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

06-14-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Chen Takes Big Pot With River Shove

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

More than 100,000 was already in the middle as James Chen, Scott Bohlman, and Andrew Brown saw a board of 3♠7♠10♥K♦2♣. Chen then moved all in for 12,900 on the button.

Bohlman took a minute before folding in middle positon as action went on Brown in the hijack. "I promise I've been thinking the entire time," Brown said.

Brown ended up tanking for several minutes until tablemate Eshaan Bhalla called the clock. "You said you were thinking while he was thinking, so really it's been like eight minutes," Bhalla said.

Brown continued muttering to himself as his countdown approached zero, and his hand was eventually declared dead as Chen raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	120,000 68,400	68,400

Eshaan Bhalla	50,000 10,000	10,000
Andrew Brown	20,000 68,000	68,000

Scott Bohlman	10,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Andrew Brown James Chen (US)Scott Bohlman

06-14-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Second Break

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players have been sent on their second 15-minute break of the day.

Action will resume on Level 5, with blinds of 300/500 and a 500 big blind ante.

06-14-2025 17:31 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Corel Theuma	283,100 176,100	176,100
Griffin Goodman	240,700 3,300	3,300
Rishi Amin	228,000 62,000	62,000
Nick Guagenti	190,000 120,000	120,000

James Chen (US)	152,000 32,000	32,000

Ian Bradley	147,500 82,500	82,500
Adrian Buckley	146,500

Adam Friedman	132,100 5,900	5,900

Blaz Zerjav	129,500 61,900	61,900

Patrick Leonard	113,600 47,600	47,600

Dylan Lindsey	112,500 12,500	12,500
Aaron Kupin	110,000 5,000	5,000
Tomasz Gluszko	109,700
Dylan Lambe	96,300 5,400	5,400
Nathan Gamble	95,900 32,000	32,000

Huck Seed	93,000

Nicolas Milgrom	92,400 31,800	31,800

Bruno Furth	92,000 40,000	40,000

Yueqi Zhu	92,000 26,300	26,300

Ben Lamb	92,000 42,500	42,500

David Prociak	85,500 11,500	11,500

Allen Kessler	84,200 600	600
Tyler Brown	84,100

Yuri Dzivielevski	84,000 7,000	7,000

David Benyamine	83,200 26,800	26,800

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

06-14-2025 17:35 UTC-8

Hoenig Sends Out the Defending Champ

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ryan Hoenig and John Fauver saw the turn on a board of 8♠10♥K♦6♦ when Fauver put in his last 10,000 from the hijack and Hoenig put him at risk in the cutoff.

Fauver showed A♠Q♦J♥7♠5♥, while Hoenig had A♦A♥K♠J♦9♥. Fauver was looking to complete a straight or low to stay alive, but he missed the K♥ as Hoenig improved to trips to send the defending champion to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	95,000 21,000	21,000

John Fauver	Busted

Tags: John Fauver Ryan Hoenig

06-14-2025 17:44 UTC-8

Other Recent Eliminations

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	Busted

Warren Sheaves	Busted

Fahredin Mustafov	Busted
Erick Lindgren	Busted

Leandro Pimentel	Busted
Damjan Radanov	Busted
Jonathan Bowers	Busted

06-14-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Kessler Gets Aces Cracked by Rakuss, Takes a Jab From Anderson

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Allen Kessler bet 4,000 from middle position on a flop of Q♠4♦5♥ and Eduards Rakuss called on the button.

The turn was the K♦ and Kessler bet another 10,000. Rakuss again called and Kessler slowed checked and checked the Q♥ river. Rakuss quickly checked back.

"Aces," Kessler said, flashing A♣A♦, but Rakuss had 6♣4♥4♣3♥2♠ for a full house to win the pot as Kessler shook his head in frustration.

"You need to start playing worse hands," tablemate Calvin Anderson said to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Rakuss	95,000
Allen Kessler	65,000 19,200	19,200

Tags: Allen Kessler Eduards Rakuss

06-14-2025 17:53 UTC-8

Bullinger Bets Out Yahyaei

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

After exchanging a bet and call of 3,000 on the 2♣9♠6♠ flop, David Bullinger checked the 8♣ turn in the small blind and Majid Yahyaei fired 11,000 on the button.

Bullinger made the call and the 7♥ river completed the board. Bullinger slid out a bet of 30,000, sending Yahyaei into the tank.

After taking some time and checking his cards again, Yahyaei opted to let it go and Bullinger collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bullinger	112,000
Majid Yahyaei	37,000

Tags: David Bullinger Majid Yahyaei

06-14-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Bradley Scores a Double Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Three-handed on a flop of Q♦A♣5♦, Chan Pelton put in his 9,000 from the small blind, Ari Engel moved in for 10,000 on the button, and Ian Bradley in the hijack put both players at risk.

Chan Pelton: K♦K♠10♠4♠3♣ All in
Ari Engel: 7♦4♥3♥3♦2♣ All in
Ian Bradley: A♦Q♠J♦8♣4♦

Bradley was ahead with top two pair as the 9♣ fell on the turn. The river was the 9♦ and Bradley improved to the nut flush to take the pot and send both opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Bradley	170,000 22,500	22,500
Ari Engel	Busted

Chan Pelton	Busted

Tags: Ari Engel Chan Pelton Ian Bradley

06-14-2025 18:11 UTC-8

Hanson Survives With Three-Quarters

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bart Hanson and Joey Couden saw a flop of 8♦2♣5♣ where Hanson moved all in for 47,000 from the cutoff and Couden put him at risk in the big blind.

Bart Hanson: A♦K♦J♣3♠3♣ All in
Joey Couden: A♠9♦8♠4♥3♥

Both players already had the nut low, while Hanson was chasing a flush draw. The 9♣ turn gave him his flush, and he secured three-quarters of the pot once the K♣ completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Couden	120,000 56,100	56,100

Bart Hanson	80,000 37,600	37,600

Tags: Bart Hanson Joey Couden