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Fantasy sweat: $100K High Roller down to final 8

Terrance Reid
Posted on: May 30, 2025 11:20 PDT

We’re following every step of the 2025 World Series of Poker — including the fortunes of all the players in the $25K Fantasy Draft, the ODB Fantasy League, and the PokerOrg Fantasy Freeroll

Featuring the biggest names in the game, this is a story that will run all summer, and right here is the place to follow the action from start to finish. 

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$1,500 HORSE: End-of-night fantasy stacks

Ari Engel Ari Engel
Hayley Hochstetler

It's been a long day, but the $1,500 HORSE has wrapped up with 18 players left and four fantasy players still in. 

  • 5th — Thomas Taylor: 1.8M
  • 6th — Nicolas Milgrom: 1.5M
  • 8th — Ari Engel: 1.3M
  • 17th — Alex Livingston: 340K  

They'll return at 1pm PT on Friday to play for the bracelet and $197,922 first prize. 

We'll be back then to bring you the conclusion of this event, along with all the other action at the 56th World Series of Poker.

Sternheimer and Furth bag up in $10K PLO

Philip Sternheimer Philip Sternheimer
Katerina Lukina

Philip Sternheimer and Bruno Furth have bagged up to return at 1 p.m. PT on Friday to play for the bracelet in the $10,000 PLO 8 or Better Championship.

  • Philip Sternheimer - 14,025,000
  • Bruno Furth - 9,150,000

$100K High Roller - 8 return tomorrow

Joao Vieira is also fighting to survive with a short stack Joao Vieira.

Phil Ivey was the only player to be eliminated from the final table, with the remaining 8 players moving on to the final day to play for the bracelet and the $2,649,158 first prize. Fantasy stacks are in bold below. 

  1. Aram Oganyan: 21,425,000
  2. Joao Vieira: 13,200,000
  3. Vinny Lingham: 6,125,000
  4. Thomas Boivin: 5,575,000
  5. Isaac Haxton: 5,050,000
  6. Ben Heath: 3,700,000
  7. Andrew Lichtenberger: 3,675,000
  8. Emilien Pitavy: 3,050,000
  9. Phil Ivey: Eliminated ($247,130)

Deeb done in 3rd in PLO8 Championship

Shaun Deeb Shaun Deeb
Omar Sader

After a roller coaster battle three-handed with Bruno Furth and Philip Sternheimer, Shaun Deeb has fallen in third place in the $10,000 PLO 8 or Better Championship.

Deeb was eliminated by Furth to collect $348,304 and 80 3rd place points for Team Phenom.

Philip Sternheimer of Team Handsome Heroes will now face Furth heads-up for the bracelet and the $763,087 first prize along with 125 fantasy points for Sternheimer if he can seal the win.

  • Philip Sternheimer - 17,000,000
  • Bruno Furth - 6,000,000