Zack Victory Seals 25K Fantasy Victory for Team BTG
Congratulations to Team BTG who have won the 2025 25K Fantasy Contest!
They finished with a score of 1,279, ahead of Team Lady Gaga (1,179) and Team Handsome Horses (1,115). Team Dinkers (1,005) was the only other team over 1,000 points.
2025 25K Fantasy Contest Final Standings
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team BTG | 1279 |
| 2 | Team Lady Gaga | 1179 |
| 3 | Team Handsome Horses | 1115 |
| 4 | Team Dinkers | 1005 |
| 5 | Team Liaison | 932 |
| 6 | Team Phenom | 853 |
| 7 | Team Survivor Sweat | 828 |
| 8 | Team Wass | 807 |
| 9 | Team Negreanu | 805 |
Dan Zack's victory in Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha was the icing on the cake, increasing Team BTG's lead from just 11 points to a clean 100 points.
Team Liaison leapfrogged Team Phenom into fifth place, while Team Survivor Sweat and Team Wass burst into the top 10.
Two results for Team Survivor Sweat saw them secure seventh place, as Ben Yu finished ninth in #98: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. and Sam Laskowitz finished sixth in Event #99: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Team Wass also came from the clouds with 132 points, mostly thanks to Brian Rast's runner-up finish and John Hennigan's seventh-place finish in Event #98: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E..
Top Performing 25K Fantasy Players
| Rank | Player | Team | Score | Salary | Cashes | Pts/$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Deeb | Team Phenom | 359 | 99.00 | 17 | 3.63 |
| 2 | Viktor Blom | Team Dinkers | 310 | 22.00 | 9 | 14.09 |
| 3 | Dylan Linde | Team BTG | 299 | 36.00 | 6 | 8.31 |
| 4 | Brian Rast | Team Wass | 292 | 57.00 | 14 | 5.12 |
| 5 | Joao Vieira | Team Lady Gaga | 284 | 85.00 | 7 | 3.34 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | Team Lady Gaga | 280 | 33.00 | 8 | 8.48 |
| 7 | Klemens Roiter | Team Liaison | 277 | 9.00 | 11 | 30.78 |
| 8 | Isaac Haxton | Team BTG | 276 | 6.00 | 4 | 46 |
| 9 | Daniel Negreanu | Team Negreanu | 269 | 108.00 | 13 | 2.49 |
| 10 | Benny Glaser | Team Dinkers | 267 | 99.00 | 11 | 2.7 |
25K Fantasy Bracelet Winners at the 2025 WSOP
In addition to Dan Zack's PLO victory, there were two other 25K Fantasy draftees adding bracelets on the last day of action.
Chad Eveslage won Event #98: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. ahead of a final table packed with 25K Fantasy players. Eveslage defeated a field of 150 players to win his fourth bracelet and $883,841.
Finally, Andrew Ostapchenko defeated Brandon Wilson heads-up in Event #99: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $606,849. Third-place went to David "ODB" Baker for $283,554.
25K Fantasy Bracelet Winners
| Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #7: $25,000 Heads Up Championship | Jeremy's | Artur Martirosian | $125 |
| Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice | Dinkers | Benny Glaser | $80 |
| Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | NOVIG | Brad Ruben | $80 |
| Event #15: $1,500 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better | Dinkers | Benny Glaser | 87 |
| Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Holdem | Brown's Bargain Bin | Scott Bohlman | 91 |
| Event #18: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship | Lang | Ryan Hoenig | 126 |
| Event #24: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot | Lady Gaga | Xixiang Luo | 89 |
| Event #25: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | BTG | Nick Guagenti | 126 |
| Event #28: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack | Negreanu | Tyler Brown | 77 |
| Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | Splash Sports | Nick Schulman | 127 |
| Event #32: $50,000 High Roller | Splash Sports | Jason Koon | 126 |
| Event #34: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty | Splashy Octopi | John Racener | 97 |
| Event #36: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | Handsome Horses | Philip Sternheimer | 128 |
| Event #37: $1,500 MONSTER STACK | Liaison | Klemens Roiter | 174 |
| Event #38: $100,000 High Roller | Lady Gaga | Joao Vieira | 126 |
| Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller | Australia | David 'ODB' Baker | 108 |
| Event #43: $1,500 Razz | Dinkers | Allan Le | 79 |
| Event #45: $500 SALUTE to Warriors | Brown's Bargain Bin | Joey Couden | 89 |
| Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller | DPMD | Seth Davies | 125 |
| Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2025 ODB Bonus Players | Jason Daly | 80 |
| Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em | 2025 ODB Bonus Players | Tyler Patterson | 89 |
| Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship | Wass | Brian Rast | 126 |
| Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | Brown's Bargain Bin | Matt Vengrin | 90 |
| Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | Dinkers | Benny Glaser | 79 |
| Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | BTG | Dylan Linde | 126 |
| Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix | Hoggers | Robert Wells | 79 |
| Event #66: $50,000 Poker Players Championship | 2025 ODB Bonus Players | Michael Mizrachi | 126 |
| Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 2025 ODB Bonus Players | Michael Wang | 133 |
| Event #76: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event | Hoggers | Aaron Kupin | 79 |
| Event #79: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller | Phenom | Shaun Deeb | 126 |
| Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship | 2025 ODB Bonus Players | Michael Mizrachi | 272 |
| Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship | Splashy Octopi | Mike Gorodinsky | 126 |
| Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | AJ's Eagles | Cary Katz | 87 |
| Event #94: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship | Lang | Sam Soverel | 130 |
| Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | BTG | Dan Zack | 85 |
| Event #98: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. | Handsome Horses | Chad Eveslage | 126 |
| Event #99: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em | Liaison | Andrew Ostapchenko | 107 |
This wraps up the PokerNews coverage of the 2025 25K Fantasy Contest. Thank you for following along and we'll be back in 2026!