2025 World Series of Poker

Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠k♦j♥10♠7♥
Prize
$784,353
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,738,600
Total Entries
402
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
323
Players Left
126
Players Left 1 / 402
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Hacker Scoops a Double Off Garcia Garay

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Brian Hacker
Brian Hacker

Four players saw a flop of 9♦8♠4♦ when Brian Hacker bet 39,000 from the cutoff. Fernando Garcia Garay then moved all in from the small blind Christopher Yott and James Chen both folded back around to Hacker who called for 83,500.

Brian Hacker: A♦9♠4♠2♦2♠ All in
Fernando Garcia Garay: K♣K♠Q♣J♦10♣

Hacker was ahead with two pair, while Garcia Garay was on a straight draw. The turn was the 5♥, while the 4♣ came on the river to improve Hacker to a full house with a low as he scooped the pot to double up.

Brian Rast recently joined this table.

Tags: Brian HackerFernando Garcia Garay

"What Are the Odds"; Garza Ibarrola Goes Runner-Runner to Stun Ahmed

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jacobo Garza Ibarrola was in middle position and got the rest of his 63,500 in the middle on a flop of K♠J♣9♠ as Owais Ahmed put him at risk in the hijack.

Jacobo Garza Ibarrola: A♣A♦5♣4♠2♥ All in
Owais Ahmed: A♥K♣Q♥10♣2♠

Ahmed had flopped the nut straight to leave Garza Ibarrola in danger of elimination with just his aces as the turn came the J♦. The river was the A♠ and Garza Ibarrola spiked the last one in the deck to make a running full house and earn a miraculous double up.

"Oh my goodness. What are the odds?" tablemate Patrick Leonard yelled out as Garza Ibarrola snapped a photo of the board before taking in the chips.

Tags: Jacobo Garza IbarrolaOwais Ahmed

Nikiforov Shows Aces

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Adrian Buckley limped in the cutoff before Anthony Zinno raised to 5,000 on the button. Ilya Nikiforov made the call in the big blind, as did Buckley.

Nikiforov and Buckley checked the K♥K♣9♥ flop and Zinno continued for 11,000. Nikiforov called while Buckley got out of the way.

The dealer revealed the 5♥ turn, where both players checked and the 8♦ river was revealed.

Nikiforov led out with a bet of 20,000, adding chips to his growing stack as Zinno folded.

"Show something," implored Zinno before Nikiforov turned over A♣A♥.

Tags: Adrian BuckleyAnthony ZinnoIlya Nikiforov

Late Night Entries & Reloads

Josh Noy
Josh Noy
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Beinner's Aces Hold to Bust Edengren

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 40,000 in the pot on a flop of K♦5♥4♠, Magnus Edengren moved all in for 33,000 in the hijack and Matthew Beinner called in the small blind.

Magnus Edengren: A♦Q♦10♦4♣2♣ All in
Matthew Beinner: A♣A♠Q♠6♣2♦

Both players were on a wheel draw, while Beinner was ahead with his aces. The rest of the K♠9♥ board was no help to Edengren and Beinner took the pot to send Edengren to the rail.

Tags: Magnus EdengrenMatthew Beinner

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Chip Counts at Break

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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Final Break

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are going on the last 15-minute break of the day. There are two more 60-minute levels left to play before they bag up for the night.

The field has crossed the 300-player mark, with 173 players still remaining out of 303 entries.

Schreiber Quarters Soverel With Aces

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a board of 3♥2♦7♥J♣, Sam Soverel bet 34,000 from the button, Matthew Schreiber moved all in for 131,800 in the hijack, and Soverel called.

Schreiber had A♦A♥8♥6♦4♠ for two aces and the nut low, while Soverel had A♣K♦J♠5♣4♥ for the same low.

"I need a four," Soverel said as he was looking to scoop the pot, but the 2♣ river earned Schreiber three-quarters of the big pot.

Tags: Matthew SchreiberSam Soverel

Seed Laments His Play as Alexander Takes Three-Quarters

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Huck Seed
Huck Seed

George Alexander bet 55,000 from the big blind on a board of 5♣A♣8♦10♥ and Huck Seed called in the cutoff.

Alexander then moved all in for 140,000 on the 6♥ river and Seed again called.

Alexander showed A♦8♣7♦3♠2♥ for two pair and a low, while Seed had the same low with K♠Q♦J♥3♦2♣ as Alexander took three quarters.

"I probably shouldn't have played this hand. If I had just folded on the flop it would've been better for me," Seed lamented as Alexander raked in most of the massive pot.

Tags: George AlexanderHuck Seed

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