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

06-14-2025 13:20 UTC-8

New Arrivals

David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	60,000 60,000	60,000

Benjamin Miner	60,000 60,000	60,000
Joey Couden	60,000 60,000	60,000

Xixiang Luo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Luis Velador	60,000

Peter Neff	60,000 60,000	60,000
Bruno Furth	60,000 60,000	60,000

Aaron Kupin	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nick Guagenti	60,000 60,000	60,000

Bart Hanson	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yueqi Zhu	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nicolas Milgrom	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dario Alioto	60,000 60,000	60,000

Owais Ahmed	60,000 60,000	60,000

Igor Zektser	60,000 60,000	60,000

Damjan Radanov	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-14-2025 13:29 UTC-8

Ruben Joins, Cha Forces the Folds

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Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Brad Ruben took his seat at the table as Sam Farha limped in early position, with Joe Ford also tossing in a call on his left. Steve Billirakis raised to 1,000 in the small blind, with Pomjun Cha making the call in the big blind.

Farha and Ford called and the dealer flipped over the 5♦9♣5♣ flop. Billirakis continued with a bet of 1,500 before Cha raised to 3,500. Farha and Ford quickly folded. Billirakis did not take long to send his cards into the muck, and Cha took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Billirakis	68,000 8,000	8,000

Pomjun Cha	64,000 64,000	64,000
Brad Ruben	60,000 60,000	60,000

Sam Farha	54,000 6,000	6,000

Joe Ford	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Joe Ford Pomjun Cha Sam Farha Steve Billirakis Brad Ruben

06-14-2025 13:48 UTC-8

Defending Champ Among Latest Entries

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ian Bradley	60,000 60,000	60,000
Fahredin Mustafov	60,000 60,000	60,000
John Fauver	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nathan Gamble	60,000 60,000	60,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	60,000 60,000	60,000

Adam Owen	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-14-2025 14:10 UTC-8

Guagenti Fires at Tomei

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a flop of J♥Q♣10♥, Nick Guagenti bet 2,000 from the hijack and Jason Tomei called under the gun.

Guagenti bet another 5,200 on the 5♣ turn and Tomei again called. The river was the 9♠ and Guagenti bet 9,500.

Tomei folded this time and Guagenti took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	70,000 10,000	10,000

Jason Tomei	50,000

Tags: Nick Guagenti Jason Tomei

06-14-2025 14:31 UTC-8

Zektser Bets Big

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Ian Bradley checked the 4♠3♦9♦8♥ turn from the big blind before Chad Eveslage fired a bet of 2,400 in middle position. Igor Zektser called in the cutoff, and Bradley also slid in the call.

Bradley and Eveslage both checked the 10♠ river, with Zektser counting out a bet of 15,000. That produced quick folds from both opponents, and Zektser raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Bradley	65,000 5,000	5,000
Chad Eveslage	62,000 2,000	2,000

Igor Zektser	57,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Ian Bradley Igor Zektser

06-14-2025 14:45 UTC-8

Beinner Flops Quads

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Josh Noy

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Nathaniel Wiesner opened to 1,000 from under the gun and Matthew Beinner called in the cutoff. Pomjun Cha confirmed the bet size before calling from the small blind, with Xixiang Luo defending his big blind.

All four players checked through the J♦J♠2♠ flop, and Cha checked again after the 4♥ turn.

Luo fired a bet of 2,100, producing a fold from Wiesner. Beinner then raised to 8,000 and Cha quickly got out of the way. Luo took a moment before sliding his cards into the muck.

Beinner showed J♣J♥ for quads as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pomjun Cha	64,000
Matthew Beinner	63,500 63,500	63,500
Nathaniel Wiesner	57,000 57,000	57,000
Xixiang Luo	52,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Matthew Beinner Nathaniel Wiesner Pomjun Cha Xixiang Luo

06-14-2025 15:19 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Lindsey	125,000 125,000	125,000
Rishi Amin	121,500 121,500	121,500
Griffin Goodman	116,000 116,000	116,000
Aaron Kupin	108,000 48,000	48,000

Corel Theuma	107,000 12,000	12,000
Simeon Tsonev	103,000 103,000	103,000
Dylan Lambe	90,900 33,900	33,900
Stephen Moreschi	90,600 20,600	20,600
Xixiang Luo	87,700 35,700	35,700

Matt Livingston	85,000 25,000	25,000
Allen Kessler	84,800 24,800	24,800
Jason Tomei	81,900 31,900	31,900
Ryan Hoenig	81,600 21,600	21,600

Adam Owen	80,000 20,000	20,000
Owais Ahmed	78,000 18,000	18,000

John Racener	77,000 77,000	77,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	77,000 17,000	17,000

Andrew Brown	76,800 76,800	76,800

Edward Jackson Spivack	76,000 21,000	21,000
Michael Balan	75,600 9,400	9,400
Adam Friedman	71,800 71,800	71,800

Peter Neff	71,000 11,000	11,000
Matthew Beinner	70,100 6,600	6,600
Dario Alioto	69,500

David Benyamine	68,200 68,200	68,200

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06-14-2025 15:25 UTC-8

Kupin, Borris Chop Four-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Aaron Kupin bet 2,000 from early position on a board of 6♠4♣7♣Q♦ and Jeffrey Borris called in middle position, as did David DiCarlo in the hijack and big blind Luis Velador.

The river was the 10♣ and Kupin bet another 4,000. Borris then raised to 12,500 and DiCarlo and Velador got out of the way, but Kupin called.

Borris showed A♣K♦Q♠J♣10♥ for the rivered nut flush and Kupin flashed A♠2♥ for the low as they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	115,000 7,000	7,000

Jeffrey Borris	65,000
David DiCarlo	65,000
Luis Velador	55,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin David DiCarlo Jeffrey Borris Luis Velador

06-14-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Karp Scoops Bronshtein For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three-handed on a board of 4♥8♠K♠9♦, Jeffrey Karp bet 12,600 from the button and Yuval Bronshtein raised to 50,800 under the gun. Chan Pelton was in middle position and took a minute before folding, while Karp called.

The river was the A♠ and Bronshtein checked to Karp who moved all in. Bronshtein only had around 7,000 remaining as he put in his last chips with K♥K♣J♠10♣6♥ for a set, but Karp showed him A♥Q♠7♦5♠2♣ for a rivered flush and low as he scooped the pot to send Bronshtein to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Karp	120,000 120,000	120,000
Chan Pelton	40,000 40,000	40,000
Yuval Bronshtein	Busted

Tags: Chan Pelton Jeffrey Karp Yuval Bronshtein

06-14-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Fenigstein Quarters Ciccarello

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Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jared Fenigstein limped in early position, with Erick Lindgren calling in the hijack and Mark Ciccarello making the call on the button. Dario Alioto tossed in a call from the small blind and Jonathan Glendinning checked his big blind option.

Action checked to Lindgren on the 2♥3♦6♠ flop, who bet 2,000. Ciccarello and Fenigstein were the only callers and the 10♥ turn hit the felt.

Fenigstein led out for 9,500, Lindgren folded and Ciccarello called. The 7♣ river led to Fenigstein announcing pot, which was quickly called by Ciccarello.

Fenigstein tabled A♣5♣4♣2♠2♦ for the nut low and trip deuces. Ciccarello showed A♠Q♦J♣8♠4♠ for the same low, seeing three-quarters of the pot head to Fenigstein.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Fenigstein	84,000 39,000	39,000
Dario Alioto	66,000 3,500	3,500

Jonathan Glendinning	58,000 2,000	2,000
Erick Lindgren	49,000 12,700	12,700

Mark Ciccarello	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Erick Lindgren Jared Fenigstein Jonathan Glendinning Mark Ciccarello