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Veerachai Vongxaiburana is now a World Series of Poker bracelet winner after claiming victory in Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship. Vongxaiburana earned $784,353 in prize money and 784 PGT points. He is now 15th on the PGT leaderboard.
Vongxaiburana's lifetime tournament earnings soared to more than $1,040,000 following the victory, according to The Hendon Mob. It also smashed his previous best cash, which was $39,419 in a Pot-Limit Omaha event in December of 2024.
The Big O Championship drew a field of 402 entrants, generating a prize pool of $3,738,600. The final 61 players were in the money. They included Allen Kessler, Dario Sammartino, Phil Hellmuth, Patrick Leonard, Alex Livingston, Dan Heimiller, Bradley Ruben, Yevgeniu Timoshenko, Sam Soverel, David Wiliams, Nick Schulman, Sean Troha, Jeff Madsen, Arthur Morris, Erik Seidel, Dylan Weisman, and Justin Liberto.
The fourth day of play would see just five players return, led by Marco Johnson. After chips circulated for a while, there would be a double knockout of both Shawn Rice and Viktor Blom. Phil Hui had both players covered, and his aces would hold against the flopped straight draws of Blom and Rice. Hui was now the chip leader, but Vongxaiburana surged ahead before Johnson was eliminated in third place when he was all-in with top and bottom pair against Vongxaiburana's top two pair. Vongxaiburana ran out a better low to eliminate Johnson as heads-up play began with Vongxaiburana leading with 13.5 million to Hui's 10.5 million.
Heads-up play would last more than three hours as each player took their turn at holding the chip lead. Vongxaiburana then scooped a huge pot with a ten-high straight and nut low. Holding a ten-to-one advantage over Hui, the two returned from break as Hui scored one double, but no more as he fell in second place. Hui was all-in with a wrap against Vongxaiburana superior straight draw. Vongxaiburana rivered the nuts, and Hui was eliminated in second place as Vongxaiburana was crowned the Big O Championship winner and awarded his first career WSOP bracelet.
2025 WSOP Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | PGT Points |
| 1st | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | Thailand | $784,353 | 784 |
| 2nd | Phil Hui | United States | $522,878 | 523 |
| 3rd | Marco Johnson | United States | $360,711 | 361 |
| 4th | Shawn Rice | United States | $253,276 | 253 |
| 5th | Viktor Blom | Sweden | $181,069 | 181 |
| 6th | Chris DeMaci | United States | $131,841 | 132 |
| 7th | Noah Kelley | United States | $97,806 | 98 |
| 8th | Brian Battistone | United States | $73,950 | 74 |
Event #44 of the 2025 World Series of Poker was the 14th PGT-qualifying event of the series, and with Veerachai Vongxaiburana's victory, he moves to 15th place on the PGT leaderboard. Phil Hui's runner-up finish propels him to 37th on the PGT leaderboard with 544 PGT points, while Marco Johnson sits 63rd. Viktor Blom's fourth final table of the series sees him rise to 25th on the PGT leaderboard.
Nick Schulman finished 23rd and logged his 18th cash of the PGT season and extended his lead at the top. Schulman now sits on 1,529 PGT points.
PGT Leaderboard Top 10
| Rank | Player | PGT Points | Wins | Cashes | Winnings |
| 1st | Nick Schulman | 1,529 | 1 | 18 | $1,544,865 |
| 2nd | Chino Rheem | 1,295 | 2 | 14 | $1,357,388 |
| 3rd | Daniel Negreanu | 1,261 | 2 | 15 | $1,522,047 |
| 4th | Andrew Lichtenberger | 1,211 | 1 | 7 | $2,040,132 |
| 5th | Eric Blair | 1,157 | 2 | 13 | $1,174,570 |
| 6th | Philip Sternheimer | 1,116 | 1 | 7 | $1,203,528 |
| 7th | Kristen Foxen | 1,086 | 3 | 9 | $883,077 |
| 8th | Alex Foxen | 1,067 | 2 | 11 | $1,175,757 |
| 9th | Joey Weissman | 1,002 | 1 | 10 | $1,121,420 |
| 10th | Patrick Leonard | 862 | 1 | 13 | $797,474 |
These are the leaderboard standings as of Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The complete and current PGT leaderboard is at pgt.com/leaderboard.
The next eligible WSOP event to earn PGT points is Event #51: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. Following that is the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, which begins on Wednesday, while the $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller takes place on Friday. The following week will be the start of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship.
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