$10,000 Big O Championship Returns for 2025 WSOP
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The second-ever Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship will get underway here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at 2 p.m. local time. This event was brand new to last year's schedule, and winning the inaugural edition was John Fauver. The Big O Championship attracted 332 entrants last time around, who generated a $3,087,600 prize pool.
Fauver won his bracelet after beating Calvin Anderson in heads-up play to capture the $681,998 first-place prize.
This four-day event will start at 2 p.m. today. Players will start with 60,000 in chips and will get a 15-minute break every two levels. Day 1 will last for ten levels. Blind levels are set at 60 minutes long for all four days of play.
Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 15. Late registration continues until the end of Level 12, which is expected to be around 3:15 p.m. on Day 2.
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