Ryan Miller Wins PokerGO Mixed Games $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Title

An elite subject of 95 entrants turned out for the 2025 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. occasion. The ultimate desk was plagued by highly-accomplished gamers, however just one may stroll away with the title. That turned out to be two-time bracelet winner Ryan Miller, who earned $247,000 because the champion.

This was the second-largest dwell match rating for Miller, trailing solely the $344,677 payout he earned for successful the 2023 World Series of Poker stud eight-or-better championship. The Pennsylvanian now has greater than $1.3 million in recorded earnings on the circuit, with nearly all of that success coming on the WSOP.

Miller was additionally awarded 540 Card Player Player of the Year factors for taking down this title. That was enough to shoot him up the standings and inside the highest 200 on the 2025 POY leaderboard introduced by Global Poker.

The second and ultimate day of this occasion started with seven gamers remaining, with Miller out in entrance. The bubble had burst late on day 1, with the highest 14 finishers all incomes a share of the $950,000 prize pool. Several massive names hit the rail contained in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino Las Vegas earlier than the evening ended, together with five-time bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski (thirteenth), seven-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (ninth), and two-time bracelet winner Nick Guagenti (eighth).

World Poker Tour champion and five-time bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi was the primary to fall on day 2. He acquired the final of his stack in on sixth road throughout a spherical of stud eight-or-better with a pair of aces and a flush draw towards the kings up of Miller. Mizrachi bricked out on seventh road and was eradicated in seventh place ($38,000).

Two-time bracelet winner and 2019 WSOP most important occasion third-place finisher Alexander Livingston hung round on the brief stack for some time earlier than finally being knocked out in sixth place. He acquired all-in throughout a spherical of Omaha eight-or-better with the nut low draw with A-2 however misplaced out when Miller took the excessive facet with fives filled with tens whereas three-time WPT champion Chino Rheem rivered the most effective low with A-2-3 after an ace hit the river. Livingston earned $47,500 for his efforts.

2017 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Johannes Becker busted in fifth place throughout a spherical of Razz. He caught unhealthy on a number of streets and ended up with J-7-6-3-2. Samuel Sternfield was behind on sixth road, however made 8-7-5-4-A to win the pot and slender the sphere to 4. Becker is approaching $4.4 million in profession cashes after including $66,500 with this efficiency.

Five-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser’s final stand got here in stud. He acquired all-in on third straight with and had made a pair of kings by sixth road. He was dealing with the tens up of Sternfield and 4 wheel playing cards of Rheem with one card to return. Neither Glaser or Rheem improved on the tip and Sternfield dragged the pot to ship Glaser packing with $85,500.

Rheem’s run on this occasion additionally got here to an finish while enjoying stud. He acquired his final massive guess in with (J10)Ok trailing the (OkOk)8 of Sternfield. Rheem picked up a pair of tens on fourth road and an open-ended straight draw on fifth, however was unable to enhance any additional. Sternfield ended up with kings and sixes to attain the elimination. Rheem took dwelling $114,000 because the third-place finisher, shifting him near $15.5 million in lifetime earnings.

With that, Sternfield took higher than a 2:1 chip lead into heads-up play with Miller. The ultimate two went on to battle for a number of extra hours. Miller was all the way down to a single massive guess at one level, however managed to surge again from the brink of elimination to take the lead in time for the ultimate hand. Miller raised with OkQ from the button and Sternfield referred to as with AQ from the massive blind. The flop got here down Q72 and Sternfield check-called along with his high pair, high kicker. The flip introduced the Ok to offer Miller high two pair. Sternfield check-called once more and the 6 accomplished the board. Sternfield knuckled the felt once more after which promptly referred to as off his final 1,500,000. Miller confirmed the winner and Sternfield headed to the payout desk to gather his $156,750 payout. This simply barely fell in need of turning into his highest payday, with the $157,046 he scored for successful a $10,000 pot-limit Omaha occasion on the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open pageant remaining his largest money for now.

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