Viktor Blom raised to 320,000 in the cutoff and Veerachai Vongxaiburana called in the small blind.
Both players checked the A♥Q♥5♦ flop. Vongxaiburana then led out for 250,000 on the A♦ turn and Blom called.
The river was the J♠ and Vongxaiburana checked over to Blom, who bet 860,000. Vongxaiburana spent a few minutes in the tank before calling as Blom turned over A♣K♠10♥10♦5♠ for a full house to win the pot.
Viktor Blom limped from under the gun and made the call when Veerachai Vongxaiburana raised to 540,000 on the button.
Blom announced all in on the 3♣Q♠5♣ flop, sliding his stack of 1,925,000 into the middle. Vongxaiburana made the call and the hands were turned up.
Viktor Blom: A♥Q♣10♦8♦5♥
Veerachai Vongxaiburana: A♠7♣3♥2♠2♣
Blom flopped two pair to take the lead, dodging Vongxaiburana's nut low draw on the 9♠ turn. Blom then improved to a full house on the 5♠ river, claiming the whole pot to double through Vongxaiburana.
In a limped pot between the blinds, Veerachai Vongxaiburana led out for 125,000 on a flop of 8♦6♥5♠ and Shawn Rice called.
Both players checked the 4♣ turn and the A♥ fell on the river. Vongxaiburana then bet 400,000 and Rice called once more.
Vongxaiburana showed Q♠10♥3♥3♣2♥ for a six-high straight for high and nut low and Rice mucked.
Vongxaiburana won the next three pots before Viktor Blom opened to 240,000 on the button. Vongxaiburana called in the big blind and they went heads-up to a flop of 8♥2♥2♠.
Blom continued for 240,000 and Vongxaiburana called. The turn was the 7♣ and Blom bet 480,000. Vongxaiburana moved all in and Blom, with around 1,900,000 remaining, quickly folded.
Viktor Blom raised to 240,000 in the cutoff and Phil Hui called on the button.
The flop came K♠2♥6♥ and Blom bet another 240,000. Hui called and the Q♠ fell on the turn.
Blom then potted to 1,360,000 and Hui instantly announced all in for around 3,500,000 while Blom was still assembling his bet. Blom tanked for a minute but eventually folded as Hui took down the big pot.
The next hand, Hui raised to 360,000 in the cutoff and Veerachai Vongxaiburana called on the button.
Hui bet 700,000 on the 9♠K♠3♦ flop and Vongxaiburana called. He then checked the Q♥ turn, Vongxaiburana bet 1,800,000, and Hui folded.
The time has come to crown the next champion at the 2025 World Series of Poker, as five contenders will return to Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas today to chase the coveted gold bracelet.
From a field of 402 entries, just the final five remain on Day 4 of Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship, ready to resume their battle at 1 p.m. local time to determine a winner.
For chip leader Marco Johnson and 2019 PPC champion Phil Hui, it represents a chance to add to their bracelet collections. The duo continue to add 25K Fantasy points for their team owners, and are also the only remaining players who have tasted WSOP glory in the past.
Johnson holds a slight lead, sitting with 60 big blinds when play restarts. Hui is the short stack, but still holds a healthy 34 big blinds as he looks to spin it up on the final day.
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Veerachai Vongxaiburana
United States
4,910,000
49
2
Shawn Rice
United States
4,865,000
49
3
Marco Johnson
United States
5,950,000
60
4
Viktor Blom
Sweden
5,095,000
51
5
Phil Hui
United States
3,400,000
34
Viktor Blom
Many eyes in the poker world will be on Viktor Blom, who is battling at his fourth final table of the series. The online poker legend has yet to add a WSOP bracelet to his career accolades, but that could finally come today as he returns to action second in chips. Blom has earned finishes of second, fourth and sixth among his five cashes this summer, looking to cross the finish line in Las Vegas for the first time.
Day 2 chip leader Veerachai Vongxaiburana holds a slim lead over Shawn Rice for third position on the leaderboard, with both players also searching for their first bracelet.
All five players have locked up $181,069, while today's winner will take home the top prize of $784,353.
Veerachai Vongxaiburana
Final Table Results/Remaining Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$784,353
2
$522,878
3
$360,711
4
$253,276
5
$181,069
6
Christopher Demaci
United States
$131,841
7
Noah Kelley
United States
$97,806
8
Brian Battistone
United States
$73,950
Day 4 begins up at 1 p.m. local time, with 10 minutes remaining in Level 27. Blinds will resume at 50,000/100,000, with a 100,000 big blind ante. Action will continue with 60-minute levels until a winner is determined, with breaks after every two hours of play.
Be sure to stay tuned, as PokerNews is the only place to find live updates of the final five chasing the next gold bracelet at the 2025 WSOP inside the Horseshoe Event Center.
