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

06-15-2025 12:25 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Eskenazi	60,000

David Coleman	60,000

Gus Hansen	60,000 60,000	60,000

Barny Boatman	60,000

Christopher Costa	60,000
Eric Wasserson	60,000

Hal Rotholz	60,000

John Zable	60,000
Jim Collopy	60,000

Phil Hellmuth	60,000

Philip Sternheimer	60,000

Early Double for Hipperson

Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

David Hipperson raised to 5,500 from the hijack and Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht three-bet to roughly 18,000 from the button. Hipperson four-bet to 63,500, and Zwingmann-Gocht called.

Hipperson jammed for his last 65,000 on the 10♣10♦8♠ flop. Zwingmann-Gocht reluctantly called and the cards were revealed.

David Hipperson: A♥A♦6♦6♣3♥ All in
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: A♣J♠J♥4♣2♣

Hipperson was in the lead with aces against the jacks of Zwingmann-Gocht. The rest of the board ran out 10♠Q♥ and Hipperson doubled up through Zwingmann-Gocht with a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hipperson	260,000 127,000	127,000
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	150,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: David Hipperson Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht

06-15-2025 12:36 UTC-8

"Good Guy" Zhu Snaps Off Chen

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♠5♦4♣, James Chen bet 7,500 from the small blind and Yueqi Zhu called under the gun.

The turn was the J♥ and Chen checked to Zhu, who bet 32,500. Chen called to the A♠ river, where he potted to 97,500. Zhu snap-called.

Chen showed A♥Q♠9♦6♣2♥, while Zhu turned over J♣10♣5♠3♥2♦ for a wheel to scoop the pot.

"A wheel is never good there," tablemate Phil Hellmuth joked with Zhu after the hand. "I like this guy. He's a good guy," Hellmuth added, patting Zhu on the back as Zhu raked in the pot.

Chen had busted Walter Chambers on the previous hand, and Chambers was still standing by his seat waiting to reenter while this hand was taking place.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen (US)	410,000 58,500	58,500

Yueqi Zhu	260,000 101,500	101,500

Walter Chambers	60,000 89,000	89,000

Tags: James Chen (US)Yueqi Zhu

06-15-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Rheem Gets Quartered by Leonard

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Patrick Leonard min-raised the button to 5,000 and Chino Rheem defended his big blind.

Rheem checked his option over to Leonard on the A♦5♣Q♠ flop. Leonard bet 5,000, which Rheem called.

Both players checked the A♠ turn to see the 7♠ appear on the river. Rheem checked, and Leonard bet 15,000. After a few moments, Rheem made the call.

Leonard showed A♥8♠6♥3♣2♦ for trip aces with the nut low. Rheem revealed K♣10♣4♠3♥2♣, which couldn't beat Leonard's trip aces, but he did have the same low, meaning Leonard got three-quarters of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	200,000 19,000	19,000

Chino Rheem	130,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Patrick Leonard

06-15-2025 12:44 UTC-8

Sklar Acts Out of Turn, Then Busts to Madsen

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jeff Madsen bet 17,000 from the big blind on a board of J♥3♥2♥A♠ and Richie Sklar called under the gun.

The river was the 6♣ and Madsen reached for chips as Sklar quickly pushed the rest of his stack over. Madsen told him he hadn't acted yet and confirmed with the dealer that Sklar's bet would be binding if he checked. Madsen then checked and Sklar's bet stood as a pot to 68,000, and Madsen repotted as Sklar splashed in his last few chips.

Madsen showed A♥Q♦6♥6♦4♥ for the nut flush and a low, while Sklar showed A♣10♥8♥2♦2♠ before heading to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	350,000 350,000	350,000

Richard Sklar	Busted

Tags: Jeff Madsen Richie Sklar

06-15-2025 12:57 UTC-8

Milgrom Shows Vongxaiburana the Goods

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nicolas Milgrom bet 4,000 from the cutoff on a flop of A♣J♠K♦ before Veerachai Vongxaiburana raised to 27,500 in the big blind. Milgrom called and the A♥ fell on the turn.

Vongxaiburana then bet 70,000 and Milgrom snap-called for his last 69,500. Milgrom showed A♠A♦Q♣J♥J♣ for quads and Vongxaiburana didn't even wait for the dealer to turn over the 9♣ river before his cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veerachai Vongxaiburana	280,000 11,500	11,500

Nicolas Milgrom	210,000 106,000	106,000

Tags: Nicolas Milgrom Veerachai Vongxaiburana

06-15-2025 13:02 UTC-8

Neff Wins a Small One from Madsen

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jeff Madsen raised to 7,500 under the gun with Griffin Goodman calling from the small blind, and Peter Neff defending his big blind.

The action checked to Madsen on the A♠9♣10♥ flop and he bet 7,500. Goodman folded, but Neff called.

Both players checked the 7♦ turn and 9♠ river. Neff turned over J♠8♠4♣4♥2♥ for a straight, and Madsen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	320,000 30,000	30,000

Griffin Goodman	200,000 53,000	53,000
Peter Neff	165,000 19,500	19,500

Tags: Griffin Goodman Jeff Madsen Peter Neff

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-15-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Buckley Triples Up

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Tim Baker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a flop of Q♣2♥9♣, Justin Liberto bet 13,000 from the big blind and Cary Katz called from under the gun. George Abdallah called from the next seat, before Adrian Buckley jammed for 42,500 from the button. Liberto shoved for around 110,000, which got Katz to fold, but Abdallah called for his remaining 29,000.

George Abdallah: K♦J♥J♠10♦9♥ All in
Adrian Buckley: A♣Q♦J♣6♠3♥ All in
Justin Liberto: Q♠J♦10♠9♦6♣

Buckley managed to scoop the pot after the rest of the board ran out 5♥7♣, improving Buckley to the nut-nut. Buckley tripled up, while Abdallah headed to the rail.