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

07-11-2025 21:27 UTC-8

Cervantes Lightens the Field

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

Stud Hi-Lo

Nicholas Marchington: 7♦4♦/10♦J♠3♥4♥/Q♣ All in
Michael Cervantes: A♠Q♠/A♦2♠10♥2♥/7♥

Nicholas Marchington completed and then called a raise from Michael Cervantes.

Marchington called a bet from Cervantes on fourth street and then called all in facing another bet from Cervantes on fifth street.

Marchington found himself in trouble against Cervantes' split aces, which were improved to aces-up on sixth street. Marchington ended with just a pair of fours and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Cervantes	27,000 30,200	30,200
Nicholas Marchington	Busted

Tags: Michael Cervantes Nicholas Marchington

07-11-2025 21:36 UTC-8

Recently Busted (And Those Who Bought Back in)

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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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Kim	40,000 9,900	9,900
Daniel Negreanu	40,000 40,000	40,000

Dan Shak	40,000 40,000	40,000
Gary Benson	40,000 4,700	4,700

Bryce Yockey	40,000 24,500	24,500

Jacob Nepom	Busted
Gina Hecht	Busted
Marc Berman	Busted
Joshua Ray	Busted
Casey Schams	Busted
Gary Bolden	Busted

Robert Miles	Busted
Paul Tedeschi	Busted
Frank Brannan	Busted

Jeff Shulman	Busted
Daniel James	Busted
Tom Koral	Busted

07-11-2025 21:41 UTC-8

Counts Before Late Registration Closes

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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

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	179,000 82,200	82,200
Nick Guagenti	172,500 121,500	121,500

Yuri Dzivielevski	116,000 80,600	80,600

Yueqi Zhu	110,500 2,400	2,400

David Bach	110,000 100,000	100,000

Christopher Claassen	80,000 57,600	57,600

Barny Boatman	52,300

Dan Shak	44,500 4,500	4,500
Daniel Negreanu	43,500 3,500	3,500

Max Pescatori	40,000 40,000	40,000

Jesse Lonis	22,400 22,400	22,400

Ismael Bojang	20,000 20,000	20,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	11,000 89,300	89,300

Matt Grapenthien	9,000 23,200	23,200

07-11-2025 21:44 UTC-8

Livingston Raises While Ahead

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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

Craig Chait: XxXx/Ax6x6xJx - folded on sixth street
Alex Livingston: XxXx/2x7xQx6x

Craig Chait completed, Alex Livingston raised, and Chait called. Chait caught best on fourth street and bet out, but Livingston put in another raise.

"Are we playing the same game?" Chait asked.

"I'm ahead," Livingston stated confidently.

Chait then called before he paired on fifth street. He called another bet by Livingston, who also bet sixth street.

Chait started weighing his options, prompting Livingston to exclaim, "Fold your nine-draw." When Chait shook his head, Livingston corrected it to an eight-draw, which Chait also disputed.

Whatever draw Chait was on, he eventually folded it, granting the pot to Livingston uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	160,000 85,000	85,000

Craig Chait	22,800 41,400	41,400

Tags: Alex Livingston Craig Chait

07-11-2025 21:46 UTC-8

Final Break

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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

Players have been sent on the last 15-minute break of the day.

Late registration will close at the end of the break.

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

07-11-2025 22:05 UTC-8

Assorted Counts and Late Reggers

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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

As per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	316,000 11,000	11,000

Robert Rosengarten	260,000 135,000	135,000

Ryan Miller	244,000 42,500	42,500

Andrew Yeh	214,500 159,500	159,500

Michael Rocco	193,500

David Williams	191,000 173,400	173,400

David Navratil	190,000 55,000	55,000
Wissam Gahshan	189,000 64,900	64,900
James Obst	188,500 121,500	121,500

Seseung Oh	181,000 123,800	123,800
Sergiy Alariki	180,000 38,200	38,200
Nicholas Derke	177,500 129,500	129,500
Daniel Blum	176,500 66,700	66,700
Toby Lewis	153,000 88,200	88,200

Roland Israelashvili	149,000 86,600	86,600

Josh Arieh	137,000 137,000	137,000

Matthew Aronowitz	128,000 65,000	65,000
Philip Sternheimer	127,500 65,500	65,500

Dave Stann	121,000 56,900	56,900
Robert Michel	120,000 87,900	87,900
Jason Stockfish	118,500 34,000	34,000
Mike Matusow	112,300 47,300	47,300

Yuri Dzivielevski	112,000 4,000	4,000

Yueqi Zhu	106,500 4,000	4,000

Motoyoshi Okamura	95,000 95,000	95,000

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hisashi Yamanouchi	137,000 97,000	97,000
Venkata Tayi	80,000 53,300	53,300
John Esposito	62,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Hisashi Yamanouchi John Esposito Venkata Tayi

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 22:29 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