Big O Just Blew Up the 25kFantasy Leaderboard

Twenty-seven drafted players cashed the $1,500 Big O overnight, and two teams just separated from the pack because of a game most NLH grinders don't even play.

Event #22 (Five Card PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better, $1,500 buy-in) produced the single fattest fantasy points dump of the 2026 WSOP. The cashes ranged from $3,020 at the bottom to $13,610 at the top, spread across 14 different teams on 25kfantasy.com. If your roster had mixed-game depth, you ate. If it didn't, you just fell behind.

Twenty-seven drafted players cashed the $1,500 Big O overnight, spread across 14 different teams on 25kfantasy.com.

The Top Earners

Nicolas Milgrom led all fantasy-rostered players with a 28th-place finish worth $13,610, banking those points for Dinkers (Josh K). That team also picked up $3,370 from Jonathan Glendinning (169th), giving Dinkers two cashers and $16,980 in raw prize value from a single event.

Dario Sammartino finished 35th for $11,180, feeding Glue Factory (Dan Sepiol). That same roster collected $3,160 from Matt Wantman (191st), totaling $14,340 across two players.

Qiang Xu matched Sammartino's $11,180 at 34th place, a quiet score for Trump Power (Gary Benson).

Viktor Blom took 40th for $9,290, a clean pickup for Wasserson (Ewass). Blom in a Big O field is exactly the kind of cross-format versatility that separates good fantasy drafting from great fantasy drafting.

Team Lucky Went Four Deep

Shaun Deeb's Team Lucky squad had the most volume of any roster in Event #22, cashing four players:

• Andreas Froehli, 79th, $5,040
• Esther Taylor, 99th, $4,470
• Frank Brannan, 113th, $4,010
• Max Neugebauer, 108th, $4,010

That's $17,530 from one event across four names. None of them finished higher than 79th. None of them individually topped the leaderboard. But the cumulative haul is the biggest single-event team total in the data, and it illustrates why roster depth in non-NLH events matters so much at this stage of the series.

The Full Cash List by Team

Back Office (Becker) picked up two cashes: Ben Yu at 68th ($5,760) and Aaron Kupin at 249th ($3,020). Blades & Shades (Nick G) went three deep with Phillip Hui (96th, $4,470), John Monnette (186th, $3,160), and Allan Le (279th, $3,020). Team Lang (Mike + Josh) landed Ari Engel at 94th ($4,470) and Jim Collopy at 260th ($3,020). Browndog (Andrew Brown) got Matthew Beinner (105th, $4,010) and Ray Fishman (256th, $3,020).

Lady Gaga (Ren Lin) scored with Anson Tsang (121st, $4,010) and Kevin Yun Lam Choi (190th, $3,160). Handsome Horses (Phil S) cashed Bryce Yockey at 75th ($5,040). Blez/NGNF (Hanks) collected $3,020 from Benjamin Miner. Stake Kings (Ryan Stiner) banked $3,020 via Brian Rast. Team Noori picked up $3,020 from John Racener. Premiums Only (Fawcett) added $3,020 through Thomas Taylor.

What This Means Going Forward

The Big O field rewarded rosters built for mixed-game coverage. Teams that stacked NLH specialists and ignored PLO/Hi-Lo crossover players gave up ground that could take weeks to recover. With more mixed events on the schedule, the gap between teams with five-card depth and those without is only going to widen.

Dinkers and Glue Factory both posted five-figure hauls from top-30 finishers. Team Lucky posted the highest team total through sheer volume. The separation is real, and it happened in a game that half the fantasy field probably didn't scout for.