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.
Andrew Yeh
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.
Felipe Ramos is the last 25K Fantasy player in Event #52: $1,500 Freezeout NLH.
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.
In the 899th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are joined by PokerStars Team Pro Maria Konnikova at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on the most polarizing player at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Martin Kabrhel.
Do you love him? Hate him? Is he either good or bad for poker? What sort of antics has he been up to? What poker player called him a p***y? Find out as the hosts don't shy away from sharing their thoughts on the boisterous high roller.
Konnikova then talks about her upcoming book, hosting the Risky Business Podcast alongside Nate Silver, and what's going on over at PokerStars, including the upcoming NAPT and an emphasis on women's initiatives.
PokerStars Team Pro Maria Konnikova joins as a special co-host!
Also, learn about João Vieira winning $100K High Roller for his fourth bracelet and David “ODB” Baker taking down the $5K Seniors NLH for his fourth bracelet. Oh, and Michael Wang won a Wynn Summer Classic event for career-high $555K!
Finally, see highlights from “Miami” John Cernuto’s Celebration of Life, including a moving speech from his friend, Hollywood actor James Woods, and a look at the 2025 Poker Hall of Fame nominees. Find out who the crew thinks will get in and why.
Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!
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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 Klemens Roiter (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 Roiter’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.
Ali Eslami leads the $10,000 Razz Championship.
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.
Day 22 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is going to be a busy one!
Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack is down to the final 54 players from a 9,920-entry field. Only a pair of 25K Fantasy players remain in Klemens Roiter (Team Liaison) and Dylan Linde (Team BTG), who sit ninth and eleventh in chips, respectively.
Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship will play down to a winner as the final five players return to action. Phil Hui (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin) is the short stack, while Marco Johnson (Team Survivor Sweat) and Viktor Blom (Team Dinkers) are the two big stacks. Blom is already the 25K Fantasy’s top points earner and will be adding to that today. Will he finally be able to claim his first gold bracelet after several close calls? Only time will tell.
Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors will see 32 players from a 3,937-entry field return for Day 3 action. The only 25K Fantasy player remaining is Joey Couden (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), though he’s sitting pretty as the overall chip leader.
Joey Couden is the only fantasy player remaining in SALUTE to Warriors.
Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller is down to the its final table of eight. Of those, half are 25K Fantasy players including Alex Foxen (Team Lady Gaga), Seth Davies (Team DPMD), David Peters (Team Wass), and Chris Brewer (Team NOVIG).
Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha 8 / Stud 8 is down to 27 players including 25K Fantasy draftees Christopher Claassen (Team Handsome Horses), Benny Glaser (Team Dinkers), Brian Rast (Team Wass), Shaun Deeb (Team Phenom), Jon Turner (Team Negreanu), Phil Hellmuth (Team Money Mondays Podcast), Gus Hansen (Team Noori), Robert Wells (Team Hoggers), Jon Kyte (Team Glue Factory), and Jim Collopy (Team Noori). Likewise, ODB Bonus Players Ryan Hughes and Jason Daly are still alive.
Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed NLH will see 60 players return for Day 2 including Matthew Wantman (Team Handsome Horses), Stephen Song (Team DPMD), Noel Rodriguez (Team Frog Poison), Brian Hastings (Team AJ’s Eagles), Paul Volpe (Team Wass), Danny Wong (Team Hoggers), Uri Reichenstein (Team DPMD), and Justin Liberto (Team AJ’s Eagles), as well as ODB Bonus Player Chris Moorman.
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.
