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

06-14-2025 20:05 UTC-8

Friedman Scoops a Knockout

David Salituro

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

Tsz Shing moved all in for 19,400 from the small blind on a flop of 6♦3♦7♠ and Adam Friedman reshoved from middle position. Joseph Genova in the hijack tanked for more than a minute but eventually got out of the way.

Tsz Shing: A♥Q♦Q♠7♦2♦ All in
Adam Friedman: A♠9♣5♦4♣3♣

Friedman had flopped a straight, while Shing had a low. The turn was the 6♥, while the A♣ river gave Friedman a better low to scoop the pot and send Shing to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	140,000 30,000	30,000

Joseph Genova	50,000 9,500	9,500
Tsz Shing	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Joseph Genova Tsz Shing

06-14-2025 20:14 UTC-8

Leonard Quarters Seed

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Josh Noy

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

Huck Seed limped from under the gun before Patrick Leonard raised to 4,500 in the hijack. Ryan Bambrick made the call on the button, with Seed tossing in another call.

The 7♠J♦2♦ flop saw all three players commit 7,000, with the A♣ turn producing a trio of checks. Another round of checks followed th 3♥ river.

Seed tabled A♦Q♠9♥5♥3♣, while Leonard showed A♠Q♥J♠5♣2♥. Bambrick mucked as Leonard claimed the high with two pair, while Seed matched Leonard's low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	136,000 17,600	17,600

Huck Seed	121,000 4,900	4,900

Ryan Bambrick	89,000 5,700	5,700

Tags: Huck Seed Patrick Leonard Ryan Bambrick

06-14-2025 20:19 UTC-8

Milgrom Lucky to Get a Quarter on the River

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David Salituro

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

After two limps in front of him, Tomasz Gluszko raised to 5,000 in the small blind and Nicolas Milgrom called in the cutoff.

The flop came 9♥7♣4♦ and Gluszko continued for 13,000. Milgrom called and the 8♠ fell on the turn.

Gluszko then moved all in and Milgrom took a few seconds before calling for his last 40,000. He showed A♥J♥6♥5♦4♥, while Gluszko had A♦J♣10♥5♣3♥ for a straight and low.

Gluszko was poised to scoop the pot until the 3♣ river gave both players the same low, earning Milgrom a quarter of the pot while Gluszko took three quarters.

"I escaped somehow," Milgrom said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	150,000 6,400	6,400
Nicolas Milgrom	20,000 72,400	72,400

Tags: Nicolas Milgrom Tomasz Gluszko

06-14-2025 20:24 UTC-8

Arieh Arrives, Genova Takes the Turn

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Josh Noy

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

Josh Arieh opened to 3,000 from under the gun, finding calls from Joseph Genova on the button and Nathaniel Wiesner in the big blind.

Wiesner and Arieh checked the 7♦8♣3♦ flop before Genova fired 4,000. Wiesner quickly folded, while Arieh called to see the Q♦ turn.

Another check from Arieh was met with a bet of 7,500 from Genova. That was enough to take down the pot as Arieh folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathaniel Wiesner	112,000 56,000	56,000
Josh Arieh	56,000

Joseph Genova	54,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Joseph Genova Josh Arieh Nathaniel Wiesner

06-14-2025 20:28 UTC-8

Tsang Fills Up to Double Off Troha

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David Salituro

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

Anson Tsang raised to 3,500 on the button before Sean Troha three-bet to 10,500 in the small blind. Tsang then moved all in for 26,700 and Troha called.

Anson Tsang: A♠A♦10♦10♥2♣ All in
Sean Troha: A♥J♥J♣10♠2♥

Tsang was ahead with his aces as the flop came K♦Q♠K♣, while the 10♣ turn improved him to a full house. The river was the 4♦ and Tsang doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Troha	145,000 5,000	5,000

Anson Tsang	55,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Sean Troha

06-14-2025 20:35 UTC-8

Hansen Scoops Breck For a Double

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David Salituro

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

Brian Breck bet 35,000 from early position on a flop of 2♦Q♠10♦, then called when Gus Hansen moved all in for 54,500 on the button.

Gus Hansen: A♠A♣Q♦5♦4♥ All in
Brian Breck: K♠K♦7♣6♠2♠

Hansen was ahead with his aces, while the 5♠ turn and 6♥ river also gave him a low to scoop the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gus Hansen	120,000

Brian Breck	20,000 33,300	33,300

Tags: Brian Breck Gus Hansen

06-14-2025 20:45 UTC-8

Sammartino Spikes a Flush to Double

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David Salituro

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

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht raised to 3,500 in the hijack and Dario Sammartino three-bet to 12,000 in the cutoff. Zwingmann-Gocht called and they saw a flop of 3♣Q♦10♥.

Sammartino then moved all in for 21,000 and Zwingmann-Gocht quickly called.

Dario Sammartino: A♥K♦Q♥4♥2♦ All in
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: A♦J♣8♣4♠3♣

Sammartino was ahead with top pair, while the rest of the board came 4♦J♦ to also give him a flush and secure his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	70,000 41,300	41,300
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	45,000 27,700	27,700

Tags: Dario Sammartino Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-14-2025 20:52 UTC-8

Neff Scoops Hoffman to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Peter Neff and Max Hoffman were heads-up on a flop of 8♦3♥7♣ when Hoffman got his last 40,000 in from the small blind as Neff put him at risk on the button.

Max Hoffman: A♠Q♣Q♦6♥5♥ All in
Peter Neff: A♣10♠5♦3♠2♦

Hoffman had the high with two queens and a straight draw, while Neff already had the nut low. The 10♥ turn improved Neff to two pair and left him poised to scoop the pot, while the K♦ river was no help to Hoffman and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Neff	170,000 28,800	28,800
Max Hoffman	Busted

Tags: Max Hoffman Peter Neff

06-14-2025 20:54 UTC-8

Low Keeps Gentry in Play

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Josh Noy

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was four-way to the 2♥2♣J♦ flop, where a round of checks saw the 6♠ hit the turn.

Xixiang Luo led out for 2,400 from the small blind and Magnus Edengren folded in the big blind. Matthew Beinner made the call in the hijack, as did Michael Gentry in the cutoff.

Luo checked the 8♦ river before Beinner announced pot. Gentry moved his last 7,500 in and Luo got out of the way.

Beinner tabled A♠9♠8♠5♦2♠ for a full house, while Gentry showed A♥K♥J♠10♦4♠ to make the best low and stay alive.