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

06-14-2025 16:13 UTC-8

Friedman Pays Off Genova

Josh Noy

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Adam Friedman opened to 1,000 in early position, with Joseph Genova calling in the hijack. Nathaniel Wiesner also made the call on the button, and Antonio Seremet came along in the big blind.

The J♣3♦5♥ flop brought checks from all four players, and action repeated on the Q♣ turn. Seremet checked one last time on the J♥ river, as did Friedman.

Genova tossed out a bet of 4,500, with Wiesner and Seremet quickly folding. Friedman stuck in the call, and Genova tabled K♥K♦J♦3♣2♠ for a full house to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	138,000 66,200	66,200

Joseph Genova	73,000 10,000	10,000
Nathaniel Wiesner	56,000 1,000	1,000
Antonio Seremet	11,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Antonio Seremet Joseph Genova Nathaniel Wiesner

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

06-14-2025 16:17 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Senovio Ramirez	60,000 60,000	60,000
Evgeni Tourevski	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andrew Yeh	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jonathan Greene	60,000 60,000	60,000
Eshaan Bhalla	60,000 60,000	60,000
Noah Bronstein	60,000 60,000	60,000

Danny Chang	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jon Shoreman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Austin Marks	Busted
Mark Ciccarello	Busted

Shooting Across Street from WSOP, Color Up Controversy & Event Cancelled | PokerNews Podcast #897

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Chad Holloway

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In the 897th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by PokerNews Ontario Ambassador Kyle Anderson, who fills in for Mike Holtz. The trio discusses the deadly shooting that took place across the street from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in front of the Bellagio Fountains, and then dives into the color-up controversy involving Tyler Brown, who shared his story with PokerNews.

Kyna then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, Michael Lavin won a gold bracelet and an extra $1,000,000 thanks to ClubWPT Gold, and Benny Glaser claimed two bracelets early in the summer. Other tournament winners include Josh Reichard, Brad Ruben, Blaz Zerjav, and Nick Guagenti, who denied Chino Rheem his first bracelet.

After recapping Dusti Smith's win in the Wynn Ladies High Roller and a look ahead to some upcoming poker charity events, Chad shares details on his recent Live Reality Game (LRG) adventure in which he left the WSOP for 10 days to compete in a Survivor-based game, Surviving Reelfoot Season 13, in the woods of Tennessee.

Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

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06-14-2025 16:22 UTC-8

Goodman Scoops Most Of It to Take Out Two

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Stephen Deutsch raised to 2,000 under the gun and got five callers, including Sean Baker, who put in his last 1,700 from the big blind.

The flop came 8♠5♦4♠ and action checked to Joe Ford, who bet 5,000. Griffin Goodman called on the button, as did Deutsch and Brandon Shack-Harris in early position.

The turn was the 2♦, and Deutsch led out for 30,200. Shack-Harris folded, while Ford moved all in for 82,300. Goodman reshoved, and Deutsch also called for 55,000.

Ford showed A♥K♠7♣6♣2♥, Deutsch had 7♠6♦5♣3♦2♣, and Goodman had A♠J♦J♥10♦3♥. Baker showed K♣K♦9♣9♦4♦ and the river was the 7♦ to give Goodman a flush and nut low to scoop the massive side pots, while Baker took the high end of the main pot with his higher flush as Deutsch and Ford headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Griffin Goodman	230,000 114,000	114,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	75,000 14,500	14,500

Sean Baker	5,000 5,000	5,000
Stephen Deutsch	Busted
Joe Ford	Busted

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Griffin Goodman Joe Ford Sean Baker Stephen Deutsch

06-14-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Gerhart Takes from Amin

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Rishi Amin opened to 1,500 in the hijack, and Kevin Gerhart was the only caller on the button.

Amin led out for 2,300 on the 10♣A♥Q♥ flop, with Gerhart calling to see the Q♣ turn. Both players checked through to the Q♦ river, where Amin checked.

Gerhart announced a bet of 6,000, taking down the pot as Amin slid his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rishi Amin	166,000 44,500	44,500
Kevin Gerhart	49,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Kevin Gerhart Rishi Amin

06-14-2025 16:35 UTC-8

One Bet from Brown

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three-way action to the 7♥7♠7♦ flop brought checks from Brian Hacker in the big blind, Scott Bohlman in early position and Andrew Brown in middle position.

Hacker and Bohlman declined to bet again on the A♠ turn before Brown tossed 2,500 into the middle. Hacker was quick to fold, while Bohlman took one last look at his cards before tossing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	88,000 11,200	11,200

Scott Bohlman	54,000 2,800	2,800

Brian Hacker	51,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Brian Hacker Scott Bohlman

06-14-2025 16:38 UTC-8

Beinner Quarters Watson

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Matthew Beinner bet 3,000 from the hijack on a flop of 6♣8♥J♥ and Andrew Watson called in the cutoff, as did Jonathan Malcolm in the big blind.

The turn was the 3♠ and Beinner bet another 10,000. Watson then moved all in for 30,000 and Malcolm got out of the way, while Beinner called.

Watson showed A♦J♣6♠5♥2♦, while Beinner had A♥8♠5♣4♣2♥. The K♥ river gave Beinner a flush to take the high, while they chopped up the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Beinner	75,000 4,900	4,900
Jonathan Malcolm	45,000 45,000	45,000
Andrew Watson	25,000

Tags: Andrew Watson Jonathan Malcolm Matthew Beinner

06-14-2025 16:56 UTC-8

Eveslage Hits a One-Outer to Double Off Sortino

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Chad Eveslage and Michael Sortino saw a flop of K♠J♣2♠ when Eveslage got his last 30,800 in the middle from the hijack and Sortino called in early position.

Chad Eveslage: A♠10♠10♥9♥4♠ All in
Michael Sortino: A♠10♦6♦2♥2♣

Sortino was ahead with his set of deuces, but Eveslage found the last ten in the deck on the 10♣ turn to make a higher set. The river was the 6♥ and Eveslage doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	65,000 2,000	2,000

Michael Sortino	10,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Michael Sortino

06-14-2025 17:08 UTC-8

More For Goodman

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Griffin Goodman opened to 1,800 in the cutoff and was called by Jeff Madsen on the button. David Prociak defended his big blind, and the dealer revealed the 7♦9♠Q♥ flop.

Prociak checked to Goodman, who continued for 3,000. Madsen made the call while Prociak got out of the way.

Goodman slowed down with a check on the 9♦ turn, calling after Madsen fired 8,500. Another check from Goodman followed the Q♠ river, with Madsen checking it back.

Goodman showed A♠A♥J♥9♥4♣ for trip nines with an ace kicker, claiming the pot as Madsen slid his cards into the muck.