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After Day 8 of the World Series, Daniel Negreanu came up just short on his 8th World Series of Poker Bracelet, but Brad Ruban did claim his fifth WSOP bracelet for Team NOVIG. Here are the sweats for Day Nine at the WSOP.
Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed
A new addition to the WSOP schedule drew many of the game’s top players, and the superstar-packed field delivered plenty of fantasy drama. Heading into the final day, just 17 players remain—six of them 25K Fantasy draftees. Michael Moncek (Team Survivor Sweat) sits second in chips, followed by Ben Lamb (Team Money Mondays) in fourth, and Nick Schulman (Team Splash Sports) in fifth.
Further down the leaderboard is Arthur Morris (AJ's Eagles), Eric Wasserson (Wass), and Shaun Deeb (Team Phenom). The remaining players have all locked up 12 points, with a victory in this event being worth 127, as the event is expected to play down to a winner today.
Shaun Deeb
Event #15: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Benny Glaser (Team Dinkers), fresh off winning his sixth WSOP bracelet, is back in the mix just days later. He enters Day 3 second in chips with only 25 players remaining.
Also still in the field are Thomas Taylor (Team Liaison), Tyler Brown (Team Negreanu), and Patrick Leonard (Team Girl Dads)—all of whom sit inside the top 10 in chips. Each has already locked up 13 points, with 87 points awaiting today’s winner.
Day 2 of this prestigious event resumes on Day 9 of the WSOP and, as expected, features many of the game’s elite—along with a strong fantasy presence. Seven of the top ten players in the chip counts are 25K Fantasy draftees, with several more scattered throughout the 62-player field. With late registration open through the first level of play, additional fantasy contenders are expected to join the action.
Event #16: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
Of the 108 players returning for Day 2, only two of them are 25K players. Those players are John Riordan (Team Splashy Octopi) and Josh Arieh (Team Jeremy's).
Josh Arieh
Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem
This event drew 1,692 entries and returns for Day 2 with 264 players—just ten spots away from the money. Notable names near the top of the chip counts include Jesse Lonis (Team Girl Dads), who sits third overall, along with Ali Eslami (Team Survivor Sweat), Ethan Yau (Team Girl Dads), and Chris Brewer (Team NOVIG).
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Team Negreanu, currently sitting in last place, has a chance to gain ground as Daniel Negreanu himself returns third in chips with just five players remaining.
Negreanu has already locked up 62 points for his squad, but a win—worth 127 points—would require getting through chip leader Viktor Blom (Team Dinkers).
Play resumes at 2:00 p.m. local time, with coverage streaming on PokerGO starting at 3:00 p.m.
Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty
Only five players remain, but no fantasy draftees are left in contention. Joe Cada (Team Money Mondays) was the final fantasy player in the field, finishing 7th and earning 46 points for his team.
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Five players remain, and three are fantasy draftees—making this a key sweat, especially for Team NOVIG.
Brad Ruben and Yueqi Zhu, both from Team NOVIG, sit second and fourth in chips, respectively. Brian Yoon (Team Hoggers) is also still in the mix.
All three have locked up 35 points, with 80 on the line for the winner.
Brad Ruben
Events to Keep an Eye On
Event #13: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
This event is already in the money, with several fantasy players still in the mix heading into Day 2.
Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed
One of the most loaded fields of the series so far, this event is stacked with fantasy relevance. Notables inside the top 10 in chips include:
The first 25K Fantasy Player bracelet winners were named on Sunday as mixed game legend Benny Glaser and Russian high-stakes endboss Artur Martirosian both picked up bracelets.
Those victories were good news for Team Dinkers and Team Jeremy's, the latter of which now sits in third place with 129 points behind Team DPMD (159 points) and Team Girl Dads, which maintained its lead and jumped to 162 points after a third-place finish from Patrick Leonard.
Here's a look at the Fantasy players to watch on Day 7 of the WSOP.
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Other Fantasy players still standing in the event include Viktor Blom, Maxx Coleman, Ben Lamb, Allan Le and David "ODB" Baker.
Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty
There were 130 players who advanced to Day 2 of Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty, and there is no shortage of Fantasy players among them.
The 25K Fantasy players in the field include Andrew Lichtenberger, Aram Zobian, Frank Brannan, Michael Moncek, Shannon Shorr, Brian Rast, Brock Wilson, Alex Foxen, Kristen Foxen and Erik Seidel.
In the 894th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, is joined by Mike Holtz, Christina Gollins, and Joey Ingram to draft their favorite teams for the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Each of the four hosts can pick seven players and one alternate player who will score points throughout the 2025 WSOP. The hosts need to follow several rules, such as drafting at least one female poker player, and one poker vlogger/creator, as well as adding an alternate that they can swap in for any of their seven players.
Who are the 'blue chip', slam dunk, first-round pick players in this draft? And who is picked lower than they should? Find out in this episode what Chad, Mike, Christina, and Joey's favorite WSOP teams for the series are. This draft follows a very simple concept that can be recreated at home if you're interested in adding a little extra sweat during the series!
If you're interested in upping the ante a bit and adding a bit more complexity to your WSOP fantasy, check out our dedicated $25K Fantasy Draft blog on PokerNews to learn more about this widely popular draft format hosted by Daniel Negreanu and David "ODB" Baker.
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
It's time for Day 6 of the World Series of Poker, and the 25K Fantasy is starting to heat up.
Team Girl Dads is currently in front with 86 points, propelled almost entirely from Christian Roberts' third-place finish in Event #3: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em that brought 66 points, as well as Ethan "Rampage" Yau's 17th place in the same event that eaerned the team 14 points.
Other teams in the mix include Team Splash Sports (66 points), Team DPMD (56 points), Team NOVIG (53 points) and Team Frog Poison (51 points).
Let's take a look at some of the player sweats heading into Day 6 of the WSOP.
Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions
Alex Foxen
There are plenty of notable Fantasy players to keep an eye on in Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions, one of the most exciting events of the summer that will award life-changing money to a few lucky players.
Fantasy players toward the top of the counts include Alex Foxen, Josh Reichard, Brian Yoon and popular poker vlogger Brad Owen, while the players looking to run up a short stack include Cooper Feltham, Scott Bohlman, Brock Wilson and Ray Henson.
Other Fantasy players in the $1,000 Mystery Bounty include Phil Hui, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Dan Shak and Andrew Kelsall.
Russian endboss Artur Martirosian is looking for his third bracelet, while online wizard Patrick Leonard seeks a second piece of WSOP gold. Only one will advance to the championship round as the two Fantasy picks face off today in a heads-up match.
Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice
There are six Fantasy players to watch among the 14 remaining players heading into Day 3 of Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice.
Five-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser leads as the big stack, but he will have to fend off Justin Liberto, Scott Bohlman, Dan Zack, Eric Baldwin and Adam Owen, the only non-bracelet winner among the remaining Fantasy players.
Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Daniel Negreanu
There are dozens of Fantasy players in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship and more are expected to join on Day 2. That includes Daniel Negreanu, who bagged a top-10 stack as the Poker Hall of Famer looks for his second bracelet in two years.
Fantasy players already in the field include Robert Mizrachi, Anthony Zinno, Matt Glantz, Andrew Brown, Maxx Coleman and Alex Livingston.
