Event #98: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E.
Day 1 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #98: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,525,000
Entries
150
Level
27
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
121
Players Left
77
Players Left 1 / 150
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Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker, bringing you live updates from every bracelet event.
Today marks the start of Event #98: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E., a three-day tournament that allows a single re-entry. Day 1 starts at 2 p.m. local time on Monday, July 14. The event is expected to attract the best mixed game players on the planet, so expect a stellar field.
Players sit down armed with 150,000 chips and play to 60-minute levels throughout; ten levels are pencilled in for the opening day. Late registration remains open for 12 levels (until about 3:15 p.m. local time on Day 2), and 15-minute breaks are scheduled every two levels. There is no dinner break planned on Day 1.
Those who navigate to Day 2 return to their seats at the slightly earlier time of 1 p.m. local time on July 15, with the plan to complete another ten levels. The eventual champion will become known on the third day, July 16, although the start time is yet to be decided.
Last summer, 120 players bought into this event, creating a $2,820,000 prize pool. China's Xixiang Luo emerged victorious after three intense days of mixed game action, defeating Lebanon's Albert Daher heads-up for his second bracelet and $725,796.
Luo spoke to PokerNews through a translator about his experience winning his second bracelet of the summer.
“I’m really happy and excited because this is my second bracelet. At first, it wasn’t as exciting as the first bracelet, but after I have had some time to celebrate, I feel just as good as the first.”
2024 $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xixiang Luo | China | $725,796 |
| 2 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | $483,866 |
| 3 | Michael Moncek | United States | $336,442 |
| 4 | Phil Ivey | United States | $239,850 |
| 5 | Ryan Miller | United States | $175,423 |
| 6 | Scott Seiver | United States | $131,719 |
| 7 | David Benyamine | France | $101,608 |
| 8 | Adam Friedman | United States | $80,585 |
| 9 | Yueqi Zhu | China | $65,761 |
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Level: 1
1,500/3,000, 1,000-1,500 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
Level 1
1,500/3,000, 1,000-1,500 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
Players have taken their seats and the action is underway!
Level 1
1,500/3,000, 1,000-1,500 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
Level 1
1,500/3,000, 1,000-1,500 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
Razz
Chris Hunichen: XxXx/7x6x3x2x
Brian Breck: XxXx/9xJx4x9x - folded on sixth street
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/3xKx - folded on fourth street
Qinghai Pan completed and was called by Brian Breck and Chris Hunichen for a three-way pot.
Hunichen led out for a bet after catching best on fourth, which got a fold from Pan and a call from Breck.
Breck called another bet from Hunichen on fifth, but folded facing a bet on sixth after pairing his nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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148,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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146,000
4,000
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4,000 |
Level 1
1,500/3,000, 1,000-1,500 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
Razz
Brian Tate: XxXx / 3xJx7x4x / Xx
Thomas Keller: XxXx / 8x10x4x7x / Xx
Tate completed, and Keller made the call.
Keller took the lead on fourth, and Tate called.
Keller led again on fifth and sixth with Tate calling down before seventh street checked through. Keller revealed Kx7x3x in the hole for a ten-eight which was enough for the win as Tate mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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163,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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140,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Level 1
1,500/3,000, 1,000-1,500 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000 | |
Level 1
1,500/3,000, 1,000-1,500 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
Seven Card Stud
Chad Eveslage: 10♠10♥9♣/9♠2♥Q♠2♦
Erick Lindgren: XxXx/9♦8♠10♣4♣/Xx
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/Q♦K♦8♣ - folded on fifth street
Three ways on fourth street, Qinghai Pan bet and was called by Chad Eveslage and Erick Lindgren.
Lindgren bet after being checked to on fifth street, which got a fold from Pan and a call from Eveslage.
Eveslage led out for bets on sixth and seventh street after pairing his deuce and Lindgren called down.
"Tens-up," Eveslage announced as he tabled his hole cards. Lindgren sent his card to the muck and Eveslage was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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165,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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135,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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120,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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Level 1
1,500/3,000, 1,000-1,500 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Hi-Lo
Ryan Hoenig: XxXx / 5♦J♥ - folded on fourth street
David Bach: XxXx / 4♦7♣10♦3♣ / Xx
Andres Korn: XxXx / 4♠3♥8♥10♣ - folded on sixth street
Ryan Miller: XxXx / 6♦5♠Q♥7♥ / Xx
Korn limped, Miller limped, Hoenig limped, and Bach was the bring-in.
It checked all the way to Miller on fourth as he bet, and Hoenig folded while the others called.
Fifth street checked through before Miller led on sixth and only Bach called. Miller then check-called on seventh and Bach tabled 10♥4♥3♦ in the hole for two pair, tens and fours, which were enough for the winner as he got some extra value on the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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175,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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155,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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135,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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135,000
15,000
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