Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
With about 150,000 in the middle, the K?Q?7? flop was already on the felt. Farid Jattin checked to Stephen Hubbard as he dropped a bet of 30,000 across the line. Jattin made the call.
When the 9? fell on the turn, Jattin checked once more, and Hubbard continued for 100,000. This time, Jattin surrendered as the dealer pushed Hubbard the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Farid Jattin |
2,245,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Stephen Hubbard |
720,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
There was 295,000 in the middle on the J?8?5?8? turn, and Joao Vieira had a bet 185,000 in front of him while facing an all-in jam from Kyle Montgomery for 550,000.
After about two minutes, Vieira mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyle Montgomery |
1,030,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
Joao Vieira |
700,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Robert Cowen had 60,000 in front of him and a single 5K chip behind. Najeem Ajez raised it and Cowen, aware of the upcoming payjump, took his time before committing his final chip as well.
Robert Cowen: Q?Q?4?3?
Najeem Ajez: A?K?K?J?
The dealer fanned out 9?6?6?3?7? and Ajez' kings remained best. "Good game, brother," he said as Cowen made his way out in 48th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Najeem Ajez |
1,100,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Robert Cowen | Busted | |
|
Anthony Zinno opened up the action to 40,000 in middle position. Julien Sitbon called from the cutoff and Sterling Savill completed from the big blind.
The flop came down K?J?J? and action checked to Sitbon who fired 35,000. Zinno came along for a turn card.
The 10? rolled off and Sitbon bet 85,000 this time. Zinno called once more.
The river 8? resulted in action going check-check and Zinno scooped the pot with A?J?8?7?.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Zinno |
1,300,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
||
Julien Sitbon |
425,000
-169,000
|
-169,000 |
|
||
Sterling Savill |
225,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
Jered Laurence opened the action to 75,000 from under the gun. Farid Jattin three-bet from the hijack to 130,000 and Laurence made the call.
The flop came down Q?J?6? and action checked through.
Laurence wagered 125,000 on the 7? turn card and Jattin made the call.
The 6? river came off and Laurence bet 300,000. Jattin immediately called and tabled A?A?6?2?. Laurence threw K?5?4?4? into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Farid Jattin |
2,500,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
Jered Laurence |
1,300,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
Erick Lindgren limped the hijack, followed by Brian Rast on the button and Najeem Ajez in the small blind before Benoit Galland checked his option.
The dealer spread a flop of A?A?J?, and once checked to, Lindgren dropped a bet of 25,000 across the line. All three of his opponents made the call.
The action froze as they all checked on the 5? turn, and 10? river where Ajez announced a flush, tabling A?K?9?6? which was good as all three of the other hands flung into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast |
1,500,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
Najeem Ajez |
1,350,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Benoit Galland |
400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Erick Lindgren |
210,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yang Wang |
1,180,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Zachary Schwartz |
980,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
Paul Radcliffe |
690,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
Thomas Gabriel |
650,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Sam Soverel |
500,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
Dario Sammartino | 400,000 | |
|
||
Trey Brabham |
300,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Philip Sternheimer |
150,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
The 2024 WSOP is only five days in, but already there have been some moves and shakers in the $25K Fantasy League.
As of this writing, David Coleman is the top point earner with 42 points thanks to a sixth-place finish in Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion NLH Freezeout for $69,231. That’s great value for Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay & the Florida crew) as they bought him for just $3 in the draft, meaning Coleman is putting up 14 points per dollar (Pts/$).
Not far behind with 39 points is league commissioner Daniel Negreanu, though his points per dollar is a paltry 0.3 Pts/$. Negreanu, who belongs to Team DPMC (defending champs Donnie Peters and Matt Clark) finished 50th in Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion for $9,141 and the following day placed 16th out of 3,485 players in Event #3: $500 WSOP Kickoff NLH Freezeout for $8,541.
The best value of the draft so far is Team Lady Gaga’s (Ren Lin) Qiang Xu, who they bought for a dollar. Xu, who won a bracelet at the 2023 WSOP, has 35 points (35 pts/$.) thanks to 37th-place finish in Event #3 for $4,596.
Rank | Player | Team | Score | Salary | Cashes | Pts/$ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | David Coleman | Team The Dinkers | 42 | 3.00 | 1 | 14 |
2. | Daniel Negreanu | Team DPMC | 39 | 132.00 | 2 | 0.3 |
3. | Qiang Xu | Team Lady Gaga | 35 | 1.00 | 1 | 35 |
4. | Shaun Deeb | Team Lady Gaga | 21 | 104.00 | 2 | 0.2 |
5. | Ben Yu | Team Baker | 14 | 67.00 | 1 | 0.21 |
6. | Brian Rast | Team The Dinkers | 12 | 37.00 | 1 | 0.32 |
6. | Aram Zobian | Team Wilson | 12 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.71 |
6. | Chris Hunichen | Team Kalas | 12 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.8 |
9. | Jeff Madsen | Team AJ's Eagles | 10 | 1.00 | 1 | 10 |
10. | Yingui Li | Team Lady Gaga | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 4 |
Team Lady Gaga is out to an early lead in the league with 61 points, though Team The Dinkers are close behind with 58 points. Team DPMC sits with a respectable 39 points, while Team Baker (David “ODB” Baker) is next closest with 17 points. On the other end of the spectrum, a trio of teams sit with a single point, though Team Sepiol (Dan Sepiol) is in dead last with zero points.