Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship
Day 3 Started
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
Players Left 1 / 402
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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 1,450,000 | 58 |
| 1 | 2 | Christopher Costa | United States | 400,000 | 16 |
| 1 | 5 | Phil Hui | United States | 1,920,000 | 77 |
| 1 | 6 | Edward Jackson Spivack | United Kingdom | 770,000 | 31 |
| 1 | 7 | David Williams | United States | 620,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 8 | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | United States | 2,330,000 | 93 |
| 2 | 1 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 295,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Matthew Woodward | United States | 1,535,000 | 61 |
| 2 | 3 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 1,570,000 | 63 |
| 2 | 6 | Matthew Beinner | United States | 825,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,330,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 8 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 1,110,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 2 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,100,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 3 | James Chen | United States | 650,000 | 26 |
| 3 | 4 | Benjamin Yu | United States | 255,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 5 | Shawn Rice | United States | 875,000 | 35 |
| 3 | 6 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 585,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 7 | Quan Zhou | China | 545,000 | 22 |
| 3 | 8 | Nick Schulman | United States | 615,000 | 25 |
| 4 | 1 | Brian Battistone | United States | 980,000 | 39 |
| 4 | 2 | Arthur Morris | United States | 900,000 | 36 |
| 4 | 3 | Noah Kelley | United States | 725,000 | 29 |
| 4 | 4 | Sean Troha | United States | 655,000 | 26 |
| 4 | 5 | Dylan Wilkerson | United States | 985,000 | 39 |
| 4 | 7 | Christopher Demaci | United States | 760,000 | 30 |
| 4 | 8 | Marco Johnson | United States | 775,000 | 31 |
Another exciting day of five-card action is on tap at the 2025 World Series of Poker, as the remaining 26 contenders return to the felt in Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship at 1 p.m. local time.
The event saw a total of 402 entries at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, where just four tables are left to decide a champion and distribute the largest portions of the $3,738,600 prize pool.
Leading the way after the first two days of action is Veerachai Vongxaiburana, who bagged a sizeable chip lead with 2,350,000. Vongxaiburana has secured his third cash of the series, and returns as the only player with more than 80 big blinds in his stack.
Sitting in second is Phil Hui, who has collected 1,970,000 chips through the first 20 levels. Rounding out the top three is Viktor Blom, who holds 1,570,000. The Swedish poker star has now registered six cashes this summer, and is chasing his first WSOP bracelet after a runner-up finish in Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | United States | 2,330,000 | 93 |
| 2 | Phil Hui | United States | 1,970,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 1,570,000 | 63 |
| 4 | Matthew Woodward | United States | 1,535,000 | 61 |
| 5 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,450,000 | 58 |
| 6 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 1,330,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 1,110,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,100,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Dylan Wilkerson | United States | 985,000 | 39 |
| 10 | Brian Battistone | United States | 980,000 | 39 |
Plenty of notable names and 25K Fantasy players sit among the final 26, including Calvin Anderson (1,110,000), Erik Seidel (1,100,000), Nick Shulman (615,000), and Dylan Weisman (585,000).
WSOP bracelet winners Jeff Madsen (295,000) and Ben Yu (255,000) enter play as the short stacks, returning with less than 15 big blinds on Day 3.
Each remaining contender has locked up at least $24,635, with the top prize of $784,353 and the gold bracelet awaiting Tuesday’s champion.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $784,353 | 8 | $73,950 |
| 2 | $522,878 | 9 | $57,008 |
| 3 | $360,711 | 10–11 | $44,825 |
| 4 | $253,276 | 12–15 | $35,963 |
| 5 | $181,069 | 16–23 | $29,454 |
| 6 | $131,841 | 24–26 | $24,635 |
| 7 | $97,806 |
Action resumes at 1 p.m. in Las Vegas, where Level 21 begins with blinds of 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. Players will continue to navigate 60-minute levels, with 15-minute breaks after every two hours of play. The Day 3 schedule includes a 60-minute dinner break after Level 26, and cards will remain in the air until just five players remain.
Don’t miss any of the exciting Big O action, as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to bring you full coverage of the 2025 WSOP at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The remaining 26 players are in their seats and Day 3 is underway.
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Phil Hui bet 75,000 from the big blind on a flop of 9♣10♦3♦ and David Williams called in the hijack.
The turn was the Q♥ and Hui bet another 200,000. Williams then moved all in for 400,000 and Hui snap-called.
Williams showed A♠J♥8♦6♠4♦ for a straight, but Hui had K♦Q♠J♦6♦4♠ for the nut straight. "That's it," Williams said as the 8♣ river sealed his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Dylan Weisman limped in the small blind and made the call after Quan Zhou raised to 75,000 in the big blind.
Both players checked through the 8♣8♠6♥ flop and the dealer flipped over the 7♦ turn. Weisman announced pot, sliding out a bet of 175,000.
Zhou took a moment before letting his hand go, as Weisman raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
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450,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
James Chen opened to 75,000 from under the gun, with Erik Seidel defending his big blind to the 8♥7♣8♠ flop.
Seidel and Chen both checked and the J♠ turn hit the felt. Seidel led out with a pot-sized bet of 185,000.
Chen counted his remaining stack before opting to slide his cards into the muck, seeing the pot shipped to Seidel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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480,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
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Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Christopher Costa was in the cutoff and got his last 350,000 in the middle on a flop of 6♣2♦6♠ as Veerachai Vongxaiburana put him at risk under the gun.
Christopher Costa: A♠A♦7♦5♦3♦ 
Veerachai Vongxaiburana: A♥Q♦4♠3♠2♥
Costa was ahead with his aces as he stood up and began filming the action with his phone. The turn was the K♣, but the 2♣ river gave Vongxaiburana trips to send Costa to the rail.
"Are you kidding me? I couldn't ask for a better flop," Costa said.
"You did all you can do. You can't control the cards," tablemate Shawn Rice said, getting up to console Costa before Costa headed off to the payout desk.
The remaining 24 players are drawing for seats at the last three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
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|
Busted | |
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nick Schulman | United States | 590,000 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 1,250,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 3 | Phil Hui | United States | 2,300,000 | 92 |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Demaci | United States | 1,500,000 | 60 |
| 1 | 5 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 2,075,000 | 83 |
| 1 | 6 | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | United States | 2,900,000 | 116 |
| 1 | 7 | Noah Kelley | United States | 675,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 8 | Ben Yu | United States | 275,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | James Chen | United States | 480,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 2 | Justin Liberto | United States | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | Matthew Woodward | United States | 1,300,000 | 52 |
| 2 | 4 | Arthur Morris | United States | 350,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 5 | Quan Zhou | China | 500,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 6 | Dylan Wilkerson | United States | 900,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 7 | Shawn Rice | United States | 850,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 8 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | 1,150,000 | 46 |
| 3 | 1 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,200,000 | 48 |
| 3 | 2 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 690,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 3 | Marco Johnson | United States | 395,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 4 | Edward Jackson Spivack | United Kingdom | 825,000 | 33 |
| 3 | 5 | Sean Troha | United States | 700,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 6 | Brian Battistone | United States | 755,000 | 30 |
| 3 | 7 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 275,000 | 11 |
| 3 | 8 | Matthew Beinner | United States | 660,000 | 26 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
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|
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2,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
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|
2,075,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
1,500,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
1,300,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
||
|
1,250,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
1,200,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,150,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
900,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
850,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
825,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
755,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
700,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
|
690,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
675,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
660,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
590,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
480,000 | |
|
|
||
|
395,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
350,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
275,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
275,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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