Event #27: $1,500 Big O
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $1,500 Big O
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2025 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,989,922
Entries
1,499
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
1,499
Players Left
207
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Here at the 2025 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas,Day 1 of Event #1: $1,500 Big O saw 1,499 runners generate a $1,989,922 total prize pool. The field dwindled down to 207 after 15 levels of play. 225 players made the money, but with that milestone over, all eyes will be on the $297,285 first prize that comes with the coveted bracelet.
Justin Liberto was amongst the biggest stacks to end the evening and is seeking his second gold bracelet after a 10-year drought. He won his first bracelet in 6-max No-Limit Hold'em for a whopping $ 640,711. He seems to have joined in the trend of dedicated No-Limit Hold’em players extending their repertoire to include Omaha.
Leading the way after the opening day is Michael Rodgers, who bagged up 654,000 to pace the field heading into action on Sunday.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rodgers | United States | 654,000 | 131 |
| 2 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 575,000 | 115 |
| 3 | Joshua Thatcher | United States | 537,000 | 107 |
| 4 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 530,000 | 106 |
| 5 | Justin Liberto | United States | 495,000 | 99 |
| 6 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 491,000 | 98 |
| 7 | Kevin Dwyer | United States | 454,000 | 91 |
| 8 | Filippos Stavrakis | United States | 435,000 | 87 |
| 9 | Matthew Schulte | United States | 435,000 | 87 |
| 10 | James Chen (US) | United States | 434,000 | 87 |
Day 1 saw plenty of decorated players advance to Day 2 including the likes of Viktor Blom (237,000), Ari Engel (299,000), James Obst (107,000), and Sam Farha (182,000), who bagged the chip lead in this event in 2024.
Michael Christ (269,000) will be looking defend his title but will first have to battle through Day 2, which is slated to play down 10 levels.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
| 1 | $297,285 | 10-11 | $19,122 |
| 2 | $198,134 | 12-15 | $15,172 |
| 3 | $141,315 | 16-23 | $12,209 |
| 4 | $102,079 | 24-31 | $9,967 |
| 5 | $74,693 | 32-39 | $8,256 |
| 6 | $55,372 | 40-47 | $6,941 |
| 7 | $41,595 | 48-54 | $5,924 |
| 8 | $31,667 | 56-53 | $5,133 |
| 9 | $24,439 | 64-71 | $4,517 |
| 72-79 | $4,038 | ||
| 80-126 | $3,386 | ||
| 127-123 | $3,178 | ||
| 154-207 | $3,027 |
With only 15 minutes left on the clock, hand-for-hand play began and lasted exactly one hand with Poland’s, Tomasz Gluzko, being the last competitor to leave empty-handed.
The remaining players will return to Level 16 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. The field is slated to play 10 one-hour levels with a dinner break after level 21 at approx. 7:30 p.m. local time.
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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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654,000
420,000
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420,000 |
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575,000
235,000
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235,000 |
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537,000
336,000
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336,000 |
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530,000
297,600
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297,600 |
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495,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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491,000
491,000
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491,000 |
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454,000
224,000
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224,000 |
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435,000
435,000
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435,000 |
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435,000
435,000
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435,000 |
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434,000
434,000
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434,000 |
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421,000
421,000
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421,000 |
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416,000
416,000
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416,000 |
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409,000
409,000
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409,000 |
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404,000
404,000
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404,000 |
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380,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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377,000
377,000
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377,000 |
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375,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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372,000
372,000
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372,000 |
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368,000
368,000
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368,000 |
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361,000
361,000
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361,000 |
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342,000
342,000
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342,000 |
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335,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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329,000
329,000
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329,000 |
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328,000
328,000
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328,000 |
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325,000
325,000
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325,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Hand-for-hand was a quick, chaotic affair players pre-emptively celebrated making it into the money.
In the end, it was Tomasz Gluzko from Poland who ended up being bubble boy.
PokerNews was unable to catch the action. Still, the tension of the room lifted as the remaining 225 players celebrated getting into the money, all guaranteed at least $3,027 for their efforts.
Only a few minutes remain before bags are distributed and the night ends officially.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Event #27: $1,500 Big O is approximately five off the money with less than a level of play left on the schedule. If they enter hand-for-hand play, they will continue to remove two minutes off the clock for each hand played until the bubble is burst, regardless of if the level rolls over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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395,000
251,400
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251,400 |
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310,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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280,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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265,000
192,500
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192,500 |
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106,000
81,000
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81,000 |
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82,000
58,500
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58,500 |
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79,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Last year in 2024, old-school poker pro Sam Farha bagged 590,000 in Event #27: $1,500, to end the night with the chip lead.
While he spent most of the day on an average stack, he's gone on a run as the field dwindles, spinning to almost ten starting stacks.
Farha will be looking to top the 11th place finish ($20,129) from last year.
Farha has reportedly been playing cash games in Texas for the past several years where they run plenty of Big O games, but regionally the game is often called 'Congress' despite there being no difference in rules.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
