Kristopher Tong is a mixed-game specialist and accomplished high-stakes player who secured his first WSOP gold bracelet by winning the 2025 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. The Michigan native, now based in Dallas, Texas, outlasted a stacked final table of bracelet winners and topped a 207-entry field to earn $452,689, the biggest score of his career.
Tong had previously come close to WSOP glory with a runner-up finish in 2013 and a deep run in the 2023 Poker Players Championship.
Tong credited his victory to persistence through personal hardship and a renewed passion for tournament poker. With this breakthrough win, he’s set his sights on more WSOP hardware in the years to come.
