The Dinkers Set Record En Route to Winning $25K Fantasy; Big Points for Ausmus, Racener & Seiver


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Throughout the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), PokerNews kept a close eye on Daniel Negreanu’s $25K Fantasy League, which had 19 teams compete for a share of a $475,000 prize pool. Only the top four teams made the money, and it proved a record year as Team The Dinkers owned by Josh Kay, Jerry Wong & Co. notched 1,437 points, the highest-ever surpassing the previous high score of 1,204 from 2019.

They claimed the $225,000 top prize, while Philip Sternheimer’s Team Sternheimer (1,025 points) finished as runner-up for $125,000, Dan Sepiol’s Team Sepiol (934 points) placed third for $75,000, and AJ Kelsall’s Team AJ’s Eagles (829 points) took fourth for $50,000.

For Team The Dinkers, their stacked roster included John Racener (336 points), Brian Rast (259 points), Bryce Yockey (240 points), Robert Mizrachi (212 points), Chris Brewer (181 points), David Coleman (97 points), Ben Lamb (94 points), and Jerry Wong (18 points).

Click here for a full look at the $25K Fantasy results.

2024 WSOP $25K Fantasy Final Standings

Rank Team Score
1. Team The Dinkers 1437
2. Team Sternheimer 1025
3. Team Sepiol 934
4. Team AJ’s Eagles 829
5. Team Livingston 777
6. Team Baker 763
6. Team Lady Gaga 763
8. Team Girl Dads 758
9. Team Noori 741
10. Team DPMC 721
11. Team TheCoffeeBreakers.com 661
12. Team Kalas 623
13. Team NGNF 613
14. Team Oz 589
15. Team Lucky 543
16. Team Negreanu 532
17. Team Wilson 461
18. Team Lang 388
19. Team Chingas 315

Studs & Duds

Dong Chen
Dong Chen was this year’s best-value player.

When it came to amassing points, 16 players earned 200+ points, but only three managed to cross the 300-point mark – Jeremy Ausmus (Team Noori – 388 points), John Racener (Team The Dinkers – 336 points), and Scott Seiver (Team AJ’s Eagles – Team 334 points).

When it came to value in terms of points per dollar spent on drafting them, Dong Chen was top dog. Team Lady Gaga (Ren Lin) paid $1 for him and he amassed 217 points for a 217 Pts/$ ranking. Similarly, six other $1 players offered their teams great values – Robert Mizrachi (212 Pts/$ for Team The Dinkers), Ari Engel (206 Pts/$ for Team TheCoffeeBreakers), Ash Gupta (168 Pts/$ for Team Oz), Maksim Pisarenko (141 Pts/$ for Team Baker), Christian Harder (128 Pts/$ for Team TheCoffeeBreakers), and Sergio Aido (118 Pts/$ for Team DPMC).

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu amassed 168 points during the 2024 WSOP.

As for the players that cost a lot of money to draft, Team DPMC got 168 points for Daniel Negreanu, who set a league-high price tag of $132 (1.27 Pts/$), while Alex Livingston got Team Lang 106 points after they paid $110 in the draft (0.96 Pts/$). The other two costly players fared slightly better for their teams – Shaun Deeb ($104 to Team Lady Gaga) had 1.32 Pts/$ and Yuri Dzivielevski ($90 to Team Lady Gaga) had 2.03 Pts/$.

The only player drafted in the league not to earn a single point was Darren Elias (Team Chingas), while both Mike Gorodinsky (Team Wilson) and Dylan Destefano (Team NGNF) only accounted for a single point apiece. Rounding out the top five “duds” were Craig Chait (Team Lang – 2 points) and Julien Martini (Team Girl Dads – 3 points).

Top Performing Players in the $25K Fantasy League

Rank Player Team Score Salary Cashes Pts/$
1. Jeremy Ausmus Team Noori 388 81.00 21 4.79
2. John Racener Team The Dinkers 336 36.00 20 9.33
3. Scott Seiver Team AJ’s Eagles 334 37.00 17 9.03
4. Calvin Anderson Team Sepiol 283 3.00 11 94.33
5. John Riordan Team Girl Dads 281 18.00 13 15.61
6. Phil Ivey Team Sepiol 267 16.00 15 16.69
7. Brian Rast Team The Dinkers 259 37.00 10 7
8. Chance Kornuth Team Livingston 243 73.00 16 3.33
9. Bryce Yockey Team The Dinkers 240 13.00 16 18.46
10. Chris Hunichen Team Kalas 237 15.00 15 15.8

One Point Makes Difference in ODB $500 League

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David “ODB” Baker

The 9th Annual ODB $500 Fantasy League had 709 teams enter the mix with the top 70 getting a piece of a $354,500 prize pool. Unlike its $25K Fantasy counterpart, the ODB League was a tight affair coming down to the wire. In the end, just a single point made a $22,000 difference as Team Mezlagio, owned by Matthew Waxman, prevailed with 1,679 points to win the league for $55,000 while Team ihttomlfdwy had to settle for second place with 1,678 points, still good for $33,000 in prize money.

On the other end of the spectrum, Team Bonus Player Carries! finished in dead last with 319 points, but thankfully there was a $2,500 consolation prize! Click here for a full look at the ODB $500 results.

ODB $500 Fantasy Final Results

Rank Team Name Score Prize
1. Mezlagio 1679 $55,000
2. ihttomlfdwy 1678 $33,000
3. GT2 1655 $22,000
4. Mc4chess 5 1630 $18,000
5. V24 1611 $15,000
6. Buffalo soldiers 4 1518 $12,000
7. GT3 1504 $11,000
8. BC0ckey3 1493 $10,000
9. Mikleler 1466 $8,000

Check out full $25K Fantasy standings and information here!

$25K/ODB Fantasy Players Who Won Bracelets at the 2024 WSOP

Player Team Event Score
Alex Livingston Team Lang Event #97: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (6-Handed) 58
Asher Conniff Team 2024 ODB Bonus Players Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout (8-Handed) 79
Bryce Yockey Team The Dinkers Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) 82
Calvin Anderson Team Sepiol Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mix (6-Handed) 101
Chance Kornuth Team Livingston Event #85: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em Presented by GGPoker 60
Chris Hunichen Team Kalas Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 101
Christopher Vitch Team Sternheimer Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) 72
Daniel Negreanu Team DPMC Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 100
Daniel Sepiol Team 2024 ODB Bonus Players Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold’em 65
Dario Sammartino Team Girl Dads Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 / Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 55
David Funkhouser Team 2024 ODB Bonus Players Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed) 54
David Prociak Team 2024 ODB Bonus Players Event #11: $1,500 Badugi 54
David Prociak Team 2024 ODB Bonus Players WSOP Online Event #18: NL Hold’em Online Deepstack Championship 0
Dylan Weisman Team Baker Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) 64
James Obst Team NGNF Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 101
Jared Bleznick Team 2024 Player Tracker Event #92: $50,000 HIGH ROLLER No-Limit Hold’em 101
John Hennigan Team AJ’s Eagles Event #7: $1,500 Dealers Choice (6-Handed) 55
John Racener Team The Dinkers Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship (8-Handed) 101
Maksim Pisarenko Team Baker Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship 101
Nick Guagenti Team Baker Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) 54
Nick Schulman Team Negreanu Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) 103
Phil Ivey Team Sepiol Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed) 101
Phillip Hui Team Baker Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 58
Robert Mizrachi Team The Dinkers Event #13: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship (6-Handed) 101
Scott Seiver Team AJ’s Eagles Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) 101
Scott Seiver Team AJ’s Eagles Event #40: $1,500 Razz 55
Scott Seiver Team AJ’s Eagles Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed) 101
Sergio Aido Team DPMC Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) 101
Wing Po Liu Team Lady Gaga Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet (6-Handed) 54
Yuri Dzivielevski Team Lady Gaga Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mix (7-Handed) 53

Joey Couden Wins $2,500 Fantasy League

Joey Couden
Joey Couden took down the $2,500 Fantasy League.

Finally, Mark Gregorich’s $2,500 Fantasy League has 14 teams and competed for a $35,000 prize pool.

Team Joey Couden amassed 1,224 points to win the league for $17,500, while Team Dan Fleyshman finished runner-up for $10,500 and Team Toby Lewis placed third for $7,000.

$2,500 Fantasy Final Standings

Rank Team Score
1. Team Joey C 1224
2. Team Dan F 1091
3. Team Toby 1016
4. Team AJ 1000
5. Team Josh K 931
6. Team Alex L 895
7. Team Nick G 774
8. Team Ned Ryerson 740
9. Team YOLO 663
10. Team ODB 618
11. Team MG 587
12. Team Mike N 568
13. Team Kane K 506
14. Team Oz Gary 272

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