Event #27: $1,500 Big O Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-09-2025 12:46 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
648	1	Joshua Thatcher	United States	2,300,000.00	38
648	2	Sergio Benso	Italy	2,650,000.00	44
648	3	Geoffrey Tomes	United States	1,450,000.00	24
648	4	Shawn Daniels	United States	665,000.00	11
648	5	Lawrence Brandt	United States	3,300,000.00	55
648	6	Paul Sincere	United States	1,460,000.00	24
648	7	Leandro Pimentel	Brazil	740,000.00	12
648	8	Nicolas Milgrom	France	2,600,000.00	43

649	1	Jannick Schob	Switzerland	2,245,000.00	37
649	2	Ryan Hoenig	United States	3,050,000.00	51
649	3	Paul Clotar	United States	2,800,000.00	47
649	4	Joshua Biedak	United States	3,075,000.00	51
649	5	Shiva Dudani	United States	1,120,000.00	19
649	6	Owais Ahmed	United States	1,875,000.00	31
649	7	Kevin Ho	United States	6,025,000.00	100
649	8	Igor Zektser	United States	1,260,000.00	21

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Ho	6,025,000 455,000	455,000

Lawrence Brandt	3,300,000 650,000	650,000

Joshua Biedak	3,075,000 475,000	475,000
Ryan Hoenig	3,050,000 250,000	250,000

Paul Clotar	2,800,000 40,000	40,000
Sergio Benso	2,650,000 635,000	635,000
Nicolas Milgrom	2,600,000 315,000	315,000

Joshua Thatcher	2,300,000 150,000	150,000
Jannick Schob	2,245,000 325,000	325,000
Owais Ahmed	1,875,000 245,000	245,000

Paul Sincere	1,460,000 305,000	305,000
Geoffrey Tomes	1,450,000 800,000	800,000
Igor Zektser	1,260,000 520,000	520,000

Shiva Dudani	1,120,000 155,000	155,000
Leandro Pimentel	740,000 435,000	435,000
Shawn Daniels	665,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Geoffrey Tomes Igor Zektser Jannick Schob Joshua Biedak Joshua Thatcher Kevin Ho Lawrence Brandt Leandro Pimentel Nicolas Milgrom Owais Ahmed Paul Clotar Paul Sincere Ryan Hoenig Sergio Benso Shawn Daniels Shiva Dudani

06-09-2025 12:28 UTC-8

Michael Christ Eliminated in 17th Place ($12,209)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ryan Hoenig raised to 150,000 and Michael Christ defended his big blind.

Heads up on a flop of K♣10♣2♥, Christ check-called a bet of 150,000.

Christ took the initiative on the 2♦ turn and bet 300,000. Hoenig called.

The river peeled the Q♦ and Christ cut out 500,000 and pushed it forward.

Hoenig went deep into the tank bemoaning his decision.

"I don't know what to do here..." but eventually he flicked in the call and Christ responded, "Good call.".

Michael Christ: A♣10♥6♠4♥3♠ All in
Ryan Hoenig: A♥A♠10♠7♣5♣

Hoenig's aces were good to scoop the pot and Christ was left short.

The Very Next Hand

Christ was unable to get a piece of the pot against Lawrence Brandt 2♠10♦8♥ when the board completed 4♠ and 5♥.

Lawrence Brandt: A♥6♣4♠4♥2♥

Christ's hand quickly hit the muck and he, unfortunately, won't be the back-to-back Big O champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	3,300,000 925,000	925,000

Lawrence Brandt	2,650,000 500,000	500,000

Michael Christ	Busted

Tags: Lawrence Brandt Ryan Hoenig

06-09-2025 12:12 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Thatcher	2,150,000 160,000	160,000
Shiva Dudani	1,275,000 215,000	215,000

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Cards are in the air for the final day of the $1,500 Big O Event!

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

06-09-2025 10:20 UTC-8

Ryan Hoenig Aiming for Second Bracelet of the Series on Day 3 of $1,500 Big O

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Ryan Lashmar

Just 17 players remain from a field of 1,499 in Event #27: $1,500 Big O here at the 2025 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The final 17 have all locked up $12,209 and will be competing for the WSOP Gold Bracelet and top prize of $297,285.

Leading the field after Day 2 is Kevin Ho, who bagged 6,480,000 last night, worth 108 big blinds going into the final day. Ho is most closely followed by Nicolas Milgrom with 2,915,000, while Paul Clotar rounds out the podium with 2,760,000.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Kevin Ho	United States	6,480,000
2	Nicolas Milgrom	France	2,915,000
3	Paul Clotar	United States	2,760,000
4	Joshua Biedak	United States	2,600,000
5	Ryan Hoenig	United States	2,375,000
6	Joshua Thatcher	United States	2,310,000
7	Geoffrey Tomes	United States	2,250,000
8	Lawrence Brandt	United States	2,150,000
9	Sergio Benso	Italy	2,015,000
10	Michael Christ	United States	1,945,000

Rounding out the top five is Ryan Hoenig, who will be vying for his second WSOP gold bracelet of the series. Just last week Hoenig conquered a star-studded field in the $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Event, taking home just over $350,000 along with his first bracelet. Following his victory in that event, Hoenig mentioned that he came to the 2025 WSOP ready for every variant, and with a stack worth 40 big blinds to start the day he is sure to be a force to be reckoned with for his 16 opponents.

Defending champion Michael Christ is also still in the field with 1,945,000 and a chance to defend his title. In addition to Hoenig, 25k Fantasy picks still in the field include Nicolas Milgrom (2,915,000), Lawrence Brandt (2,150,000) and Owais Ahmed (1,630,000).

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$297,285	7	$41,595
2	$198,134	8	$31,667
3	$141,315	9	$24,439
4	$102,079	10-11	$19,122
5	$74,693	12-15	$15,172
6	$55,372	16-17	$12,209

Action will resume at 1:00 p.m. local time with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante. There will be a 15-minute break after every two hours of play.

Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the final day action from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned.

Tags: Geoffrey Tomes Joshua Biedak Joshua Thatcher Kevin Ho Lawrence Brandt Michael Christ Nicolas Milgrom Owais Ahmed Paul Clotar Ryan Hoenig Sergio Benso