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Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,738,600
Total Entries
402
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
323
Players Left
126
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Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Around 40,000 was in the middle on a board of 7♥A♦3♣K♠ when Lawrence Brandt moved all in for 40,600 in the small blind. Luis Velador reshoved for 58,000 in the big blind, and Jonathan Greene called on the button to put both players at risk.
Brandt had A♠10♠6♣4♣2♠ for top pair, Velador showed K♣6♠4♠2♥2♣, while Greene had Q♦5♥4♥3♠2♦. The river was the 9♦ and Velador took three-quarters of the side pot, while Brandt took the high end of the main pot while all three players chopped up the low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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65,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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55,000 | |
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Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Richie Allen opened to 1,300 in early position and Allen Kessler called on his left. Dylan Lambe made the call in the cutoff before Gary Benson moved his last 2,400 into the middle.
Allen announced pot, making it 10,100. Kessler took some time before folding, while Lambe opted to make the call.
Benson stood up after seeing the Q♦5♥5♠ flop hit the felt. Allen and Lambe checked through to the 9♥ turn, and again to the 10♥ river. Another pair of checks led to showdown.
Gary Benson: K♣Q♠Q♣J♠10♣ 
Richie Allen: A♥K♦10♠8♠2♣
Dylan Lambe: A♣9♦6♠6♣2♠
Benson flopped a full house, improving further on the river while fading the low to stay alive. Allen's tens and fives were enough to claim the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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92,000
4,300
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4,300 |
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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50,700
14,300
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14,300 |
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9,400
9,400
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9,400 |
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Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Action was three-handed on the 5♥8♦3♦9♥ turn between Walter Chambers, Dylan Lindsey, and Stanislav Ivanov. All three stacks hit the middle of the table and the cards were turned up.
Stanislav Ivanov: A♥J♥10♦4♥2♠
Dylan Lindsey: A♠Q♥8♠4♦2♥
Walter Chambers: A♣A♦J♦6♣2♣
All three players showed their nut low and flush draws. The dealer flipped over the 5♦ river, giving Chambers a diamond to claim the high, while the low pot was split three ways.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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228,000
186,000
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186,000 |
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52,000
60,500
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60,500 |
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44,000
10,700
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10,700 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Jason Tomei bet 5,000 from the hijack on a flop of K♠Q♣4♣ before Blaz Zerjav moved all in for 45,000 on the button. Danny Chang then reshoved in the big blind and Tomei folded.
Blaz Zerjav: A♠J♣9♠8♣3♥
Danny Chang: A♣K♣Q♠10♥7♥
Chang was ahead with top two pair, while Zerjav was looking to complete a straight draw. The 5♠ turn and 4♥ river were no help and Zerjav was sent to the rail.
"Would you have won?" Chang asked Tomei, who nodded.
"If you just call, I go all in," Tomei replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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140,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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50,000
31,900
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31,900 |
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Busted | |
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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♣
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 |
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120,000
56,100
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56,100 |
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80,000
37,600
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37,600 |
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♣
Ari Engel: 7♦4♥3♥3♦2♣
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 |
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170,000
22,500
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22,500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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 |
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112,000 | |
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37,000 |
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 |
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95,000 | |
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65,000
19,200
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19,200 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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