Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-12-2025 22:56 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Frank Visser

Level 21

Fixed Limit Games: 15,000/30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryutaro Suzuki	1,725,000 525,000	525,000

Sokchheka Pho	1,700,000 140,000	140,000
Dave Stann	1,525,000 715,000	715,000
Nikolay Fal	1,445,000 285,000	285,000

Sterling Lopez	1,315,000 45,000	45,000
David Prociak	1,110,000 10,000	10,000

Matthew Rosen	990,000 503,000	503,000
Stephen Dauphinais	970,000
Eddie Blumenthal	925,000 325,000	325,000
Scott Lake	915,000 160,000	160,000
Toby Lewis	880,000 627,000	627,000

Koji Fujimoto	850,000 190,000	190,000
Ryan Miller	830,000 585,000	585,000

Lucas Johnson	755,000 305,000	305,000
John Monnette	680,000 125,000	125,000

Bradley Jansen	655,000 225,000	225,000

Jude Arena	590,000 30,000	30,000
Aaron Kupin	420,000 140,000	140,000

Xiaochuan Zhang	395,000 155,000	155,000
Josh Arieh	320,000 540,000	540,000

James Obst	310,000 25,000	25,000

Todd Brunson	305,000 295,000	295,000

Ivan Zhechev	265,000 595,000	595,000
Nitesh Rawtani	260,000 340,000	340,000
Anson Tsang	230,000 180,000	180,000

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Level: 21

Fixed Limit Games: 15,000/30,000 Blinds, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits

07-12-2025 22:41 UTC-7

Final Break of Day 2

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Frank Visser

Level 20

Fixed Limit Games: 12,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

The remaining players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the night. When they return, they will play two more levels of one hour before the survivors bag up.

07-12-2025 22:38 UTC-7

Remaining Eliminations From Level 20

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Frank Visser

Level 20

Fixed Limit Games: 12,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Wissam Gahshan	Busted
Calvin Anderson	Busted

07-12-2025 22:34 UTC-7

Lake Pips Arena to Cross Seven Figures

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20

Fixed Limit Games: 12,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

2-7 Triple Draw

Scott Lake raised first to act and Jude Arena defended his big blind.

Arena drew one and Lake drew two on the first draw. Lake then called a bet from Arena.

On the second draw, Arena stood pat and Lake drew one. Arena bet, Lake raised, Arena three-bet, and Lake called.

Both players stood pat on the end and Arena bet. Lake thought a while and decided to just call.

Arena fanned out 7x6x5x3x2x and Lake showed 7x6x4x3x2x for number two to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Lake	1,075,000 147,000	147,000
Jude Arena	560,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Jude Arena Scott Lake

07-12-2025 22:34 UTC-7

Guagenti Getting Even Shorter

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Frank Visser

Level 20

Fixed Limit Games: 12,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

2-7 Triple Draw

Nick Guagenti limped in from the small blind, after which Nikolay Fal raised in the big blind. Guagenti called and drew two cards before Fal drew one card.

They then both checked and drew one card on the second draw, after which the action checked through again. On the final draw, Guagenti stood pat and bet out, and Fal raised after drawing one card.

Guagenti tossed in a quick call, but he mucked his cards when Fal tabled 8x5x4x3x2x for a perfect eight-low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	1,160,000 450,000	450,000

Nick Guagenti	125,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Nick Guagenti Nikolay Fal

07-12-2025 22:30 UTC-7

Kassouf Escorted From WSOP Premises & Banned After Main Event Exit

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Eliot Thomas

Level 20

Fixed Limit Games: 12,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Will Kassouf has been escorted from the WSOP premises and banned from playing for the remainder of this year's series after a fiery and chaotic exit on Day 7 of the Main Event.

Check out how all the controversy unfolded below.

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Chad Holloway

Level 20

Fixed Limit Games: 12,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 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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07-12-2025 22:24 UTC-7

Blumenthal Crosses Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 20

Fixed Limit Games: 12,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Seven Card Stud

Jake Schwartz: XxXx/9♥A♦J♠J♦/Xx
Eddie Blumenthal: K♣Q♣2♦/3♦K♠10♦K♦
Ryan Miller: XxXx/5♣10♣K♥ - folded on fifth street

Jake Schwartz bet on fifth street, Eddie Blumenthal called, and Ryan Miller folded. Both Schwartz and Blumenthal made open pairs on sixth street, where Schwartz called a bet from Blumenthal.

Blumenthal bet again on seventh street, and Schwartz called off while claiming aces-up. Blumenthal turned over three kings, however, and was awarded the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sokchheka Pho	1,560,000 556,000	556,000
Eddie Blumenthal	1,250,000 536,000	536,000
Bradley Jansen	430,000 312,000	312,000

Sean Troha	310,000 423,000	423,000

Ryan Miller	245,000 155,000	155,000

Jake Schwartz	210,000 520,000	520,000

Tags: Eddie Blumenthal Jake Schwartz Ryan Miller

07-12-2025 22:23 UTC-7

Zhechev Takes a Chunk Out of Monnette's Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20

Fixed Limit Games: 12,000/25,000 Blinds, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Ivan Zhechev: A♦Q♣Q♦/4♠4♦7♠Q♥
John Monnette: XxXx/3♣9♦K♥7♣/Xx

Ivan Zhechev completed and called a raise from John Monnette.

Monnette proceeded to call bets from Zhechev on every street and Zhechev tabled two queens in the hole for a full house. Monnette scooped up his cards sent them into the muck — conceding the large pot to Zhechev.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Zhechev	860,000 293,000	293,000
John Monnette	805,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Ivan Zhechev John Monnette