Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship
Day 1 Started
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
Entries
402
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
323
Players Left
126
Players Left 1 / 402
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Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
The second-ever Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship will get underway here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at 2 p.m. local time. This event was brand new to last year's schedule, and winning the inaugural edition was John Fauver. The Big O Championship attracted 332 entrants last time around, who generated a $3,087,600 prize pool.
Fauver won his bracelet after beating Calvin Anderson in heads-up play to capture the $681,998 first-place prize.
This four-day event will start at 2 p.m. today. Players will start with 60,000 in chips and will get a 15-minute break every two levels. Day 1 will last for ten levels. Blind levels are set at 60 minutes long for all four days of play.
Day 2 resumes at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 15. Late registration continues until the end of Level 12, which is expected to be around 3:15 p.m. on Day 2.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Play is underway with 66 players currently registered.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Heads-up on a flop of A♠A♦K♦, Jacobo Garza Ibarrola bet 1,200 from the big blind and Corel Theuma called under the gun.
The turn was the 5♣ and Ibarrola checked to Theuma, who bet 3,500. Ibarrola called to the K♥ river, where he led out for another 4,000. Theuma again called.
"Ace-queen," Ibarrola announced, but Theuma had A♥9♣5♥4♣4♠ for a full house as Ibarrola let out a big sigh.
"What did you want me to do, fold? I was drawing to a low, too," Theuma said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Cary Aronson opened to 1,000 in middle position and Ilya Nikiforov called on the button. Aaron Maurer came along in the big blind and the J♣3♠2♣ flop was revealed.
Maurer checked to Aronson, who continued for 1,500. Nikiforov answered with a raise to 5,500, producing a quick fold from Maurer.
Aronson also let his hand go, as Nikiforov raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Three players went to the turn on a board of 2♠3♣9♠8♦ when Zachary Hirst bet 2,100 from the button. Joseph Genova called in the big blind, as did Jiyang Gan in the hijack.
The river was the A♥ and Genova potted to 9,700. Gan quickly folded, but Hirst took a few minutes before also sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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