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

06-14-2025 22:23 UTC-7

Hoenig, Sion Start Over

Josh Noy

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	60,000 35,300	35,300

Elior Sion	60,000 60,000	60,000

Likith Govindaiah	Busted
Jonathan Greene	Busted
Kenneth Lin	Busted
Gary Benson	Busted

Richard Green	Busted
Jiyang Gan	Busted

06-14-2025 22:21 UTC-7

Beinner Takes a Big Chunk Off Ruben

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David Salituro

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

Matthew Beinner and Brad Ruben were heads-up on a board of 8♥3♣4♠4♣ when Ruben potted for 75,800 in the small blind. Beinner called in the big blind.

The river was the 7♦ and Ruben moved all in for around 20,000 more. Beinner snap-called with A♣7♣7♥5♠2♠ for a full house and nut low, while Ruben had A♥Q♣6♥5♣2♣ for the same low to salvage a quarter of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Beinner	200,000 90,000	90,000
Brad Ruben	60,000 10,800	10,800

Tags: Brad Ruben Matthew Beinner

06-14-2025 22:17 UTC-7

Hansen Pots Guagenti

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Josh Noy

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

Nick Guagenti opened to 2,500 from under the gun, with only Gus Hansen calling in the big blind.

Hansen led out for 2,200 on the J♣J♥6♠ flop before Guagenti tossed out a raise to 6,600. After taking some time, Hansen announced pot, taking down the hand as Guagenti let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	204,000 76,000	76,000

Gus Hansen	108,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Gus Hansen Nick Guagenti

06-14-2025 22:09 UTC-7

Kessler Quarters Allen

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David Salituro

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

Richie Allen raised to 2,500 in the hijack and Allen Kessler called in the cutoff.

The flop came K♦K♣8♦ and Allen continued for 3,000. Kessler called and they both checked the 7♠ turn.

Allen also checked the A♣ river and Kessler bet 15,000. Allen called and tabled A♠J♥7♦4♥2♥ for two pair, while Kessler had A♦J♣10♥3♠2♣ for the same two pair and a low to take three-quarters of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	70,000 19,300	19,300
Richie Allen	22,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Richie Allen

06-14-2025 22:00 UTC-7

Gentry Runs Into Beinner's Aces

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David Salituro

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

Four players saw a flop of J♣7♥6♣ when Matthew Beinner bet 5,000 from middle position. Michael Gentry then moved all in for 15,000 in the hijack and the table folded back to Beinner who called.

Michael Gentry: A♠K♦10♥4♥2♥ All in
Matthew Beinner: A♦A♣Q♣Q♦8♠

Gentry needed to improve against Beinner's aces, but he found no help on the 6♠ turn and K♥ river as Beinner scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Beinner	110,000 2,000	2,000
Michael Gentry	Busted

Tags: Matthew Beinner Michael Gentry

06-14-2025 21:54 UTC-7

Low Keeps Gentry in Play

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Josh Noy

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

Action was four-way to the 2♥2♣J♦ flop, where a round of checks saw the 6♠ hit the turn.

Xixiang Luo led out for 2,400 from the small blind and Magnus Edengren folded in the big blind. Matthew Beinner made the call in the hijack, as did Michael Gentry in the cutoff.

Luo checked the 8♦ river before Beinner announced pot. Gentry moved his last 7,500 in and Luo got out of the way.

Beinner tabled A♠9♠8♠5♦2♠ for a full house, while Gentry showed A♥K♥J♠10♦4♠ to make the best low and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	188,000 115,400	115,400

Matthew Beinner	108,000 30,900	30,900
Magnus Edengren	59,000 2,400	2,400

Michael Gentry	14,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Magnus Edengren Matthew Beinner Michael Gentry Xixiang Luo

06-14-2025 21:52 UTC-7

Neff Scoops Hoffman to the Rail

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David Salituro

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

Peter Neff and Max Hoffman were heads-up on a flop of 8♦3♥7♣ when Hoffman got his last 40,000 in from the small blind as Neff put him at risk on the button.

Max Hoffman: A♠Q♣Q♦6♥5♥ All in
Peter Neff: A♣10♠5♦3♠2♦

Hoffman had the high with two queens and a straight draw, while Neff already had the nut low. The 10♥ turn improved Neff to two pair and left him poised to scoop the pot, while the K♦ river was no help to Hoffman and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Neff	170,000 28,800	28,800
Max Hoffman	Busted

Tags: Max Hoffman Peter Neff

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-14-2025 21:45 UTC-7

Sammartino Spikes a Flush to Double

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David Salituro

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht raised to 3,500 in the hijack and Dario Sammartino three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Zwingmann-Gocht called and they saw a flop of 3♣Q♦10♥.

Sammartino then moved all in for 21,000 and Zwingmann-Gocht quickly called.

Dario Sammartino: A♥K♦Q♥4♥2♦ All in
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: A♦J♣8♣4♠3♣