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

06-15-2025 22:37 UTC-8

Timoshenko Takes Most of Three-Way All In

David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ben Yu raised to 55,000 under the gun and Jeff Madsen three-bet to 135,000 in middle position. Yevgeniy Timoshenko then moved all in for 220,000 in the hijack, Yu also shoved for 180,000, and Madsen called to put both players at risk.

Ben Yu: A♦K♥Q♣7♥3♠ All in
Yevgeniy Timoshenko: A♠A♥6♠4♠3♣ All in
Jeff Madsen: A♣K♠5♦4♦2♣

Timoshenko was ahead with his aces as the board ran out J♦2♦6♣K♣5♥. He secured the high in both pots, while he and Yu chopped up the low and left Madsen looking on helplessly as the chips were divided up between his two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	600,000 339,000	339,000
Ben Yu	160,000 10,000	10,000

Jeff Madsen	150,000 322,000	322,000

Tags: Ben Yu Jeff Madsen Yevgeniy Timoshenko

06-15-2025 22:49 UTC-8

Madsen Lays it Down to Woodward

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Three players saw the flop come down 4♥5♥9♦. Jeff Madsen checked out of the big blind, Yevgeniy Timoshenko checked from early position and Matthew Woodward bet 35,000 from middle position. Madsen called, but Timoshenko folded.

Madsend checked for a second time when the 4♦ landed on the turn. Woodward bet 50,000, causing Madsen to go into the tank. Madsen had roughly 190,000 left in his stack, and after doing some inventory, he reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Woodward	1,700,000 90,000	90,000

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	345,000 255,000	255,000
Jeff Madsen	190,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Jeff Madsen Matthew Woodward Yevgeniy Timoshenko

06-15-2025 22:50 UTC-8

Soverel Gets Paid on the River to Leave Nikiforov on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Ilya Nikiforov raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Sam Soverel called in the small blind.

The flop came J♦5♠2♦ and Nikiforov bet 50,000. Soverel called and they both checked the 2♣ turn.

The river was the 10♠ and Soverel bet 200,000. Nikiforov took several minutes before calling as Soverel turned over 10♦10♣4♦3♦3♠ for a rivered full house to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	1,200,000 220,000	220,000

Ilya Nikiforov	70,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: Ilya Nikiforov Sam Soverel

06-15-2025 22:52 UTC-8

Some Recent Exits

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	Busted

Luis Velador	Busted

Lawrence Brandt	Busted

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Busted

06-15-2025 23:01 UTC-8

Battistone Stuns Wiesner on the River

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Nathaniel Wiesner raised to 56,000 in the hijack and Brian Battistone three-bet to 125,000 in the cutoff. Wiesner then moved all in for around 150,000 and Battistone called.

Nathaniel Wiesner: A♣K♥8♥4♦2♣ All in
Brian Battistone: A♥K♣6♥4♦3♥

The flop came J♥9♠8♦ for give Wienser a pair and the lead. The 2♥ turn gave Battistone outs to a flush, and he hit his flush on the 7♥ river to send Wiesner to the rail.

"Is this how I go out? After that flop. This is surreal," a stunned Wiesner said before making his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Battistone	1,200,000 803,000	803,000
Nathaniel Wiesner	Busted

Tags: Nathaniel Wiesner Brian Battistone

06-15-2025 23:06 UTC-8

Blom Gets a Massive Double Off Soverel

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Viktor Blom in the cutoff and Sam Soverel in the small blind saw a flop of A♠2♥9♠ as they got the rest of Blom's chips in the middle.

Viktor Blom: A♦7♣6♠3♦2♠ All in
Sam Soverel: A♥A♣10♣10♠4♦

Soverel had flopped top set, while Blom had two pair. The 4♣ turn gave Blom a straight draw, and he hit his straight on the 5♦ river to secure the double up. His stack was counted down as 812,000 and Soverel paid off the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,700,000 1,089,000	1,089,000
Sam Soverel	610,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Sam Soverel Viktor Blom

06-15-2025 23:13 UTC-8

Johnson Takes from Tourevski

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Tim Baker

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Evgeni Tourevski opened the button to 40,000 and Marco Johnson called from the small blind.

Johnson led out for 40,000 on the A♣A♦10♥ flop, and Tourevski called.

The turn came the 4♠ and Johnson bet again, this time for 160,000. Tourevski tanked for quite a while before making the call.

Johnson bet 200,000 when the 9♣ appeared on the river. Tourevski only had roughly 235,000 left in his stack. After around a minute, Tourevski folded and revealed Ax3x2x for trip aces as he folded his cards, forfeiting the pot to Johnson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	1,150,000 310,000	310,000

Evgeni Tourevski	235,000 389,000	389,000

Tags: Evgeni Tourevski Johnson Takes Marco Johnson

06-15-2025 23:13 UTC-8

Gluszko Takes His Turn to Double Off Soverel

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tomasz Gluszko moved all in for 322,000 from the big blind on a flop of J♣8♣3♣ and Sam Soverel called in the small blind.

Tomasz Gluszko: A♣A♠Q♠7♣3♠ All in
Sam Soverel: A♥8♠6♠5♦2♣

Gluszko had flopped the nut flush to take a big lead in the pot, while the rest of the board ran out J♠K♥ and Soverel was forced to hand over another double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	700,000 464,000	464,000
Sam Soverel	160,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Sam Soverel Tomasz Gluszko

06-15-2025 23:19 UTC-8

Wilkerson Catches Runner-Runner to Double Off Woodward

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♣K♣Q♥, Matthew Woodward led out for 55,000 from the small blind before Dylan Wilkerson moved all in for 332,000 in middle position. Woodward quickly called.

Dylan Wilkerson: A♥10♥9♣5♣2♣ All in
Matthew Woodward: A♠A♦10♦6♠4♦

Woodward had flopped top set, while Wilkerson had straight and flush draws. The turn was the 6♥, but the 9♥ river gave Wilkerson a flush and earned him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Woodward	1,350,000 350,000	350,000

Dylan Wilkerson	700,000 188,000	188,000

Tags: Dylan Wilkerson Matthew Woodward

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000