In a blind versus blind battle, Marco Johnson led out for 40,000 on a board of 6♣A♠Q♠A♦ and Matthew Schreiber called.
The river was the J♥ and Johnson moved all in for another 40,000. Schreiber this time instantly tossed his cards away and Johnson took the big pot without a showdown.
Tomasz Gluszko three-bet to 12,000 in the small blind and Chino Rheem called in middle position, as did Nicolas Milgrom in the cutoff.
The flop came 8♠8♦7♦ and Gluszko bet 45,000. Rheem then moved all in for 70,000 and Milgrom called for 55,000 as Gluszko also called to put both players at risk.
Nicolas Milgrom: A♠K♦10♦9♠8♥
Chino Rheem: K♣K♥9♥8♣2♦
Tomasz Gluszko: A♦A♣10♣6♣4♦
"I'm in such bad shape," Rheem said once the hands were revealed. Milgrom had flopped trips and had the lead as the board ran out 4♣7♣.
"You guys scoop me," Rheem said as he tossed his cards into the muck and left the room. Gluszko and Milgrom were chopping the pot when tablemate Ray Fishman noticed that Rheem had actually earned half the pot with Milgrom.
Rheem's cards were already in the muck and his seat unoccupied as the table decided what to do. Someone eventually got Rheem on the phone and he came running back into the room to take back his seat.
Michael Carter was already all in from early position as Christopher Vitch, Richie Sklar, and Tyler Phillips saw a flop of 9♥5♦3♦ with around 60,000 in the pot.
Vitch then moved all in for 34,000 from the cutoff and Sklar called on the button, as did Phillips in the small blind. The river was the 4♣ and Sklar put in his last chips as well.
Carter had K♥Q♣10♥5♣3♥, Vitch A♥10♣6♣6♠2♣, Sklar A♣J♠J♣10♦2♣, while Phillips showed A♠7♣7♣6♥4♦ as the biggest stack.
Phillips already had a straight as the four players saw the river, which came the K♦. Vitch and Sklar chopped up the low, while Phillips took the high of all three parts of the pot.
"I take back everything I ever said about me running bad," Phillips said.
"Now he's not going to play a hand the rest of the night," tablemate Viktor Blom added.
David Israelite moved all in from the big blind on the K♠K♥J♠ flop, with Quan Zhou making the call in the cutoff.
David Israelite: A♣A♦Q♣9♥3♣
Quan Zhou: A♠K♣Q♦9♣6♦
Israelite's aces were trailing Zhou's trip kings. The 7♦ turn and Q♠ river saw Zhou improve to a full house, sending Israelite out before the end of the night.
The latest exciting championship event at the 2025 World Series of Poker brought out 323 entries at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. With registration still open, that number will continue to grow into the second day of Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship.
Through the first 10 levels of action, Matthew Woodward is leading the way after collecting 422,500 chips on Day 1. That paces the field of 126 players who bagged and remain in contention.
One of the highlights of Day 1 was Chino Rheem, who thought he was scooped and left the room, only to be called back as he had chopped. Rheem managed to survive and build from there, finishing with more than double his starting stack (127,500).
Chino Rheem
Defending champ John Fauver saw both bullets come up empty, losing the first against recent WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Hoenig.
Hoenig did not find a bag, relegated to watching on the sidelines for Day 2. Other notable names who will return are 25K Fantasy standouts Sam Soverel (288,000), Xixiang Luo (277,700), Aaron Kupin (128,000), and Nick Guagenti (100,000).
Action will resume Sunday, June 15 at 1:00 p.m. local time, where players will return to Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. The Day 2 schedule calls for another 10 levels to be played, each remaining 60 minutes in length. The schedule also includes 15-minute breaks after every two hours of play, plus a dinner break at the end of Level 16.
Day 2 Schedule
Level
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
11
1,000
2,500
2,500
12
1,500
3,000
3,000
15-Minute Break / End of Late Registration
13
2,000
4,000
4,000
14
3,000
5,000
5,000
15-Minute Break
15
3,000
6,000
6,000
16
4,000
8,000
8,000
60-Minute Dinner Break
17
5,000
10,000
10,000
18
6,000
12,000
12,000
15-Minute Break
19
8,000
16,000
16,000
20
10,000
20,000
20,000
Last year’s total of 332 entries is well within reach, as late registration remains open for the first two levels on Sunday. Players can also take advantage of the single reentry, with registration closing before the start of Level 13.
Day 2 of this event is sure to provide some dramatic moments, so don’t miss any of the action as PokerNews live reporting continues from the 2025 WSOP in Las Vegas.
