Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 12, 2025

Mueller Falls to Leng

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Greg Mueller: 9♦6♠/4♣5♠Q♠2♠/K♦ All in
Ryan Leng: A♠J♠/Q♣A♦9♥7♠/Q♥

Greg Mueller was already all in on fourth street against Ryan Leng, who was ahead with a pair of aces.

Leng ended with two pair, but Mueller had a draw to a straight or flush to scoop or a low card to chop by seventh and he slowly squeezed his card.

"A red king, that's fun," Mueller said as he flung seventh face up before getting up from his seat.

Tags: Greg Mueller Ryan Leng

Jun 12, 2025

End of Road for Machado

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Frank Visser

Level 21

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Vaughan Machado had committed his 66,000 remaining chips preflop from the cutoff and was looked up by Travis Kubota on the button.

Vaughan Machado: A♠6♥5♥3♠ All in
Travis Kubota: A♣K♥Q♦4♥

Kubota made two pair on the K♠10♣4♦ flop. Machado turned a bunch of outs on the 6♦ turn, but the 9♥ river was of no use to him, spelling the end of his tournament.

Tags: Travis Kubota Vaughan Machado

Jun 12, 2025

Baker Left With Crumbs as Gleissner Gone Home

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Frank Visser

Level 21

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante

Limit Hold'em

David "Bakes" Baker raised in early position, and Bernd Gleissner flicked in a three-bet one seat over. David Lin then four-bet in the small blind, which Baker called. Gleissner also called, putting him all-in for 76,000.

Baker called Lin's bet on the 6♣2♥2♣ flop, but folded to another bet on the J♠ turn.

Bernd Gleissner: K♣Q♦ All in
David Lin: 10♠10♦

Lin won the delayed flip on the J♦ river, eliminating Gleissner.

Tags: Bernd Gleissner David Lin

Jun 12, 2025

Fishman Blazts Off, Lisandro Also Leaves

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Frank Visser

Level 21

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Ray Fishman: 4♥9♣/A♠Q♥J♦8♠/6♥ All in
Blaz Zerjav: K♦K♣/3♣2♣J♣9♦/7♦

By fourth street, Ray Fishman had gotten his total stack of 78,000 in the middle against Blaz Zerjav. Zerjav had kings in the hole, which remained the best hand when the boards had been run out.

Shortly after Fishman had said his goodbyes, six-time bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro was also seen departing his seat.

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Jeff Lisandro Ray Fishman

Jun 12, 2025

Bhargava Trips Singer Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Sachin Bhargava raised first to act and was three-bet by David Singer in the small blind. Bhargava called.

Singer continued for a bet on the 3♠4♠8♦ flop and Bhargava raised to put Singer all in. Singer called and a showdown was held.

David Singer: A♦K♦K♥3♥ All in
Sachin Bhargava: A♣J♥J♣4♥

Singer was well ahead with his kings, but the 4♣ turn improved Bhargava to trips and left Singer drawing slim.

The 10♠ river changed nothing and Singer was eliminated.

Tags: David Singer Sachin Bhargava

Level: 21

Limit Flop: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante

Jun 12, 2025

Some Counted Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 20

Limit Flop: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits, 3,000 Ante

Jun 12, 2025

Livingston Kicks Guagenti Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20

Limit Flop: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits, 3,000 Ante

Limit Hold’em

Nick Guagenti raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by Alex Livingston in the small blind. Guagenti called.

Guagenti called a bet from Livingston on the 7♥6♠Q♣ flop raised all in facing a bet from Livingston on the 5♠ turn. Livingston called and hands were revealed.

Nick Guagenti: K♦6♦ All in
Alex Livingston: K♠Q♥

Guagenti was drawing to two outs with his pair of sixes, but the 3♣ river bricked out and Livingston was sent the rest of Guagenti's chips.

Tags: Alex Livingston Nick Guagenti

Jun 12, 2025

Vonk Finds a Six

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Frank Visser

Level 20

Limit Flop: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits, 3,000 Ante

Razz

Tyler Schwecke: 9x7x5x/Ax10x4x2x
Marcel Vonk: 4x3x/5x2x8x5x/6x

The action was picked up on sixth street, where Schwecke showed three wheel cards and Vonk had paired his five. Schwecke bet out, and Vonk called.

Schwecke quickly checked on seventh street before he snap-called Vonk's bet. Vonk tabled a six-low, beating the seven-low of Schwecke and taking down the pot.

When Schwecke asked, Vonk clarified that the six was the final card he received.

Tags: Marcel Vonk Tyler Schwecke

Jun 12, 2025