Nacho Barbero raised in the hijack before Chad Eveslage put in a third bet in the cutoff. Big blind David Oppenheim made it four bets to go, which both Eveslage and Barbero called.
The flop fell 3♥8♣Q♥, on which Oppenheim dropped a continuation-bet. Barbero quickly mucked before Eveslage called. Oppenheim continued firing on the 6♣ turn, but this time, Eveslage raised.
Oppenheim confirmed how much Eveslage had behind, which was less than one bet, before calling. Eveslage then moved in his remaining 140,000 on the 4♣ river, sending Oppenheim into the tank.
After several minutes, Oppenheim decided to flick in a call. Eveslage tabled K♦K♣ for an overpair, and he was awarded a full double when Oppenheim's cards hit the muck.
After winning a big pot against Nick Guagenti, Chris Hunichen raised from the hijack and Toby Lewis called in the cutoff.
Hunichen led the A♣8♦6♦ flop and Lewis called.
On the 9♣ turn, Hunichen check-called a bet from Lewis.
Lewis bet again on the Q♥ river and Hunichen paid it off after a minute's tank. Lewis tabled A♥Q♠Q♦6♥ for the scoop with his set of queens as Hunichen could not salvage half.
Chad Eveslage raised his button, and he called when John Hennigan three-bet from the small blind. Hennigan continued with a bet on the 10♠9♦K♠ flop, after which Eveslage raised, nearly putting himself all-in.
Hennigan thought for a while, then mucked his cards as he surrendered the pot to his neighbor.
Ryan Miller limped the cutoff, Nick Guagenti completed from the small blind, and John Monnette checked his option in the big blind.
On the A♣Q♣7♥ flop, Monnette led from the big blind and only Miller called.
Monnette led again on the J♥ turn, and Miller called.
On the 3♥ river, Monnette moved in for 20,000, and Miller quickly folded. Monnette flashed his hand, which was only a pair of sevens, as he got the virtual double.
The record-breaking 150 entries of Event #98: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E., the very last mixed game tournament of the 2025 World Series of Poker, were full of legends of the game and the best limit poker players in the world. Seven Hall of Famers bought into the event, helping create a prize pool of $3,525,000. Now down to the final 14 players, four Hall of Fame inductees still have a shot at victory, with Phil Ivey, by many considered to be one of the greatest of all time, bringing the biggest stack to Day 3 as he sits in fourth place on the leaderboard with 2,100,000, about 13 big bets.
Ivey will be eyeing his 12th bracelet, cementing his position behind leader Phil Hellmuth on the all-time bracelet leaderboard. Among Ivey's peers returning to the Horseshoe and Paris today at 1 p.m. local time are seven-time bracelet winners and mixed-game legends John Hennigan and Brian Rast. The odd name out is David Oppenheim. Despite never winning a bracelet, Oppenheim's decades-long domination in the highest stakes of mixed cash games earned him one of poker's most prestigious accolades, being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019, the same year he recorded his last tournament cash at the WSOP.
David Oppenheim
Meanwhile, Toby Lewis earned the chip lead on Day 2, securing 3,455,000. Fresh off a runner-up finish in the $3,000 T.O.R.S.E., Lewis will be hungry to close out his first live bracelet in another limit-only mix. The rest of the top ten is filled with crushers as well, with Ryan Miller, Nacho Barbero, Robert Wells, and Chris Hunichen all returning to battle for the title and the $883,841 first-place prize.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Toby Lewis
United Kingdom
3,455,000
22
2
Ryan Miller
United States
2,200,000
14
3
Nacho Barbero
Argentina
2,125,000
13
4
Phil Ivey
United States
2,100,000
13
5
Tomasz Gluszko
Poland
2,015,000
13
6
John Hennigan
United States
1,935,000
12
7
David Oppenheim
United States
1,875,000
12
8
Robert Wells
United Kingdom
1,470,000
9
9
Chris Hunichen
United States
1,455,000
9
10
Brian Rast
United States
1,165,000
7
The bottom spots on the leaderboard are occupied by Nick Guagenti (1,000,000), Ben Yu (895,000), Chad Eveslage (460,000), and John Monnette (340,000). With a minimum of three bracelets each, none are counted out from making a comeback and adding to their WSOP legacy by taking down the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Nick Guagenti
The 14 returning players have all locked up $53,571, with the next pay jump when 11 players remain. The top seven players will all receive six-figure payouts, while first and second are the only spots rewarded with more than half a million dollars.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$883,841
2
$586,539
3
$399,763
4
$280,030
5
$201,761
6
$149,643
7
$114,350
8
$90,110
9
$73,299
10-11
$61,610
12-14
$53,571
The tournament will resume in Level 21, with limits at 80,000/160,000. The blinds in the flop games will be 40,000/80,000, while the individual antes in the stud games will be 20,000, with a 30,000 bring-in. The levels will stay 60 minutes long throughout the day, with a break scheduled every two hours.
The last day of the 2025 World Series of Poker is here, so the tournament will not stop before a winner has been crowned. PokerNews will be on the floor to report what might prove to be a marathon day, so stay tuned to follow along with the last mixed-game action from the 2025 WSOP.
