Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 1 | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 8 hours ago

Vieira Spikes Seventh to Double

Brett Slezak

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Joao Vieira: A♦Q♠ / Q♣2♦6♥3♣ / Xx All in
Calvin Anderson: J♣4♦ / J♦5♦5♠9♣ / Xx

Vieira completed, Anderson raised, and Vieira called. On fourth, Vieira check-called.

Anderson led fifth with open fives. On sixth, Anderson bet and Vieira called all in for his final 2,700.

Anderson held jacks and fives against the queens of Vieira, who needed to find another queen or pair to survive. Anderson flipped over the 9♥ to make a trivial better two pair, before Vieira revealed the A♣ on seventh, and he collected the double.

Tags: Calvin Anderson Joao Vieira

1 day 9 hours ago

Owen Folds Out Leonard

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Limit Hold'em

Patrick Leonard raised in middle position, and Brad Owen three-bet from the big blind, which Leonard called.

Owen bet again on the 7♥2♣5♦ flop, which Leonard called.

When the 7♠ paired the board, Owen barrelled with a second bet, but this time Leonard folded.

Tags: Brad Owen Patrick Leonard

1 day 9 hours ago

Deuces, Better Kicker

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Walter Chambers: A♥6♠2♣/2♠Q♠4♥8♥
Daniel Strelitz: XxXxXx/3♥J♦2♦2♥

When the rest of the table folded, Daniel Strelitz completed, and Walter Chambers defended his bring-in.

Fourth and fifth street both checked through, but Chambers bet on sixth, and Strelitz called.

Seventh street saw the action revert to checking, and both players had a pair of twos at showdown, with Chambers taking the pot on account of his kicker.

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Walter Chambers

1 day 9 hours ago

Zappulla Makes Quads

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Liam Gannon

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked on the flop with five players and 25,000 in the center.

The flop rolled out 2♣Q♣8♠ and action checked to Yong Wang in early position who bet and Paul Zappulla raised in the hijack. Joao Vieira raised in the cutoff and both Wang and Zappulla called.

On the turn 10♣, Wang bet to see both of his opponents call.

Wang checked the river 2♦ to see Zappulla bet and earn two calls.

"Quads," said Zappulla as he showed A♠K♦2♠2♥ for four twos. Vieira showed Q♠Q♥ queens full as he mucked his hand, while Zappulla climbed over the six-figure mark.

Tags: Joao Vieira Paul Zappulla Yong Wang

1 day 9 hours ago

Kruse Falls to Falk

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Brett Slezak

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Michael Falk raised under the gun and was called by Nam Le on his left, Max Kruse in middle position, and David "ODB" Baker in the small blind.

Falk led on the Q♦9♠9♦ flop, only getting called by Kruse.

On the J♣ turn, Falk led, Kruse raised all-in, and Falk called.

Max Kruse: K♠K♦10♦6♠ All in
Michael Falk: A♠Q♣9♣2♣

Kruse turned a straight against the flopped full house of Falk. Kruse had two outs to survive, but the 3♠ river was not one of them, and the ex-football star was sent to the rail.

Tags: Max Kruse Michael Falk Nam Le

1 day 9 hours ago

A Few New Faces in the Field

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

1 day 9 hours ago

Long Wins Three Ways

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Razz

Philip Long: Ax5x8x/9x2x10x6x
Jason Kluska: 2x3x9x/Ax3x3x7x
Yehuda Buchalter: XxXx/7x10x4x7x - folded on sixth street

Jason Kluska completed, and Yehuda Buchalter and Philip Long both called.

Kluska bet again on fourth street, again receiving two calls.

Buchalter took over the betting lead on fifth street, and Long and Kluska called. Sixth street saw another change of the betting lead, as Kluska bet again. This time Buchalter folded, but Long stuck around.

Seventh street checked through, and Long announced his nine-six low, which was good enough to claim the pot.

Tags: Jason Kluska Philip Long Yehuda Buchalter

1 day 9 hours ago

Shack-Harris Survives

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Liam Gannon

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on the flop in a three-way pot between David Tarbet in the small blind, Yuval Bronshtein in the hijack and Brandon Shack Harris in the cutoff.

The flop read Q♣5♠2♣ and Tarbet checked to Bronshtein who bet and Shack-Harris raised. Tarbet called while Bronshtein raised again and both Shack-Harris and Tarbet called.

On the turn 10♦, Tarbet checked, Bronshtein bet, and Shack-Harris raised all in for 5,800 total to see both Tarbet and Bronshtein call.

Both players checked the river 9♣.

Brandon Shack-Harris: K♠K♣10♠10♣ All in
David Tarbet: J♣4♣XxXx
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXxXxXx

The flush was good for Shack-Harris to survive and triple up.

Tags: Brandon Shack Harris Brandon Shack-Harris David Tarbet Yuval Bronshtein

1 day 9 hours ago

Lord Rivers the Best Hand

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Stewart Morrison

Level 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

William Remshardt raised under the gun, and Kristan Lord and Anthony Zinno called from the button and big blind.

Zinno led out with a bet on the 5♠J♦Q♣ flop, which both opponents called. The turn brought the 9♣, and Zinno bet out again. This time, Remshardt folded, but Lord called again.

The 9♥ completed the board, and Zinno fired one final bet. Lord called again, and tabled the winner with his A♦K♦9♠3♣, after Zinno announced "ace-queen".

Tags: Anthony Zinno Kristan Lord William Remshardt

Level: 8

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 800 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits