Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed) | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-16-2024 18:19 UTC-8

Scott Seiver Eliminated in 6th Place ($131,719)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 25

Limit Flop: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Scott Seiver: K♠J♣/J♦A♦Q♦8♠/5♦ All in
Ryan Miller: A♠8♦/4♥10♥4♦4♣/6♣

After chipping down in a few smaller pots, Scott Seiver completed for his last 200,000 and Ryan Miller called to put Seiver at risk.

Seiver held the lead with split jacks, but Miller ended up catching two fours to improve to trips. Seiver's board failed to improve and Seiver was eliminated in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Miller	1,400,000 -100,000	-100,000

Scott Seiver	Busted

Tags: Ryan Miller Scott Seiver

07-16-2024 18:09 UTC-8

Two Pair Over Two Pair for Ivey

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Brett Slezak

Level 25

Limit Flop: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

Seven Card Stud

Michael Moncek limped into Phil Ivey's bring in.

Michael Moncek: 9♦7♦7♣ / 9♣6♣3♠K♠
Phil Ivey: A♥10♥3♦ / 2♣10♠7♠3♥

Moncek led on fourth and Ivey called before the action checked through on fifth.

Moncek led again on sixth and Ivey called after some deliberation. He led for a final time on seventh and Ivey snapped it off.

Moncek revealed nines and sevens which were no good against the tens and threes of Ivey as the Hall of Famer worked his way back to average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	4,600,000 -900,000	-900,000

Phil Ivey	3,000,000 1,020,000	1,020,000

Tags: Michael Moncek Phil Ivey

07-16-2024 17:58 UTC-8

David Benyamine Eliminated in 7th Place ($101,608)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 25

Limit Flop: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

Razz

David Benyamine: 9x7x/4x8x7x2x/Kx All in
Michael Moncek: 6x5x/Kx9x3x10x/2x

David Benyamine completed and Michael Moncek defended his bring-in.

Moncek called a bet from Benyamine on fourth street and called after Benyamine went all in for his remaining stack on fifth.

Moncek ended up drawing to a ninety-six on seventh, while Benyamine was left with a ninety-eight to be eliminated in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	5,500,000 50,000	50,000

David Benyamine	Busted

Tags: David Benyamine Michael Moncek

07-16-2024 17:49 UTC-8

Miller Doubles Through Moncek

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Brett Slezak

Level 25

Limit Flop: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

Razz

Michael Moncek completed and Ryan Miller called. The rest of Miller's chips went in on fifth.

Ryan Miller: 4xAx / 3xJx6xKx / 7x
Michael Moncek: 8x4x / 5x9x4xJx / Ax

Moncek went first on seventh and tabled an Ax, which left Miller needing to improve. Luckily for him, he peeled a 7x on the end to make the winning seven-six and he found the full double at the expense of Moncek.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	5,450,000 -350,000	-350,000

Ryan Miller	1,500,000 860,000	860,000

Tags: Michael Moncek Ryan Miller

07-16-2024 17:44 UTC-8

Luo Doubles Through Moncek

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Dan O'Hair

Level 25

Limit Flop: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action folded around to the blinds, where Xixiang Luo raised all in for his last 250,000 against Michael Moncek, who called from the big blind to put Luo at risk.

Xixiang Luo: 6♥3♥3♦2♣ All in
Michael Moncek: 9♦7♦7♣4♣

The 4♠6♦9♠5♥5♦ runout improved Luo to a straight, which was good for the double up against Moncek's two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	5,800,000 -300,000	-300,000

Xixiang Luo	550,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Michael Moncek Xixiang Luo

Level: 25

Limit Flop: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

07-16-2024 17:24 UTC-8

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 24

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

The final seven players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	6,100,000 900,000	900,000

Albert Daher	5,950,000 -150,000	-150,000

Phil Ivey	1,980,000 1,255,000	1,255,000

Scott Seiver	1,650,000 -350,000	-350,000

David Benyamine	810,000 110,000	110,000

Ryan Miller	640,000 -460,000	-460,000

Xixiang Luo	260,000 -240,000	-240,000

07-16-2024 17:23 UTC-8

Daher Scoops Luo

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Dan O'Hair

Level 24

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Xixiang Luo raised from early position and was called by Albert Daher on the button.

Luo check-called bets from Daher on the 5♦2♣8♣ flop, 3♠ turn, and J♠ river.

Daher turned over A♥9♥4♦3♣ for a wheel and Luo mucked — awarding the scoop to Daher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	6,100,000

Xixiang Luo	500,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Albert Daher Xixiang Luo

07-16-2024 17:20 UTC-8

Moncek Leaves Benyamine Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 24

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Michael Moncek raised from the cutoff, David Benyamine three-bet from the button, and Moncek called.

Moncek check-called on the 10♦6♦5♠ flop as well as the K♣ turn.

The river brought the 5♦. This time, Moncek decided to lead into Benyamine who tanked for over a minute before he put in calling chips. Moncek tabled A♦9♦6♠3♣ for the nut flush to leave Benyamine on short-stack duty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	5,200,000

David Benyamine	700,000

Tags: David Benyamine Michael Moncek

07-16-2024 17:19 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Jungleman Dishes on Game of Gold, Tom Dwan Debts

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Connor Richards

Level 24

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000-120,000, 120,000-240,000 Limits, 30,000 Ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 11th episode, Connor speaks with Dan "Jungleman" Cates about accountability in poker, his notorious heads-up challenge with Tom Dwan, Game of Gold, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mindfulness in poker and his new podcast Winning the Game of Life.

Cates also talked about his iconic Poker Players Championship outfits and a six-figure downswing he experienced at Bellagio during the summer.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Tom Dwan Connor Richards Dan Cates