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

06-14-2025 18:23 UTC-8

Chang Holds to Bust Zerjav

David Salituro

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♥ All in
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
Danny Chang	140,000 80,000	80,000
Jason Tomei	50,000 31,900	31,900
Blaz Zerjav	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Danny Chang Jason Tomei

06-14-2025 18:28 UTC-8

Chambers Chips Up on the River

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Josh Noy

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♠ All in
Dylan Lindsey: A♠Q♥8♠4♦2♥ All in
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
Walter Chambers	228,000 186,000	186,000

Dylan Lindsey	52,000 60,500	60,500
Stanislav Ivanov	44,000 10,700	10,700

Tags: Dylan Lindsey Stanislav Ivanov Walter Chambers

06-14-2025 18:32 UTC-8

Benson Stays Alive

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Josh Noy

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♣ All in
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
Dylan Lambe	92,000 4,300	4,300
Richie Allen	67,000 67,000	67,000
Allen Kessler	50,700 14,300	14,300
Gary Benson	9,400 9,400	9,400

Tags: Allen Kessler Dylan Lambe Gary Benson Richie Allen

06-14-2025 18:34 UTC-8

Brandt Takes Most of Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

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
Lawrence Brandt	120,000 53,000	53,000

Jonathan Greene	65,000 5,000	5,000
Luis Velador	55,000

Tags: Jonathan Greene Lawrence Brandt Luis Velador

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-14-2025 18:48 UTC-8

Three-Way All In Ends in Three-Way Chop

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Filippos Stavrakis was already all in as Yuri Dzivielevski and Jacobo Garza Ibarrola went to a flop of 8♥5♦7♦. Garza Ibarrola then potted to 20,500 under the gun, Dzivielevski moved all in from the cutoff, and Garza Ibarrola called for 35,000.

Filippos Stavrakis: A♦K♠5♣4♦2♠ All in
Jacobo Garza Ibarrola: A♣6♦4♣2♥2♦ All in
Yuri Dzivielevski: A♠10♠8♠7♥2♣

All three players had the nut low, while Garza Ibarrola had flopped a straight. He ended up taking three-quarters of both pots once the board ran out 4♥J♣.

"I don't even get the extra chip," Stavrakis lamented as it took a few minutes for the pot to be properly chopped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacobo Garza Ibarrola	80,000 28,200	28,200
Yuri Dzivielevski	50,000 34,000	34,000

Filippos Stavrakis	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Filippos Stavrakis Jacobo Garza Ibarrola Yuri Dzivielevski

06-14-2025 19:00 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Smirnov	Busted
Tobias Hausen	Busted
Andrew Brown	Busted

Scott Veitzer	Busted
Ehsan Amiri	Busted
Nitesh Rawtani	Busted
Michael Balan	Busted
Khamar Xaythavone	Busted
Jared Hemingway	Busted
Richard Bai	Busted

06-14-2025 19:01 UTC-8

Hacker Cracks the Code to Bust Brown

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Andrew Brown moved all in for 46,500 from the big blind and Brian Hacker put him at risk in the hijack.

Andrew Brown: A♦K♣Q♠7♠5♠ All in
Brian Hacker: A♥Q♥Q♦3♥2♦

Hacker spiked the last queen on the 4♥Q♣7♣ flop to make top set, while the rest of the board ran out K♦J♥ to secure him the pot and send Brown to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hacker	100,000 49,000	49,000
Andrew Brown	Busted

Tags: Andrew Brown Brian Hacker

06-14-2025 19:15 UTC-8

Israelite Doubles Off Hoffman

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 6♣4♦K♣, Max Hoffman bet 7,500 from early position and David Israelite moved all in for 35,000 in middle position. Hoffman called to put him at risk.

David Israelite: A♣K♠Q♣5♦4♥ All in
Max Hoffman: A♦9♠7♠3♥2♦

Israelite was ahead with two pair, while Hoffman had outs to a straight and low. The turn was the Q♥, while the 10♦ river kept Israelite in the lead and earned him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Israelite	70,000
Max Hoffman	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: David Israelite Max Hoffman

06-14-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Racener Shows a Straight

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Leandro Pimentel opened to 2,000 from under the gun and found a call from John Racener in the big blind.

Racener checked the 7♥7♠J♦ flop, making the call after Pimentel continued for 4,000. The dealer flipped over the 10♦ turn, where both players checked.

Another pair of checks followed the 9♥ river, with Racener tabling A♦Q♦10♣8♣4♣ for a straight. That was good enough to claim the pot as Pimentel mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	79,500 2,500	2,500

Leandro Pimentel	64,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: John Racener Leandro Pimentel