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

06-19-2025 13:15 UTC-8

Phil Hellmuth Helped Ted Cruz Introduce Policy Benefiting America's Youth

Jon Sofen

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000, 1,000 Ante

Phil Hellmuth shared some juicy news with Daniel Negreanu involving an investment into America's future he helped propose with Senator Ted Cruz (R).

The conversation between the poker legends, recorded on Negreanu's phone, took place on Thursday at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Hellmuth is fresh off a third-place finish in Event #47: $2,500 Limit Omaha 8/Stud 8, narrowly missing out on his record-extending 18th bracelet. But on this day, he's talking politics.

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Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Level: 12

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

06-19-2025 13:15 UTC-8

Some Max Late Registrants

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	60,000

Kelvin Kerber	60,000

Brian Yoon	60,000

Maksim Pisarenko	60,000

Jeremy Ausmus	60,000

Joao Vieira	60,000

Daniel Zack	60,000

David Steicke	60,000

06-19-2025 13:21 UTC-8

Chait Hangs On

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Craig Chait was all in and at risk against Cary Katz on the button.

Craig Chait: A♦4♦ All in
Cary Katz: 10♠10♦

Chait was trailing before finding help on the Q♣8♦9♥A♠3♦ flop, making top pair to double his short stack through Katz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	154,000 47,000	47,000

Craig Chait	14,000 55,500	55,500

Tags: Cary Katz Craig Chait

06-19-2025 13:26 UTC-8

Sammartino Takes it on the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Dario Sammartino raised under the gun with Daniel Strelitz calling from the cutoff, and Michael Estes defending his big blind.

Estes checked the 5♦3♥9♥ flop and Sammartino bet. Strelitz and Estes called.

After Estes checked the 8♠ turn, Sammartino bet, and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Strelitz	340,000 52,000	52,000

Michael Estes	120,000 43,500	43,500
Dario Sammartino	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Dario Sammartino Michael Estes

06-19-2025 13:29 UTC-8

Zack Calls Silver's Bluff

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Nate Silver raised in early position, and action folded to Daniel Zack in the big blind. Zack called and checked the Q♠5♦A♠ flop.

Silver continued with a bet, only to be check-raised by Zack. Silver called and the 10♦ turn hit the table. Zack checked and called a bet from Silver.

Another check from Zack followed the 8♥ river, where Silver fired one last time. Zack took a moment before making the call.

Silver showed K♦9♦ for missed straight and flush draws, while Zack tabled K♠10♠ for a pair of tens to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Silver	260,000 84,500	84,500
Daniel Zack	92,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Daniel Zack Nate Silver

06-19-2025 13:31 UTC-8

Hansen Stays Alive With a Double

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

Limit Hold'em

Gus Hansen raised from middle position and Brad Ruben three-bet from the big blind. Hansen only started the hand with 15,000, so he called for the last of his chips, and the cards were revealed.

Gus Hansen: A♦4♣ All in
Brad Ruben: J♦5♦

Hansen was ahead with ace-high, but Ruben had live cards working for him. The board ran out A♣8♠K♠10♦9♦ to give Hansen the winner with a pair of aces, and he doubled up to half the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	100,000 12,000	12,000

Gus Hansen	32,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: Brad Ruben Gus Hansen

06-19-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Estes Takes from Heimiller

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was heads-up on the 10♣4♠K♣3♣ turn, where Dan Heimiller led out with a bet from the big blind. Michael Estes called on the button to see the K♦ river.

Heimiller fired another bet before Estes tossed in a raise. Heimiller took a moment before making the call.

Estes tabled A♠4♣3♠3♥ for a full house, raking in the pot as Heimiller mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Estes	161,000 41,000	41,000
Dan Heimiller	37,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Dan Heimiller Michael Estes

06-19-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Prize Pool & Payouts

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

With 207 entries recorded in Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the prize pool totaled $1,925,100.

There will be 32 players paid, with a min-cash being worth $20,000, while the eventual champion will walk away with $452,689.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$452,689	10-11	$28,986
2	$301,786	12-15	$24,323
3	$206,747	16-20	$20,999
4	$144,965	21-32	$20,000
5	$104,089
6	$76,581
7	$57,766
8	$44,703
9	$35,515

06-19-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Seiver Misses Seventh Street

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Limit Flop: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 1,000 Ante

Razz

John Monnette: XxXx / 9xJx3x2x / Xx
Scott Seiver: XxXx / 5x10x2x2x / Xx
Chris Klodnicki: XxXx / AxJxKx - folded on fifth street

John Monnette raised, finding calls from Chris Klodnicki and Scott Seiver on his left. Action checked through fourth street, and Monnette took back the betting lead on fifth.

Seiver called while Klodnicki got out of the way. Monnette bet again on sixth street, with Seiver calling to seventh. Monnette fired again, and Seiver squeezed his final card.

"I caught a queen," Seiver told Monnette as he slid his cards into the muck.