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

06-14-2025 13:29 UTC-8

Ruben Joins, Cha Forces the Folds

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 13:30 UTC-8

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 13:39 UTC-8

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 13:47 UTC-8

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 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 13:56 UTC-8

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Billirakis	45,000 23,000	23,000

Jared Fenigstein	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Jared Fenigstein Steve Billirakis

06-14-2025 13:57 UTC-8

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

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-14-2025 14:04 UTC-8

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)

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