The $250,000 Super High Roller — the biggest buy-in on the 2025 World Series of Poker schedule — got underway Sunday at noon inside Paris Las Vegas. And it didn’t take long for fireworks.
Austrian high-stakes crusher Matthias Eibinger, who has more than $24 million in live earnings according to The Hendon Mob, attempted an ambitious seven-high bluff with a 15% pot shove on businessman Brandon Steven. But did the gutsy move pay off?
Most poker players at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) agree that Nick Schulman is heading into the Poker Hall of Fame this summer and it’s getting harder to argue otherwise.
On Thursday, Schulman was awarded his seventh WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 2-7 Championship, the third time he's won that event, further cementing his legacy as one of the game’s all-time greats.
And that’s exactly why Schulman earns this week’s WSOP Performance of the Week honors.
Day 20 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will see just four players return for Day 4 of Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller, which has one 25K Fantasy player remaining in David “ODB” Baker (Team Australia), who currently holds a chip lead. Whether or not he can win his fourth gold bracelet remains to be seen, but either way, he’s going to earn some much-needed fantasy points for the boys down under.
On Saturday, the final table of Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship played out and four 25K players cashed – Viktor Blom (Team Dinkers) took second place for $188,295, Anthony Zinno (Team Negreanu) third for $130,447, Daniel Negreanu (Team Negreanu) eighth for $31,316, and Scott Bohlman (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin) ninths for $25,687, as well as ODB Bonus player Max Hoffman, who finished in sixth place for $50,915.
Event #42: $1,000 PLO is down to the final seven players from a 1,932-entry field, and the only 25K Fantasy player remaining in PLO juggernaut Dylan Weisman (Team Dinkers), who sits sixth in chips.
Likewise, Event #43: $1,500 Razz is down to the final nine with Allan Le (Team Dinkers) out in front. Shaun Deeb (Team Phenom) sits third in chips while Maxx Coleman (Team AJ’s Eagles) is hot on his heels in fourth.
Finally, well over 100 players will return for Day 2 of Event #44: $10,000 Big O Championship, including Nick Schulman (Team Splash Sports), Matthew Wantman (Team Handsome Horses), and Sam Soverel (Team Lang), just to name a few. Likewise, ODB Bonus players Andrew Yeh, Allen Kessler, and John Bunch are all in the thick of it.
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.
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Handsome Horses | 521 |
| 2 | Team BTG | 485 |
| 3 | Team Negreanu | 479 |
| 4 | Team Money Mondays Podcast | 438 |
| 5 | Team Dinkers | 430 |
| 6 | Team Splash Sports | 407 |
| 7 | Team Girl Dads | 343 |
| 7 | Team Phenom | 343 |
| 9 | Team Lady Gaga | 339 |
| 10 | Team Lang | 316 |
| 11 | Team Glue Factory | 303 |
| 12 | Team DPMD | 294 |
| 12 | Team Liaison | 294 |
| 14 | Team Brown's Bargain Bin | 293 |
| 15 | Team Frog Poison | 290 |
| 16 | Team NOVIG | 280 |
| 17 | Team AJ's Eagles | 263 |
| 18 | Team Hoggers | 247 |
| 19 | Team Jeremy's | 219 |
| 20 | Team Survivor Sweat | 202 |
| 21 | Team Wass | 188 |
| 22 | Team Splashy Octopi | 184 |
| 23 | Team Australia | 124 |
| 24 | Team Noori | 116 |
In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna Englandn and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony, the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised.
Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog, then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, the crew discusses the recently-announced changes to the WSOP Circuit, Chad goes to the world's largest casino collectibles show, and Matt Savage offers his thoughts as a special guest speaker.
Other topics include bracelet wins by Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, and John Racener, highlights from recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) events, and an exclusive interview with famed poker author Michael Kaplan, who recently released a new book, Advantage Players. The veteran scribe shares several poker stories, including Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun's baccarat edge sorting, the legendary Billy Baxter, and what it was like working with Stu Ungar in what was one of the final, if not THE final, interviews before he passed in 1998.
Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!
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The 25K Fantasy was shaken up again on Friday night as two drafted players scored bracelets. Philip Sternheimer (Team Handsome Horse) became the league’s highest performer up to this point with 225 points off six cashes, the biggest being $763,087 for winning Event #36: $10,000 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for his first bracelet.
Similarly, Joao Vieira (Team Lady Gaga) moved up to sixth with 152 points thanks largely to winning his fourth bracelet and $2,649,158 in prize money for taking down Event #38: $100,000 High Roller. And while he didn’t quite win, Thomas Taylor got some points for Team Liaison for finishing runner-up in Event #39: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. for $131,916.
Day 19 of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will also have some fantasy poker implications starting with Day 3 of Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller, which has four 25K Fantasy players remaining – David Stamm (Team Frog Poison), David “ODB” Baker (Team Australia), Mike Matusow (Team Negreanu), and Matt Glantz (Team Hoggers) – as well as a lone ODB Fantasy player in Daniel Lowery, though he is the shortest stack in the tournament.
The final table is set in Event #41: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship and four of them are 25K players including chip leader Viktor Blom (Team Dinkers). He’s joined by Anthony Zinno (Team Negreanu), Daniel Negreanu (Team Negreanu), and Scott Bohlman (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), as well as ODB Bonus player Max Hoffman.
More than 100 players will return for Day 2 of Event #42: $1,000 PLO including chip leader John Riordan (Team Splashy Octopi), Mike Leah (Team Splashy Octopi), Dylan Weisman (Team Dinkers), and Frank Brannan (Team Splash Sports), among others.
Likewise, nearly 100 players will return for Day 2 of Event #43: $1,500 Razz including Phil Hui (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), Matt Vengrin (Team Brown’s Bargain Bin), Allan Le (Team Dinkers), Calvin Anderson (Team Money Mondays Podcast), and Hal Rotholz (Team Phenom).
Remember, PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with either a 25K Fantasy or ODB badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the 25K Fantasy or ODB badge); what’s more, each blog will have a “25K Fantasy” tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by 25K Fantasy players.
| Rank | Player | Team | Score | Salary | Cashes | Pts/$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Sternheimer | Team Handsome Horses | 225 | 21.00 | 6 | 10.71 |
| 2 | Ryan Hoenig | Team Lang | 184 | 52.00 | 5 | 3.54 |
| 3 | Benny Glaser | Team Dinkers | 167 | 99.00 | 2 | 1.69 |
| 4 | Patrick Leonard | Team Girl Dads | 157 | 30.00 | 7 | 5.23 |
| 5 | Nick Schulman | Team Splash Sports | 154 | 107.00 | 4 | 1.44 |
| 6 | Joao Vieira | Team Lady Gaga | 152 | 85.00 | 5 | 1.79 |
| 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Team Negreanu | 147 | 108.00 | 4 | 1.36 |
| 8 | Stephen Song | Team DPMD | 146 | 17.00 | 2 | 8.59 |
| 8 | Andrew Lichtenberger | Team Glue Factory | 146 | 1.00 | 4 | 146 |
| 10 | Nick Guagenti | Team BTG | 141 | 38.00 | 6 | 3.71 |
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Handsome Horses | 518 |
| 2 | Team BTG | 485 |
| 3 | Team Money Mondays Podcast | 436 |
| 4 | Team Splash Sports | 386 |
| 5 | Team Negreanu | 351 |
| 6 | Team Girl Dads | 342 |
| 7 | Team Phenom | 341 |
| 8 | Team Dinkers | 339 |
| 9 | Team Lady Gaga | 337 |
| 10 | Team Lang | 314 |
| 11 | Team Glue Factory | 303 |
| 12 | Team DPMD | 294 |
| 13 | Team Liaison | 293 |
| 14 | Team NOVIG | 278 |
| 15 | Team Frog Poison | 273 |
| 16 | Team Brown's Bargain Bin | 269 |
| 17 | Team AJ's Eagles | 263 |
| 18 | Team Hoggers | 244 |
| 19 | Team Jeremy's | 219 |
| 20 | Team Survivor Sweat | 201 |
| 21 | Team Wass | 188 |
| 22 | Team Splashy Octopi | 181 |
| 23 | Team Australia | 123 |
| 24 | Team Noori | 113 |
On Thursday, June 12, David "ODB" Baker released the prize pool information for his $500 league. With 872 entrants, a $436,000 prize pool will be paid to the top 87 teams, with the last-place team receiving a $2,500 consolation prize. Up top, the eventual winner will take home $80,000, and the runner-up team will receive $60,000.
"This is what you are playing for! Thank you to everyone who participated. Thank you to Survivor Sweat. Thank you 25kfantasy. Thank you, Nicole Baker," ODB said in a tweet. "Absolutely amazing what you all have helped me build!"
The 2025 25K Fantasy attracted a record 24 teams, which means a $600,000 prize pool is up for grabs. That will be distributed amongst the top five teams, with this year's champ taking home $250,000 and the title!
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $250,000 |
| 2nd | $125,000 |
| 3rd | $100,000 |
| 4th | $75,000 |
| 5th | $50,000 |
