| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team The Dinkers | 1139 |
| 2. | Team Sternheimer | 912 |
| 3. | Team Noori | 715 |
| 4. | Team Baker | 711 |
| 5. | Team Sepiol | 696 |
| 6. | Team Lady Gaga | 631 |
| 7. | Team AJ's Eagles | 629 |
| 8. | Team Girl Dads | 625 |
| 9. | Team Livingston | 605 |
| 10. | Team TheCoffeeBreakers.com | 592 |
| 11. | Team DPMC | 574 |
| 12. | Team Kalas | 567 |
| 13. | Team NGNF | 493 |
| 14. | Team Oz | 470 |
| 15. | Team Negreanu | 446 |
| 16. | Team Lucky | 415 |
| 17. | Team Wilson | 330 |
| 18. | Team Lang | 315 |
| 19. | Team Chingas | 311 |
Day 45 of the 2024 WSOP, the $10,000 Main Event will see 464 players from a record 10,112-player field return for Day 5 action including 19 players from the $25K Fantasy League.
They include Stephen Song (Team DPMC), Adrian Mateos (Team Lucky), Ryan Hoenig (Team Chingas), Josh Reichard (Team Oz), Jesse Lonis (Team Girl Dads), Arthur Morris (Team AJ’s Eagles), Alex Livingston (Team Lang), Ren Lin (Team NGNF), Nacho Barbero (Team Negreanu), Brian Rast (Team The Dinkers), Danny Tang (Team Sternheimer), Kristen Foxen (Team NGNF), David “Bakes” Baker (Team Lang), Bin Weng (Team Chingas), Phil Ivey (Team Sepiol), Anson Tsang (Team Lady Gaga), Maria Ho (Team Noori), and Adam Friedman (Team Sepiol).
Day 2 of Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO will see 15 players from the $25K Fantasy league return to action including Jeff Madsen (Team AJ’s Eagles), Dan Shak (Team Noori), Jim Collopy (Team Girl Dads), Toby Lewis (Team Chingas), Tyler Brown (Team Livingston), Chance Kornuth (Team Livingston), Ryan Leng (Team Sepiol), Felipe Ramos (Team Baker), Jake Schwartz (Team Oz), Ryan Riess (Team Girl Dads), AJ Kelsall (Team Livingston), Yueqi Zhu (Team Kalas), and John Riordan (Team Girl Dads).
Finally, in Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship, nearly half the 158-player field (which will no doubt go up as late registration is still open) will return for Day 2 action. There are nearly two dozen draftees still in contention including but not limited to Calvin Anderson (Team Sepiol), Marco Johnson (Team Sternheimer), Yuri Dzivielevski (Team Lady Gaga), Rob Hollink (Team Kalas), and Jerry Wong (Team The Dinkers).
Remember, PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and have even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy 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 The Dinkers | 1139 |
| 2. | Team Sternheimer | 908 |
| 3. | Team Baker | 708 |
| 4. | Team Sepiol | 689 |
| 5. | Team Noori | 669 |
| 6. | Team AJ's Eagles | 628 |
| 6. | Team Lady Gaga | 628 |
| 8. | Team Livingston | 601 |
| 9. | Team TheCoffeeBreakers.com | 589 |
| 10. | Team Girl Dads | 577 |
| 11. | Team DPMC | 573 |
| 12. | Team Kalas | 564 |
| 13. | Team NGNF | 493 |
| 14. | Team Oz | 463 |
| 15. | Team Negreanu | 443 |
| 16. | Team Lucky | 411 |
| 17. | Team Wilson | 330 |
| 18. | Team Lang | 309 |
| 19. | Team Chingas | 304 |
Day 44 of the 2024 WSOP, the $10,000 Main Event will see 1,529 players from a record 10,112-player field return for Day 4 action, during which time the money bubble will burst. There will be 35 players from the $25K Fantasy League returning including but not limited to Alex Livingston (Team Lang), Ren Lin (Team NGNF), Nacho Barbero (Team Negreanu), Adam Friedman (Team Sepiol), Danny Tang (Team Sternheimer), Bin Weng (Team Chingas), Josh Reichard (Team Oz), Jesse Lonis (Team Girl Dads), Stephen Song (Team DPMC), Phil Ivey (Team Sepiol), and the short-stacked Daniel Negreanu (Team DPMC).
In Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed NLH, 88 players from a 1,042-entry field will return for Day 2 action including Yuri Dzivielevski (Team Lady Gaga), Patrick Leonard (Team Lucky), Artur Martirosian (Team Lang), Punnat Punsri (Team TheCoffeeBreakers), Yueqi Zhu (Team Kalas), Alex Foxen (Team Sepiol), Renan Bruschi (Team Sternheimer), David Peters (Team AJ’s Eagles), and Robert Mizrachi (Team The Dinkers).
On Tuesday, Day 1a of Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO saw four $25K Fantasy players bag in Jeff Madsen (Team AJ’s Eagles), Dan Shak (Team Noori), Jim Collopy (Team Girl Dads), and Toby Lewis (Team Chingas). The Day 1b flight will play out on Wednesday before the surviving players from both flights return for Day 2 action on Thursday.
Remember, PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and have even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy 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 The Dinkers | 1137 |
| 2. | Team Sternheimer | 903 |
| 3. | Team Baker | 702 |
| 4. | Team Sepiol | 677 |
| 5. | Team Noori | 665 |
| 6. | Team AJ's Eagles | 626 |
| 7. | Team Lady Gaga | 622 |
| 8. | Team Livingston | 601 |
| 9. | Team Girl Dads | 576 |
| 10. | Team DPMC | 570 |
| 11. | Team Kalas | 564 |
| 12. | Team TheCoffeeBreakers.com | 508 |
| 13. | Team NGNF | 492 |
| 14. | Team Oz | 463 |
| 15. | Team Negreanu | 443 |
| 16. | Team Lucky | 369 |
| 17. | Team Wilson | 324 |
| 18. | Team Chingas | 304 |
| 19. | Team Lang | 291 |
In the 845th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined at Level 9 Studio by WPT Global's Brad Owen, who served as special co-host to talk about the latest happenings at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
This included the record-setting turnout for the 2024 WSOP Main Event, some of the big names who've fallen and some who are still in contention, and thoughts about Phil Hellmuth's karate-themed entrance. Plus, hear about highlights from Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen's epic 4th of July Party, recent bracelet winners such as Francis Anderson and Aditya Agarwal, and how two poker players were the victims of a vehicle smash-and-grab robbery.
Owen then shares details about the WPT Global Preheat Festival, Dan Sepiol's win in the latest WPT Alpha8 Trifecta, and what's happening with The Lodge Card Room down in Texas. Finally, get an update on where things stand in the $25K Fantasy League, including a bracelet win by Wing Po Liu of Team Lady Gaga (Ren Lin), and a preview of Daniel “Jungleman” Cates on the Life Outside Poker Podcast.
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice weekly during the 2024 WSOP every Tuesday and Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
Day 43 of the 2024 WSOP, the final seven players from a 494-entry field will return to play down to a winner in Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mixed (6-Handed). That includes four $25K Fantasy players, who happen to be the four biggest stacks – John Racener (Team The Dinkers), Josh Arieh (Team TheCoffeeBreakers), Maxx Coleman (Team AJ’s Eagles), and Marco Johnson (Team Sternheimer).
Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack NLH will see hundreds of players return for Day 2 including a lone $25K Fantasy player in Andres Korn (Team DPMC).
In Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go NLH Presented by GGPoker, 136 players from a 1,088-entry field return for Day 2, each with 160,000 in chips. Of those, 16 are $25K Fantasy players in Chance Kornuth (Team Livingston), Yuval Bronshtein (Team Wilson), Renan Bruschi (Team Sternheimer), Patrick Leonard (Team Lucky), Scott Seiver (Team AJ’s Eagles), Shannon Shorr (Team Girl Dads), Andrew Kelsall (Team Livingston), Punnat Punsri (TheCoffeeBreakers), Chris Hunichen (Team Kalas), Toby Lewis (Team Lewis), David Williams (Team Negreanu), “Texas” Mike Moncek (Team Oz), Shaun Deeb (Team Lady Gaga), Georgios Sotiropoulos (Team Negreanu), Jeremy Ausmus (Team Noori), and Chris Brewer (Team The Dinkers).
Remember, PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and have even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy 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 The Dinkers | 1097 |
| 2. | Team Sternheimer | 872 |
| 3. | Team Baker | 702 |
| 4. | Team Sepiol | 677 |
| 5. | Team Noori | 664 |
| 6. | Team Lady Gaga | 607 |
| 7. | Team AJ's Eagles | 591 |
| 8. | Team DPMC | 570 |
| 9. | Team Girl Dads | 565 |
| 10. | Team Kalas | 563 |
| 11. | Team Livingston | 540 |
| 12. | Team NGNF | 492 |
| 13. | Team Oz | 462 |
| 14. | Team TheCoffeeBreakers.com | 458 |
| 15. | Team Negreanu | 427 |
| 16. | Team Lucky | 368 |
| 17. | Team Wilson | 323 |
| 18. | Team Chingas | 303 |
| 19. | Team Lang | 291 |
| Rank | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team The Dinkers | 1,097 |
| 2. | Team Sternheimer | 872 |
| 3. | Team Baker | 701 |
| 4. | Team Sepiol | 677 |
| 5. | Team Noori | 664 |
| 6. | Team Lady Gaga | 606 |
| 7. | Team AJ's Eagles | 589 |
| 8. | Team DPMC | 570 |
| 9. | Team Girl Dads | 565 |
| 10. | Team Kalas | 563 |
| 11. | Team Livingston | 540 |
| 12. | Team NGNF | 492 |
| 13. | Team Oz | 462 |
| 14. | Team TheCoffeeBreakers.com | 458 |
| 15. | Team Negreanu | 427 |
| 16. | Team Lucky | 368 |
| 17. | Team Wilson | 323 |
| 18. | Team Chingas | 303 |
| 19. | Team Lang | 291 |
Day 41 of the 2024 WSOP won’t see much $25K Fantasy movement as no bracelets will be awarded, but there is Day 2 of Event #82: $1,000 NLH Freezeout. That tournament began with 1,424 players but only 214 runners return on Sunday including $25K Fantasy players Chance Kornuth (Team Livingston), who sits third in chips, Wing Po Liu (Team Lady Gaga), David Peters (Team AJ’s Eagles), Shannon Shorr (Team Girls Dads), Stephen Song (Team DPMC), David “ODB” Baker (Team TheCoffeeBreakers), and Jeff Madsen (Team AJ’s Eagles).
In yesterday’s Day 1d flight of the Main Event, dozens of $25K Fantasy players bagged including Brian Hastings (Team Oz – 252,100 in chips), Aram Zobian (Team Wilson – 231,400), Ari Engel (Team The Coffeebreakers – 209,400), Anson Tsang (Team Lady Gaga – 205,900), and Adam Friedman (Team Sepiol – 177,400).
On the flip side, a handful of $25K Fantasy players fell on Day 1d including Robert Campbell (Team Oz), Matt Glantz (Team Lucky), Michael Rodrigues (Team DPMC), Joao Vieira (Team Noori), Justin Saliba (Team Livingston), Dylan Weisman (Team Baker), Jim Collopy (Team Girl Dads), David Williams (Team Negrenau), Sergio Aido (Team DPMC), Jeff Madsen (Team AJ’s Eagles), Sean Winter (Team DPMC), and Chance Kornuth (Team Livingston).
Remember, PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and have even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy 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.