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2026 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
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After several days of play and nearly 12,000 entries, only eight players remain in the $1,500 Monster Stack.
Each is guaranteed $190,000, but all eyes are on the $1,302,125 top prize and the WSOP gold bracelet that comes with it.
Before the final table gets underway on stream at 5:30 p.m. local time, here's a closer look at the eight players still in contention.
According to the WSOP LIVE app.
As football's most legendary coach, Vince Lombardi, once said, "Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing."
Forget the bad beats, one-outers, and misclicks—at the World Series of Poker, success is measured in green (and gold). From its inception in 1970 to the record-breaking 2024 edition, the series has seen some of poker's most unforgettable victories and created hundreds of millionaires.
Thanks to the poker boom (among other factors), it’s no shock that all of the WSOP’s biggest payouts have come in the last 25 years. The Main Event fields have exploded, and the rise of high-stakes tournaments has sent prize pools soaring to new heights.
Welcome back to PokerNews for continued coverage of the 2026 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The summer action continues today with Event #37: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., a mixed game event that consists of Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Stud, and Stud High-Lo.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #37 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
- Date(s): June 10-11
- Time: 2:00 p.m. local time
- Buy-In: $1,500
- Format: HO.R.S.E
- Late Registration: Open until the end of Level 9 (approx. 8:45 p.m. local time)
- Starting Stack: 25,000 chips
- Levels: 40 minutes on Day 1, 60 minutes on Day 2
- 2025 Winner: Andrey Zhigalov ($197,923)
- 2025 Field Size: 867 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $1,150,943
Day 1 will kick off at 2 p.m. and will play 40-minute levels with 15-minute breaks every three levels. Betting limits will begin at 300/600 with a bring-in small blind of 100 and a completion big bet of 300.
Players will begin with 25,000 starting stacks, and levels will last 40 minutes in duration on Day 1 before increasing to 60 minutes on Days 2 and 3.
Last year's event drew 867 runners for a prize pool of $1,150,943 as Russia's Andrey Zhigalov won his second bracelet and $197,923.
Other past winners in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event include Anthony Zinno and recording engineer Steve Albini, a two-time bracelet winner and music legend who passed away in May 2024.
$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Winners
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 867 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russian Federation | $197,923 |
| 2024 | 835 | Phillip Hui | United States | $193,545 |
| 2023 | 836 | Yuri Dzivielevski | United States | $207,678 |
| 2022 | 773 | Steve Albini | United States | $196,089 |
| 2021 | 594 | Anthony Zinno | United States | $160,636 |
| 2019 | 751 | Murilo Figueredo | Brazil | $207,003 |
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Event #37: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
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