Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Day 3 | 2026 World Series of Poker

15 hours 39 minutes ago

Veltri Into Second Place

Brett Slezak

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Limit Hold'em

Calvin Anderson raised on the button, John Veltri three-bet from the small blind, and Anderson called.

On the A♦J♥3♦ flop, Veltri led and Anderson called.

Veltri led again on the Q♠ turn, and Anderson laid it down after a short deliberation, allowing Veltri to move into second on the counts.

Tags: Calvin Anderson John Veltri

15 hours 45 minutes ago

"He Got F**ked. I Got Lucky": Veltri Stuns Arieh

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David Salituro

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

John Veltri: XxXx/9♦6♠3♠7♦/Xx
Josh Arieh: XxXx/J♣3♣2♥8♠/Xx

Josh Arieh completed and John Veltri called.

Arieh bet on fourth street and Veltri called. Both players then checked on fifth.

Arieh bet again on sixth, and Veltri called. Arieh then bet on seventh, but this time Veltri raised. Arieh called.

Veltri showed Q♥10♣8♦ for a straight, and Arieh flashed J♥J♦ as he mucked. "I'll give you the review. He got f**ked. I got lucky," Veltri yelled out to his rail.

Tags: John Veltri Josh Arieh

15 hours 47 minutes ago

Anderson Blasts Arieh Off a Pair

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David Salituro

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Calvin Anderson: XxXx/J♣10♣7♣4♣
Josh Arieh: XxXx/J♦9♥7♠6♥ - folded on sixth street

Calvin Anderson completed and Josh Arieh called.

Anderson bet on fourth street and Arieh called. Anderson then bet on fifth, and Arieh again called.

Anderson put out another bet on sixth. "You're too good," Arieh said as he tossed away the J♠.

Tags: Calvin Anderson Josh Arieh

15 hours 53 minutes ago

Anderson Rolled Up

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Brett Slezak

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Calvin Anderson: XxXx / 2♣9♣6♥A♥ / Xx
Josh Arieh: XxXx / J♠7♦10♥6♣ / Xx

Arieh completed and Anderson called from the bring-in.

Arieh led on fourth and Anderson raised, which Arieh called.

On fifth, Arieh led again, Anderson snap-raised, and Arieh called. Anderson led sixth with the ace showing.

Anderson led a final time on seventh and Arieh sigh-called as Anderson revealed 5♠2♥2♦ in the hole as he was rolled up and got value every street to take the lead again.

Tags: Calvin Anderson Josh Arieh

15 hours 58 minutes ago

Arieh Shows a Better Queen

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David Salituro

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Razz

Josh Arieh: XxXx/4x6x6xQx/Xx
Calvin Anderson: XxXx/Kx7x9xQx/Xx

Josh Arieh completed and Calvin Anderson called.

Arieh bet on fourth street and Anderson called. Anderson then bet on fifth, Arieh raised, and Anderson called.

Arieh bet again on sixth and Anderson called once more. Both players checked on seventh.

Anderson showed 9x5xAx for Q-9-7-5-A, but Arieh had 7x5x4x for Q-7-6-5-4 to win the pot.

Tags: Calvin Anderson Josh Arieh

Level: 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

16 hours 15 minutes ago

Another Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 25,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 100,000 Completion, 100,000-200,000 Limits

The final three are taking another break.

Play resumes in Level 26 with limits of 120,000/240,000 and an average stack of 3,780,000 (16 big bets).

16 hours 19 minutes ago

Arieh Heads Into Break With a Turn Raise

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David Salituro

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 25,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 100,000 Completion, 100,000-200,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Calvin Anderson raised on the button and both John Veltri and Josh Arieh called in the blinds.

All three players checked the 7♠7♣9♠ flop. Veltri then bet on the J♣ turn, and Arieh raised. Anderson folded, while Veltri took a minute before also giving up his hand.

Tags: Calvin Anderson John Veltri Josh Arieh

16 hours 21 minutes ago

Anderson Gets Three Quarters

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Brett Slezak

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 50,000-100,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 25,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 100,000 Completion, 100,000-200,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Josh Arieh limped from the small blind, Calvin Anderson raised in the big blind, and Arieh called.

On the A♣Q♣8♠ flop, Arieh check-called a bet from Anderson.

Arieh then led the 9♠ turn, Anderson raised, Arieh made it three bets, and Anderson called.

Another bet went in on the 7♦ river as Anderson tabled J♦10♠6♠2♦ for the nut straight with six-two for low. Arieh also had jack-ten, but he had no low as Anderson was shipped three-quarters of the pot.