The excitement surrounding the Daniel Negreanu Fantasy League has reached a fever pitch at the WSOP 2026 , where the action at the tables has been incredible. At the same time, the pros take the Fantasy League just as seriously.

While the Main Event finishes up, the 15th annual 25K Fantasy League has officially closed its doors. This year, the draft matched its all-time record with 24 teams buying in. This created a massive $600,000 prize pool to be shared among the top five finishers.

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Team DNegs takes it all in the @25kFantasy this year 👏
A nice $250,000 score and even more in side bets according to @realkidpoker himself 👀 pic.twitter.com/7rMfZj7RqN

- PokerNews (@PokerNews) July 17, 2026

The Ultimate Daniel Negreanu Fantasy League Victory

For the first time in the history of the game, the commissioner himself took the top spot, Daniel Negreanu Fantasy League win.

His squad, known as Team DNegs, absolutely crushed the competition. They racked up 1,337 points, leaving the runner-up, Team Banana, far behind with 1,069 points. For this impressive Daniel Negreanu Fantasy League performance, he pocketed the official first-place prize of $250,000.

Of course, in the thrilling world of high-stakes poker, the official prize pool is only half the story. It is a well-known secret that Negreanu had even larger side bets riding on his team. But who exactly made up this unbeatable squad? Team DNegs’ success was no accident, as they managed to secure outstanding players during the draft who consistently delivered fantastic results.

The key drivers of the championship roster included John Monnette and Josh Arieh, both of whom finished the summer with over 350 points. Alongside them, Brian Rast , Yuri Dzivielevski, and Tyler Brown also racked up massive points with their bracelet victories. Interestingly, the team won by a landslide, even though one of their picks, Ben Lamb , unfortunately ended up joining the zero-points club.

Place	Team / Owner	Points	Prize
1st Place	Team DNegs (Daniel Negreanu)	1,337 points	$250,000 prize
2nd Place	Team Banana (David Baker)	1,069 points	$125,000 prize
3rd Place	Team Spitework (Wantman)	1,066 points	$100,000 prize
4th Place	Team Glue Factory (Sepiol)	1,013 points	$75,000 prize
5th Place	Team Lang Gang (Mike + Josh)	1,000 points	$50,000 prize

Top Performers and Bracelet Winners of WSOP 2026

Winning a WSOP 2026 gold bracelet is the ultimate dream in high-stakes poker, but doing it while racking up massive points for your fantasy managers makes you a true draft legend. When you play fantasy poker, finding a cheap player who delivers these massive points is the absolute holy grail.

No one did better, nor offered better value, in this year’s 25K Fantasy League than Japan’s Naoya Kihara . Bought by Team Banana in the draft for just $1, Kihara claimed two bracelets and made several other final tables. He was an absolute beast on the felt, scoring an unbelievable 510 points to become the first player in history to break the 500-point barrier in this format.

To show how important these deep runs and tournament wins are, we gathered the top tier of champions. Here is a look at the highest-scoring individual players across the league who took home a bracelet this summer and scored over 100 fantasy points:

Rank	Player	Total Points
1	Naoya Kihara	510 points
2	Shaun Deeb	429 points
3	Chad Eveslage	390 points
4	Jeremy Ausmus	382 points
5	John Monnette	367 points
6	Josh Arieh	356 points
7	Brian Rast	288 points
8	Chris Brewer	246 points
9	Nick Schulman	224 points
10	Yuri Dzivielevski	212 points
11	Nick Pupillo	210 points
12	Ryan Miller	206 points
13	Bradley Ruben	152 points
14	Dong Chen	150 points
15	Jason Mercier	142 points
16	Tyler Brown	141 points
17	Ari Engel	134 points

The Biggest Busts: The Zero Points Club

On the flip side, some expensive picks completely busted in this fantasy poker showdown. Out of 192 drafted players, six scored exactly zero points. Scott Bohlman was the biggest letdown, costing his team $35 in draft budget but delivering absolutely nothing.

Player	Team / Owner	Draft Cost
Scott Bohlman	Team Browndog	$35
Isaac Haxton	Team Wasserson	$19
Ben Lamb	Team DNegs	$14
Jared Bleznick	Team Blez/NGNF	$12
Huck Seed	Team Wasserson	$7
Ben Tollerene	Team Back Office	$1

In the end, it was an unforgettable season full of massive scores and huge upsets. Congratulations to Team DNegs for securing that epic Daniel Negreanu Fantasy League title!