Event #92: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. | 2026 World Series of Poker

2 days 2 hours ago

Bolden Takes from Lopez

Brett Slezak

Level 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Razz

Action picked up on fourth heads-up between Sterling Lopez and Gary Bolden.

Sterling Lopez: XxXx / 3x8x3xAx / Xx
Gary Bolden: XxXx / 4x4xAx6x / Xx

Lopez led on fourth after Bolden paired, and he called. Fifth street then checked through.

On sixth, Lopez led, Bolden raised, and Lopez called.

Lopez check-called a final bet on seventh, and Bolden tabled 7x7x3x in the hole for a seven-six. Lopez showed the he had 7x7x2x for eight-seven perfect, and the first substantial pot of the final table was shipped to Bolden.

Tags: Gary Bolden Sterling Lopez

2 days 2 hours ago

Final Table Draw

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Seat	Player	Chip Counts	Big Bets
1	Jesse Lonis	6,900,000	29
2	Alex Livingston	2,260,000	9
3	Qinghai Pan	1,260,000	5
4	David Bach	2,300,000	10
5	Sterling Lopez	3,815,000	16
6	Garry Bolden	2,100,000	9

2 days 3 hours ago

Menikos Panagiotou Eliminated in 7th Place ($26,715)

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Brett Slezak

Level 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Action picked up on fourth street three-ways between Menikos Panagiotou, Jesse Lonis, and Qinghai Pan.

Menikos Panagiotou: XxXx / 4♣8♥10♥2♣ / Xx All in
Jesse Lonis: XxXx / 9♣J♥4♥K♦ / Xx
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / 5♥3♥5♠Q♥ / Xx

On fourth, it checked to Pan who bet, Panagiotou called, Lonis raised, and both opponents called.

On fifth, Pan led with open fives, Panagiotou raised, Lonis cold-called, Pan made it three bets, Panagiotou called all in for an even 600,000, two and a half big bets, and Lonis called.

Pan then check-called a bet on sixth. On seventh, Pan led, Lonis raised, and Pan reluctantly called.

Lonis tabled K♠9♠9♦ in the hole for a full house, nines full of kings, while Pan had 6♥5♦3♠ for a lower full house.

Panagiotou held 8♠8♦3♣ in the hole, and his opponents admitted that the three eights were the best hand until seventh street, and he was eliminated in brutal fashion in 7th

Tags: Jesse Lonis Menikos Panagiotou Qinghai Pan

2 days 3 hours ago

Larry Tull Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,158)

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Larry Tull all-in for his last bet on fifth street in a pot with David Bach.

Larry Tull: K♠J♣/K♦6♦9♠10♣/8♣ All in
David Bach: 7♣5♠/3♦2♥7♦5♣/6♠

Tull was unable to improve beyond his pair of kings while Bach made sevens up and a six-low to scoop the pot.

Tags: David Bach Larry Tull

2 days 3 hours ago

"Payout... Oh Wait"

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Seven-Card Stud

Larry Tull completed, Sterling Lopez raised and Tull called to put himself at risk.

Larry Tull: 10♠10♦/7♠9♥J♥7♥/Xx All in
Sterling Lopez: J♣4♦/4♥Q♣6♥5♥/4♠

Lopez had made three fours on the end before Tull had peeled up his last card.

"Payout!" the dealer shouted before the table pointed out that the seventh street card hadn't been shown.

Tull tabled an 8♥ to make a straight and he remained in the tournament.

Tags: Larry Tull Sterling Lopez

2 days 3 hours ago

Threes Enough for Panagiotou to Double

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Brett Slezak

Level 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Menikos Panagiotou open-completed as the bring-in, Jesse Lonis raised on his left, Panagiotou three-bet, Lonis four-bet, and Panagiotou called all in for an even four bets of 480,000.

Menikos Panagiotou: 4♥3♣ / 3♠6♥Q♥9♦ / Xx All in
Jesse Lonis: A♦2♦ / 5♦10♠2♣K♥ / Xx

Going into the final card, Panagiotou was ahead with threes against the deuces of Lonis, who did not improve on seventh with the 6♠, and Panagiotou secured the double.

Tags: Jesse Lonis Menikos Panagiotou

2 days 3 hours ago

Another Bolden and Lopez Clash

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Sterling Lopez raised on the button to see Gary Bolden call in the small blind.

The flop rolled out K♠4♠3♠ and both players checked to the 6♥ turn where Bolden bet and Lopez called.

Bolden bet the river 7♥ and Lopez called only to see Bolden turn over A♠Q♥10♣5♠ for the nut-flush and second nut low to scoop the pot.

Tags: Gary Bolden Sterling Lopez

2 days 3 hours ago

Livingston Takes From Pan

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Liam Gannon

Level 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

Razz

Action was picked up on sixth street in a sizable pot between Alex Livingston and Qinghai Pan.

Alex Livingston: XxXx/8x7x10x3x/Xx
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/3x8xAx2x/Xx

Pan bet on both sixth and seventh street with Livingston calling each time.

"Eight," said Pan.

"Seven," replied Livingston as he tabled 6x5x4x for seven-six and he raked in the pot.

Tags: Alex Livingston Qinghai Pan

Level: 28

Limit Flop: 60,000-120,000 Blinds, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits

2 days 3 hours ago

Lopez Quarters Bolden into the Chip Lead

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Brett Slezak

Level 27

Limit Flop: 50,000-100,000 Blinds, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 100,000 Completion, 100,000-200,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Sterling Lopez raised on the button and Gary Bolden called in the small blind.

On the 9♣7♠6♣ flop, Bolden check-called a bet from Lopez.

Bolden check-called another bet on the 8♠ turn.

On the 8♥ river, Bolden opted to lead, Lopez raised, and Bolden called.

Sterling Lopez: A♦K♥8♣2♥
Gary Bolden: A♥Q♥3♦2♦

Both had the nut low but Lopez had trip eights to win the high, and received three quarters of the pot as he has overtaken the chip lead.

Tags: Gary Bolden Sterling Lopez