Event #97: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. | 2026 World Series of Poker

40 minutes ago

Suzuki's Bluff Fails Before Kihara Finishes the Job

Brett Slezak

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Ryutaro Suzuki completed, Arthur Morris raised, and Suzuki called.

Ryutaro Suzuki: XxXx / 7♣3♦Q♥4♦ / Xx
Arthur Morris: XxXx / K♥7♠5♣9♠ / Xx

Morris led on fourth and Suzuki called. He led again on fifth, Suzuki raised, and Morris called again.

On sixth, Morris check-called a bet, and Suzuki bet a final time on seventh. Morris did not like the situation but he decided to flick in the call after some deliberation. However, Suzuki could only show K♣5♠4♣ in the hole for the lone pair of fours.

Morris was able to reveal K♦10♦2♣, and his pair of kings was the winner.

Suzuki was left with 30,000 at the end of the hand, and he lost it to his compatriot Naoya Kihara the following hand, also in Stud.

Tags: Arthur Morris Naoya Kihara Ryutaro Suzuki

44 minutes ago

Foxen Takes the Lead

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Alex Foxen: 4♥3♠3♣/A♠J♠7♠6♠
Ari Engel: XxXx/9♣J♣5♣Q♥/Xx
Andrew Kelsall: XxXx/7♥Q♣7♣5♠ - folded on sixth street

Alex Foxen completed and was called by Andrew Kelsall. Ari Engel raised and both Foxen and Kelsall called.

Foxen and Kelsall called a bet from Engel on fourth street and then everyone checked on fifth.

Foxen bet after being checked to on sixth, which got a call from Engel and a fold from Kelsall.

Engel called a final bet from Foxen on seventh and Foxen turned over his hole cards for a flush. Engel scooped up his cards and mucked — conceding the large pot over to Foxen.

Tags: Alex Foxen Andrew Kelsall Ari Engel

47 minutes ago

Zhu Calls Correctly Against Rheem

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Chino Rheem: XxXx / Q♠5♣10♥3♥ / Xx
Yueqi Zhu: A♥2♠ / 2♥3♠9♥J♦ / 5♦

Chino Rheem completed and Yueqi Zhu defended his bring in. "You always have a deuce to call," Rheem joked and then bet the next two streets for Zhu to call. Once they checked sixth street, Rheem bet again seventh street and Zhu reluctantly called.

"A pair of deuces is good, I have no pair," Rheem said and Zhu indeed showed a pair of deuces which scooped the entire pot.

"Jesus Christ," Luke Schwartz exclaimed and Zhu then explained that Rheem has been torturing him "for twenty five years".

Tags: Chino Rheem Jesus Christ Luke Schwartz Yueqi Zhu

52 minutes ago

Pan Wins Without Showdown

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Brett Slezak

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Josh Arieh limped, Matt Grapenthien limped, Qinghai Pan completed, Julien Sitbon called, and both limpers called.

Josh Arieh: XxXx / 10♠J♠ - folded on fourth street
Matt Grapenthien: XxXx / A♦8♥K♦6♠ - folded on sixth street
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / A♠2♣5♠3♦ / Xx
Julien Sitbon: XxXx / Q♦J♣4♦K♠ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Grapenthien checked to Pan on fourth who bet. Sitbon called, Arieh quickly folded, and Grapenthien called.

Pan bet again on fifth, getting two calls. The same happened on sixth, but this time Grapenthien let go of his hand after a minute's tank.

On seventh, Pan put out a final bet, and Sitbon shook his head and quickly folded, likely having missed some draws as Pan scoops a big one without showdown.

Tags: Josh Arieh Julien Sitbon Matt Grapenthien Qinghai Pan

1 hour ago

Steicke Gains at Brewer's Expense

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action folded around to the blinds, where, Chris Brewer raised from the small blind and David Steicke called in the big blind.

Steicke proceeded to call bets from Brewer on the J♦A♠2♠ flop, A♣ turn, and 6♦ river.

"Kings," Brewer announced, prompting Steicke to table A♦5♥3♥3♠ for trips and a low.

"Oh, you have a huge hand!" Brewer said as he sent his cards into the muck.

Tags: Chris Brewer David Steicke

1 hour ago

Deeb Adds More Chips and Tacos

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Razz

Ari Engel: XxXx / 4x3xQxJx folded on sixth street
Shaun Deeb: XxXx / 3x2x6x8x

In three-way action to fifth street, Shaun Deeb announced bet while grabbing another bite out of a box of tacos and that forced out Brian Yoon, while Ari Engel called. Deeb then used the verbal declaration once more after the next bite and Engel folded after brief consideration.

While scooping up the chips, Deeb was asked "are you getting more famous than Phil for eating?" to which Deeb simply replied "I am more famous for being more fat than him".

Tags: Ari Engel Brian Yoon Shaun Deeb

1 hour 10 minutes ago

Coleman Keeps the Pressure on Kelsall

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Razz

Maxx Coleman: XxXx/7x9x4xAx/Xx
Andrew Kelsall: XxXx/8xKx4x9x/Xx - folded on seventh street

Maxx Coleman completed and was called by Andrew Kelsall.

Kelsall called bets from Coleman on fourth through sixth street, but laid his hand facing a final bet from Coleman on seventh.

At other tables, Dylan Smith and Ben Yu were eliminated.

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Ben Yu Dylan Smith Maxx Coleman

1 hour 12 minutes ago

Gan Is Gone

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Razz

Phillip Hui: XxXx / 6x6xJx4x folded on sixth street
Chino Rheem: Ax3x / Qx2x5x8x / 3x
William Kerkaert: XxXx / AxJxKx7x folded on sixth street
Jiyang Gan: KxKx / 5x9x9xJx / 7x

The floor was called over to the table to confirm what pot Jiyang could win because he was at risk for a fraction of the ante only on third street. William Kerkaert completed and was called by Phillip Hui and Chino Rheem. Kerkaert bet again fourth street to pick up two calls before Rheem bet fifth street to get called twice.

Rheem bet sixth street once more and this time, Kerkaert folded as did Hui. By then, Gan had already gathered his belongings and was drawing dead because this has been a Razz hand and not Stud.

Tags: Ben Yu Chino Rheem Jiyang Gan Phillip Hui William Kerkaert

1 hour 18 minutes ago

Sitbon's Eight is Good

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Dan O'Hair

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Razz

Julien Sitbon: 7x4x2x/4x10x8x6x
Matt Grapenthien: XxXx/Ax3x9x4x

Heads-up on fourth street, Julien Sitbon called bets from Matt Grapenthien on fourth and fifth and then both players checked down on sixth and seventh.

"Nine," Grapenthien announced as he showed a 6x.

Sitbon turned over his hole cards for an eight and was sent the pot.

Tags: Julien Sitbon Matt Grapenthien

1 hour 21 minutes ago

Suzuki Back Above Half a Million

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000 Blinds, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

The very swingy day of Ryutaro Suzuki has continued because he nearly doubled his stack since the break. In the latest hand, he led the 6♥6♦4♠Q♦ turn out of the small blind and David "ODB" Baker called. They checked the J♦ river and Suzuki tabled the A♥K♥4♥2♥. It was good enough to win the pot as Baker mucked with the words "nice hand".

Tags: Ryutaro Suzuki David "ODB" Baker