$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 56

Omaha Hi-Lo

Chris Labrie raised to 30,000 from the small blind and Victor Nassif called all in for 18,000 in the big blind.

Labrie: 
Nassif:   

The board ran out , giving Labrie queens and deuces with a seven-four low to scoop the pot and eliminate Nassif in seventh place.

Chris Labrie  –  470,000  (16 BB)
Victor Nassif  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,295)

With six players remaining from a field of 56, the average chip stack is around 233,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,730 each.

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 56

During a round of Triple Draw, Ryan Hoenig moved all in from the button for 30,000, Josh Heinzl raised from the small blind to 45,000, and Chris Labrie folded the big blind.

Draw #1:  Heinzl took one card, and Hoenig stood pat.

Draw #2:  Heinzl took one card, and Hoenig stood pat.

Draw #3:  Heinzl took one card, and Hoenig stood pat.

Josh Heinzl:  
Ryan Hoenig:  

Hoenig won the pot with his 9-8 to double up to 75,000 in chips.

Ryan Hoenig  –  75,000  (3 BB)
Josh Heinzl  –  309,000 (10 BB)

With seven players remaining from a field of 56, the average chip stack is around 200,000 (7 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,295 each.

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 56

After the elimination of William Mattison in eighth place on the Money Bubble, the final seven players are in the money, and they redraw for random seats at the final table. There was enough time for one hand of Triple-Draw before the limits increased to 15,000-30,000, and it was a raise-and-take-it for Chris Labrie.

Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Victor Nassif  –  56,000  (2 BB)
Seat 2.  Joseph Olivieri  –  34,000  (1 BB)
Seat 3.  Carl Buckland  –  55,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4.  David Shmuel  –  545,000  (18 BB)
Seat 5.  Ryan Hoenig  –  40,000  (1 BB)
Seat 6.  Josh Heinzl  –  360,000  (12 BB)
Seat 7.  Chris Labrie  –  325,000  (11 BB)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $10,670 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,345
3rd:  $3,895
4th:  $2,740
5th:  $2,165
6th:  $1,730
7th:  $1,295

With seven players remaining from a field of 56, the average chip stack is around 200,000 (7 Big Bets).

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 56

Razz

Josh Heinzl completed to 12,000, William Mattison raised all in for 19,000, and Heinzl called.

Heizl:    / 
Mattison:    / 

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Heinzl:    /    / 
Mattison:    /    / 

Mattison’s awful runout left with him with a king low, while Heinzl locked it up on sixth street and further improved to a ten-nine low on seventh to eliminate Mattison on the money bubble.

Joshua Heinzl  –  360,000  (15 BB)
William Mattison  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 56

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Labrie raised to 24,000 on the button, Ryan Hoenig called all in for 12,000 in the small blind, and David Shmuel called in the big blind.

Hoenig and Shmuel took two, while Labrie drew three. Shmuel bet 12,000 and Labrie called.

Hoenig and Shmuel each took one, Labrie took three, Shmuel bet 24,000, and Labrie folded.

Hoenig stood pat, Shmuel took one, and Hoenig fanned . Shmuel had a few outs with .

Shmuel squeezed a to pair up, locking up the triple for Hoenig.

Ryan Hoenig  –  36,000  (1.5 BB)
David Shmuel  –  550,000  (23 BB)
Chris Labrie  –  330,000  (14 BB)

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 56

Stud

After a series of raises, Ryan Hoenig was all in for 45,000 against Victor Nassif.

Hoenig:    / 
Nassif:    / 

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Hoenig:    /    / 
Nassif:    /    / 

Nassif briefly took the lead on fifth street with kings and jacks, but Hoenig made trip aces on sixth and further improved to aces full of sixes on seventh to double up.

Ryan Hoenig  –  105,000  (4 BB)
Victor Nassif  –  130,000  (5 BB)

With eight players remaining from a field of 56, the average chip stack is around 175,000 (7 Big Bets).

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
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Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 56

During a round of Omaha Hi-Lo, after a flop of , both blinds checked, and Chris Labrie bet 10,000 from the cutoff. Ricardo Quintero check-raised to 20,000, and David Shmuel check-reraised to 30,000.

Labrie thought for a while before he folded, and Quintero reraised to 40,000, Shmuel reraised, and Quintero called all in for 42,000.

David Shmuel:    (set of queens, gutshot straight draw)
Ricardo Quintero:    (two pair, kings and queens)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and with no possible lows, Shmuel won the entire pot with a king-high straight to eliminate Quintero in ninth place.

David Shmuel  –  402,000  (20 BB)
Ricardo Quintero  –  Eliminated

With eight players remaining, and only seven spots getting paid, it’s time to begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble. Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $10,670 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,345
3rd:  $3,895
4th:  $2,740
5th:  $2,165
6th:  $1,730
7th:  $1,295

With eight players remaining from a field of 56, the average chip stack is around 175,000 (9 Big Bets).

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 56

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased limits of 10,000-20,000. Here are their official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  William Mattison  –  111,000  (6 BB)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Carl Buckland  –  76,000  (4 BB)
Seat 4.  Joseph Olivieri  –  66,000  (3 BB)
Seat 5.  Josh Heinzl  –  187,000  (9 BB)
Seat 6.

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Ricardo Quintero  –  62,000  (3 BB)
Seat 2.  David Shmuel  –  295,000  (15 BB)
Seat 3.  Victor Nassif  –  161,000  (8 BB)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Chris Labrie  –  334,000  (17 BB)
Seat 6.  Ryan Hoenig  –  109,000  (5 BB)

And here are the payouts they’ll be playing for once the Money Bubble bursts:

1st:  $10,670 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $6,345
3rd:  $3,895
4th:  $2,740
5th:  $2,165
6th:  $1,730
7th:  $1,295

With nine players remaining from a field of 56, the average chip stack is around 156,000 (8 Big Bets).

$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  20 of 56

Level 12 comes to an end, and the remaining 20 players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:15 pm.

With 20 players remaining from a field of 56, the average chip stack is around 70,000 (9 Big Bets). The final seven players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $1,295.

2025 Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$600 T.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  56
Prize Pool:  $28,840
March 27, 2025

Registration closed for the $600 T.O.R.S.E. with 56 entries creating a prize pool worth $28,840. The last seven places will be paid with $1,295 for a min-cash and $10,670 up top for the T.O.R.S.E. champ.

1st: $10,670 + Showdown Trophy
2nd: $6,345
3rd: $3,895
4th: $2,740
5th: $2,165
6th: $1,730
7th: $1,295