Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day ago

Yu Makes A Flush

Liam Gannon

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Ben Yu completed and then called Lawrence Brandt's raise.

Ben Yu: XxXx/A♣K♠2♣9♣/Xx
Lawrence Brandt: XxXx/K♣9♦Q♦3♠/Xx

Both players checked fourth street to see Yu bet on fifth street and call Brandt's raise.

Action checked through on sixth street and Yu fired out a bet on seventh street to see Brandt call.

Yu tabled 10♣8♣2♥ for an ace-high flush and he took down the pot.

Tags: Ben Yu Lawrence Brandt Lawrence Brandt's

1 day ago

Schreiber Gets There on Seventh

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Tom McCormick: XxXx / Q♦A♠4♠ - folded on fifth street
Matthew Schreiber: XxXx / 2♥10♥6♦Q♠ / Xx
Robert Wells: XxXx / 7♥6♣J♥Q♥ / Xx

Action picked up on fifth after each player put in one bet on fourth. It checked to Wells who bet, and only Schreiber called.

Wells bet again on sixth before he checked seventh. Schreiber fired a final bet, sending Wells into a small tank. He eventually, only to tap the table after Schreiber revealed A♥A♣2♦ in the hole, making aces-up on seventh for the winner.

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Robert Wells Tom McCormick

1 day ago

Schindler Turns It

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Limit Hold'em

Michael Estes limped in from the small blind and Maximilian Schindler raised in the big. Estes called and the two saw a 9♥9♠7♠ flop.

Estes check-called a bet from Schindler, and did the same on the 5♣ turn, bringing the two players to a K♠ river. Here, Estes opted to lead out and Schindler snap-called.

Estes tabled 6♥5♦ for two pair, but it was no good against Schindler's turned straight with 8♥6♣

Tags: Maximilian Schindler Michael Estes

1 day ago

Mantel and Hyman Chop a Big One

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Damjan Radanov: XxXx/5♣2♣6♦7♥/Xx
Ariel Mantel: 4♦K♣K♠A♠/6♥2♦5♠
Paul Zappulla: XxXx/7♦2♠5♦3♠/Xx
Jared Hyman: Q♥J♥A♥6♠/Q♠9♣6♣

Action was picked up on fifth street, with three players checking to Damjan Radanov. Ariel Mantel, Paul Zappulla and Jared Hyman all put in the call, before sixth street checked through.

With the best board, Ariel Mantel then led out on seventh street, and all three players put in the call.

"Sixty five," he announced, showing a six low to go with his face up kings. Radanov and Zappulla both mucked, but Hyman tabled queens up for the other half of the pot.

Tags: Ariel Mantel Damjan Radanov Jared Hyman Paul Zappulla

1 day ago

Brewer Takes From Brandt

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Liam Gannon

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Razz

Chris Brewer called and then called the completion from Lawrence Brandt.

Chris Brewer: XxXx/5xJx2x9x/Xx
Lawrence Brandt: XxXx/2x4xQxKx/Xx

Brandt bet on fourth and Brewer called.

Action checked through on fifth street to sixth street where Brewer bet and Brandt called.

Brewer bet on seventh street and Brandt quickly folded.

1 day 1 hour ago

Daly Can't Find Half

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Calvin Anderson: XxXx / 7♦10♠J♣9♥ / Xx
Jason Daly: XxXx / 9♦6♥4♣3♦ / Xx

Action picked up on fourth street as Anderson check-called a bet from Daly.

Anderson checked again on fifth, Daly bet, Anderson raised, and Daly called.

On sixth, Anderson led again before seventh checked through. Anderson tabled A♥A♣5♠ in the hole for a pair of aces, and Daly flashed A♦10♥6♦ as he had sixes with a low draw and flush draw, but could not find any improvement on seventh.

Tags: Calvin Anderson Jason Daly

1 day 1 hour ago

Nine Good For Schreiber

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Liam Gannon

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Razz

Michael Noori completed and called Matthew Schreiber's raise.

Matthew Schreiber: XxXx/Ax6x10x6x/Xx
Michael Noori: XxXx/7x10x8x9x/Xx

Noori bet on fourth and fifth street to see Schreiber call.

On sixth street, Schreiber bet to see Noori call and both players checked on seventh.

"Nine," said Schreiber as he showed Kx4x2x for nine-eight and it was good for the pot.

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Matthew Schreiber's Michael Noori

1 day 1 hour ago

Bach On the Gas Pedal

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on a flop of K♠10♦7♣ with under the gun player Anthony Zinno betting out. Philip Sternheimer made the call from the cutoff, before David Bach raised on the button. Both other players called, and the three went off to a A♦ turn.

Here, first to act Zinno bet out again. Sternheimer called again, and the table got déjá vu seeing David Bach raise for the second time. Yet again, both players called and the 10♥ river was dealt.

This time, action checked to Bach, and he bet out. Both players took quite a while when action was on them, but they ended up releasing their cards to the dealer, as Bach's chip stack reached the 600,000 mark.

Tags: Anthony Zinno David Bach Philip Sternheimer

1 day 1 hour ago

Pisarenko Atop the Counts; Eliminates Bolden

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Gary Bolden: XxXx / 3♦4♦K♣6♥ / Xx All in
Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx / A♣J♠7♣8♣ / Xx

Pisarenko completed in middle position and Bolden called from the bring-in.

Pisarenko then led on every street, with Bolden calling down on fourth, fifth, and sixth.

On seventh, Pisarenko put Bolden in for his final 5,000, and Bolden quickly called after seeing his last card. However, he got the bad news as Pisarenko tabled A♥4♠4♥ in the hole for aces-up, beating the Q♥Q♦3♣ of Bolden, who had queens and threes.

Tags: Gary Bolden Maksim Pisarenko

1 day 1 hour ago

Schulman Out in Razz

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Jacob Wilson

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Razz

Nick Schulman: 8x5x/6x10x2xQx/Jx All in
Matthew Beinner: 3x2x/9x6x3x4x/Ax
Justin Liberto: XxXx/Kx9xAx ~ folded on fifth street

Justin Liberto was the bring in, and Nick Schulman completed. Matthew Beinner put in a call, and Liberto did the same.

On fourth street, Beinner had the betting lead, and put in a 5,000 chip. Liberto called, and Schulman called all in.

On fifth street Beinner bet again, and Liberto called, before folding to a third barrel on sixth.

Beinner had pulled into the lead with a nine, and his ace on seventh had Schulman drawing dead, as the victor in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. couldn't replicate the feat in the $10,000.

Tags: Justin Liberto Matthew Beinner Nick Schulman