2026 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship
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Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,422,900
Total Entries
189
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
1,260,000
Total Chips
11,340,000
Next Payout
Place 9
$34,540
Level Info
Level
22
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
105
Players Left
11
Players Left 9 / 189
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Smith Triples Up

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 11

Limit Hold'em

Action was picked up on the flop with 54,000 in the middle.

The board read 10♣K♥9♦ and action checked around to Michael Estes in the cutoff who bet. Dan Shak called on the button while Justin Smith raised in late position. Chino Rheem called in the hijack while Estes raised once more to see Shak fold and Smith click it back. Rheem called and Estes put in another bet to see both Smith and Rheem call, with Smith all in.

Rheem check-called a bet from Estes on the turn 8♦.

On the river K♣, Estes bet once more after Rheem checked and Rheem gave it some thought before tossing his hand away.

Justin Smith: 9♠9♥ All in
Michael Estes: A♥K♠

Smith's full house was good for the main pot to triple while Estes took down the side pot between himself and Rheem.

Tags: Chino RheemDan ShakJustin SmithMichael Estes

Weiss and Dewitt Chop Up Wasserson

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 11

Stud Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on fourth street in a four-way pot.

Derek Dewitt: XxXx/7♠9♣A♦7♦/Xx
Dennis Weiss: XxXx/5♠8♦4♠Q♦/Xx
Eric Wasserson: XxXx/Q♥5♣2♠J♠/Xx
Patrick Leonard: XxXx/7♥6♦K♥ - Folded on fifth

Weiss bet after everyone checked to him and he received three callers.

On fifth street, action checked around to Weiss again who bet and Eric Wasserson raised. Patrick Leonard tossed his hand away and Derek Dewitt called with Weiss calling behind him.

Dewitt bet on sixth street and received two callers, with seventh street repeating identically.

"Aces up," said Dewitt as he tabled A♠6♠5♥ for aces and sevens. Weiss tabled A♣10♦2♦ for an eight-five low and Wasserson tossed his hand into the muck.

Level: 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon

The players have taken their seats and cards are in the air.

Here are a few of the most recent entries.

First game will be Stud Hi-Lo.

Day 2 of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Kicks off at 1 p.m.

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Maksim Pisarenko
Maksim Pisarenko

Welcome to Day 2 of the Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, which will have cards in the air at 1 p.m. this afternoon. Yesterday saw 153 hopefuls make their way to the Paris Las Vegas, but just 69 have punched their ticket to today's restart.

Coming into the day atop the counts is Jason Daly, who finished with 460,000 last night as he searches for his second bracelet of the summer.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Jason DalyUnited States460,000
2Maksim PisarenkoRussian Federation410,000
3Jesse LonisUnited States298,000
4David BachUnited States288,500
5Daniel StrelitzUnited States286,000
6Scott SeiverUnited States277,500
7Daniel WalmsleyAustralia260,500
8Ariel MantelArgentina256,500
9Walter ChambersUnited States251,500
10Eddie BlumenthalUnited States247,000

He is joined on the podium by 2024 champion of this event Maksim Pisarenko (410,000) and big bet crusher Jesse Lonis (298,000), who is looking to make his mark in the mixed game streets as well.

Jesse Lonis
Jesse Lonis

Play resumes at 1 p.m. today in the Paris Gold section in Level 11 with limits of 4,000/8,000. Registration remains open until the start of Level 12, which will be around 2:15 p.m., so it is yet to be seen if last year's total of 207 entries can be matched. The plan for Day 2 is to play ten 60-minute levels, with the money bubble coming later today.

Stay tuned as PokerNews provide updates from start to finish in Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship here at the 2026 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Ariel MantelDaniel StrelitzDaniel WalmsleyDavid BachEddie BlumenthalJason DalyJesse LonisMaksim PisarenkoParis GoldParis Las VegasScott SeiverWalter Chambers

Day 2 Seating Draw

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
743Gabriel Ramos126,000
744Norman Chad38,000
745Sachin Bhargava146,500
746Alexander James88,000
747Derek Dewitt156,000
    
751Nikolai Fal237,500
754Craig Chait22,500
756Kristan Lord56,500
757Daniel Shak108,500
758Christopher Brewer27,500
    
762Nicholas Guagenti69,000
765Robert Wells244,500
766Nicolas Milgrom163,000
767Joshua Arieh83,000
768Jason Daly460,000
    
771Lawrence Brandt201,500
772Yannick Jobin112,000
776John Holley74,500
777John Veltri163,000
778Jesse Lonis298,000
    
861Lucas Zwingmanngocht37,000
862Damjan Radanov114,500
863Allen Kessler56,500
864David Bach288,500
868Ariel Mantel256,500
    
871Davin Anderson48,500
872Christopher Vitch145,500
873Walter Chambers251,500
874Gustavo Silva Campos66,500
878Michael Falk160,500
    
881Anthony Zinno138,500
882Sebastian Pauli114,500
883Renan Bruschi48,500
884Bryce Yockey104,500
885Philip Sternheimer137,500
    
891Mark Gregorich18,500
892Nicholas Blumenthal247,000
893Justin Liberto59,000
894William Remshardt27,500
895Andres Korn41,000
    
981Michael Estes72,000
983Andrei Zhigalov17,000
984Michael Parizon61,000
987Yueqi Zhu118,000
988Patrick Moulder12,500
    
991Brian Rast91,500
992Ryan Miller42,500
996Philip Long63,000
997Daniel Walmsley260,500
998David Lin105,000
    
1001Jon Kyte95,500
1002Brandon Shack-Harris189,500
1005Daniel Strelitz286,000
1007Jennifer Harman149,000
1008Todd Brunson110,500
    
1061Patrick Leonard195,000
1064Nicholas Schulman114,500
1065Dennis Weiss46,500
1066Calvin Anderson243,500
1068Patrick Stacey231,500
    
1073Thomas Mccormick107,000
1075Yuval Bronshtein74,500
1076Maksim Pisarenko410,000
1077Scott Seiver277,500
    
1081Viktor Blom181,000
1085Gary Bolden Ii75,000
1086Paul Zappulla62,500
1087Michael Moncek107,000
1088Jared Hyman137,500

Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Day 2 Started

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