Event #97: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 11 hours ago

Le Gets the Better of Obst Again with Nut-Nut

Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action picked up three ways to a J♦6♥2♥ flop in a three-way, three-bet pot between Allan Le in the lojack, James Obst in the hijack, and Qinghai Pan on the button. Each player contributed one bet on the flop.

On the 4♦ turn, Le led with a bet, Obst called, but Pan got out of the way.

Le led for a final time on the K♦ river, and Obst tossed in the call. Le tabled A♠9♣8♣3♦ for the nut flush with the nut low, and he left Obst on fumes as he added more to his stack.

Tags: Allan Le James Obst Qinghai Pan

1 day 11 hours ago

Gan Catches Couple of Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Jiyang Gan: XxXx/K♠2♣A♣A♦
Nick Pupillo: XxXx/K♥ - folded on third street
Nicholas Marchington: XxXx/10♣2♠5♥4♥ - folded on sixth street

Jiyang Gan completed, Nick Pupillo two-bet, and Nicholas Marchington three-bet. Gan called, but Pupillo opted to get out of the way.

Gan check-called a bet by Marchington on fourth street, after which fifth street went check, check. Gan made an open pair of aces on sixth street and bet, quickly earning him the pot as Marchington mucked.

Tags: Jiyang Gan Nicholas Marchington Nick Pupillo

1 day 11 hours ago

Le Drills the River to Leave Obst Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Limit Hold’em

Allan Le raised from the cutoff and called a three-bet from James Obst on the button.

Le check-called bets from Obst on the K♣6♠4♥ flop and 2♥ turn, but then check-raised a final bet from Obst on the J♠ river.

Obst called and Le turned over J♥J♦ for a rivered set of jacks. Obst let out a sigh and mucked — awarding the pot to Le and dropping down to just 45,000.

Tags: Allan Le James Obst

1 day 11 hours ago

What Do You Think I Had?

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Luke Schwartz completed left of the bring-in, Nick Guagenti flatted, and David Bach came along from the bring-in.

David Bach: XxXx / 2♠3♥3♣10♠ / Xx
Luke Schwartz: XxXx / K♣7♥K♠9♦ / Xx
Nick Guagenti: XxXx / 8♦4♦9♠ - folded on fifth street

Schwartz checked to Guagenti on fourth who bet, and both opponents called.

On fifth, Schwartz led with open kings, Guagenti called, and Bach raised. Schwartz called but Guagenti got out of the way.

Schwartz check-called a bet on sixth and he did the same on seventh.

"Full house," Bach announced, tabling 7♠7♦7♣ in the hole for rolled down sevens, full of threes.

"So lucky...so insane," a displeased Schwartz commented, "The way he said full house, like 'What do you think I had?'"

Guagenti added that Schwartz also had a seven showing on his board, which he was of course keenly aware of.

Tags: David Bach Luke Schwartz Nick Guagenti

1 day 11 hours ago

Seiver Trending Down

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Limit Hold'em

Brad Owen checked the 2♥7♦8♣ flop from the small blind, prompting Scott Seiver to bet on the button. Owen called, and he check-called another bet by Seiver on the 8♥ turn.

Owen checked again on the 4♥ river. Seiver tossed in a final bet, but this time Owen raised. A visibly displeased Seiver talked to himself for a bit before he reluctantly called.

Owen opened Q♥10♥ for a flush, and Seiver flung his cards toward the muck in defeat.

Tags: Brad Owen Scott Seiver

1 day 11 hours ago

WSOP Hands of the Week: What Left Martin Kabrhel Saying "You Screwed Yourself and Myself"?

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Kevin Taylor

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 26, and now it is in the home stretch as June has come to an end and the $10,000 Main Event is underway. More than 70 tournaments have awarded bracelets thus far, and the PokerNews Live Reporting team has been on-site all summer long, capturing the action.

During that time, they've reported on some entertaining hands, bad beats, and more, which we're happy to feature in the latest edition of "Hands of the Week" presented by GTOWizard.

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1 day 11 hours ago

New Players Hopping In

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

1 day 11 hours ago

Beinner Shows the Goods

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Matthew Beinner: Q♥9♠2♦/Q♠Q♣4♦3♦
Chris Hunichen: XxXx/8♦A♠3♣J♠/Xx

Matthew Beinner completed with his queen and called a raise from Chris Hunichen.

Beinner led out for a bet after pairing his queen on fourth street and Hunichen called.

Hunichen proceeded to call bets from Beinner on fifth through seventh and Beinner turned over his cards for trip queens. Hunichen mucked upon seeing it and Beinner collected a nice pot.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Matthew Beinner

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