Calvin Anderson Wins $10K H.O.R.S.E. Championship for $413k and 7th Bracelet

Calvin Anderson has won Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship at the 2026 World Series of Poker , defeating Josh Arieh heads-up to claim his seventh WSOP bracelet and the $413,580 top prize.

The $10,000 championship event attracted 189 entries at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas , creating a $1,757,700 prize pool. Anderson’s victory came just days after he won the $10,000 Razz Championship , giving him two $10,000 championship bracelets in the same week.

The win moves Anderson to seven career WSOP bracelets and makes him only the 18th player in WSOP history to reach that mark. He also joined Naoya Kihara on the short list of players to win back-to-back $10,000 championship events .

Arieh, already a seven-time bracelet winner himself, finished runner-up for $275,620 after falling just short of adding an eighth title.

Final Table Results

Anderson Wins Again

“Not a lot of sleep, but it’s been a blast. I’m having a lot of fun. I feel like this is where I belong when you win like this. It’s a good feeling for sure.”

Despite moving into rare WSOP territory, Anderson said he was not focused on bracelet counts or historical marks during the run.

“I don’t think about those type of things, really. I just want to feel forward. I’m just thinking about the next thing.”

Anderson credited his focus, clean living, and ability to adapt across mixed games as major reasons for his success in these longer championship events.

“It really comes down to who you’re playing against because certain people have really strong games and then weak games. So I try to veer away from the people in their strong games.”

Final Table Filled With Bracelet Winners

Anderson began the final day as chip leader among 11 remaining players, with a final stretch that included Chris Brewer , Brian Yoon , Robert Mizrachi , David Bach , and Arieh still in the hunt.

David Lin was the first player eliminated from the official final table, falling in eighth place during Razz after Mizrachi made a seven-low. Nicolas Milgrom followed in seventh when his pocket sevens could not hold against the ace-ten of John Veltri in Limit Hold’em.

Bach exited in sixth place in Razz after Anderson made a seven-low, while Mizrachi was eliminated in fifth by Arieh in Seven Card Stud. Mizrachi made two pair on seventh street, but Arieh improved to aces and tens to send the five-time bracelet winner to the rail.

Arieh Takes Charge Before Anderson Responds

Yannick Jobin’s run ended in fourth place after he got the last of his chips in against Arieh during Seven Card Stud. Arieh made a full house to remove Jobin and move further in front.

Three-handed play between Anderson, Arieh, and Veltri turned into a long battle, with all three players taking turns in control. Arieh landed a major pot with trip nines against Anderson, while Veltri also found key pots to stay alive.

Anderson eventually pushed back in the Stud games. He made a straight against Arieh in Stud Hi-Lo, then continued to build before Veltri became the next player eliminated.

Veltri Falls in Third

Veltri’s final hand came in Stud Hi-Lo against Anderson. Veltri bet and called through the later streets before committing his remaining chips on seventh.

Anderson turned over a straight, and Veltri could not beat it. Veltri finished third for $190,150, leaving Anderson heads-up against Arieh with a clear chip lead.

Anderson Closes Out Arieh

Anderson began heads-up play with 8,700,000 to Arieh’s 2,640,000 and quickly moved closer to the title. In Seven Card Stud, Anderson applied pressure on seventh street and forced Arieh to fold, leaving him with only a short stack.

Arieh managed one double, but the final hand came shortly after in Stud Hi-Lo.

Arieh completed and Anderson called. Anderson led on fourth street, and Arieh called. After fifth checked through, Anderson bet sixth and seventh. Arieh raised on seventh, Anderson raised again, and Arieh called all in.

Arieh had made a king-high straight, but Anderson revealed a queen-high flush to end the tournament.

Arieh collected $275,620 for second place, while Anderson secured the $413,580 first prize and his second bracelet of the week.

The win also moves Anderson up to second place in the WSOP Player of the Year standings, with the $50,000 Poker Players Championship still ahead. Anderson said he had not entered the series focused on that race, but simply on playing the events he felt good about.

“I didn’t come into the series thinking I was going to win Player of the Year or try to win Player of the Year. I just play the stuff I think I’m good at.”

That approach has worked perfectly so far. In less than a week, Anderson has won two $10,000 championship events, moved to seven career WSOP bracelets, and placed himself firmly among the biggest stories of the summer.

All quotes and hand information courtesy of PokerNews. All images courtesy of WSOP.