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

06-14-2025 14:48 UTC-7

Defending Champ Among Latest Entries

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 14:47 UTC-7

Smith, Spivack Serve Up Lambe Chops

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

David Smith limped in from the cutoff before Edward Jackson Spivack raised to 800 in the small blind. Dylan Lambe called in the big blind, as did Smith.

The flop came J♠8♦10♦ and action checked to Smith who bet 2,200. Both opponents called to the 3♣ turn.

Smith then bet 3,500 and Spivack and Lambe again called. All three players then checked the 2♣ river.

Smith showed 10♣8♣8♠6♥2♦ for a set, while Spivack had A♥K♣Q♠7♥3♦ for a low to chop up Lambe's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Smith	65,000
Dylan Lambe	57,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: David Smith Dylan Lambe Edward Jackson Spivack

06-14-2025 14:39 UTC-7

Will, Moreschi Chop Up Five-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Five players went to a flop of 10♥8♣4♥ where Antonio Seremet bet 3,700 from the hijack. Only Jonathan Will in the small blind and Stephen Moreschi in middle position called.

All three players checked the 7♠ turn. Action then checked to Moreschi on the Q♥ river and he bet 12,000. Will called, while Seremet folded.

Moreschi showed A♥10♦7♥6♥3♦ for the nut flush, while Will had A♠9♦6♦3♥2♥ for the nut low to chop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Will	70,000 70,000	70,000
Stephen Moreschi	70,000 10,000	10,000
Antonio Seremet	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Antonio Seremet Jonathan Will Stephen Moreschi

06-14-2025 14:30 UTC-7

Miner Sends Kong Deep Into the Tank With Big River Bet

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Benjamin Miner and Michael Kong went to the turn on a board of 2♣10♦9♠5♠ where Miner bet 6,000 from the big blind. Kong called in middle position and the 5♥ fell on the river.

Miner then potted to 18,200. It took Kong a few minutes to separate the chips to call from his stack, then another couple of minutes before he eventually tossed his cards into the muck and Miner took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Miner	55,000 5,000	5,000
Michael Kong	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Benjamin Miner Michael Kong

06-14-2025 14:29 UTC-7

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 14:20 UTC-7

New Arrivals

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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 14:18 UTC-7

Genova Pots the River in Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Three players went to the turn on a board of 2♠3♣9♠8♦ when Zachary Hirst bet 2,100 from the button. Joseph Genova called in the big blind, as did Jiyang Gan in the hijack.

The river was the A♥ and Genova potted to 9,700. Gan quickly folded, but Hirst took a few minutes before also sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Genova	65,000
Jiyang Gan	55,000
Zachary Hirst	53,000

Tags: Jiyang Gan Joseph Genova Zachary Hirst

06-14-2025 14:14 UTC-7

Nikiforov Raises the Flop

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Josh Noy

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Cary Aronson opened to 1,000 in middle position and Ilya Nikiforov called on the button. Aaron Maurer came along in the big blind and the J♣3♠2♣ flop was revealed.

Maurer checked to Aronson, who continued for 1,500. Nikiforov answered with a raise to 5,500, producing a quick fold from Maurer.

Aronson also let his hand go, as Nikiforov raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Aronson	64,000
Ilya Nikiforov	59,500
Aaron Maurer	58,000

Tags: Aaron Maurer Cary Aronson Ilya Nikiforov

06-14-2025 14:08 UTC-7

Theuma Fills Up on Garza Ibarrola

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♠A♦K♦, Jacobo Garza Ibarrola bet 1,200 from the big blind and Corel Theuma called under the gun.

The turn was the 5♣ and Ibarrola checked to Theuma, who bet 3,500. Ibarrola called to the K♥ river, where he led out for another 4,000. Theuma again called.

"Ace-queen," Ibarrola announced, but Theuma had A♥9♣5♥4♣4♠ for a full house as Ibarrola let out a big sigh.

"What did you want me to do, fold? I was drawing to a low, too," Theuma said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corel Theuma	70,000 10,000	10,000

Jacobo Garza Ibarrola	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Corel Theuma Jacobo Garza Ibarrola

06-14-2025 14:00 UTC-7

Early Notables

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Moreschi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	60,000 60,000	60,000
Chad Eveslage	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ryan Hoenig	60,000 60,000	60,000

Quan Zhou	60,000 60,000	60,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tom Koral	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ari Engel	60,000 60,000	60,000

Sam Farha	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dylan Smith	60,000 60,000	60,000
Steve Billirakis	60,000 60,000	60,000

Blaz Zerjav	60,000 60,000	60,000

Matt Livingston	60,000 60,000	60,000
James Chen (US)	60,000 60,000	60,000

Darryll Fish	60,000 60,000	60,000
Allen Kessler	60,000 60,000	60,000
Corel Theuma	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tony Cousineau	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	60,000
Kevin Gerhart	60,000 60,000	60,000

Paul Sincere	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jonathan Glendinning	60,000 60,000	60,000
PJ Cha	60,000 60,000	60,000
Pedro Bromfman	60,000 60,000	60,000