25K Fantasy Draft 2026

2026 Draft
Day: 1
Event Info
25K Fantasy Draft 2026
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$600,000
Total Entries
24
Players Left
24
Players Left 24 / 0
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2006 POY Jeff Madsen Goes for $4; Rampage for Just $1

Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen

Joey Couden sold to Team Browndog for $12, becoming the sixth player on that squad.

Dan Smith was an $8 pickup for Team Glaser.

2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen then went to Team Trump Power for just $4, followed by Mike Leah to Team Lang for $8.

Ethan "Rampage" Yau was a $1 player to Team Stake Kings, and Christian Roberts went to Team Blades & Shades for $8.

Foxen, Riordan, Frohlich and Wong Get Drafted

Kristen Foxen
Kristen Foxen

The bidding for John Riordan started at $5 and climbed to $12 with a final bid from Team Stake Kings, which was left with just $3 with one player left to draft.

Next, Andreas Frohlich went to Team Lucky for $7 as their final pick.

After that, the most feared woman in poker, Kristen Foxen, went to Team Glaser for $16.

And after that, Jerry Wong climbed up the single digits before a final bid of $8 from Team Dinkers.

Shaun Deeb's Team Lucky First Team to Finish

PlayerPrice
Esther Taylor18
Max Neugebauer11
Frankie Brannan25
Dylan Weisman46
Martin Kabrhel69
Cary Katz12
Zdenek Zizka12
Andreas Frohlich1

It's Going to Be a Good Sammartino

Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Ryan Hoenig quickly climbed up the $30s before a final draft of $58 by Team Premiums Only.

After that, Italian Main Event runner-up Dario Sammartino went for $43 to Team Glue Factory.

And the latest pick went to Klemens Roiter, who sold for $24 to Team Lady Gaga.

Mateos, Volpe, Suziki, and Xu No Longer Available

Adrian Mateos
Adrian Mateos

Paul Volpe was nominated for $1, but he sold for $5 to Team Fleyshman.

Adrian Mateos sold to Team Blez/NGNF for $12.

Japan's Ryutaro Suziki then went to Matthew Wantman's Team Spitework for $24, while Qiang Xu went for $4 to Team Trump Power, becoming just their second player alongside Shaun Deeb.

Kessler Goes for $2 and Gets Applause

Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Calvin Anderson climbed up the double digits with several bids as he went to Team Glue Factory for $25.

Tyler Moncek nominated Scott Bohlman, who started in single digits and landed at $35 for Team Browndog.

Aram Zobian, who spents his time away from the felt raising money for war-effected children, went to Team Dinkers for $7.

But the real star of the hour was Allen Kessler, who received a standing ovation as he was drafted for $2 by Team Lang. Kessler stayed seated and swiped away on his favorite fruit-themed phone app.

Dylan Smith Goes for $59; Becker, Seward, Ostapchenko, and Moorman Drafted

Dylan Smith
Dylan Smith

Dylan Smith was next up, and he fetched a handsome price, going for $59 to Team Spitework. Matthew Wantman then snagged Jeremy Becker for $6 as the next player nominated, giving him five players on his roster.

Team Stake Kings then bought Nick Seward for $9, making him the fourth player on their roster, while Team Premiums Only got Andrew Ostapchenko for $12.

Finally, Team Fleyshman picked up Chris Moorman for $6 as their fourth player on the roster.

Chait and Switch

Craig Chait
Craig Chait

Nick Guagenti is the latest player to be drafted as the two-time bracelet winner went to Team Browndog for $37.

Meanwhile, Craig Chait went for $1 to Team Glaser before Ren Lin went to Team Lang for $29.