Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-14-2025 20:24 UTC-8

Arieh Arrives, Genova Takes the Turn

Josh Noy

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Josh Arieh opened to 3,000 from under the gun, finding calls from Joseph Genova on the button and Nathaniel Wiesner in the big blind.

Wiesner and Arieh checked the 7♦8♣3♦ flop before Genova fired 4,000. Wiesner quickly folded, while Arieh called to see the Q♦ turn.

Another check from Arieh was met with a bet of 7,500 from Genova. That was enough to take down the pot as Arieh folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathaniel Wiesner	112,000 56,000	56,000
Josh Arieh	56,000

Joseph Genova	54,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Joseph Genova Josh Arieh Nathaniel Wiesner

06-14-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Tsang Fills Up to Double Off Troha

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Anson Tsang raised to 3,500 on the button before Sean Troha three-bet to 10,500 in the small blind. Tsang then moved all in for 26,700 and Troha called.

Anson Tsang: A♠A♦10♦10♥2♣ All in
Sean Troha: A♥J♥J♣10♠2♥

Tsang was ahead with his aces as the flop came K♦Q♠K♣, while the 10♣ turn improved him to a full house. The river was the 4♦ and Tsang doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Troha	145,000 5,000	5,000

Anson Tsang	55,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Sean Troha

06-14-2025 20:35 UTC-8

Hansen Scoops Breck For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Brian Breck bet 35,000 from early position on a flop of 2♦Q♠10♦, then called when Gus Hansen moved all in for 54,500 on the button.

Gus Hansen: A♠A♣Q♦5♦4♥ All in
Brian Breck: K♠K♦7♣6♠2♠

Hansen was ahead with his aces, while the 5♠ turn and 6♥ river also gave him a low to scoop the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gus Hansen	120,000

Brian Breck	20,000 33,300	33,300

Tags: Brian Breck Gus Hansen

06-14-2025 20:45 UTC-8

Sammartino Spikes a Flush to Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht raised to 3,500 in the hijack and Dario Sammartino three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Zwingmann-Gocht called and they saw a flop of 3♣Q♦10♥.

Sammartino then moved all in for 21,000 and Zwingmann-Gocht quickly called.

Dario Sammartino: A♥K♦Q♥4♥2♦ All in
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: A♦J♣8♣4♠3♣

Sammartino was ahead with top pair, while the rest of the board came 4♦J♦ to also give him a flush and secure his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	70,000 41,300	41,300
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	45,000 27,700	27,700

Tags: Dario Sammartino Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht

06-14-2025 20:52 UTC-8

Neff Scoops Hoffman to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Peter Neff and Max Hoffman were heads-up on a flop of 8♦3♥7♣ when Hoffman got his last 40,000 in from the small blind as Neff put him at risk on the button.

Max Hoffman: A♠Q♣Q♦6♥5♥ All in
Peter Neff: A♣10♠5♦3♠2♦

Hoffman had the high with two queens and a straight draw, while Neff already had the nut low. The 10♥ turn improved Neff to two pair and left him poised to scoop the pot, while the K♦ river was no help to Hoffman and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Neff	170,000 28,800	28,800
Max Hoffman	Busted

Tags: Max Hoffman Peter Neff

06-14-2025 21:17 UTC-8

Hansen Pots Guagenti

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nick Guagenti opened to 2,500 from under the gun, with only Gus Hansen calling in the big blind.

Hansen led out for 2,200 on the J♣J♥6♠ flop before Guagenti tossed out a raise to 6,600. After taking some time, Hansen announced pot, taking down the hand as Guagenti let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	204,000 76,000	76,000

Gus Hansen	108,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Gus Hansen Nick Guagenti

06-14-2025 21:21 UTC-8

Beinner Takes a Big Chunk Off Ruben

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matthew Beinner and Brad Ruben were heads-up on a board of 8♥3♣4♠4♣ when Ruben potted for 75,800 in the small blind. Beinner called in the big blind.

The river was the 7♦ and Ruben moved all in for around 20,000 more. Beinner snap-called with A♣7♣7♥5♠2♠ for a full house and nut low, while Ruben had A♥Q♣6♥5♣2♣ for the same low to salvage a quarter of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Beinner	200,000 90,000	90,000
Brad Ruben	60,000 10,800	10,800

Tags: Brad Ruben Matthew Beinner

06-14-2025 21:23 UTC-8

Hoenig, Sion Start Over

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	60,000 35,300	35,300

Elior Sion	60,000 60,000	60,000

Likith Govindaiah	Busted
Jonathan Greene	Busted
Kenneth Lin	Busted
Gary Benson	Busted

Richard Green	Busted
Jiyang Gan	Busted

06-14-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Seed Laments His Play as Alexander Takes Three-Quarters

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

George Alexander bet 55,000 from the big blind on a board of 5♣A♣8♦10♥ and Huck Seed called in the cutoff.

Alexander then moved all in for 140,000 on the 6♥ river and Seed again called.

Alexander showed A♦8♣7♦3♠2♥ for two pair and a low, while Seed had the same low with K♠Q♦J♥3♦2♣ as Alexander took three quarters.

"I probably shouldn't have played this hand. If I had just folded on the flop it would've been better for me," Seed lamented as Alexander raked in most of the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	220,000 177,800	177,800

Huck Seed	70,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: George Alexander Huck Seed

06-14-2025 21:39 UTC-8

Schreiber Quarters Soverel With Aces

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a board of 3♥2♦7♥J♣, Sam Soverel bet 34,000 from the button, Matthew Schreiber moved all in for 131,800 in the hijack, and Soverel called.

Schreiber had A♦A♥8♥6♦4♠ for two aces and the nut low, while Soverel had A♣K♦J♠5♣4♥ for the same low.