A massive field of 2,150 entries turned out for the 2026 World Series of Poker $1,500 Big O event at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, creating a $2,802,785 prize pool for the five-card pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better tournament.
After two starting flights and two more days of combined-field action, Canada’s Christopher Alcindor scooped the final pot to secure his first WSOP gold bracelet and a career-best score of $387,110. This windfall was more than nine times larger than any previous tournament score for the online poker regular from Montreal. His previous top result was the $42,625 he earned for a WSOP International Circuit Calgary monster stack event win in 2024. He has two WSOPC rings to his name.
In addition to the hardware and the money, Alcindor also scored 1,080 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win. This was his third POY-qualified score of the year. With 1,228 total points, he now sits inside the top 250 in the overall standings presented by CoinPoker.
Abrams Nearly Wins Again
Big O was first added as a standalone bracelet event in 2023. That inaugural running drew 1,458 entries, with Scott Abrams emerging victorious. Abrams came incredibly close to taking down the title again this year, finishing third for $187,150. He was one of several notables among the 294 players who cashed in this event. Others include Philip Hui (96th), Ari Engel (94th), Bryce Yockey (75th), Ben Yu (68th), Brett Shaffer (64th), Luis Velador (62nd), Sean Troha (49th), Viktor Blom (40th), Dario Sammartino (35th), Bruno Furth (17th), Mark Gregorich (14th), and Shawn Rice (11th).
Abrams was one of three bracelet winners at the final table. Anthony Reategui finished seventh ($57,150) while two-time WSOP champion Tom Koral placed sixth ($75,600).
Alcindor scored the final three knockouts on his way to victory, making tens full of aces to bust Dimitrios Melissourgos (4th – $136,820) to kick off the elimination spree. He then made kings up and the only qualifying low to scoop Abrams out of contention. That gave Alcindor a massive chip lead over James Roullier. The chips got in on a J♠J♥9♥ flop with Alcindor holding J♣8♦7♦5♠4♦ for trips. He was up against A♥Q♣10♦7♣2♥. The 3♠ turn and 9♠ river changed nothing, ending Roullier’s run in second place ($258,690).
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY Points |
| 1 | Christopher Alcindor | $387,110 | 1,080 |
| 2 | James Roullier | $258,690 | 900 |
| 3 | Scott Abrams | $187,150 | 720 |
| 4 | Dimitrios Melissourgos | $136,820 | 540 |
| 5 | Song Wang | $101,128 | 450 |
| 6 | Tom Koral | $75,600 | 360 |
| 7 | Anthony Reategui | $57,150 | 270 |
| 8 | Senovio Ramirez | $43,700 | 180 |
Photo credit: WSOP / Dominic Iaquinto.
