Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-15-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Troha Takes from Chen

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

James Chen raised under the gun to 10,000 and only Sean Troha called from the big blind.

Troha check-called a bet of 10,000 from Chen on the 2♣3♦5♣ flop.

The turn came the 9♥ and Troha check-called another bet from Chen, this time for 20,000.

Both players checked the K♦ river and Troha took down the pot holding A♣Q♠9♠6♣3♣ for two pair with a six-five low.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	390,000 90,000	90,000

Sean Troha	310,000 182,000	182,000

Tags: James Chen Sean Troha

06-15-2025 15:18 UTC-8

Kyte Slows Down Phillips

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David Salituro

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jon Kyte and Tyler Phillips each put in 40,000 before the flop as the dealer turned over Q♥2♦9♣. Kyte then moved all in for 66,000 from the small blind and Phillips took a few minutes before calling in the cutoff.

Jon Kyte: A♥A♣Q♠J♦5♠ All in
Tyler Phillips: A♠J♣3♦3♣2♠

The 7♦ turn was no help to Phillips, while the 7♥ river kept Kyte's aces in the lead and earned him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Phillips	450,000 50,000	50,000
Jon Kyte	210,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Tyler Phillips

06-15-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Lambe Gets Quartered

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Catching the action on the flop of 4♣6♥7♥ in a hand between Dylan Lambe and Lawrence Brandt. After some bets and raises, both players got all their chips into the middle, with Lambe being the one at risk.

Dylan Lambe: A♦10♣7♦5♠2♥ All in
Lawrence Brandt: A♣9♦8♠7♠2♦

Both players had the same low, so when the rest of the board ran out 9♥10♦, Brandt ended up with a ten-high straight and took three-quarters of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Brandt	260,000 24,000	24,000

Dylan Lambe	75,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Dylan Lambe Lawrence Brandt

06-15-2025 15:35 UTC-8

Phillips Spikes the River For a Massive Double Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chino Rheem bet 70,000 from middle position on a flop of 10♠J♦7♠ and Tyler Phillips called on the button. Jon Kyte then moved all in for 224,000 in the big blind, Rheem reshoved for 350,000, and Phillips called to create a massive pot with nearly 1,000,000 in the middle.

Jon Kyte: J♠J♥5♦4♠2♦ All in
Chino Rheem: A♣9♣8♦4♥2♣ All in
Tyler Phillips: A♥Q♠10♥7♣2♠

Rheem had flopped a straight against Kyte's top set and Phillips' flush draw. The 4♣ fell on the turn, but the K♥ river improved Phillips to the nut straight and earned him the double knockout.

"Holy shit. That was massive," tablemate Patrick Leonard said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Phillips	900,000 450,000	450,000
Jon Kyte	Busted
Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Jon Kyte Tyler Phillips

06-15-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Collopy's Tournament is Over

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alex Tchong raised the button to 18,000 before Jim Collopy jammed from the small blind for roughly 40,000. Tchong called.

Jim Collopy: A♥Q♦J♥8♦4♠ All in
Alex Tchong: A♦7♦7♣4♣2♦

Collopy moved ahead on the 10♣K♥A♣ flop, as he flopped Broadway. The 3♥ turn gave Tchong a low draw, and the 5♣ river was disastrous for Collopy. Tchong improved to a flush and a wheel to scoop the pot, eliminating Collopy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Tchong	360,000 50,000	50,000
Jim Collopy	Busted

Tags: Alex Tchong Jim Collopy

06-15-2025 15:40 UTC-8

Weisman Quarters Hellmuth

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dylan Weisman was all in for 123,000 from under the gun and Phil Hellmuth put him at risk in the big blind.

Dylan Weisman: A♣A♥6♦5♦2♥ All in
Phil Hellmuth: A♠K♥7♣3♠2♦

Weisman was ahead with his aces as the board ran out 4♣8♦10♥10♣7♦, improving him to a straight while they chopped the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	180,000

Phil Hellmuth	90,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman Phil Hellmuth

06-15-2025 15:43 UTC-8

Field Drops Below 100

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Tsonev	Busted
David Hantman	Busted
Jarred Graham	Busted

Young Ko	Busted
Ronald Keijzer	Busted

Christian Harder	Busted

Noah Bronstein	Busted

Michael Balan	Busted
Steve Zolotow	Busted
Leandro Pimentel	Busted
Cary Katz	Busted

Paul Volpe	Busted

06-15-2025 15:59 UTC-8

Green Triples Up; Monnette & Timoshenko Exchange Words

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Tim Baker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tyler Brown made it 11,000 under the gun with Richard Green calling from the next seat, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko calling from the hijack. Richard Green squeezed to roughly 60,000 from the small blind, which got Brown to fold, but Monnette back-jammed for 84,000. Timoshenko called with a stack that covered both players, after which Green committed his remaining 17,000.

Richard Green: K♣K♥Q♥8♠4♥ All in
John Monnette: A♦J♥10♦3♣2♠ All in
Yevgeniy Timoshenko: A♣A♥9♥8♦7♣

Timoshenko had the chance to send two players to the rail. However, the board came Q♠9♦Q♣3♥7♥ to give Green the winner with trip queens. Green tripled up, and Timoshenko won the small side pot, eliminating Monnette.

As Monnette was leaving the table, he accused Timoshenko of slow rolling with his aces. After a little back and forth between the two, Timoshenko got the final words of "Go f#$k yourself" in as Monnette exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Green	280,000 280,000	280,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	180,000 20,000	20,000
Tyler Brown	180,000 61,000	61,000

John Monnette	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Richard Green Tyler Brown Yevgeniy Timoshenko

06-15-2025 16:02 UTC-8

"That Was Absurd"; Everyone Shares a Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Huck Seed bet 25,000 from the hijack on a flop of 5♠2♥A♠ before George Alexander raised to 100,000 on the button. Matthew Wantman then put in his last 150,000 from the small blind and Nicolas Milgrom reshoved for 250,000.

"Okay, I'm out," Seed said as he folded, but Alexander put both opponents at risk.

Matthew Wantman: 7♦5♣5♦4♣3♠ All in
Nicolas Milgrom: A♥8♠6♦4♦3♥ All in
George Alexander: Q♠6♠5♥4♦3♦

All three players had flopped a wheel, while Alexander had a redraw to a flush that would give him most of the pot. The turn was the 10♥, while the 8♦ fell on the river and all three players chopped the pot.

"That was absurd. I'm so lucky to still be in this tournament," Wantman said as they took their chips back.