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Kristopher Tong earned his first WSOP gold bracelet on Saturday at the 2025 World Series of Poker, winning the prestigious $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Tong topped a field of 207 entries to take home the $452,689 first-place prize.
As expected, Event #55 at the 2025 WSOP was stacked, with every seat filled by a world-class competitor. That was especially true at the final table, where Tong had to battle with the likes of Maximilian Schindler, Brad Ruben, Jason Mercier, Marco Johnson, Alex Livingston, Scott Seiver, and Walter Chambers. In the end, Tong defeated Schindler in heads-up play, finishing the job during a round of seven-card stud hi-lo.
Not only did the win secure Tong his first WSOP bracelet, but it also gave Tong his largest-ever career tournament score. Tong, often a high-stakes mixed games player, told PokerNews that he was bitten by the tournament bug after seeing his friend, Philip Sternheimer, win his first gold bracelet recently. Now that he’s got his first, Tong has aspirations of gunning for more.
2025 WSOP Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | PGT Points |
| 1st | Kristopher Tong | United States | $452,689 | 453 |
| 2nd | Maximilian Schindler | United States | $301,786 | 302 |
| 3rd | Brad Ruben | United States | $206,747 | 207 |
| 4th | Jason Mercier | United States | $144,965 | 145 |
| 5th | Marco Johnson | United States | $104,089 | 104 |
| 6th | Alex Livingston | Canada | $76,581 | 77 |
| 7th | Scott Seiver | United States | $57,766 | 58 |
| 8th | Walter Chambers | United States | $44,703 | 45 |
Along with the $452,689 in prize money and gold bracelet, Tong picked up 453 PGT points. That moved him up to 58th on the PGT leaderboard after what was his first PGT cash of the season.
As for the top 10 of the PGT leaderboard, there were no changes. It remains Alex Foxen on top with 1,704 points, and he's followed by Nick Schulman, Daniel Negreanu, Chino Rheem, and Andrew Lichtenberger to round out the top five. That said, WSOP Event #57: $50,000 PLO High Roller could very well shake up the standings, and that event is scheduled to conclude on Sunday.
PGT Leaderboard Top 10
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
| 1st | Alex Foxen | 1,704 | 2 | 13 | $4,297,174 |
| 2nd | Nick Schulman | 1,529 | 1 | 18 | $1,544,865 |
| 3rd | Daniel Negreanu | 1,470 | 2 | 18 | $2,123,536 |
| 4th | Chino Rheem | 1,327 | 2 | 15 | $1,410,103 |
| 5th | Andrew Lichtenberger | 1,211 | 1 | 7 | $2,040,132 |
| 6th | Eric Blair | 1,157 | 2 | 13 | $1,174,570 |
| 7th | Philip Sternheimer | 1,116 | 1 | 7 | $1,203,528 |
| 8th | Kristen Foxen | 1,086 | 3 | 9 | $883,077 |
| 9th | Joey Weissman | 1,002 | 1 | 10 | $1,121,420 |
| 10th | Michael Duek | 977 | 0 | 4 | $1,854,148 |
These are the leaderboard standings as of Saturday, June 21, 2025. The complete and current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.
The next eligible WSOP event to earn PGT points is the always exciting $50,000 Poker Players Championship, which is Event #66 on the 2025 WSOP schedule.
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