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
akj107
Prize
$784,353
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,738,600
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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Balan, Lin Get Their Chips In

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 A1048.

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 J10832, while Balan had AK1062. "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
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Michael Balan
85,000
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Kenneth Lin
60,000
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David Smith
30,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: David SmithKenneth LinMichael Balan

Nattress Scoops Chambers With a Wheel

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a board of 2935, 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 AA1054 for a wheel to scoop the pot.

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

Tags: Adam NattressWalter Chambers

Zektser Bets Big

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Igor Zektser
Igor Zektser

Ian Bradley checked the 4398 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
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Ian Bradley
65,000
5,000
5,000
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Chad Eveslage
62,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Igor Zektser
57,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chad EveslageIan BradleyIgor Zektser

Hipperson Fires Three Bullets at Timoshenko

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

David Hipperson led out for 2,900 from the big blind on a flop of J29 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
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David Hipperson
75,000
75,000
75,000
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko
44,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: David HippersonYevgeniy Timoshenko

Beinner Flops Quads

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Matthew Beinner
Matthew Beinner

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 JJ2 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 JJ for quads as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Pomjun Cha
64,000
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Matthew Beinner
63,500
63,500
63,500
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Nathaniel Wiesner
57,000
57,000
57,000
Profile photo of Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo
52,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Matthew BeinnerNathaniel WiesnerPomjun ChaXixiang Luo

Sincere Survives With Three-Quarters

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Stanislav Ivanov bet 5,000 from the big blind on a flop of A22 and Paul Sincere then moved all in for 19,600 in middle position. Ivanov called to put him at risk.

Paul Sincere: AJ982 All in
Stanislav Ivanov: AKK102

Both players had flopped a full house, while Sincere ended up making a low as the board ran out 76 to take three-quarters of the pot.

"A few more of those," Sincere, who finished second in the $1,500 Big O event earlier this series, said.

Player Chips Progress
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Stanislav Ivanov
35,000
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Paul Sincere
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Paul SincereStanislav Ivanov

Theuma Makes a Big Fold to Sortino

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a board of JK996, Michael Sortino bet 5,000 from early position and Corel Theuma called in the big blind.

The river was the 6, and Sortino bet another 10,000. "Any other club and I bet," Theuma said, showing QQ9 as he mucked. Sortino showed him A7 for a flush to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Corel Theuma
95,000
95,000
95,000
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Michael Sortino
70,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Corel TheumaMichael Sortino

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400