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

Jun 15, 2025

Vongxaiburana Fills Up For a Massive Double Off Alexander

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of Q♠3♣9♦, George Alexander bet 85,000 from the hijack and Veerachai Vongxaiburana raised to 250,000 in middle position. Alexander called and the 6♥ fell on the turn.

Vongxaiburana then moved all in for 256,000 and Alexander took nearly a minute before calling. He showed A♦K♦J♠10♠7♥ for straight draws, while Vongxaiburana had A♥9♠9♣5♥2♠ for a set of nines.

The river was the 3♥ and Vongxaiburana improved to a full house to double up into chip-lead contention.

"If the board paired on the turn, it would've saved me some money," Alexander said as he handed over the massive pot.

Tags: George Alexander Veerachai Vongxaiburana

Jun 15, 2025

Check Out the 2025 WSOP PokerGO Streaming Schedule

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Chuck Sklar

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

PokerGO revealed the streaming schedule for the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) that will include near-daily coverage of more than two dozen bracelet events.

Most notable will be the coverage of the $10,000 Main Event. PokerGO will broadcast each step of the action from July 2-16.

Day 1 coverage for flights 1a-1d will kick off at 7 p.m. local time, while coverage of Day 2 through Day 4 will begin at 3:30 p.m. Coverage will then begin at 1 p.m. from Day 5-8 before switching to 3 p.m. for two days of final table coverage.

Other highlights from the streaming schedule include:

$250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em - June 16-17
$50,000 Poker Players Championship - June 26-28
$1,000 Ladies Championship - June 29
$10,000 PLO Championship - July 1

Find the Full Schedule Here

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Jun 15, 2025

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

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

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Jun 15, 2025

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 67 players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 8:30 p.m. local time.

There are six more eliminations to go before the money bubble bursts.

Jun 15, 2025

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.

Tags: Andrew Becker Erik Seidel Igor Zektser

Jun 15, 2025

A Few to Bust Before Dinner

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Tim Baker

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

Jun 15, 2025

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.

Tags: Justin Saliba Nick Schulman

Jun 15, 2025

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.