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

07-11-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Tong With Towers as Kessler Tables "Nuts"

Frank Visser

Level 10

Fixed Limit Games: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Razz

Allen Kessler: 7x4x2x/3x6xKx10x
Mojgan Stringham: XxXx/5x6x5x10x/Qx

Allen Kessler completed on third street, and Mojgan Stringham called. Kessler continued firing on fourth street, with Stringham calling to fifth street, which checked through.

Kessler checked again on sixth street, prompting Tong to toss in a bet. Kessler called before checking seventh street in the dark.

Stringham quickly checked behind. Kesller announced, "nuts," and tabled a seven-low. Stringham showed Kessler a queen before she added her other six cards to the muck.

On another table, Kristopher Tong was seen playing a massive stack of nearly eight starting stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	305,000 265,000	265,000

Mojgan Stringham	87,000 3,000	3,000
Allen Kessler	29,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Kristopher Tong Mojgan Stringham

07-11-2025 20:52 UTC-8

Nut-Nut for Najera

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10

Fixed Limit Games: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

John Hutchinson raised from the cutoff and was called by Roberto Najera on the button.

Najera called bets from Hutchinson on the 10♠K♣4♦ flop and 8♥ turn, but then raised a bet from Hutchinson on the A♣ river.

Hutchinson called to see and Najera turned over Q♥J♥3♥2♠ for Broadway with the best low. Hutchinson mucked and was left with just 5,000 after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Najera	120,000 64,600	64,600
John Hutchinson	5,000 27,900	27,900

Tags: John Hutchinson Roberto Najera

07-11-2025 20:50 UTC-8

Bostick Doubles, Eveslage Still With Piles

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Frank Visser

Level 10

Fixed Limit Games: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Razz

Chad Eveslage: 10x6x/8x9x8x10x/Qx
Alan Bostick: KxAx/4x3x5x3x/Qx

Alan Bostick completed, Chad Eveslage raised, and Bostick called. Bostick bet on fourth street, which Eveslage also called. Sixth street saw Bostic bet all in, and Eveslage called off.

Both players made a queen-low on seventh street, but Bostick had the lower second card and was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	156,000 92,000	92,000

Alan Bostick	20,000 500	500

Tags: Alan Bostick Chad Eveslage

Level: 10

Fixed Limit Games: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

07-11-2025 20:38 UTC-8

Blom Bets Into Three Pair as Paris Cheers for Sturm

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Fixed Limit Games: 2,000/4,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Bryce Yockey: AxAxQx/J♥Q♥J♠6♥
Viktor Blom: XxXx/5♥5♦8♦7♦/Xx

On seventh street, Bryce Yockey checked his open pair of jacks to Viktor Blom, who bet with an open pair of fives.

Yockey went into the tank, during which the big screens in the Paris ballroom showed Leon Sturm catching a nine-high bluff by Will Kassouf in the Main Event.

The room erupted in cheers and applause, and Yockey ultimately decided to fold his aces and queens to Blom's bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	167,000 87,500	87,500
Bryce Yockey	15,500

Tags: Bryce Yockey Viktor Blom

07-11-2025 20:35 UTC-8

Newest Counts Are In

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Fixed Limit Games: 2,000/4,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Owen	90,000 50,000	50,000

Shaun Deeb	80,000 80,000	80,000

Michael Rodrigues	70,000 46,500	46,500

Tom McCormick	65,000 65,000	65,000
Andrew Yeh	55,000 15,000	15,000

Dylan Weisman	43,000 15,000	15,000

David "ODB" Baker	32,500 32,500	32,500

Gary Bolden	25,000 7,500	7,500

07-11-2025 20:35 UTC-8

Matusow Adds; Field Continues to Climb

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9

Fixed Limit Games: 2,000/4,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Mike Matusow raised on the button and Mario Rascon defended his big blind.

Rascon check-called a bet from Matusow on the 3♣5♣A♠ flop, but check-folded after tanking for a bit on the 8♠ turn.

The inaugural T.O.R.S.E. event is proving popular, and is now up to 461 entrants with a bit over an hour to go until late registration closes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	65,000 9,600	9,600

Mario Rascon	16,000 16,000	16,000

07-11-2025 20:26 UTC-8

Bai Shows Name of Game

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Fixed Limit Games: 2,000/4,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

2-7 Triple Draw

Stephen Dauphinais raised under the gun, after which Richard Bai three-bet on the button. Dapuhinais called before he drew two cards, and Bai changed one.

Dauphinais check-called Bai's bet after the draw, and each player drew one card after. The same betting action occurred, and they both took one card again on the final draw.

Dauphinais check-called a final bet by Bai, and Bai tabled 7x6x5x3x2x for the third nuts to win the pot

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	75,000 35,000	35,000
Stephen Dauphinais	12,000 36,300	36,300

Tags: Richard Bai Stephen Dauphinais

07-11-2025 20:12 UTC-8

Counted Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Fixed Limit Games: 2,000/4,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Owais Ahmed	79,000 39,000	39,000

Allen Kessler	71,000 21,000	21,000
Dario Alioto	62,000 22,000	22,000

Philip Sternheimer	62,000 5,000	5,000

Mike Matusow	55,400

Felipe Ramos	49,000 7,200	7,200

Jon Kyte	41,000 23,000	23,000
Jon Turner	31,000 25,400	25,400

Mark Rubbathan	31,000 2,500	2,500

John Bunch	8,500

07-11-2025 20:12 UTC-8

Weisman up; Bostick Down

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9

Fixed Limit Games: 2,000/4,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

2-7 Triple Draw

Alan Bostick raised on the button and Dylan Weisman defended his big blind.

Both players drew one on the first draw and then action checked through.

On the second draw, both players took two again and then Bostick called a bet from Weisman.

Weisman stood pat on the end and Bostick drew one. It went check, check and Weisman announced "Ninety-eight" as he fanned out 9x8x6x4x3x. Bostick mucked his cards and Weisman was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	58,000 36,500	36,500

Alan Bostick	19,500 31,100	31,100

Tags: Alan Bostick Dylan Weisman