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

06-14-2025 15:45 UTC-7

Beinner Flops Quads

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 15:35 UTC-7

Hipperson Fires Three Bullets at Timoshenko

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

David Hipperson led out for 2,900 from the big blind on a flop of J♥2♥9♣ and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called in the cutoff.

The turn was the J♦ and Hipperson bet another 3,000. Timoshenko again called and the 2♣ fell on the river. Hipperson then bet 5,500.

Timoshenko took a minute but eventually laid down his hand this time to surrender the pot to Hipperson.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hipperson	75,000 75,000	75,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	44,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: David Hipperson Yevgeniy Timoshenko

06-14-2025 15:31 UTC-7

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 15:28 UTC-7

Nattress Scoops Chambers With a Wheel

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a board of 2♥9♦3♦5♣, Adam Nattress bet 3,500 from the button and Walter Chambers called in the hijack.

The river was the 7♥ and Nattress bet another 7,000. Chambers again called and Nattress showed A♥A♠10♣5♥4♦ for a wheel to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Nattress	60,000
Walter Chambers	42,000

Tags: Adam Nattress Walter Chambers

06-14-2025 15:19 UTC-7

Balan, Lin Get Their Chips In

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

"There's a three-way all in at my table," Allen Kessler said as Michael Balan, Kenneth Lin, and David Smith had built a pot of around 40,000 on a board of A♥10♦4♦8♠.

Lin then moved all in for 40,000 on the button and Balan reshoved in the small blind for 60,000. Smith tanked for a few minutes but eventually let his hand go.

Lin showed J♥10♥8♥3♥2♣, while Balan had A♣K♣10♠6♠2♥. "Wow. Those were not the two hands I was expecting," Kessler said.

"Those weren't the hands I was expecting, either," Smith added.

The river was the Q♣ and Balan took the high pot with aces and tens, while Lin took the low to chop the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Balan	85,000
Kenneth Lin	60,000
David Smith	30,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: David Smith Kenneth Lin Michael Balan

06-14-2025 15:10 UTC-7

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 15:04 UTC-7

Yott Scoops Chen

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads up on a flop of 3♥9♠5♣, Christopher Yott bet 1,800 from the hijack and James Chen called in the cutoff.

The turn was the Q♦ and Yott bet another 5,000. Chen again called and both players checked down the A♠ river.

Yott showed A♦9♣7♠5♦2♣ for two pair, nines and fives, with a low, and Chen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Yott	68,000 68,000	68,000
James Chen (US)	55,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Christopher Yott James Chen (US)

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-14-2025 14:57 UTC-7

Gamble Gets Three Quarters

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Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was three-way to the 6♥4♦Q♠ flop, where Nathan Gamble checked in the big blind. Jonathan Malcolm fired a bet of 1,500 in middle position and James Chen called on the button.

Gamble then check-raised to 6,900, with only Malcolm making the call. Gamble checked the 5♥ turn and Malcolm slid out a bet of 12,500. That produced another check-raise from Gamble, this time for all of his 47,800 chips.

The call was made, and the hands were turned up.

Nathan Gamble: A♥Q♣J♥3♠2♣ All in
Jonathan Malcolm: A♠A♣K♠10♥2♥

Both players had the nut low, while Gamble held on through the 9♦ river to claim the high with a six-high straight. The dealer sorted the pot, as Gamble claimed three-quarters to pad his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	87,000 27,000	27,000

James Chen (US)	62,000 2,000	2,000

Jonathan Malcolm	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: James Chen (US)Jonathan Malcolm Nathan Gamble

06-14-2025 14:56 UTC-7

Fenigstein Catches Runner-Runner to Double

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Five players saw a flop of K♥J♦4♥ where Jared Fenigstein bet 3,000 from middle position. Only Steve Billirakis called on the button.

Fenigstein bet another 11,100 on the 10♦ turn, and Billirakis again called. The river was the 7♦ and Fenigstein put in his last 5,500. Billirakis called to put him at risk.

Fenigstein showed A♦A♥J♠9♠4♦ for a running flush and Billirakis mucked as Fenigstein doubled up