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

06-18-2025 14:40 UTC-7

Strebkov Claims Capped Preflop Pot on the Turn

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

06-18-2025 14:38 UTC-7

Strebkov and Bhargava Chop Multiway Hand

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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 14:24 UTC-7

More Level One Entries

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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

Player	Chips	Progress
Donny Rubinstein	60,000 60,000	60,000
Nicolas Milgrom	60,000 60,000	60,000

Edward Jackson Spivack	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mike Matusow	60,000 60,000	60,000

Sachin Bhargava	60,000 60,000	60,000
Allen Bari	60,000 60,000	60,000

Denis Strebkov	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ahmed Mohamed	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jay Kerbel	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mehmet Cetinkaya	60,000 60,000	60,000
Tom McCormick	60,000 60,000	60,000
Allen Kessler	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jason Papastavrou	60,000 60,000	60,000
William Romaine	60,000 60,000	60,000
Brian Hastings	60,000 60,000	60,000

Walter Chambers	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-18-2025 14:20 UTC-7

Barthe Scoops Early Pot

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo

With three players seeing a board of 3♠7♥J♦, David "Bakes" Baker checked from the big blind and William Ford bet from the hijack. Nicolas Barthe called from the button and Baker called.

Action checked around to Barthe, who bet the 3♦ turn. This time only Ford called. Both players then checked the 10♥ river.

Ford had A♥7♦6♥2♥ for two pair, sevens and threes but Barthe had a jack-high straight with A♦J♣9♥8♦ to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Barthe	71,000 8,500	8,500
William Ford	57,500 2,500	2,500
David "Bakes" Baker	56,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Nicolas Barthe William Ford

06-18-2025 14:12 UTC-7

Barthe Bets Off Owen

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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

Nicolas Barthe raised from middle position then called when Adam Owen made it three bets from the small blind.

Owen then bet 500 on the A♦K♠9♥ flop, Barthe called, and the 9♠ appeared on the turn.

Owen bet 1,000 and then wasted little time in folding when Barthe raised it to 2,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Barthe	62,500 2,500	2,500
Adam Owen	57,500 2,500	2,500

Tags: Adam Owen Nicolas Barthe

06-18-2025 14:09 UTC-7

"Not a Bad Flop"

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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

In one of the first hands of the day, Patrick Stacey raised and WSOP bracelet winner Ken "Teach" Aldridge defended from the big blind.

When the flop came down 10♣3♥8♥, Aldridge led out for 500 and Stacey folded.

"Not a bad flop," Aldridge said before tabling the K♥10♥ for top pair with a heart flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Aldridge	61,000 1,000	1,000
Patrick Stacey	59,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Patrick Stacey Ken Aldridge

06-18-2025 14:06 UTC-7

Early Entries

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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

Player	Chips	Progress
Gershon Distenfeld	60,000 60,000	60,000

Patrick Stacey	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jose Velador	60,000 60,000	60,000

Damjan Radanov	60,000 60,000	60,000
David Bach	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tom Koral	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nicolas Barthe	60,000 60,000	60,000
James Karamanis	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jeffery Taylor	60,000 60,000	60,000
David "Bakes" Baker	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ken Aldridge	60,000 60,000	60,000
Patrick Moulder	60,000 60,000	60,000

Matt Glantz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Yueqi Zhu	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kristan Lord	60,000 60,000	60,000
Francois Scapula	60,000 60,000	60,000
Eiichiro Teshima	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	60,000 60,000	60,000
Adam Owen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Hoenig	60,000 60,000	60,000

Blaz Zerjav	60,000 60,000	60,000

William Ford	60,000 60,000	60,000
Daniel Strelitz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Eddie Blumenthal	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-18-2025 14:06 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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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

With 24 players to start the day, cards are in the air for the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship.

Level: 1

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

06-18-2025 11:54 UTC-7

Electronic Devices, Player Bans & More: 6 Key 2025 WSOP Rule Changes You Must Know

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Kaelaine Minton

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has released its updated tournament rules for 2025, and whether you're a seasoned pro or a first-time entrant, it's essential to understand the key changes.

While most of the rules remain consistent with past editions, several noteworthy updates have been made to improve game integrity, pace, and player behavior. There are six important rule changes and clarifications you need to know before taking your seat.

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