Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-11-2025 23:05 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Dickson	Busted
Robert Spano	Busted
Adam Hutchinson	Busted
Richard Bremer	Busted
Dan Shak	Busted
Avery Finver	Busted
Z Stein	Busted
Wilson Leung	Busted
James Collopy	Busted

Elia Ahmadian	Busted
Ralph Rudd	Busted
Jon Turner	Busted

Young Ko	Busted
Shane Daniels	Busted
Kevin Rand	Busted
Meikle Partin	Busted
Ari Engel	Busted

Mike Thorpe	Busted

Vornicu Flushes Pearson Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 12

Fixed Limit Games: 4,000/8,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Travis Pearson: A♣4♣3♦/A♠7♦10♠K♥
Valentin Vornicu: 5♥4♥2♥/J♥9♣6♥5♦

Valentin Vornicu completed and called a raise from Travis Pearson.

Vornicu proceeded to call bets from Pearson on every street, including for Pearson's last chips on seventh.

Pearson turned over his hole cards for a pair of aces, but headed to the rail after seeing Vornicu table three hearts for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	95,000 55,000	55,000
Travis Pearson	Busted

Tags: Travis Pearson Valentin Vornicu

Level: 12

Fixed Limit Games: 4,000/8,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits

07-11-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Prize Pool and Payouts Confirmed

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Fixed Limit Games: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

The first-ever $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. attracted a field of 522 entries, creating a prize pool of $1,393,740. Seventy-nine players will see a return on their investment, with six-figure payouts being reserved for the top three finishers.

The eventual winner will walk away with a WSOP bracelet, along with the massive top prize of $273,386. The full payouts are listed below.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$273,386	10-11	$17,412
2	$178,427	12-13	$13,819
3	$119,108	14-17	$13,819
4	$81,357	18-23	$11,271
5	$56,892	24-29	$9,456
6	$40,753	30-35	$8,166
7	$29,921	36-40	$7,265
8	$22,531	41-47	$7,265
9	$22,531	48-53	$6,312
		54-79	$6,011

07-11-2025 22:44 UTC-8

Pho Receives Richey's Last Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Fixed Limit Games: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

2-7 Triple Draw

Brett Richey raised in the hijack, and Sokchheka Pho called in the cutoff. Each player drew two cards, checked, and took two cards again.

Richey checked again after the second draw, after which Pho put Richey all-in for his last 10,000. Richey called off and drew two cards, prompting Pho to remain pat.

Brett Richey: 5x3x2x All in
Sokchheka Pho: 9x7x6x4x2x

Richey received a Jx and a 10x from the dealer. Unable to beat the nine-low of Pho, Richey said his goodbyes and retired from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sokchheka Pho	180,000 50,000	50,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	43,500 32,500	32,500

Brett Richey	Busted

Tags: Brett Richey Sokchheka Pho

07-11-2025 22:37 UTC-8

Post Late-Reg Eliminations

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Fixed Limit Games: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	Busted

David Bagheri	Busted
Giuseppe Liantonio	Busted
Nicholas Marchington	Busted
Brett Richey	Busted
Stephen Savoy	Busted
Artur Saakyants	Busted
Stephan Nussrallah	Busted
Barny Boatman	Busted

Kenneth Po	Busted
Yifan Tang	Busted
Robert Wells	Busted

James Tilton	Busted
Matthew Bode	Busted

Brian Breck	Busted
Gennadiy Dvosis	Busted
Ismael Bojang	Busted

Luke Schwartz	Busted
Steven Wendroff	Busted
Ryuta Nakai	Busted
James Hagan	Busted
Maxx Coleman	Busted

Michael Krescanko	Busted
Felipe Ramos	Busted

Christian Roberts	Busted

07-11-2025 22:33 UTC-8

Progression of Selected Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Fixed Limit Games: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	125,000 2,500	2,500

Jason Daly	93,000 14,000	14,000

Kevin Gerhart	79,000 14,000	14,000

Davin Anderson	62,000 13,000	13,000
Todd Brunson	61,000 28,200	28,200

Jon Turner	45,000 14,000	14,000

07-11-2025 22:29 UTC-8

Rechnitzer Gains at Myerson's Expense

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Fixed Limit Games: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

2-7 Triple Draw

Alan Myerson raised on the button and George Rechnitzer defended his big blind.

Both players drew two on the first draw and then Rechnitzer led out for a bet, which Myerson called.

On the second draw, Rechnitzer stood pat and Myerson drew one. Myerson again called a bet from Rechnitzer.

The same drawing action occurred on the end and then both players checked.

Rechnitzer tabled 9x8x6x5x3x and Myerson showed he drew to a jack before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Rechnitzer	59,000 19,000	19,000
Alan Myerson	30,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Alan Myerson George Rechnitzer

07-11-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Kyte Outdraws Roberts

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Fixed Limit Games: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

2-7 Triple Draw

Christian Roberts put in his final 3,500 under the gun. Shanmukha Meruga called in the small blind, and Jon Kyte did so in the big blind. Meruga drew four cards, Kyte took two, and Roberts needed one.

Meruge then checked to Kyte before he folded to the Norwegian's bet.

On the second draw, each player took one card.

Kyte still needed one fresh card on the final draw, with Roberts standing pat behind.

Christian Roberts: 9x5x4x3x2x All in
Jon Kyte: 7x6x5x2x

Kyte drew a 3x as his final card, making number three to eliminate Roberts in style.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	103,000 62,000	62,000
Shanmukha Meruga	72,000 8,000	8,000
Christian Roberts	Busted

Tags: Christian Roberts Jon Kyte Shanmukha Meruga

07-11-2025 22:17 UTC-8

Two Scoops for Yamanouchi

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Fixed Limit Games: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Hisashi Yamanouchi: A♥8♠4♦/A♦8♥9♣7♥
John Esposito: XxXx/10♣5♦Q♥7♣/Xx
Venkata Tayi: XxXx/3♣K♦Q♠7♦/Xx

Hisashi Yamanouchi completed and was called by Venkata Tayi and John Esposito.

Venkata and Esposito proceeded to call bets from Yamanouchi on every street and Yamanouchi revealed A♥8♠4♦ for aces-up. Neither Venkata or Esposito could beat it and sent their cards into the muck — awarding the sizable pot to Yamanouchi.