Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,738,600
Entries
402
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
26
Players Left
5
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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♣ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
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3,900,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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Busted |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | United States | 2,700,000 | 45 |
| 2 | Christopher Demaci | United States | 1,270,000 | 21 |
| 3 | Shawn Rice | United States | 1,450,000 | 24 |
| 4 | Marco Johnson | United States | 6,750,000 | 113 |
| 5 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 3,900,000 | 65 |
| 6 | Brian Battistone | United States | 1,950,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Phil Hui | United States | 4,850,000 | 81 |
| 8 | Noah Kelley | United States | 840,000 | 14 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,750,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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4,850,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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|
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3,900,000 | |
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2,700,000 | |
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1,950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,450,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
1,270,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
840,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Marco Johnson raised to 180,000 in early position and Brian Battistone potted to 705,000 in the hijack. Johnson then moved all in and Battistone called for 1,900,000.
Brian Battistone: A♣K♣K♦9♦3♣
Marco Johnson: A♥A♦Q♠8♣2♦
Johnson showed a pair of aces and had Battistone's kings dominated as the board ran out 5♥Q♣2♣3♠5♠ to send Battistone to the rail in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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9,000,000
2,250,000
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2,250,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Action folded around to Marco Johnson, who limped in the small blind. Viktor Blom raised to 180,000 in the big blind and Johnson called.
Blom led out for 240,000 on the 3♦K♦7♣ flop, and Johnson flashed an ace as he sent his cards into the muck.
On the next hand, Johnson opened to 210,000 on the button and Blom called in the small blind. Both players checked the 2♥6♠10♣ flop.
Another pair of checks followed the A♣ turn, with Blom announcing a pot-sized bet of 540,000 after seeing the 7♠ river. Johnson took one last look at his cards before folding, as Blom took down another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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4,150,000
250,000
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250,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Christopher Demaci, Marco Johnson, and Phil Hui all limped in and Noah Kelley checked his option.
All four players checked to the Q♥A♠4♠10♥ board where Johnson bet 300,000 from the cutoff. Only Demaci called in middle position.
The river was the 7♣ and Johnson bet another 900,000. Demaci quickly folded.
The next hand, Viktor Blom raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Veerachai Vongxaiburana called in the big blind.
Blom continued for 100,000 on the 8♣4♥4♠ flop and Vongxaiburana called. The turn was the 2♦ and Blom bet another 300,000. Vongxaiburana folded this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,400,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
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|
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4,600,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
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|
|
4,200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Marco Johnson raised to 210,000 from under the gun, and action folded to Shawn Rice in the big blind. Rice took a moment before sliding out a three-bet to 660,000. Johnson then announced all in and Rice made the call.
Shawn Rice: A♠A♥J♣8♥5♠
Marco Johnson: A♣A♦K♣Q♦9♥
Both players turned over the pocket aces, but Rice made a flush on the Q♥7♥10♦10♠2♥ runout to double up through Johnson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,900,000 | |
|
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2,740,000 | |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Veerachai Vongxaiburana limped in under the gun and Viktor Blom came along from the button. Noah Kelley checked his option and they went three-handed to the flop.
All three players checked to the river on a board of 10♣6♦5♦6♥A♠ when Vongxaiburana bet 130,000. Blom called, while Kelley also tossed in the chips.
Vongxaiburana showed A♥A♣Q♥3♣2♦ for a rivered full house, while Blom had K♠J♣5♠3♦2♠ for a low and Kelley mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | |
|
|
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|
|
525,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Marco Johnson opened to 210,000 in early position, with Viktor Blom calling in the hijack and Christopher Demaci defending his big blind.
All three players checked the 6♦9♥8♥ flop, with another round of checks following the 4♥ turn.
Demaci and Johnson checked one more time on the K♥ river, before Blom fired 600,000 into the middle.
After taking some time, Demaci stuck in the call while Johnson folded.
Blom tabled A♣Q♠J♥8♣2♦ for the nut low, while Demaci showed down Q♥Q♦10♥9♠8♠ for a flush to take the high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,850,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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4,700,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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1,380,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Marco Johnson raised to 210,000 under the gun, Noah Kelley moved all in for 465,000 in the cutoff, and Johnson called.
Noah Kelley: A♦10♥9♠7♦2♠
Marco Johnson: A♥Q♦Q♥7♥4♠
Kelley was looking to improve against Johnson's queens as the flop came K♣5♥2♣. The J♥ turn gave him a straight draw, but Johnson improved to the nut flush and a wheel on the 3♥ river to scoop the pot and send Kelley to the rail in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,600,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
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Busted | |
