25K Fantasy 2025

On Day 31 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Event #64: $1,000 Super Seniors final table will play out, but none of the remaining field are 25K Fantasy players nor ODB Bonus players.

Over in Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, the money bubble burst at the end of Day 3, so for Day 4 just 17 players will return, including ODB Bonus players Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and Andrew Yeh, who sit third and first in chips, respectively. As for 25K players returning, they include Ben Lamb (Team Money Mondays Podcast), Mike Matusow (Team Negreanu), Esther Taylor (Team Survivor Sweat), Erick Lindgren (Team Negreanu), Ali Eslami (Team Survivor Sweat), Marco Johnson (Team Survivor Sweat), Christian Roberts (Team Girl Dads), Justin Liberto (Team AJ’s Eagles), Joao Vieira (Team Lady Gaga), Christopher Vitch (Team Phenom), Ben Yu (Team Survivor Sweat), and ), Jon Kyte (Team Glue Factory).

After Day 2 of Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em, 127 players from a 2,338-entry field found a bag. Among them are Dan Sepiol (Team Phenom), Martin Zamani (Team AJ’s Eagles), Stephen Song (Team DPMD), Arthur Morris (Team AJ’s Eagles), Dylan Linde (Team BTG), Adrian Mateos (Team Splash Sports), Ari Engel (Team Lang), Robert Wells (Team Hoggers), Ren Lin (Team Splash Sports), Chino Rheem (Team Handsome Horses); as well as, Nitesh Rawtani, Evan Sandberg, and Michael Berk.

In Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, the field is down to the final 11 players from the original 615 runners. The only player remaining is 1996 WSOP Main Event champ Huck Seed (Team Phenom), who is on the shorter side of things, sitting eighth in chips.

Finally, over in Event #71: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship, there are plenty of fantasy implications among the 50 returning players, including chip leader Jon Shoreman (Team DPMD), Yueqi Zhu (Team NOVIG), John Monnette (Team Liaison), Jeremy Ausmus (Team DPMD), and Daniel Negreanu (Team Negreanu), among many others.

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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.

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On Day 30 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker is down to the final seven players from a 11,996-entry field. Josh Reichard (Team Lang) is the only 25K Fantasy player remaining, and he just so happens to hold a big chip lead. Not only will he be earning Team Lang some valuable points, but he could very well walk away with the $1,255,180 top prize and his first WSOP gold bracelet after several close calls.

Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed NLH started with 1,168 runners, but only 54 of them will return for Day 3. They include Jake Schwartz (Hoggers), Anthony Zinno (Negreanu), Renji Mao (Splash Sports), Mustapha Kanit (Team Australia), Ryan Leng (Frog Poison), and Renan Bruschi (Team Wass); as well as, ODB Bonus player Michael Wang.

Just 11 players from a 635-entry field return for Day 3 in Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw, including the 25K Fantasy players in the short-stacked Jon Turner (Team Negreanu) and Brandon Shack-Harris (Team Australia).

Day 2 of Event #64: $1,000 Super Seniors will have 880 players return to action, but none of them are 25K Fantasy players nor ODB Bonus players.

On the flip side, Day 2 of Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship will see a ton of 25K Fantasy players return including chip leader Ali Eslami (Team Survivor Sweat), Jeremy Ausmus (Team DPMD), Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen (Team Handsome Horses), Christopher Vitch (Team Phenom), and ODB Bonus player Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, who all sit in the top five chip counts.

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!

On Day 26 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Day 5 of Event #48: $1,000 Senior’s NLH Championship will see seven players from a 7,575-entry field return to action including ODB Bonus player Manish Madan, though he is the extreme short stack so will face an uphill battle to capture the bracelet.

Just four players from a 207-entry field remain in Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, including Brad Ruben (Team NOVIG) and Jason Mercier (Team Hoggers), who sit third and fourth in chips, respectively.

Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball will see 15 players from a 463-entry field return to action including chip leader David “Bakes” Baker (Team Jeremy’s), Benny Glaser (Team Dinkers), Yuval Bronshtein (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), and Chino Rheem (Team Handsome Horses).

Finally, Event #57: $50,000 PLO High Roller drew 148 runners on Day 1, but only 62 players advanced including dozens of 25K Fantasy players such as Biao Ding (Team Noori), Alex Foxen (Team Lady Gaga), Eelis Parssinen (Team Jeremy’s), Sean Winter (Team Wass), Isaac Haxton (Team BTG), Arthur Morris (Team AJ’s Eagles), Artur Martirosian (Team Jeremy’s), Shaun Deeb (Team Phenom), and John Riordan (Team Splashy Octopi).

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.

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On Day 25 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Day 4 of Event #48: $1,000 Senior’s NLH Championship will see 19 players from a 7,575-entry field return to action including ODB Bonus player Manish Madan, who is on the shorter side of thing sitting 16th in chips.

In Event #51: $25,000 High Roller PLO, the 489-entry field is down to the final five players after Phil Ivey (Team Glue Factory) exited in sixth place last night for 54 fantasy points. The only player remaining with fantasy implications is ODB Bonus Player Michael Duek, who sits second in chips.

Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout NLH needed an extra day as three players from the 2,320-player field remain, and two of them are ODB Bonus Players in Michael Rossitto and Asher Conniff. The former is seeking his first gold bracelet and the latter his second.

Headed into Day 3 of Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, it’s down to the final 11 from a 1,564-entry field. They include chip leader Matt Vengrin (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), Punnat Punsri (Team BTG), and Bryce Yockey (Team Jeremy’s); as well as, ODB Bonus player Jason Stockfish.

Similarly, just 16 players from a 207-entry field remain in Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship including Scott Seiver (Team Frog Poison), Jason Mercier (Team Hoggers), Cary Katz (Team AJ’s Eagles), John Hennigan (Team Wass), Dylan Smith (Team Frog Poison), Alex Livingston (Team Noori), Brad Ruben (Team NOVIG), Huck Seed (Team Phenom), and Marco Johnson (Team Survivor Sweat); as well as, ODB Bonus players Matt Grapenthien and Walter Chambers.

Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball will see 133 players from a 463-entry field return to action, including chip leader David Prociak (Team Dinkers), Christopher Vitch (Team Phenom), and Renan Bruschi (Team Wass), just to name a few 25K Fantasy players.

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!

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On Day 24 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Day 3 of Event #48: $1,000 Senior’s NLH Championship will see over 202 players from a 7,575-entry field return to action including 25K Fantasy players Mike Leah (Team Splashy Octopi) and AJ Kelsall (Team AJ’s Eagles), as well as ODB Bonus player Manish Madan.

A fourth day is needed to finish Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship, which attracted a 134-entry field. It’s down to two players in ODB Bonus Player Andrew Yeh and 25K Player Brian Rast (Team Wass). The former holds a 2:1 chip lead over the latter.

In Event #51: $25,000 High Roller PLO, the 489-entry field is down to the final 28 players including 25K Players Tomasz Gluszko (Team Handsome Horses), Frank Brannan (Team Splash Sports), Isaac Haxton (Team BTG), Aaron Kupin (Team Hoggers), Erick Lindgren (Team Negreanu), Ben Lamb (Team Money Mondays Podcast), Scott Bohlman (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), Biao Ding (Team Noori), Phil Ivey (Team Glue Factory), and Anson Tsang (Team Lady Gaga). ODB Bonus Player Michael Duek is also still alive.

In Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout NLH, the 2,320-player field is down to 29, including 25K Fantasy Player Felipe Ramos (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin) and ODB Bonus Players Michael Rossitto and Asher Conniff.

Finally, Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha was reduced from 1,564 entrants on Day 1 to 114 headed into Day 2. They include 25K Fantasy Players Bryce Yockey (Team Jeremy’s), Matt Vengrin (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), Punnat Punsri (Team BTG), Sean Troha (Team Frog Poison), Ari Engel (Team Lang), Christian Harder (Team Splash Sports); as well as, ODB Bonus Players Isaac Kempton and Jason Stockfish.

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!

Day 23 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will have some fantasy implications, anyway you cut it.

Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack is down to the final seven players from a 9,920-entry field. Only a pair of 25K Fantasy players remain in [Removed:548] (Team Liaison) and Dylan Linde (Team BTG), who sit second and third in chips, respectively. Only time will tell if either can win the bracelet, which would be [Removed:549]’s first and Linde’s second.

Day 2 of Event #48: $1,000 Senior’s NLH Championship will see over 1,400 players return to action including 25K Fantasy players Mike Leah (Team Splashy Octopi), Xixiang Luo (Team Lady Gaga), AJ Kelsall (Team AJ’s Eagles), Matt Glantz (Team Hoggers), and Huck Seed (Team Phenom). There are also a bunch of ODB Bonus players, including John Holley, Justin Young, Manish Madan, Daniel Lowery, and Mark Gregorich.

Only a dozen players from a 134-entry field remain in Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship including chip leader Ali Eslami (Team Survivor Sweat), Brian Yoon (Team Hoggers), Brian Rast (Team Wass), Maksim Pisarenko (Team Noori), Joao Vieira (Team Lady Gaga), David Funkhouser (Team Girl Dads), and Christian Roberts (Team Girl Dads); as well as, ODB Bonus players Ray Fishman and Andrew Yeh.

Late registration is still open in Event #51: $25,000 High Roller PLO, and dozens of 25K Fantasy players are returning to action, including Aaron Kupin (Team Hoggers) and Dylan Smith (Team Frog Poison), who both bagged top 10 chip stacks. Likewise, Jesse Lonis (Team Girl Dads), Sean Winter (Team Wass), and Jeremy Ausmus (Team DPMD) are among those returning.

In Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout NLH, 354 players from a 2,320-player field will return for Day 2 including ODB Bonus players Asher Conniff, Michael Rossitto, Faraz Jaka, and John Bunch. There are also a bunch of 25K Fantasy players in Nick Palma (Team Negreanu), Georgios Sotiropoulos (Team Glue Factory), Dong Chen (Team Lady Gaga), David Coleman (Team Liaison), Felipe Ramos (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), Kristen Foxen (Team Money Mondays Podcast), Renji Mao (Team Splash Sports), Jake Schwartz (Team Hoggers), and Joe Cada (Team Money Mondays Podcast).

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!