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

17 hours 48 minutes ago

More for Morris and Beinner

Christian Zetzsche

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

Seven Card Stud

Arthur Morris: Q♦9♥Xx / Q♠9♣6♣10♦
Bryce Yockey: XxXx / 9♠J♠A♣5♦ / Xx

Arthur Morris bet fourth street against Bryce Yockey who called and they checked fifth street. Yockey check-called sixth street and then checked seventh. Morris bet again and Yockey reluctantly folded, suspecting a possible bluff.

Morris exposed queens and nines without revealing the last card.

Matthew Beinner: 8♣9♥7♥ / K♥6♥Q♥4♠
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / J♦3♠K♦4♣ / Xx

Matthew Beinner then completed with a king and Qinghai Pan called. Beinner bet fourth and fifth street to get called before they checked sixth street. Beinner bet again seventh street and Pan reluctantly paid it off to get shown the king-high flush. Pan was seemingly satisfied to have saved one bet.

Tags: Arthur Morris Bryce Yockey Matthew Beinner Qinghai Pan

17 hours 55 minutes ago

Coleman Lets it Go

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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

Seven Card Stud

Ari Engel: XxXx/K♣9♣J♦K♦/Xx
Maxx Coleman: XxXx/J♣Q♦J♠A♣/Xx - folded on seventh street

Heads-up on fourth street, both Ari Engel and Maxx Coleman checked.

Coleman bet after pairing his jack on fifth and Engel called.

On sixth street, Engel paired his king and bet. Coleman called.

Engel bet a final time on seventh and Coleman tanked for a while before eventually deciding to let his hand go.

Tags: Ari Engel Maxx Coleman

17 hours 59 minutes ago

Kupin Leaves Smith on Fumes

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Brett Slezak

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

Dan Smith raised from the small blind and Aaron Kupin called in the big blind.

On the Q♦5♥4♠ flop, Smith led, Kupin raised, and Smith called.

Smith check-folded for his last 30,000 on the 8♠ turn.

Tags: Aaron Kupin Dan Smith

18 hours 1 minute ago

More for Foxen and Kihara; Bubble Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Seven Card Stud

Alex Foxen: K♥J♣7♠ / 10♥J♥5♥9♥
Ari Engel: AxXxXx / 9♦8♥A♦A♣

Alex Foxen bet his flush board on sixth street against Ari Engel who check-called after he had paired his ace and the action then repeated on seventh street. Foxen flashed the king-high flush first before also showing the jack-seven, while Engel mucked one ace.

The dealers were told to stop the action after the current hand and one more table was in play with a duel between Josh Arieh and Naoya Kihara.

Naoya Kihara: J♥10♠6♦ / A♦10♣9♣10♦
Josh Arieh: 2♥2♣Q♥ / 10♥2♠7♥K♦

Kihara bet with a pair of tens showing on sixth street and Arieh called with a king-high board. Kihara then checked seventh and Arieh bet for Kihara to reluctantly call.

Arieh showed a set of deuces and Kihara rolled over his cards before he then apologised. "I am sorry," he said as he meshed the boards to reveal a set of tens.

Arieh was completely stunned and then asked "is this your first time?" Kihara mentioned shortly after that he thought Arieh had a full house.

"How can I have a full house?" Arieh seemed perplexed.

Tags: Alex Foxen Ari Engel Josh Arieh Naoya Kihara

18 hours 6 minutes ago

Eslami Goes Runner-Runner to Send Rheem to the Rail

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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

Stud Hi-Lo

Chino Rheem: K♠J♦/6♥J♠6♣3♠/3♥ All in
Ali Eslami: 9♠8♠/10♠10♣5♦8♣/8♥
Julien Sitbon: XxXx/5♠7♣Q♦ - folded on fifth street

Ali Eslami called the bring-in and Chino Rheem tanked for a bit before moving all in for his last 20,000. Julien Sitbon called and Eslami called as well for a side-pot.

Sitbon called a bet from Eslami on fourth street, but folded facing another bet from Eslami on fifth.

Rheem already held jacks-up and he remained ahead after Eslami improved to a lower two pair on sixth.

Eslami peeled seventh street first and turned over another eight to improve him to a full house. Rheem turned over a three — leaving him second-best with two pair to be eliminated three spots shy of the money.

Tags: Ali Eslami Chino Rheem Julien Sitbon

18 hours 14 minutes ago

Hui Somehow Scoops to Survive

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Brett Slezak

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

Stud Hi-Lo

William Kerkaert completed and was called by David Steicke and Phillip Hui from the bring-in off a short stack.

Phillip Hui: 4♠8♦ / 4♦5♠10♠10♣ / Xx All in
David Steicke: XxXx / 6♠8♠ - folded on fourth street
William Kerkaert: A♥2♣ / A♦3♥5♦9♣ / Xx

Kerkaert led on fourth, Steicke folded, and Hui called.

On fifth, Kerkaert bet again. Hui put his last 85,000 in, and Kerkaert called.

Kerkaert had a monster with aces and a wheel gutter, while Hui just had the fours. However, Hui made two pair on sixth while Kerkaert bricked.

Hui caught the K♣ on the end for no improvement, and Kerkaert got the 10♦, failing to make a low or better two pair, and Hui collected a much-needed double.

Tags: David Steicke Phillip Hui William Kerkaert

18 hours 17 minutes ago

Grapenthien Eliminates Kelsall

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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

Seven Card Stud

Andrew Kelsall: Q♦9♠/9♣2♠3♥7♠/K♥ All in
Matt Grapenthien: J♦7♦/J♠10♠6♦6♥/5♥

Matt Grapenthien completed and Andrew Kelsall raised. Action folded back to Grapenthien, who raised again to put Kelsall all-in for his last 30,000. Kelsall obliged and boards were run.

Grapenthien was ahead with split jacks against Kelsall's split nines and his runout improved him to jacks-up.

Kelsall needed a nine or a queen on seventh, but he turned over a Kx — leaving him second best to be eliminated as the money bubble approaches.

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Matt Grapenthien

18 hours 24 minutes ago

Kelsall In Need of Run-Good

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Razz

Matt Grapenthien: XxXx / 5xAx10x9x / Xx
Maxx Coleman: XxXx / 8x2xQx9x / Xx

"King!" Shaun Deeb exclaimed when the up card pitch came to Andrew Kelsall and that's what he indeed received moments later, after which Deeb apologised with, "sorry AJ."

Matt Grapenthien completed and Maxx Coleman called. Grapenthien bet fourth and fifth street to get called, then both checked sixth street. Grapenthien bet seventh street and Coleman folded.

Matt Grapenthien: XxXx / 9xQxJx folded on fifth street
Maxx Coleman: XxXx / 3xKx4x

Kelsall was the bring-in again with a king and lost one third of his severe short stack as a reason. Grapenthien limped in, Coleman completed and Kelsall folded while Grapenthien called. Grapenthien check-called on fourth street and check-folded thereafter.

Seven Card Stud

Matt Grapenthien: XxXx / 2♠Q♠7♦ folded on fifth street
Alex Foxen: XxXx / 9♠10♦J♥

Alex Foxen then completed in the first hand of Stud and bring-in Grapenthien called. Grapenthien check-called once and then check-folded on fifth street.

Tags: Alex Foxen Andrew Kelsall Matt Grapenthien Maxx Coleman Shaun Deeb

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

19 hours 7 minutes ago

Poker Legend Erik Seidel Chasing 11th Bracelet at WSOP Final Table

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Connor Richards

Level 16

Limit Flop: 15,000-25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 8,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

There are just five players standing between Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel and his 11th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.

The poker legend reached the final table of Event #96: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha, one of the last events of the series as action in Las Vegas winds down significantly.

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