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

06-14-2025 19:21 UTC-8

Recent Additions & Reentries

Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bari Sklar	60,000 60,000	60,000
Sean Troha	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Balan	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andrew Brown	60,000 60,000	60,000

Cary Katz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Alfred Atamian	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-14-2025 19:25 UTC-8

Shack-Harris Scoops a Four-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Four players saw a flop of 8♥4♦5♥ where Brandon Shack-Harris bet 6,000 from the hijack. David Bullinger called on the button, as did Griffin Goodman in the big blind while David Williams folded in the small blind.

Action checked to Bullinger on the 10♥ turn and he bet 12,000. Goodman got out of the way, while Shack-Harris called. Both Bullinger and Shack-Harris then checked the 6♣ river.

Shack-Harris showed A♠9♦7♥3♦2♣ for a straight and nut low, and Bullinger mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Griffin Goodman	280,000 39,300	39,300
Brandon Shack-Harris	70,000 5,000	5,000

David Williams	55,000

David Bullinger	25,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris David Williams David Bullinger Griffin Goodman

06-14-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are going on another 15-minute break.

There are currently 269 entries so far on Day 1, with 195 players remaining.

06-14-2025 19:44 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Griffin Goodman	284,000 4,000	4,000
Nick Guagenti	280,000 90,000	90,000

Walter Chambers	213,500 14,500	14,500

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	188,000 120,700	120,700
Lawrence Brandt	180,000 60,000	60,000

Adam Owen	174,000 103,800	103,800
Nick Schulman	166,000

Jeffrey Karp	164,900 113,000	113,000
Ben Lamb	164,600 72,600	72,600

Benjamin Miner	163,000 108,000	108,000
Patrick Leonard	153,600 40,000	40,000

Matt Livingston	147,300 62,300	62,300
Tomasz Gluszko	143,600 33,900	33,900
Peter Neff	141,200 70,200	70,200
James Chen (US)	140,000 12,000	12,000

Danny Chang	135,000 5,000	5,000
Aaron Kupin	124,800 14,800	14,800
David Benyamine	122,000 38,800	38,800

Ian Bradley	119,200 50,800	50,800
Jeff Madsen	117,000 66,600	66,600

Huck Seed	116,100 23,100	23,100

Adam Friedman	110,000 22,100	22,100

Darryl Fish	110,000
Dario Alioto	108,200 9,300	9,300

Ray Fishman	100,000 35,300	35,300

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Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

06-14-2025 19:50 UTC-8

Jennifer Tilly on Nearly Voicing Marge Simpson, Dating Phil Laak & Bracelet Anniversary

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Connor Richards

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

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 29th episode, Connor talks with actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly about the 20th anniversary of her World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win, high-stakes cash games, the recent cancellation of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, dating poker pro Phil Laak, and her goal of getting into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Tilly also revealed that she tried to stop her ex-husband, Sam Simon, from creating The Simpsons and told the story of how she was nearly the voice of Marge Simpson.

Check Out the Interview Here!

Tags: Connor Richards Jennifer Tilly Sam Simon

06-14-2025 19:50 UTC-8

Soverel Finds a Quick Double

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David Salituro

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

Sam Soverel joined the field over the break and on one of his first hands went heads-up to a flop of 9♦4♠3♠ with Jiyang Gan. Soverel then bet 27,000 from the cutoff and Gang called on the button.

The turn was the Q♥ and Soverel moved all in for 22,000. Gan called and Soverel showed A♥J♠9♥5♥3♦, while Gan had A♣10♦7♦5♣2♣.

The river was the 4♥ and Soverel finished with two pair, nines and fours, to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	120,000

Jiyang Gan	60,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Jiyang Gan Sam Soverel

06-14-2025 19:53 UTC-8

Seidel and Moreschi Chop Up Krupin

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Josh Noy

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

After the 3♥9♠Q♠ flop, Ilia Krupin and Stephen Moreschi were all in with Erik Seidel covering both.

Ilia Krupin: A♦9♣7♦4♥3♣ All in
Stephen Moreschi: A♥Q♥6♦4♦3♠ All in
Erik Seidel: A♠8♦5♠3♦2♦

Krupin was in front with two pair, but the 7♣ turn and 5♣ river gave Moreschi and straight and Seidel the nut low. The last of Krupin's chips were divided up, as he hit the rail early in Level 7.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	169,000 119,100	119,100

Stephen Moreschi	42,000 48,600	48,600
Ilia Krupin	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Ilia Krupin Stephen Moreschi

06-14-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Troha Picks Up Aces to Bust Romero

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David Salituro

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

Orlando Romero was already all in from middle position as Anson Tsang and Sean Troha went to a flop of 2♠6♣9♥ with around 60,000 in the pot. Troha then shoved from under the gun for around 40,000 and Tsang gave it some thought before folding in the small blind.

Orlando Romero: A♥K♦5♥3♠2♦ All in
Sean Troha: A♣A♦10♦9♦3♦