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

1 day 22 hours ago

Fal Slows Down Eslami

Brett Slezak

Level 1

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Action picked up heads-up on fifth street between Nikolai Fal and Ali Eslami with 3,000 in front of each player.

Nikolai Fal: XxXx / 5♥3♠2♦8♥ / Xx
Ali Eslami: XxXx / A♣9♣9♦3♥ / Xx

On fifth, Eslami check-called after making open nines. Then, he opted to lead on sixth, Fal raised, and Eslami called.

Eslami check-called a final bet on seventh, getting the bad news as Fal announced a wheel, tabling A♦5♣4♦ in the hole.

Tags: Ali Eslami Nikolai Fal

1 day 22 hours ago

Stable Expands Further

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Frank Visser

Level 1

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

1 day 22 hours ago

Glantz Gains at Fal's Expense

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1

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

Seven Card Stud

Matt Glantz: A♠Q♣5♠/A♣9♦K♥Q♥
Nikolai Fal: XxXx/10♦J♦2♣2♠/Xx

Nikolai Fal completed and called a raise from Matt Glantz.

Both players checked on fourth street and then Fal called bets from Glantz on fifth through seventh.

"Aces-up," Glantz said as he turned over the goods. Fal sent his cards into the muck and Glantz was sent the pot.

Tags: Matt Glantz Nikolas Fal

1 day 22 hours ago

Fal Halts the Eslami Pain Train

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Frank Visser

Level 1

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

Seven Card Stud

Ali Eslami: XxXx/4♦10♦3♦9♠/Xx - folded on seventh street
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/5♣ - folded on third street
Matt Glantz: XxXx/6♦ - folded on third street
Nikolai Fal: XxXx/K♠7♣9♣4♣/Xx

Ali Eslami was the bring-in, and Qinghai Pan and Matt Glantz just called. Nikolai Fal then completed, prompting Eslami to raise. Pan and Glantz quickly folded, but Fal stuck around and called.

Fal check-called bets by Eslami on fourth and fifth street before sixth street checked through. Fal then bet out on seventh street, receiving a quick fold to take the pot.

Tags: Ali Eslami Matt Glantz Nikolai Fal Qinghai Pan

1 day 23 hours ago

Buchalter Plays the Wrong Game; Wins Anyway

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1

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

Seven Card Stud

Yehuda Buchalter: J♦4♦3♦/2♦3♣8♦5♥
Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx/J♥2♥8♠A♦/Xx
Carol Fuchs: XxXx/7♠2♣4♠ -folded on fifth street

Carol Fuchs called the bring-in and Nicolas Milgrom completed. Yehuda Buchalter defended his bring-in and Fuchs called as well for a three-way pot.

Milgrom continued for a bet on fourth street and both Buchalter and Fuchs called.

Milgrom bet again on fifth and Buchalter raised. Fuchs got out of the way and Milgrom called.

Milgrom then called bets from Buchalter on sixth and seventh and Buchalter said, "Flush and a low," as he turned over his hole cards, which got a confused look from his tablemates.

"I was playing the wrong game!" Buchalter said. "Thank God I made a flush."

Milgrom couldn't beat a flush and sent his cards into the muck — awarding the pot to Buchalter.

Tags: Carol Fuchs Nicolas Milgrom Yehuda Buchalter

1 day 23 hours ago

"We're Playing Hi-Lo You Know"

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Brett Slezak

Level 1

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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Chris Hunichen raised in the cutoff, Thomas Keller three-bet from the button, Scott Seiver cold-called in the big blind, and Hunichen came along.

"Do you know who just three-bet you?" Seiver asked Hunichen, "Thunder Keller."

On the A♦Q♣10♥ flop, it checked to Keller who bet, and both Seiver and Hunichen called.

Keller fired again on the repeat 10♣ turn and both opponents called again.

The 2♦ river checked through as Seiver tabled K♠J♠J♦10♦ for a broadway straight, and the others mucked.

"We're playing hi-lo you know," Hunichen joked with Seiver.

Tags: Chris Hunichen Scott Seiver Thomas Keller

1 day 23 hours ago

Checking In

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Frank Visser

Level 1

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

1 day 23 hours ago

Eslami Eviscerating Competition

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Frank Visser

Level 1

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

Seven Card Stud

Matt Glantz: XxXx/J♠2♠8♦9♥/Xx
Ali Eslami: 5♠3♠Xx/4♣10♠2♥A♥

The action was caught on fifth street, where Matt Glantz bet and Ali Eslami called. Eslami then checked sixth street for Glantz to bet. Eslami raised, but Glantz was not satisified yet and three-bet.

Eslami just called, after which seventh street checked to showdown. Glantz announced jacks-up, but he quickly mucked his hand when Eslami revealed a straight to rake in yet another pot.

Tags: Ali Eslami Matt Glantz

1 day 23 hours ago

Eslami Continues to Climb

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1

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

Seven Card Stud

Ali Eslami: Q♥J♣8♠/Q♦10♠2♣10♣
Christian Roberts: XxXx/J♠4♦K♥A♣/Xx

Ali Eslami completed with his queen and called a raise from Christian Roberts for an inflated heads-up pot.

Roberts called a bet from Eslami on fourth street and then led out for a bet on fifth, which Eslami called.

Eslami paired his ten on sixth, bet, and then called a raise from Roberts.

On seventh street, Eslamli led out for a bet again and Roberts reluctantly called.

Eslami turned over his cards for queens and tens and Roberts mucked his cards.

Tags: Ali Eslami Christian Roberts

1 day 23 hours ago

Gupta Gets More

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Frank Visser

Level 1

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

Razz

James Joiner: XxXx/4x7x9x4x/Xx
Ashish Gupta: 7x4xAx/5x8xJx7x

James Joiner completed, Ashish Gupta two-bet, and Joiner called. Joiner caught better on fourth street, prompting him to lead out. Gupta just called, and did so again when Joiner bet on fifth street.

Joiner paired on sixth street, seeing Gupta bet out. Joiner called, and did so too when Gupta quickly bet on seventh street.

Gupta tabled an eight-seven, and Joiner spent a while staring at his hole cards before he mucked them to concede the pot.

Tags: Ashish Gupta James Joiner