Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship
Day 2 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,738,600
Entries
402
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
206
Players Left
26
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In just its second year on the World Series of Poker calendar, Event $ 44: $10,000 Big O Championship is proving to be a favorite among poker’s high rollers and top players, and yesterday was certainly no exception.
A total of 323 players entered so far, already putting the field within 10 spots of passing last year’s inaugural mark, with late registration still open for the first two levels of the day. Matthew Woodward (422,500) leads the 126 players who return for Day 2 at 1 p.m. local time, followed by Andrew Yeh (405,000), seven-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman (372,500), James Chen (351,500), and Evgeni Tourevski (349,500).
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Woodward | United States | 422,500 | 169 |
| 2 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 405,000 | 162 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 372,500 | 149 |
| 4 | James Chen (US) | United States | 351,500 | 141 |
| 5 | Evgeni Tourevski | United States | 349,500 | 140 |
| 6 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 327,000 | 131 |
| 7 | Alex Tchong | Australia | 310,000 | 124 |
| 8 | Tyler Phillips | United States | 308,000 | 123 |
| 9 | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | United States | 291,500 | 117 |
| 10 | Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht | Germany | 289,000 | 116 |
In a sign of this event’s popularity, the rest of the leaderboard is littered with some of the biggest names in the game. Other top stacks include Matthew Wantman (327,000), Sam Soverel (288,000), Phil Hui (265,000), Yevgeniy Timoshenko (214,000), Allen Kessler (182,500), Patrick Leonard (181,000), and Alex Livingston (171,000). Swedish online legend Viktor Blom just missed his first bracelet in the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship last night and jumped right into this event on one of the last levels, managing to build his stack up to 209,500.
Further down the leaderboard are Chino Rheem (127,500), Erik Seidel (122,000), Ben Lamb (86,000), Huck Seed (80,000), Erick Lindgren (73,500), Benny Glaser (50,000), Scott Seiver (46,500), and Mike Matusow (38,500).
The action on Day 2 picks up at 1 p.m. on Level 11 with blinds of 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 big blind ante. Levels are once again 60 minutes long. Play is scheduled for 10 levels today, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 16 around 7:30 p.m. Late registration ends at the start of Level 13, around 3:15 p.m., with players allowed one reentry during the registration period.
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action and provides live updates throughout the day.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The 126 survivors from Day 1 have been joined by six new arrivals, and Day 2 is underway.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Chino Rheem bet 25,000 from the big blind on a board of Q♠A♥4♣5♥ and Erick Lindgren put in his last 35,000 from the cutoff. Rheem called and showed A♠K♠6♥3♦2♦ for a wheel, while Lindgren had A♦J♠6♦4♠3♥ for two pair.
The river was the 9♦ and Rheem scooped the pot to send Lindgren to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
42,500
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42,500 |
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Busted | |
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Mike Matusow limped from middle position before Christopher Demaci raised to 11,000 from the cutoff. Joshua Biedak called on the button, and Matusow also called.
The dealer fanned out a flop of 9♠9♥J♣ and Matusow jammed for his last 27,500. Demaci and Biedak called.
With Matusow all-in, the 6♠ dropped on the turn. Demaci bet 40,000, which was enough to get Biedak to fold.
Demaci revealed A♥A♠J♥9♦7♠ for a flopped boat. Upon seeing Demaci's cards, Matusow said he had zero outs and mucked his cards as the 2♥ river completed the board. Matusow was out, and Demaci added more chips to his stack,
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
76,500
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76,500 |
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90,000
40,500
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40,500 |
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Busted | |
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dylan Lindsey raised to 6,000 under the gun and Scott Seiver called for his last 2,000 from the cutoff. Aaron Kupin also came along from the big blind, and they went to the flop with Seiver all in.
Kupin and Lindsey checked all the way to the river on a board of 9♣K♠7♦Q♠8♦ before Kupin bet 4,000. Lindsey thought about it for quite some time before choosing to fold.
Kupin turned over 10♦6♦5♦3♥2♥ for a straight, prompting Seiver to muck.
Seiver immediately reentered and now has a fresh stack of 60,000 to work with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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65,000
56,000
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56,000 |
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60,000
13,500
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13,500 |
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Christopher Yott bet 25,000 from under the gun on a flop of 4♣10♠7♣ and Benjamin Miner called in middle position. Jonathan Bowers then moved all in for 80,000 on the button and Yott reshoved for 105,000. Miner spent several minutes in the tank before the clock was eventually called, and he ended up putting in the chips to cover both opponents.
Jonathan Bowers: A♦8♣6♠3♠2♦ 
Christopher Yott: A♣Q♠Q♥7♦2♣
Benjamin Miner: A♥8♥7♠2♠2♥
The board ran out 5♠Q♦ and Bowers ended up making a straight to secure the high pot, while all three players chopped up the low. Yott also took three-quarters of the side pot with his set of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
66,500
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66,500 |
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120,000
53,500
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53,500 |
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80,000
23,000
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23,000 |
