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

07-11-2025 22:33 UTC-8

Progression of Selected Stacks

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 22:37 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 22:44 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 22:50 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

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 22:58 UTC-8

Vornicu Flushes Pearson Out

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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

07-11-2025 23:05 UTC-8

Dropping Like Flies

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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

Of the 522 total entrants, the field is already down to 204 players.

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

07-11-2025 23:17 UTC-8

Gerhart Flusters Kyte

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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

2-7 Triple Draw

Jon Kyte called from the small bind and Kevin Gerhart exercised his option to raise from the big bind. Kyte called.

Kyte drew three and Gerhart drew two on the first draw. Kyte then check-called a bet from Gerhart.

On the second draw, Kyte drew one and Gerhart took two off. Kyte led out for a bet and then called after Gerhart raised.

Kyte drew one and Gerhart stood pat on the end and then both players checked.

Kyte showed he drew to an ace and Gerhart spread out 10x5x4x3x2x — leaving Kyte shaking his head as Gerhart collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	190,000 111,000	111,000

Jon Kyte	30,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Kevin Gerhart

07-11-2025 23:28 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Says No Shame in Calling Clock at 2025 WSOP | PokerNews Podcast #906

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Chad Holloway

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

In the 906th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), including Daniel Negreanu suggesting that poker players shouldn't hesitate to call the clock on other slow-acting players.

Other stories include Will Kassouf being back in the poker spotlight, for better or worse, as well as how the PokerNews Podcast crew did in the 2025 WSOP Main Event. Hint: Kyna, who is now representing Tilted Compass, did an interview with Jeff Platt while Chad got pulled up on the PokerGO live stream. They also highlight Shaun Deeb capturing his seventh bracelet and setting himself up to win POY, Nick Ahmadi taking down the PokerNews Deepstack Championship, PokerGO founder Cary Katz claiming his first bracelet, and Chris Moneymaker winning another Moneymaker Tour title.

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07-11-2025 23:35 UTC-8