned over 3♦2♣6♣5♦.

"I get three-quarters," Kessler said as the dealer started to break down the stacks. However, after a few beats, Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht noted that it was actually a chopped pot as both players had a wheel for the low and a six-high straight for the high. Even Idema didn't notice.

"I really thought I had three-quarters," Kessler said as he was pushed his half of the pot, thus extending his tournament life.

Meanwhile, Palafox went bust a short time later.

Jun 18, 2025

Rubbathan KOs Lord

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Limit Flop: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-2,000, 2,000-4,000, 500 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Mark Rubbathan: A♠A♥/8♥7♦2♥Q♥/3♠
Kristan Lord: J♠5♠/A♣6♥A♦9♦/8♦

With two players seeing sixth street and around 50,000 in the middle Kristan Lord bet, leaving just a few chips behind, and Mark Rubbathan called.

Lord bet his remaining stack on seventh street and was all-in. Rubbathan called.

Both players had a pair of aces but Rubbathan had the best kicker with a queen to eliminate Lord.

Tags: Kristan Lord Mark Rubbathan

Jun 18, 2025

Checking It Down with IIjima & Zwingmann-Gocht

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Limit Flop: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-2,000, 2,000-4,000, 500 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Masafumi IIjima raised from middle position and Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht defended the big blind to see a flop of 5♦J♠5♣.

Both players checked and proceeded to do the same on the K♠ turn as well as the 2♣ river.

IIjima tabled the A♠4♥4♣6♥ and it was good as Zwingmann-Gocht mucked.

Tags: Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht Masafumi IIjima

Jun 18, 2025

Smith and Luo Chop Up a Big One

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Limit Flop: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-2,000, 2,000-4,000, 500 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Justin Smith: 7♠A♣/3♠6♣4♥2♣/9♠
Xixang Luo: 10♦10♠/10♣A♠2♦Q♦/5♠
Brandon Shack-Harris: XxXx/7♦9♥Q♠ - folded on fifth street

Action was picked up on third street after Brandon Shack-Harris had raised to three bets over some previous action. Justin Smith called, Xixiang Luo raised to four bets, Shack-Harris called and Smith called.

On fourth street Luo bet, Shack-Harris called and Smith raised. Luo three-bet, Shack-Harris called and Smith four-bet. Luo made it five bets, Shack-Harris called and Smith called.

On fifth street Luo bet, Shack-Harris folded, Smith raised and Luo called. Luo then check-called bets from Smith on sixth and seventh street.

Smith had a six-low while Luo had trip tens to split the massive pot.

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Justin Smith Xixiang Luo

Jun 18, 2025

Top 50 Stacks After Second Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Limit Flop: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-2,000, 2,000-4,000, 500 Ante

According to the WSOP+ App, these are the top 50 stacks in the room after the second break of the day.

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Level: 7

Limit Flop: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-2,000, 2,000-4,000, 500 Ante

Jun 18, 2025

Second Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Limit Flop: 800-1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-1,500, 1,500-3,000, 300 Ante

Players are now on another 15-minute break.

Jun 18, 2025

Four Players to the River in Big O8 Pot

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 800/1,500, 1,500 ante

Limit Flop: 800-1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500-1,500, 1,500-3,000, 300 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Calvin Anderson raised from late position, and Jerry Wong called from the button. John Monnette came along from the small blind, Matt Glantz from the big, and it was four-way action to a flop of A♣6♦9♥.

Three checks saw Wong bet 1,500, and all three of his opponents called.

That action repeated on the 8♣ turn, albeit for 3,000, and the 10♦ completed the board on the river, which everyone checked.

Monnette showed the 10♥9♠7♠3♥ for a straight, but it was no good as Anderson held a bigger one with the Q♠J♦A♥3♠. Glantz then showed 4♣2♦4♠7♥ for a low, and Wong mucked.

With that, Anderson and Glantz chopped up a healthy O8 pot.