Daniel Aharoni Wins 2026 WSOP Big O Championship with $861,287 Prize

Daniel Aharoni, a high-stakes cash game player from Forrest Hills, NY, won the 2026 World Series of Poker $10,000 Big O Championship, earning $861,287 and 1,800 Card Player Player of the Year points.

The tournament had 456 entries and the prize pool was $4,240,800. Aharoni's previous highest score was $396,396. This win was his first POY-qualified score of 2026, moving him just outside the top 100 in the overall standings presented by CoinPoker. Aharoni has nearly $1.5 million in total scores to his name.

Aharoni earned 861 PokerGO Tour points with this win, catapulting him inside the top 20 on the PGT season-long leaderboard. This was Aharoni’s first event played at the series since 2024. “Very fun. This is the first tournament I’ve entered in two years, so, you know, nice to come to the WSOP. It is fun when everything goes well,” he told PokerNews live update staff after collecting the bracelet. “It’s very prestigious. I didn’t think it was in the cards for me, to be honest with you. I never play tournaments, so… very happy,” said Aharoni.