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

2 hours 40 minutes ago

Kupin Shows an Eight

Dan O'Hair

Level 12

Limit Flop: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Razz

Aaron Kupin: XxXx/5x2x4x7x
Patrick Stacey: XxXx/3xAx3x9x - folded on sixth street

Aaron Kupin called the bring-in and then called after Patrick Stacey completed.

Kupin called a bet from Stacey on fourth street and then led out for a bet on fifth after Stacey paired his three. Stacey called.

On sixth street, Kupin bet after catching best again and Stacey reluctantly laid his hand down.

Kupin revealed an 8x before collecting the pot.

Tags: Aaron Kupin Patrick Stacey

2 hours 41 minutes ago

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12

Limit Flop: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Ryutaro Suzuki checked in the small blind with the turn showing Q♦J♠6♠6♥ and Yueqi Zhu then got his last 15,000 in from the big blind. Suzuki mulled it over for a while and eventually called.

Yueqi Zhu: 8♦8♠5♣2♣ All in
Ryutaro Suzuki: A♦10♣7♠4♥

The 2♠ river changed nothing as the pair of Zhu held for the scoop.

The same table then lost Brad Owen, who had previously been left short after folding a king-high river with a set of jacks on a four-card straight board, Ali Eslami showed him ace-queen for broadway.

Tags: Ali Eslami Brad Owen Ryutaro Suzuki Yueqi Zhu

2 hours 47 minutes ago

Kostritsyn Wins Big Without a Showdown

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12

Limit Flop: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three-ways on a flop of 10♠8♥K♥ with several bets already in the middle preflop, Luke Schwartz bet from the big blind and was raised by Alexander Kostritsyn in the cutoff. Justin Liberto called cold on the button and Schwartz called as well.

Everyone checked after the K♠ paired the board on the turn and Schwartz checked again on the 2♥ river. Kostritsyn put out a bet and both Liberto and Schwartz quickly folded — conceding the sizable pot to Kostritsyn without a showdown.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Justin Liberto Luke Schwartz

Level: 12

Limit Flop: 5,000-10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

2 hours 51 minutes ago

Sion Scoops Rheem

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three ways to the A♥3♠2♥ flop, Elior Sion in the small blind and Eric Wasserson from under the gun checked. Chino Rheem bet and received two calls. After the 8♣ turn, Sion checked and so did Wasserson, Rheem bet and then called a check-raise by Sion.

The 9♥ river saw Sion bet get called and he tabled the 5♠4♥3♥2♦ for a wheel and flush to scoop the entire pot.

Tags: Chino Rheem Elior Sion Eric Wasserson

2 hours 58 minutes ago

Elezra Quadruples up

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Limit Hold’em

Brian Rast raised first to act and was three-bet by Naoya Kihara in the hijack. Yehuda Buchalter called cold in the cutoff and Eli Elezra tanked a while in the big blind before deciding to four-bet all in for his last 30,000. Rast called, Kihara capped it at five bets, and both Buchalter and Rast called.

Rast checked to Kihara, who continued for a bet on the 2♦8♦3♦ flop. Buchalter got out of the way and Rast called.

Both players checked on the Q♣ turn, but Rast led out for a bet after the 5♦ river brought four cards to a flush on board.

Kihara tanked, but eventually decided to look up Rast, who turned over A♣10♠ for a bluff. Kihara revealed A♥J♣ for a better ace-high, and Elezra tabled Q♥7♠ for a pair of queens to take the main pot while Kihara was sent the side pot.

Tags: Brian Rast Eli Elezra Naoya Kihara Yehuda Buchalter

3 hours ago

Latest Additions on Day 2

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Maksim Pisarenko and Richard Sklar re-entered after bowing out on Day 1 while another three players joined for the first time. David Williams was unable to spin up his severe short stack and busted. There are currently 75 players remaining out of a field of 128 entries but the late registration is still open until the start of level 13.

Tags: David Williams Maksim Pisarenko Richard Sklar

3 hours 6 minutes ago

A Scoop for Smith; Williams on the Ropes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Justin Smith: XxXx / 6♦7♥J♥J♠ / Xx
Yueqi Zhu: XxXx / 10♣8♥3♥9♥ / Xx
David Williams: XxXx / 4♥9♠2♠A♣ / Xx

Justin Smith bet on sixth and seventh street to get called by Yueqi Zhu as well as David Williams. He announced a low and straight turning over the 5♣3♣4♠ and Zhu mucked. Williams flashed the 8♠5♠2♥ and lost a portion of his stack.

Limit Hold'em

Williams then took on Ali Eslami on a board of Q♥5♦2♦3♠J♥ on which the former bet the turn and called a raise, then check-called a bet on the river. Williams tabled A♦J♦ for a missed straight and flush draw that rivered a pair of jacks. However, Eslami had the best of it with K♠Q♠ for top pair to leave Williams on fumes.

No longer in contention for the time being are Jesse Lonis and Dzmitry Urbanovich.

Tags: Ali Eslami David Williams Justin Smith Yueqi Zhu

3 hours 11 minutes ago

Leah's Flush Leaves Elezra Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Mike Leah: J♥8♥2♦/6♥2♥Q♥6♣
Eli Elezra: XxXx/K♣10♣5♣J♠/Xx
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/Q♦4♣6♠ - folded on fifth street

Mike Leah completed and was called Daniel Negreanu. Eli Elezra then raised and both Leah and Negreanu called.

Leah bet after being checked to on fourth street and both Negreanu and Elezra called.

On fifth street, Leah bet again, which got a fold from Negreanu and a call from Elezra.

Elezra called bets from Leah on sixth and seventh and Leah turned over his hole card for a a flush. Elezra couldn't beat it and mucked — leaving himself with just 50,000 to work with.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Eli Elezra Mike Leah

3 hours 13 minutes ago

22-Year-Old Lucas Jumalon Leads WSOP Main Event Final Table

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Kevin Taylor

Level 11

Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

The final nine players in poker's biggest tournament, the WSOP Main Event, have officially been set.

Twenty-two-year-old Lucas Jumalon leads the way after a stunning Day 8 performance saw him build a towering stack of 194,000,000 chips. He will return on August 3 in pole position, just eight eliminations away from becoming poker's newest world champion.

Behind him sit Rami Hammoud and Jamie Shaevel, who round out the top three, while the most decorated players remaining are Canada's Greg Mueller with three bracelets, and America's Michael Gagliano, with four.

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