Chris Brewer was the next player on the block and ended up becoming the second member of Team NOVIG alongside Chance Kornuth. His fetching prize capping out at $70.
The legendary Phil Ivey was the 19th player nominated, and a two-team bidding war drove up his prize to $69 before a third team tried to snipe in with a $70 bid.
That wasn't enough, as a bunch more bids came in before Team Glue Factory got the 11-time WSOP bracelet winner for $95.
Scott Seiver was nominated by Team Wass for an opening bid of $80.
The 2024 WSOP Player of the Year quickly soared to over $100.
Team Frog Poison continued to one up the other teams and finally secured Seiver with a final bid of $125.
Yuri Dzivielevski was the 16th player nominated in the 2025 $25K Fantasy Draft, and unsurprisingly, his price shot up quickly.
He managed to do what Shaun Deeb couldn't, and that was enter triple-digit territory. Team Liaison seemed intent on getting the Brazilian with a big bid of $119, and that did the trick.
John Riordan was nominated by Team Splashy Octopi for $5.
After several teams bid on Riordan, Team Splashy Octopi got their guy, and he was finally sold to them for $54.
Shaun Deeb, always one of the hot commodities in the $25K Fantasy, was the next nomination (No. 14 overall) with an opening bid of $50.
The bids rolled in and brought him up to $99. There was silence to see if he'd cross triple digits, but no other bid came in, meaning Team Phenom nabbed one of the most consistent performers in the $25K Fantasy.
Team Liaison nominated Kevin Gerhart for $1, and after a few teams bid on Gerhart, he was sold to Team Phenom for $15.
Next Team Hoggers nominated Nick Guagenti and was sold to Team BTG for $38.
Chance Kornuth was the next player nominated by Team Australia with an opening bid of $10, which was immediately bid up to $40.
Slowly but surely, the bids came in and drove his price to double that, which is when things slowed down. In fact, it was exactly an $80 bid that sent Kornuth to Team NOVIG.
Aaron Kupin was the next player nominated and garnered a great deal of interest, as evidenced by bids from several different teams. His price eventually settled at $42 to Team Hoggers.
Maxx Coleman was nominated by Team Survivor Sweat for $5.
Team AJ's Eagles and Team Survivor Sweat went back and forth bidding on Coleman, before AJ's Eagles final bid of $70 was enough to make team Survior Sweat bow out and was sold to Team AJ's Eagles.
Team Girl Dads nominated Calvin Anderson for $1, but his price quickly shot up to $51. That was what it took for Team Money Mondays to add their second player to their team roster.
Ryan Riess, who is in attendance as a part of Team Girl Dads, was nominated next for $1 but wound up selling for $11 to Team Money Mondays, who have a strong foundation with three players already on their squad.
Adam Hendrix was nominated by Team Glue Factory.
Team Lady Gaga and several teams went into a bidding war, but the final $33 bid was enough to secure Hendrix to Team Lady Gaga.
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