Craig Hartman limped the button preflop, Ian Steinman called from the small, and Yung Hwang raised it up to 12,000 from the big blind.
Hartman called and Steinman folded.
Heads up to a flop of K♥2♠8♦. Hwang continued for 25,000. Hartman responded by going all in and Hwang made the call.
Craig Hartman: K♠7♦6♥3♦2♣ 
Yung Hwang: A♦Q♠9♣4♠3♠
The 6♣ and 7♥ completed the board, awarding Hwang the low and Hartman the high for a chopped pot.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The remaining field has gone on a 15-minute break.
They will be returning to 2,000/3,000 blinds with a 3,000 big blind ante.
In the meantime, the 500 chips will be raced off.
Last year's champion, Michael Christ, sat down on level one of this tournament looking to defend his title.
In 2024, Christ waded through a field of 1,555 total entries to win his first gold bracelet. With less than 400 entries remaining in the field in Event #27: $1,500 Big O, it is becoming increasingly more likely to have a back-to-back winner.
Christ is sitting with a healthy stack. While there was a decrease in entries of this particular Big O event with only 1,499 runners; that is likely attributed to the overlap of Event #24: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot, which is essentially a different kind of chopped-pot Omaha that uses a high-hand ranking on two boards.
Last year's Double Board Bomb Pot event only offered a Bomb Pot between each game change (No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha) but with the new structure change there were assuredly many Omaha enthusiasts drawn to the other event. With a total of 1,452 entries; the Big O proved to be a slightly more popular event.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
With total entries tallying 1,499, Event #27: $1,500 Big O generated a total prize pool of $1,989,922.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $297,285 | 10-11 | $19,122 |
| 2 | $198,134 | 12-15 | $15,172 |
| 3 | $141,315 | 16-23 | $12,209 |
| 4 | $102,079 | 24-31 | $9,967 |
| 5 | $74,693 | 32-39 | $8,256 |
| 6 | $55,372 | 40-47 | $6,941 |
| 7 | $41,595 | 48-54 | $5,924 |
| 8 | $31,667 | 56-53 | $5,133 |
| 9 | $24,439 | 64-71 | $4,517 |
| 72-79 | $4,038 | ||
| 80-126 | $3,386 | ||
| 127-123 | $3,178 | ||
| 154-225 | $3,027 |
James Palmer opened to 6,000, Morton Davis called, and Ari Engel closed the action with a call in the big blind.
Three ways, they spun the wheel 2♠10♠J♠. Engel checked and Palmer continued for 16,000. David put an all-in raise forward and Engel folded. Palmer gave his hand a eulogy and threw it in the muck.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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