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

11 hours 7 minutes ago

Yockey Walks "Into the Japanese Kamikaze"

Brett Slezak

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

Limit Hold'em

Naoya Kihara raised second-to-act, Bryce Yockey made it three bets in the cutoff, and Kihara called.

The J♥10♣7♦ flop checked through to the 2♠ turn which saw Kihara lead and Yockey call.

Kihara then checked the A♥ river. Yockey bet, Kihara check-raised, and Yockey immediately tossed his hand into the muck.

"Wow!" tablemate Gus Hansen commented, "You walked right into the Japanese Kamikaze."

At another table, Chris Brewer was eliminated, bringing the field down to 30 players.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Gus Hansen Naoya Kihara

11 hours 13 minutes ago

More For Foxen

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Dan O'Hair

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

Limit Hold’em

Matt Grapenthien raised on the button and was three-bet by Alex Foxen in the small blind. Walter Chambers made it four bet to go from the big blind and both Grapenthien and Foxen called.

Foxen checked on the 4♥3♣A♠ flop and Chambers bet. Grapenthien let his hand go, but Foxen called.

Foxen check-called a barrel from Chambers on the 5♣ turn and then both players checked on the Q♦ river.

Foxen turned over A♦8♠ for a pair of aces and Chambers looked at his hand one last time before mucking it.

Tags: Alex Foxen Matt Grapenthien Walter Chambers

11 hours 13 minutes ago

Kihara Finishes Off Negreanu

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Brett Slezak

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

Limit Hold'em

After being left on fumes, Daniel Negreanu was forced to be the big blind on the first hand of Limit Hold'em.

Naoya Kihara raised from the small blind, and Negreanu called all in for his final 37,000.

Daniel Negreanu: 10♦5♦ All in
Naoya Kihara: J♦10♣

Negreanu needed to improve with the dominated hand, but the 9♣7♣3♥J♠Q♦ flop offered no such help, and Kihara's kicker played to eliminate Negreanu eight spots from the money.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Naoya Kihara

11 hours 16 minutes ago

Leah Out; Negreanu On Tilt

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Daniel Negreanu: XxXx / J♣A♣7♠ - folded on fifth street
Bryce Yockey: K♣K♥ / 7♦7♣9♣Q♠ / 8♠
Arthur Morris: 6♣3♣ / 2♦A♥4♠Q♥ / J♦
Mike Leah: XxXx / 6♦J♠8♦Q♣ - folded on sixth street

Bryce Yockey bet fifth street into three opponents and Arthur Morris called, as did Mike Leah while Daniel Negreanu folded. Yockey then bet sixth street and Morris raised while Leah checked his stack of just over three big bets before he reluctantly folded. Yockey called and there was no further drama on seventh street.

Morris said he needed a five to scoop but only ended up with the low while Yockey's kings and sevens won the high pot.

Matthew Beinner: A♦K♣7♠ / 4♥A♠A♥J♠
Mike Leah: 6♠4♠ / 8♣3♠J♥Q♥ / 10♥
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx / 9♦Q♦9♠5♠ / Xx

One hand later, Matthew Beinner bet his lead on fourth street and Leah raised for Negreanu to call. Beinner made it three bets and Leah four-bet to get called by Negreanu as well as Beinner. The latter paired his ace on fifth street and bet, Leah called all in for 35,000 and Negreanu called.

Beinner bet again seventh street and Negreanu called but mucked when he was shown trips aces by Beinner.

Leah had started with an eight-six low draw up until fourth but the high card runout sealed his fate while Negreanu jumped out of the chair in agony. He even walked away from the table to record his vlog and vividly exclaimed "I hate playing with Mike Leah."

Tags: Arthur Morris Bryce Yockey Daniel Negreanu Matthew Beinner Mike Leah

11 hours 24 minutes ago

Foxen Sends Bach Out With Rockets

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Dan O'Hair

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

Limit Hold’em

David Bach was already all in for his remaining chips on a board of 7♥Q♦3♥K♥ against Alex Foxen when hands were revealed.

David Bach: 8♥8♦ All in
Alex Foxen: A♠A♦

Bach was looking to hit either an eight or a heart to score a double up, but the 3♣ river bricked out and Foxen collected the rest of his chips.

Tags: Alex Foxen David Bach

11 hours 30 minutes ago

Leah Survives with Half as Beinner Collects from Kihara

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Brett Slezak

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Action picked up on fourth four-ways after a series of raises resulted in Mike Leah being all in for 104,000 on third street, at risk against Daniel Negreanu, Matthew Beinner, and Naoya Kihara.

Mike Leah: XxXx / 3♦2♥7♦4♥ / Xx All in
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx / 8♠10♥10♦ - folded on fifth street
Matthew Beinner: XxXx / Q♥9♠2♣5♥ / Xx
Naoya Kihara: XxXx / A♦A♣2♦6♥ / Xx

Kihara led on fourth with open aces, getting two callers on the side pot. He led again on fifth, but this time only Beinner called after Negreanu folded open tens.

Kihara led two more times on sixth and seventh, with Beinner calling down both times. Kihara announced aces-up, tabling 8♦8♣6♣ in the hole, but Beinner had the winner with K♣Q♦Q♣ in the hole as he was rolled up, and he collected all of the substantial side pot.

Leah had A♥4♦ in the hole for a made low. A five would have scooped, but his final card was the K♦ and his low was enough for the half of the main pot.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Matthew Beinner Mike Leah Naoya Kihara

11 hours 31 minutes ago

Engel Leaves Deeb Fuming

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Dan O'Hair

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Ari Engel: 6♠5♠2♠/3♥4♦4♣9♦
Shaun Deeb: XxXx/A♦A♣A♠Q♥/Xx
Walter Chambers: XxXx/4♠10♠K♥ - folded on fifth street

Ari Engel called the bring-in and Shaun Deeb completed. Walter Chambers called and Engel called as well for a three-way pot.

Deeb continued for a bet on fourth street and both Chambers and Engel called.

On fifth street, Deeb caught open trips and bet again. Chambers got out of the way and Engel called.

Engel called another bet from Deeb on sixth before leading out for a bet on seventh. Deeb stuck in a call and Engel tabled his hole cards for a straight.

Deeb shook his head and mucked his cards — sending the sizable pot Engel's way.

Tags: Ari Engel Shaun Deeb Walter Chambers

11 hours 36 minutes ago

Kerkaert Can't Bluff Ausmus

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Brett Slezak

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

Stud Hi-Lo

William Kerkaert completed, Jeremy Ausmus raised, Yueqi Zhu cold-called from the bring-in, and Kerkaert came along.

William Kerkaert: XxXx / A♣10♥J♥4♣ / Xx
Jeremy Ausmus: XxXx / 6♦K♠7♣Q♥ / Xx
Yueqi Zhu: XxXx / 2♥K♥9♠ - folded on fifth street

Fourth street would check through before Ausmus fired a bet on fifth. Zhu got out of the way but Kerkaert called.

Sixth street checked through before Kerkaert led on seventh, and Ausmus put in the call quickly. Kerkaert tabled Q♠7♦4♥ in the hole for the lone pair of fours, while Ausmus had 8♠8♣6♠, for eights and sixes which was good for the scoop.

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus William Kerkaert Yueqi Zhu

11 hours 36 minutes ago

Johnson Eliminated by Grapenthien

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Limit Hold'em

Marco Johnson got his short stack in preflop via five bets against Matt Grapenthien and both players turned over pocket pairs.

Marco Johnson: 7♦7♣ All in
Matt Grapenthien: 10♦10♠

The dominated pair was in dire shape after the Q♦J♣10♥ flop and the 4♠ turn officially ended the tournament for Johnson, who was on the way out as soon as the 3♥ came on the river.

Jeff Madsen was also knocked out as well to bring the field down to only 35 players with 23 spots paid.

Tags: Marco Johnson Matt Grapenthien

11 hours 42 minutes ago

Stacey Makes a Nice Fold Against Kupin?

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Dan O'Hair

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

Limit Hold’em

Patrick Stacey raised from early position and called a three-bet from Aaron Kupin, who was in the small blind.

Stacey called bets from Kupin on the 9♥Q♣8♣ flop and K♦ turn, but folded A♦K♣ face up after a lengthy tank facing a final barrel from Kupin on the 10♦ river.

"Nice fold," Kupin said as he collected the pot.

"Nice fold announced!" tablemate Alex Livingston chimed in.

Tags: Aaron Kupin Alex Livingston Patrick Stacey