The 2024 World Collection of Poker (WSOP) has been working for 19 days, and proper now in Daniel Negreanu’s $25K Fantasy league Crew The Dinkers (Josh Kay & the Florida crew) sit atop the leaderboard with 536 factors. Nevertheless, Crew Sternheimer (Philip Sternheimer) is sizzling on their heels with 518 factors, whereas Crew Girl Gaga (Ren Lin) is in third with 378 factors.
At the moment sitting in fourth place and inside putting distance is Crew Oz (Gary Benson), who’s within the thick of it due to having the highest-performing participant to this point – Wisconsin’s Josh Reichard.
Reichard is recent off successful the WPT Seminole Arduous Rock Poker Showdown, which had its ultimate desk play out on the HyperX Area at Luxor on the finish of Could proper firstly of the WSOP. Not solely did Reichard win $839,300 and etch his identify on the Mike Sexton Champions Cup, however he lastly obtained a big-time signature win for his poker resumé.
Thus far this summer season on the WSOP, he notched three cashes together with twenty first within the huge Occasion #5: $1,000 Thriller Hundreds of thousands (101 factors), 144th in Occasion #30: $600 Blended NLH/PLO Deepstack (1 level), and most lately sixth place in Occasion #34: $2,500 NLH Freezeout (37 factors).
Reichard was drafted for $5, which suggests he’s provided a priceless 27.9 factors per greenback (Pts.$). A 15-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, an MSPT Corridor of Famer, and now a WPT champion, Reichard is basically thought-about among the many “Greatest With out a Bracelet.” He got here shut final summer season when he completed runner-up to Bradley Gafford in Occasion #74: $1,000 Mini Fundamental Occasion for $339,646.
Prime 10 Level Earners as of 6/15/24
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More durable & Mizrachi Greatest Worth
Whereas Reichard is the very best level earned within the $25K Fantasy up so far, he isn’t the very best worth participant. That distinction goes to Christian More durable, who was bought by Crew TheCoffeeBreakers for $1. He’s cashed six instances to this point on the 2024 WSOP together with a A hundred and fifty fifth-place end in Occasion #5: $1,000 Thriller Hundreds of thousands, which was good for 101 factors due to hitting the sector bonus.
Equally, $1 gamers Ash Gupta (Crew Oz) and Dong Chen (Crew Girl Gaga) each have 104 factors for hitting the identical area bonus, whereas Yingui Li (Crew Girl Gaga), additionally a $1 pickup, has amassed a powerful 10 cashes thus far totaling 65 level, together with 43 factors for ending seventh in Occasion #26: $25,000 Excessive Curler.
Lastly, Robert Mizrachi was a $1 purchase for Crew The Dinkers, and he had a little bit of a chip on his shoulder for going so low.
Mizrachi has been on firing successful his fifth gold bracelet by taking down Occasion #13: $10,000 Sellers Alternative Championship, and he’s added 4 different cashes to his summer season resumé.
Greatest Worth Gamers as of 6/15/24
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