Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-16-2025 16:49 UTC-8

Edward Jackson Spivack Eliminated in 9th Place ($57,008)

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Viktor Blom raised to 120,000 on the button and Edward Jackson Spivack called in the big blind.

Spivack bet 300,000 on the K♠Q♣7♦ flop, Blom raised all in, and Spivack called for his last 90,000.

Edward Jackson Spivack: J♠10♣9♦4♣2♣ All in
Viktor Blom: A♣K♣Q♠9♣3♦

Blom was ahead with top two pair, while Spivack was on a straight draw. The 8♣ turn and 8♠ river were no help to Spivack and he was eliminated in ninth place.

The remaining eight players are drawing for seats at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	3,900,000 800,000	800,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	Busted

Tags: Edward Jackson Spivack Viktor Blom

06-16-2025 16:21 UTC-8

Johnson Scoops Battistone

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Veerachai Vongxaiburana limped in the cutoff and Marco Johnson did the same in the small blind. Brian Battistone checked his big blind option to see the 2♣3♠7♣ flop.

All three players checked and the 7♠ turn hit the table. Johnson led out for 150,000, with Battistone calling while Vongxaiburana folded.

Johnson led out again on the A♠ river, this time for 500,000. After taking some time, Battistone stuck in the call. Johnson tabled K♠10♦8♠5♠4♠ for a flush and a wheel low, claiming the whole pot as Battistone shook his head while mucking his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	6,100,000

Brian Battistone	2,825,000
Veerachai Vongxaiburana	1,780,000

Tags: Brian Battistone Marco Johnson

06-16-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Spivack Quartered by Blom, Scoops Hui For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Viktor Blom raised to 100,000 on the button, Edward Jackson Spivack potted in the big blind, and they quickly got the rest of Spivack's 610,000 in the middle.

Edward Jackson Spivack: A♣10♠6♥3♣2♣ All in
Viktor Blom: A♥K♥10♣6♦2♦

The board ran out 9♦A♦3♦5♥7♦ and Blom finished with a flush to take the high, while they chopped the low.

The next hand, Phil Hui limped in from the button, Spivack raised to 200,000 in the small blind, and Hui called. Spivack put in his last 120,000 on the 9♠2♠6♣ flop and Hui called.

Edward Jackson Spivack: A♠10♣10♦9♥3♥ All in
Phil Hui: K♥J♥J♣9♦7♦

Both players had flopped top pair and improved to trips on the 5♦9♣ runout, but Spivack earned the pot with his ace and low to scoop a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hui	5,800,000 100,000	100,000

Viktor Blom	1,950,000 350,000	350,000
Edward Jackson Spivack	700,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Edward Jackson Spivack Phil Hui Viktor Blom

06-16-2025 16:09 UTC-8

Justin Liberto Eliminated in 10th Place ($44,825)

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Justin Liberto raised on the button, Viktor Blom potted in the small blind, and Liberto called for 280,000.

Justin Liberto: A♥K♦Q♦7♠4♠ All in
Viktor Blom: A♦K♠8♣3♦2♠

The Q♣3♣3♠ flop gave Blom trips, while the board ran out J♦4♦ and Liberto was sent to the rail in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,600,000 300,000	300,000
Justin Liberto	Busted

Tags: Justin Liberto Viktor Blom

06-16-2025 16:05 UTC-8

Blom Cracks Aces to Leave Liberto on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Viktor Blom, Phil Hui, and Noah Kelley all limped in before Justin Liberto raised to 250,000 in the big blind. Only Blom called under the gun.

The flop came Q♠3♣J♠ and Liberto bet another 250,000. Blom then moved all in for 415,000 and Liberto called.

Viktor Blom: A♥Q♦7♥5♥4♣ All in
Justin Liberto: A♣A♠J♣8♣8♥

Liberto was ahead with his aces until the 5♣ turn improved Blom to queens and fives. The 6♠ river also gave him a low as Blom scooped the pot to double up, leaving Liberto on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,300,000 700,000	700,000
Justin Liberto	280,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Justin Liberto Viktor Blom

06-16-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Dylan Wilkerson Eliminated in 11th Place ($44,825)

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Phil Hui raised to 125,000 under the gun and Dylan Wilkerson tossed in his last 60,000 from the button. Viktor Blom also called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♣7♦5♠ and Hui continued for 100,000. Blom called and they both checked the 5♥ turn.

The river was the 7♥ and Hui bet 220,000. Blom quickly called.

"Do you have a seven?" Wilkerson asked Hui, and Hui confirmed the bad news when he showed A♥8♥7♣4♥2♦. Wilkerson sent A♠A♣Q♣4♦3♠ into the muck, while Blom also mucked as Hui scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hui	5,900,000 400,000	400,000

Viktor Blom	600,000 500,000	500,000
Dylan Wilkerson	Busted

Tags: Dylan Wilkerson Phil Hui Viktor Blom

06-16-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Matthew Woodward Eliminated in 12th Place ($35,963)

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Marco Johnson raised to 175,000 from under the gun and Matthew Woodward called on the button. Both players checked the K♣3♦9♦ flop before Johnson led the J♣ turn for 350,000.

Woodward announced pot, Johnson moved all in and the call was made.

Matthew Woodward: A♠Q♥10♥8♦2♣ All in
Marco Johnson: A♣Q♠10♣6♦2♦

Both players had the same straight, with Johnson freerolling to a flush. The Q♣ river saw Johnson improve to a royal flush, sending Woodward out in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	4,580,000 2,130,000	2,130,000

Matthew Woodward	Busted

Tags: Marco Johnson Matthew Woodward

06-16-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Hui Scoops a Massive Pot Off Wilkerson

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Four players went to the J♥8♣10♠ flop in a limped pot when Phil Hui led out for 100,000 in the small blind. Only Dylan Wilkerson called in the hijack.

The turn was the 5♣ and Hui bet another 450,000. Wilkerson again called and the 7♠ fell on the river. Hui then bet 1,200,000 and Wilkerson snap-called.

Hui showed A♣10♣9♥9♣2♦ for a rivered straight with the nut low, and Wilkerson mucked A♠8♦8♥3♣3♥.

"You didn't have anything until the river, right?" Wilkerson asked him.

"Flush draw," Hui replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hui	5,500,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Dylan Wilkerson	100,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Tags: Dylan Wilkerson Phil Hui

06-16-2025 15:31 UTC-8

Blom Thinks He's Ahead the Entire Way, Finally Is on the River

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dylan Wilkerson raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Viktor Blom three-bet to 340,000 in the small blind. "Okay, I'll run it," Wilkerson said as he moved all in, and Blom called for 545,000.

Viktor Blom: A♠6♣5♠5♣2♠ All in
Dylan Wilkerson: A♥Q♦8♠3♦2♣

The board ran out 9♣8♦J♦9♥7♣. "Oh, I didn't realize you had an eight," Blom told Wilkerson.

"You have a straight," Edward Jackson Spivack pointed out to Blom.

"I know, but I thought I was good the whole way. That would've been so tilting," Blom replied as he took in his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Wilkerson	1,900,000 700,000	700,000
Viktor Blom	1,100,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Dylan Wilkerson Viktor Blom

06-16-2025 15:14 UTC-8

Tomasz Gluszko Eliminated in 13th Place ($35,963)

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

A hand after the elimination of Dylan Weisman at this table, Phil Hui opened to 100,000 under the gun and Noah Kelley called in the hijack. Tomasz Gluszko then moved all in for 175,000 in the big blind, Hui potted, and Kelley got out of the way.

Tomasz Gluszko: K♥7♣7♥3♣2♠ All in
Phil Hui: A♥A♣Q♦9♥3♦

Hui was ahead with his aces as the flop came Q♣5♥J♥. The J♦ turn was no help to Gluszko, while the 10♣ river sealed his elimination in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hui	3,500,000 200,000	200,000

Noah Kelley	750,000 430,000	430,000
Tomasz Gluszko	Busted

Tags: Noah Kelley Phil Hui Tomasz Gluszko