Negreanu Final Tables Again While Taylor Falls Just Short — Canada Keeps Crushing

Thomas Taylor 2025 WSOP
Thomas Taylor

It feels like every time a bracelet’s on the line this summer, there’s a Canadian in the mix—and this week was no exception. Daniel Negreanu made yet another final table, while Alberta’s own Thomas Taylor came heartbreakingly close to his first bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.

Taylor So Close, Yet So Far (Again)

If you’ve been following Canadian poker for a while, you know Thomas Taylor’s name always pops up when there’s a mixed game running deep. He came into Day 3 of the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. sitting fifth in chips and ran it all the way to heads-up play. But in the end, Russian grinder Andrey Zhigalov denied him his first bracelet. Taylor had to settle for second and a $131,916 payday—but at this point, it’s not about the money for him. He’s chasing history.

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Thomas Taylor after winning a recent HORSE event in Calgary

This is just another near-miss in a long list for Taylor, who recently shipped a H.O.R.S.E. title in Calgary at Deerfoot. With his acknowledgement in the $25k fantasy draft, and his skill among the mixed game fields, one can only hope his stellar level of play is rewarded with a bracelet sooner rather than later.

Negreanu’s 2025: All Final Tables, No Bracelets (Yet)

Daniel Negreanu continues to stack up deep runs this summer, but bracelet #8 remains just out of reach. This time it was the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship, where he made the final table and finished 8th for $31,316. That’s just another addition to an already stacked 2025 run that’s been all about consistency.

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Joining him deep in the $10K was Benjamin Underwood, who quietly scooped 14th place for $20,701. The event drew 118 players and more than a million in the prize pool, so no soft spots here—just more proof Canada’s limit specialists are holding their own.

Rosnes Shooting for Career-Best Score in $1K PLO

Keep an eye on Kyle Rosnes. The Vancouver player is down to the final 7 in the $1K Pot-Limit Omaha and already guaranteed his biggest score to date. He’s been grinding WSOP-C stops for the past year, and now he’s playing for $237K and a bracelet.

Kyle Rosnes 2025 WSOP
Kyle Rosnes

Rosnes is no stranger to deep runs—he took 3rd in a WSOP-C event earlier this year—and with momentum on his side, this could be the breakout win he’s been chasing.

Engel Ties the All-Time Cash Record

Ari Engel 2025 WSOP
Ari Engel

Ari Engel just made history, officially tying the all-time cashes record with another deep run in the H.O.R.S.E. event. The Canadian mixed-game crusher just keeps showing up and showing out—now just one result away from standing alone at the top.

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