Event #97: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

15 hours 1 minute ago

Brian Yoon Eliminated in 22nd Place ($50,340)

Dan O'Hair

Level 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Brian Yoon: Q♠8♣/Q♦9♣2♣3♥/5♥ All in
Alexander Kostritsyn: K♣K♦/2♠A♦6♠J♥/6♣
Jeremy Ausmus: XxXx/A♥6♥10♣ - folded on fifth street

Three ways on fourth street, Brian Yoon bet and was called by Alexander Kostritsyn and Jeremy Ausmus.

Yoon bet his last 20,000 on fifth street and Kostritsyn raised. Ausmus got out of the way and boards were run.

Yoon held split queens, but was well behind the buried kings of Kostritsyn. Yoon's board failed to improve him and he was eliminated, while Kostritsyn's stack grew to nearly four million.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Brian Yoon Jeremy Ausmus

15 hours 5 minutes ago

Carol Fuchs Eliminated in 23rd Place ($50,340)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Carol Fuchs raised and Arthur Morris called in the small blind, as did Matthew Beinner in the big blind after short consideration. On the K♣J♠4♥ flop, all three players checked before Morris bet the 3♦ turn. Beinner folded and Fuchs called with fewer than a full bet behind.

Morris then also bet the 4♣ river and Fuchs reluctantly called.

Morris announced king-jack and showed his K♥Q♦J♣10♣. Fuchs was second-best holding the A♠J♥7♥2♦ to bow out as the first player in the money. Prior to the call, she had said there were too many chips already committed.

Tags: Arthur Morris Carol Fuchs Matthew Beinner

15 hours 12 minutes ago

Foxen Over Three Million

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Razz

Ali Eslami limped, Ari Engel completed, Alex Foxen raised, Eslami cold-called, and Engel came along.

Ari Engel: XxXx / 6x4x7x10x / Xx
Alex Foxen: XxXx / 2x3x10xJx / Xx
Ali Eslami: XxXx / 5xKxKx - folded on fifth street

Foxen led on fourth, with both opponents calling. Engel then led fifth, showing the low board. Foxen raised, Eslami folded, and Engel called.

Engel check-called a bet on sixth before seventh checked through. "You win," Engel announced as Foxen showed 9x5x4x in the hole, and his nine-five was enough for the win.

Tags: Alex Foxen Ali Eslami Ari Engel

15 hours 16 minutes ago

Kostritsyn Pulling Away

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Alexander Kostritsyn: Q♣J♣6♠/8♣J♠10♠8♦
Aaron Kupin: XxXx/9♥A♠Q♦K♥/Xx

Aaron Kupin completed and was raised by Alexander Kostritsyn. Action folded back to Kupin, who made it three bets to go. Kostritsyn called.

Kostritsyn called a bet from Kupin on fourth street and then raised a bet from Kupin on fifth, which Kupin called.

Kupin called a bet from Kostritsyn on sixth and then both players checked down on seventh.

Kostritsyn tabled his hole cards for jacks-up and Kupin scooped up all his cards and looked at them before sending them into the muck.

Tags: Aaron Kupin Alexander Kostritsyn

15 hours 20 minutes ago

Hui Eliminated by Zhu on the Money Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Razz

Phillip Hui: 2x5x / 7x5x2x9x / 8x All in
Yueqi Zhu: 3x7x / 5x6x9x8x / 10x

With one dead deuce already gone, Phillip Hui was all-in on third street for the last 95,000 and called by Yueqi Zhu. Heading into the showdown, Hui had a marginal lead with seven-five-deuce but proceeded to pair his five and deuce on the next two streets. Once he received a nine on sixth street, it was all over as Zhu had an already unbeatable eight-seven. That spelled the end for Hui on the money bubble.

It took 24 hands during hand-for-hand mode to lose two players, and everyone has now guaranteed at least $50,340 for the efforts.

Tags: Phillip Hui Yueqi Zhu

15 hours 24 minutes ago

Arieh Puts Morris in the Blender

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Josh Arieh raised first to act and was called by Arthur Morris in middle position.

Arieh bet on the 8♠10♦2♥ flop and then called a raise from Morris.

Arieh then check-called a bet from Morris on the 3♦ turn before leading out for a bet on the Q♦ river.

Morris went deep into the tank, re-checking his hole cards and listing off hands Arieh could hold.

After a couple of minutes, Morris tossed his bets towards Arieh and mucked.

Tags: Arthur Morris Josh Arieh

15 hours 31 minutes ago

Beinner Turns the Nuts

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Limit Hold'em

Josh Arieh raised from the hijack, Matthew Beinner three-bet from the small blind, and Arieh called.

On the Q♠10♦8♥ flop, Beinner led and Arieh called.

Beinner bet again on the K♠ turn and Arieh stuck around once more.

On the 6♣ river, Beinner led a final time, getting snapped off by Arieh. However, Beinner showed A♣J♥ for the turned broadway straight, and he collected the pot.

Tags: Josh Arieh Matthew Beinner

15 hours 33 minutes ago

Thor Sighting on the Stone Money Bubble

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Alex Foxen raised and was called by Maxx Coleman in the cutoff as well as Ari Engel in the big blind. On the 8♣4♥3♦ flop, only Engel check-called a bet by Coleman and then check-folded the J♦ turn to another bet.

"You look like Thor," Ali Eslami told Foxen who had briefly stood up from his chair.

"You look like the villain in every Thor movie," Shaun Deeb replied towards Eslami and the entire table chuckled.

Tags: Alex Foxen Ali Eslami Ari Engel Maxx Coleman Shaun Deeb

Level: 18

Limit Flop: 20,000-40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

15 hours 39 minutes ago

Deeb Takes From Foxen; Steicke Doubles Again

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17

Limit Flop: 15,000-30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits

Limit Hold’em

At one table, Shaun Deeb raised from early position and called a three-bet from Alex Foxen in the hijack.

Deeb check-called bets from Foxen on the A♣Q♦7♦ flop and 6♦ turn and then both players checked on the 3♦ river.

Deeb turned over A♥10♣ for a pair of aces and Foxen mucked.

Razz

David Steicke: 7xAx/5x9x9x6x/Kx All in
Jeremy Ausmus: 5x4x/6xQxKxJx/Qx

At another table, David Steicke was already all in on fifth street against Jeremy Ausmus.

Steicke drew to a nine by sixth street to leave Ausmus drawing dead. Ausmus ended with a queen and Steicke was awarded the double up.

Tags: Alex Foxen David Steicke Jeremy Ausmus Shaun Deeb