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Hand of the Day

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Anderson's 2.38M Stack Towers the $10K H.O.R.S.E. Final Table

Calvin Anderson holds nearly triple the next-closest stack as nine players sit down for the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship final table — and 21 combined bracelets are in the field.

20d ago · 2 min read

Kenzo Ishida's $3,660 Career Leads 54 Players in the $2,500 Freezeout

A player whose entire tournament résumé is smaller than one buy-in sits on 2.3 million chips in the only no-reentry bracelet event of the week.

23d ago · 2 min read

A Four on Third Street and 589K Behind: Razz Isn't Hold'em

Todd Dakake leads the $10,000 Razz Championship with 26 left — and the way he got there is a lesson in a game most players don't bother to learn.

24d ago · 2 min read

Taylor Atchison's 1.4M Stack and the Big O River Problem

The $10,000 Big O Championship chip leader is a player with $13K in lifetime cashes — and the river decisions ahead of him will explain why five-card hi-lo eats Hold'em players alive.

25d ago · 2 min read

John Holley's PLO Round Changed Everything in Event #28

A 12-time Circuit ring winner nearly doubled his stack from 14-handed to the final table — and the format switch was the inflection point.

Jun 9 · 2 min read

Five Cards, Two Tables, One Monster Chip Lead in WSOP Big O

Christopher Alcindor holds 2.7M at the two-table stage of WSOP Event #22, the $1,500 Big O bracelet event.

Jun 8 · 2 min read

Watson's 4.3M Stack and the PLO Pot That Built It

A pivotal pot at the Triton Montenegro $100K PLO Main Event vaulted Michael Watson to the chip lead with nine players left.

May 26 · 2 min read