Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-19-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

Tim Baker

Level 14 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000, 2,000 Ante

These chip counts are taken directly from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Miller	650,000 170,000	170,000

Daniel Strelitz	462,000 112,000	112,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	435,000 340,000	340,000

John Hennigan	400,000 115,000	115,000

Marco Johnson	299,000 25,000	25,000

PJ Cha	284,000 135,500	135,500
Dylan Smith	260,000 200,000	200,000
Kristopher Tong	253,000 52,500	52,500

Jerry Wong	252,000 216,000	216,000

Mike Matusow	251,000 11,000	11,000

Ari Engel	242,000 182,000	182,000

Maximilian Schindler	240,000 130,000	130,000

Shaun Deeb	223,000 38,000	38,000

Nicolas Barthe	222,000 107,500	107,500
Nate Silver	218,000 42,000	42,000
Matt Grapenthien	218,000 7,000	7,000

Jeremy Ausmus	209,000 9,000	9,000

Todd Brunson	205,000 75,000	75,000

Alex Livingston	195,000 66,000	66,000

Noah Bronstein	192,000 62,000	62,000

Cary Katz	192,000 38,000	38,000

Simeon Tsonev	191,000 66,000	66,000
Masafumi IIjima	190,000 101,500	101,500
Jyri Merivirta	178,000 88,000	88,000
Thomas Keller	172,000 42,000	42,000

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Level: 14

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000, 2,000 Ante

06-19-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Second Break

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000, 1,500 Ante

The clock shows 64 players remaining at the second break of the day.

06-19-2025 15:10 UTC-8

Gan Gets a Triple-Up

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000, 1,500 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

With Jiyang Gan's short stack in the middle, action continued between Huck Seed and Scott Seiver.

Seed checked the Q♣2♠8♦ flop, folding once Seiver fired a bet. That left Gan heads-up, and the cards were tabled.

Jiyang Gan: A♠A♣K♣2♥ All in
Scott Seiver: A♥9♠7♥5♠

Gan's aces remained in front through the 10♠ turn and 10♦ river, making two pair to triple his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	304,000 71,000	71,000

Huck Seed	133,000 33,000	33,000

Jiyang Gan	36,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Huck Seed Jiyang Gan Scott Seiver

06-19-2025 15:08 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	Busted
Joey Couden	Busted

Damjan Radanov	Busted
Mark Klecan	Busted
Richard Green	Busted
Tom Koral	Busted

Scott Lake	Busted
Justin Smith	Busted
Jon Kyte	Busted
Benny Glaser	Busted

Ryan Hoenig	Busted

Chino Rheem	Busted
Brian Yoon	Busted

Chris Grigorian	Busted
Chris Klodnicki	Busted

Denis Strebkov	Busted

Yu's Tournament Has Come to an End

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000, 1,500 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Daniel Mayoh raised from the button and Ben Yu called for his last 5,000 from the small blind. Joao Vieira three-bet from the big blind, which Mayoh called.

With Yu all-in, the dealer fanned out a flop of 2♣8♥3♠. Vieira bet and Mayoh called.

Vieira bet again on the 9♣ turn, and was met by a raise from Mayoh. Vieira folded, and the cards were revealed with Yu at risk.

Ben Yu: Q♥J♦ All in
Daniel Mayoh : A♦9♥

Mayoh had top pair, and Yu needed a queen or a jack to stay alive. The 8♣ rolled off on the river, meaning Yu was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Mayoh	275,000 209,000	209,000
Joao Vieira	165,000 33,000	33,000

Ben Yu	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Daniel Mayoh Joao Vieira

06-19-2025 14:55 UTC-8

Leonard Sends Sternheimer Out

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000, 1,500 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three-way action to the J♠8♠2♣ flop saw Patrick Leonard lead out with a bet from the small blind. Koji Fujimoto called in the big blind before Philip Sternheimer raised in middle position.

Leonard then slid out a three-bet, with Fujimoto folding as Sternheimer moved his last chips into the middle.

Philip Sternheimer: 7♠7♣5♣2♠ All in
Patrick Leonard: A♠J♥7♦3♣

Sternheimer could not improve on the 10♦ turn or K♦ river, as Leonard's pair of jacks held to score the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	152,000 92,000	92,000

Koji Fujimoto	88,000 95,500	95,500
Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Tags: Koji Fujimoto Patrick Leonard Philip Sternheimer

06-19-2025 14:51 UTC-8

Steicke Hits the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000, 1,500 Ante

Limit Hold'em

With David Steicke all-in from the big blind, Matt Glantz and Jyri Merivirta saw the dealer spread out a flop of 7♣4♥Q♥. Both players checked for the 7♥ to land on the turn. Glantz bet from the cutoff, which Merivirta called.

Glantz bet again on the 8♦ river and Merivirta called. Glantz showed 9♠9♦ for a pair of nines, which won him the side pot as Merivirta mucked. Sticke hadn't looked at his cards and slowly turned over K♦4♣ for just a pair of fours, which meant he was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	220,000 140,000	140,000

Long Tran	130,000
Jyri Merivirta	90,000 68,000	68,000
David Steicke	Busted

Tags: David Steicke Jyri Merivirta Matt Glantz

06-19-2025 14:47 UTC-8

Hansen Gets Seiver to Call on Every Street

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000, 1,500 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Scott Seiver raised the button and Gus Hansen three-bet from the small blind. Seiver called.

Hansen bet on the 10♥2♠4♠ flop and Seiver called.

The 3♥ appeared on the turn, causing Hansen to bet again. Seiver called.

After Hansen bet on the 10♦ river Seiver went into the tank. After a little while, Seiver reluctantly called.

Hansen showed the winner with J♥10♠ for trip tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	375,000 50,000	50,000

Gus Hansen	165,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Gus Hansen Scott Seiver

06-19-2025 14:41 UTC-8

The Martin Kabhrel WSOP 2025 Situation is Crazy | PokerNews Podcast #899

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Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Limit Flop: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000, 1,500 Ante

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