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

06-15-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Yeh Shows His Boat

Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Brad Ruben made it 16,000 to go from the cutoff with Matthew Beinner calling from the small blind, and Andrew Yeh defending his big blind.

The action checked to Ruben on the 6♣Q♦5♥ flop, and he bet 18,000. Beinner and Yeh called.

Beinner checked again when the K♣ hit the turn, and Yeh decided to lead out for 105,000. Ruben called, but Beinner folded.

Yeh jammed for around 200,000 upon seeing the Q♣ roll off on the river. Ruben folded, and Yeh turned over Qx5x for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Yeh	550,000 250,000	250,000

Matthew Beinner	230,000 80,000	80,000
Brad Ruben	210,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Matthew Beinner Andrew Yeh Brad Ruben

06-15-2025 17:57 UTC-8

Alexander Spikes the River to Bust Seed

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Around 200,000 was already in the middle as Huck Seed and George Alexander saw the turn on a board of 3♠J♠5♥9♣. Seed then bet 180,000 from the hijack, Alexander moved all in on the button, and Seed called for around 60,000 more.

Seed showed J♣5♣4♦3♦2♠ for two pair, while Alexander had A♦Q♥J♦10♦4♠. The K♠ river gave Alexander a straight and Seed was sent to the rail.

"I made a bad play," Seed lamented on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	1,200,000 310,000	310,000

Huck Seed	Busted

Tags: George Alexander Huck Seed

06-15-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Krela's Tournament Comes to an End

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a flop of Q♥5♠3♣ Jonathan Krela got his last 30,000 into the middle with Viktor Blom making the call to try and bust him from the big blind.

Jonathan Krela: A♥A♦10♦9♠4♣ All in
Viktor Blom: K♠8♠6♣4♥2♦

Krela was one of the shortest stacks remaining in the tournament, so a scoop here would give him a good chance of sneaking into the money. However, the rest of the board came 9♥A♣, which may have improved Krela to a set of aces, but Blom ended up with a wheel, and sent Krela to the showers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	750,000 200,000	200,000
Jonathan Krela	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Krela Viktor Blom

06-15-2025 18:18 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks Approaching the Bubble

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	1,290,000 90,000	90,000

Matthew Woodward	1,100,000 50,000	50,000

Tyler Phillips	930,000 430,000	430,000
Erik Seidel	875,000 490,000	490,000

Viktor Blom	780,000 30,000	30,000
David Williams	710,000 260,000	260,000

Dylan Weisman	660,000 310,000	310,000

Jeff Madsen	550,000 103,000	103,000

Marco Johnson	460,000 213,000	213,000

Nick Schulman	440,000 310,000	310,000

Alex Tchong	400,000 75,000	75,000

06-15-2025 18:19 UTC-8

Anderson, Costa Both Show the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Calvin Anderson bet 17,000 from middle position on a flop of K♦Q♠7♠ and Christopher Costa called in the hijack.

The turn was the 10♦ and Anderson paused for a minute before betting 63,000. Costa also took more than a minute until shoving all in for 250,000, and Anderson snap-called.

Costa showed A♠Q♥J♠9♦2♣ for the nut straight, while Anderson also had the straight with A♣J♦J♣6♦6♠. The river was the Q♣ and they made sure Costa didn't improve to a full house before chopping up the lengthy pot.

"It's nice that it only took 20 minutes when you both had the nuts," tablemate Ray Fishman said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	790,000 10,000	10,000

Christopher Costa	320,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Christopher Costa

06-15-2025 18:27 UTC-8

Saliba's Stack is Now in Schulman's Possession

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nick Schulman made it 28,000 from the button and Justin Saliba jammed for 42,000 from the big blind. Schulman made the call.

Justin Saliba: A♣K♥Q♣Q♠3♦ All in
Nick Schulman: A♦Q♦9♠5♦4♦

Schulman was able to scoop and eliminate Saliba as the board of J♥5♣2♣A♠A♥ was revealed, giving Schulman a full house to win the pot, because neither player had a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	510,000 70,000	70,000

Justin Saliba	Busted

Tags: Justin Saliba Nick Schulman

06-15-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Seidel Bets Out Becker

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Three-handed on a flop of K♣Q♥J♣, Erik Seidel bet 10,000 from the small blind and Igor Zektser called in the big blind. Andrew Becker then raised to 90,000 in middle position and both Seidel and Zektser called.

The turn was the Q♣ and Seidel led out for another 75,000. Zektser quickly folded, while Becker, with around 100,000 remaining, tanked for a few minutes before giving up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	900,000 25,000	25,000

Igor Zektser	190,000 305,000	305,000

Andrew Becker	100,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Andrew Becker Erik Seidel Igor Zektser

06-15-2025 19:16 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	1,112,000 178,000	178,000

Matthew Woodward	1,099,000 1,000	1,000

Christopher Demaci	1,080,000 280,000	280,000
Erik Seidel	980,000 80,000	80,000

Calvin Anderson	835,000 45,000	45,000

Viktor Blom	717,000 63,000	63,000
Dylan Weisman	656,000 4,000	4,000

Marco Johnson	649,000 189,000	189,000

James Chen (US)	612,000 212,000	212,000

Nick Schulman	550,000 40,000	40,000

Evgeni Tourevski	548,000 103,000	103,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	522,000 100,000	100,000
Tyler Phillips	515,000 415,000	415,000
Veerachai Vongxaiburana	506,000 40,000	40,000

Quan Zhou	470,000 200,000	200,000
Ilya Nikiforov	440,000 190,000	190,000
Arthur Morris	438,000 123,000	123,000
Andrew Yeh	435,000 115,000	115,000

Sam Soverel	406,000 6,000	6,000

Jeff Madsen	396,000 154,000	154,000

Alex Tchong	395,000 5,000	5,000
Luis Velador	383,000 233,000	233,000

Fahredin Mustafov	356,000 294,000	294,000
Lawrence Brandt	347,000 26,000	26,000

John Bunch	345,000 165,000	165,000

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06-15-2025 19:42 UTC-8

Zhou Raises the River

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Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With the big blind not at the table, Christopher Demaci made it 25,000 from middle position and Quan Zhou called from the hijack.

Both players checked the 9♥2♥7♥ flop to see the 5♣ on the turn. Demaci bet 25,000, which Zhou called.

Demaci bet 40,000 on the A♥ river. Zhou raised to 245,000, causing Demaci to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Demaci	1,000,000 80,000	80,000
Quan Zhou	600,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Christopher Demaci Quan Zhou

06-15-2025 19:46 UTC-8

Troha Doubles Off Yeh on the River

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sean Troha was in middle position and got his last 244,000 in the pot on a flop of 3♦4♦Q♥ as Andrew Yeh put him at risk in the cutoff.

Sean Troha: A♦J♣10♦8♣2♥ All in
Andrew Yeh: A♣10♣10♥5♥2♣

Troha was chasing a flush draw against Yeh's pair of tens as the K♣ fell on the turn. The river was the 9♥ and Troha spiked a straight to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Troha	500,000 265,000	265,000

Andrew Yeh	320,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Andrew Yeh Sean Troha