25K Fantasy 2025

It’s been a big few days at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), especially for several 25K Fantasy players.

On Monday night, Nick Schulman (Team Splash Sports) defeated ODB bonus player Darren Elias heads-up to win Event #30: $10,000 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $497,356 and his seventh gold bracelet. That moved Schulman, who sold for $107, up to 154 points and made him the third-highest points earner thus far behind Ryan Hoenig (184 points) and Benny Glaser (167 points).

In addition, Jason Koon (also of Team Splash Sports) defeated Andrew Lichtenberger (Team Glue Factory) heads up to win Event #32: $50,000 High Roller for $1,968,927 and his second bracelet. Koon doesn’t play a ton of tournaments, but he’s already earned 128 points off just two cashes.

The two big scores vaulted Team Splash Sports, owned by the PokerGO commentary duo Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks, into fourth place with 375 points, up from 21st place with just 120 points the day before.

For Thursday, Event #35: $3,000 Freezeout NLH is down to the final eight players, though none have fantasy implications. The same cannot be said for Event #36: $10,000 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, which will see 27 players from a 386-entry field return to action. Of those, a dozen are 25K Fantasy players and three more – Jordan Siegel, Loni Hui, and Allen Kessler – are all ODB bonus players. In fact, the top five chip counts are all 25K players in Sam Soverel (Team Lang), Chris Vitch (Team Phenom), James Obst (Team Australia), Brian Hastings (Team AJ’s Eagles), and Shaun Deeb (Team Phenom).

Late reg is still open in Event #38: $100,000 High Roller, and plenty of fantasy players will return for Day 2 action including Joao Vieira (Team Lady Gaga), Adrian Mateos (Team Splash Sports), Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen (Team Handsome Horses), Brandon Wilson (Team Dinkers), and David Peters (Team Wass).

Meanwhile, Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. has nearly 200 players from an 867-entry field coming back for Day 2 including Nick Milgrom (Team DPMD), Josh Reichard (Team Lang), AJ Kelsall (Team AJ’s Eagles), Ryan Leng (Team Frog Poison), and Nick Guagenti (Team BTG); as well as, ODB Bonus players Dekel Balas, Greg Mueller, Ray Fishman, and Bin Weng.

How to Follow the Action

Remember, PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with either a 25K Fantasy or ODB badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the 25K Fantasy or ODB badge); what’s more, each blog will have a “25K Fantasy” tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by 25K Fantasy players.

Be sure to follow the PokerNews Live Updates to see how all of these players perform today at the 2025 WSOP!

The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is over two weeks in, and things are in full swing.

Today, Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS will play down to a winner. Just nine players remain from the 16,301-entry field, and two of them are draftees from the 25K Fantast. Matt Glantz (Team Hoggers) sits seventh in chips while Ryan Leng (Team Frog Poison) is the short stack. Both are primed to earn big points for their respective teams, and even more if either can spin and make a run at the bracelet, which would be Glantz’s first and Leng’s fourth.

Event #27: $1,500 Big O will also crown a winner as an extra day was needed. Just two players remain, but neither has fantasy implications. That ended when Ryan Hoenig (Team Lang) busted in third place late Monday night. Hoenig, who sold for $52, is now the league’s top points earner with 182 over four cashes, which included a bracelet win.

In Event #29: $2,500 NLH, 17 players remain including Dylan Linde (Team BTG), the lone fantasy player remaining.

Day 3 of Event #30: $10,000 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship will have the final 16 players from a 233-player field return to action including Dan Smith (Team Money Mondays Podcast), Daniel Negreanu (Team Negreanu), Nick Schulman (Team Splash Sports), Chad Eveslage (Team Handsome Horses), Brian Rast (Team Wass), Ali Eslami (Team Survivor Sweat), and Ben Yu (Team Survivor Sweat). Likewise, ODB Bonus players Greg “FBT” Mueller, James Chen, and Darren Elias are all still in contention.

There are still 258 players remaining from a 4,481-entry field headed into Day 2 of Event #31: $800 NLH Deepstack including Stephen Song (Team DPMD), Calvin Anderson (Team Monday Mondays Podcast), “Texas” Mike Moncek (Team Survivor Sweat), David “ODB” Baker (Team Australia), Nick Seward (Team NOVIG), Patrick Leonard (Team Girl Dads), Uri Reichenstein (Team DPMD), Arthur Morris (Team AJ’s Eagles), and Nick Guagenti (Team BTG).

Among the ODB Bonus players returning are Nick Marchington, Nick Verderamo, Mike Noori, Shawn Buchanan, Loni Harwood, Jonathan Tamayo, Maria Konnikova, and Nitesh Rawtani.

Late registration is still open in Event #32: $50,000 High Roller, so chances are some fantasy players will be jumping into action. However, among the 52 to advance from Day 1, dozens are from the fantasy leagues including Viktor Blom (Team Dinkers), Joao Simao (Team Negreanu), Brock Wilson (Team Glue Factory), Joao Vieira (Team Lady Gaga), and Jason Koon (Team Splash Sports), all of who sit in the Top 10 chip counts.

In Event #33: $1,500 Limit Hold’em, 99 players from the 491-entry field will return for Day 2 including six fantasy players in John Monnette (Team Liaison), Jeremy Becker (Team Jeremy’s), Scott Seiver (Team Frog Poison), Frank Brannan (Team Splash Sports), Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen (Team Handsome Horses), and David “ODB” Baker (Team Australia).

There will also be several new tournaments kicking off, including Event #34: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty, Event #35: $3,000 Freezeout NLH, and Event #36: $10,000 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.

How to Follow the Action

Remember, PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with either a 25K Fantasy or ODB badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the 25K Fantasy or ODB badge); what’s more, each blog will have a “25K Fantasy” tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by 25K Fantasy players.

Be sure to follow the PokerNews Live Updates to see how all of these players perform today at the 2025 WSOP!

A total of nine events are running on Day 14 of the World Series of Poker, with four bracelets set to be awarded, all featuring 25K Fantasy draftees who are still in contention. Here’s your Day 14 Fantasy Sweat update.

Event #26: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed

Coming into the final day, only 18 players remain—four of them 25K Fantasy draftees. All remaining players have secured 13 points, with a victory worth 128 points.

Leading the fantasy contenders in the chip counts is Andrew Ostapchenko (Team Liaison), who enters the day third overall. Punnat Punsri (Team BTG) sits sixth, Joao Simao (Team Negreanu) is ninth, and Jim Collopy (Team Noori) comes in 17th.

Event #27: $1,500 Big O

The final day of the Big O tournament kicks off at 1 p.m. local time with just 17 players still in contention for the gold bracelet—four of them representing 25K Fantasy teams. Nicolas Milgrom (Team DPMD) enters second in chips, while Ryan Hoenig (Team Lang), fresh off his victory in the $10K Dealer’s Choice, sits fifth. Lawrence Brandt (Handsome Horses) comes in ninth, and Owais Ahmed (Team BTG) rounds out the fantasy contenders in 13th.

The player have all locked up 19 points, and would receive 89 with a victory today.

Event #19: $500 COLOSSUS

A massive field of over 16,000 entries is now down to its final 103 players, with two 25K Fantasy draftees still in contention. Matt Glantz (Team Hoggers) and Ryan Leng (Team Frog Poison) have both secured 1 point so far. However, if they can reach the top 81, they’ll earn a 100-point field size bonus. And should either of them go the distance and win it all, they’d bank a total of 150 points for their team.

This event is scheduled to play down to a winner today as well.

Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack

The final event scheduled to conclude today is the $600 NLH/PLO Mixed Deepstack, which drew a sizable field of 2,775 entries and is now down to just 115 players. Seven of those remaining are 25K Fantasy draftees.

Each have secured one point so far, but a finish inside the top 36 would earn an additional 25 points. A victory in the event would be worth a total of 77 points for their team.

Players in the mix include Kane Kalas Team (AJ's Eagles), Noah Bronstein (Team Noori), Tyler Brown (Team Negreanu), Calvin Anderson (Team Money Mondays), Ari Engel (Team Lang), Jesse Lonis (Team Girl Dad’s), and Ben Yu (Team Survivor Sweat).

Events Reaching the Money Today

There are several events returning for Day 2, where players will reach the money and begin earning fantasy points. First, Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em comes into Day 2, just one player off the money, and within the first few hands will be in the money.

Also reaching the money today, and event filled with 25K draftees, Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. Late registration is open for the first level of play and is expected to reach the money later in the night.

Events Beginning on Day 14

Three events are set to begin today, Event #31: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack, Event #32: $50,000 High Roller, and Event #33: $1,500 Limit Hold’em.

Tags: Andrew OstapchenkoAri EngelBen YuCalvin AndersonJesse LonisJim CollopyJoao SimaoLawrence BrandtMatt GlantzNicolas MilgromNoah BronsteinOwais AhmedPunnat PunsriRyan HoenigRyan LengTyler Brown