The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been running for 19 days, and right now in Daniel Negreanu’s $25K Fantasy league Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay & the Florida crew) sit atop the leaderboard with 536 points. However, Team Sternheimer (Philip Sternheimer) is hot on their heels with 518 points, while Team Lady Gaga (Ren Lin) is in third with 378 points.
Currently sitting in fourth place and within striking distance is Team Oz (Gary Benson), who is in the thick of it thanks to having the highest-performing player thus far – Wisconsin’s Josh Reichard.
Reichard is fresh off winning the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, which had its final table play out at the HyperX Arena at Luxor at the end of May right at the start of the WSOP. Not only did Reichard win $839,300 and etch his name on the Mike Sexton Champions Cup, but he finally got a big-time signature win for his poker resumé.
So far this summer at the WSOP, he notched three cashes including 21st in the massive Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions (101 points), 144th in Event #30: $600 Mixed NLH/PLO Deepstack (1 point), and most recently sixth place in Event #34: $2,500 NLH Freezeout (37 points).
Reichard was drafted for $5, which means he’s offered a valuable 27.9 points per dollar (Pts.$). A 15-time WSOP Circuit ring winner, an MSPT Hall of Famer, and now a WPT champion, Reichard is largely considered among the “Best Without a Bracelet.” He came close last summer when he finished runner-up to Bradley Gafford in Event #74: $1,000 Mini Main Event for $339,646.
Top 10 Point Earners as of 6/15/24
| Rank | Player | Team | Score | Salary | Cashes | Pts/$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Josh Reichard | Team Oz | 139 | 5.00 | 3 | 27.8 |
| 2. | Joao Simao | Team Sternheimer | 134 | 8.00 | 5 | 16.75 |
| 3. | Nick Schulman | Team Negreanu | 130 | 66.00 | 6 | 1.97 |
| 4. | John Riordan | Team Girl Dads | 128 | 18.00 | 4 | 7.11 |
| 5. | Benny Glaser | Team Sternheimer | 124 | 76.00 | 4 | 1.63 |
| 6. | Christian Harder | Team TheCoffeeBreakers.com | 123 | 1.00 | 6 | 123 |
| 7. | Phil Ivey | Team Sepiol | 119 | 16.00 | 6 | 7.44 |
| 8. | John Racener | Team The Dinkers | 117 | 36.00 | 6 | 3.25 |
| 9. | Robert Mizrachi | Team The Dinkers | 116 | 1.00 | 5 | 116 |
| 10. | Tyler Brown | Team Livingston | 111 | 29.00 | 4 | 3.83 |
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Harder & Mizrachi Best Value
While Reichard is the highest point earned in the $25K Fantasy up to this point, he isn’t the best value player. That distinction goes to Christian Harder, who was purchased by Team TheCoffeeBreakers for $1. He’s cashed six times thus far at the 2024 WSOP including a 155th-place finish in Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions, which was good for 101 points thanks to hitting the field bonus.
Similarly, $1 players Ash Gupta (Team Oz) and Dong Chen (Team Lady Gaga) both have 104 points for hitting the same field bonus, while Yingui Li (Team Lady Gaga), also a $1 pickup, has amassed an impressive 10 cashes so far totaling 65 point, including 43 points for finishing seventh in Event #26: $25,000 High Roller.
Finally, Robert Mizrachi was a $1 buy for Team The Dinkers, and he had a bit of a chip on his shoulder for going so low.
Mizrachi has been on firing winning his fifth gold bracelet by taking down Event #13: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship, and he’s added four other cashes to his summer resumé.
Best Value Players as of 6/15/24
| Rank | Player | Team | Score | Salary | Cashes | Pts/$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | Christian Harder | Team TheCoffeeBreakers.com | 123 | 1.00 | 6 | 123 |
| 9. | Robert Mizrachi | Team The Dinkers | 116 | 1.00 | 5 | 116 |
| 12. | Ash Gupta | Team Oz | 104 | 1.00 | 4 | 104 |
| 12. | Dong Chen | Team Lady Gaga | 104 | 1.00 | 2 | 104 |
| 30. | Yingui Li | Team Lady Gaga | 65 | 1.00 | 10 | 65 |
| 22. | Jason Mercier | Team Lang | 81 | 2.00 | 1 | 40.5 |
| 44. | Qiang Xu | Team Lady Gaga | 35 | 1.00 | 1 | 35 |
| 48. | Anson Tsang | Team Lady Gaga | 32 | 1.00 | 6 | 32 |
| 18. | David Coleman | Team The Dinkers | 91 | 3.00 | 3 | 30.33 |
| 20. | Calvin Anderson | Team Sepiol | 84 | 3.00 | 4 | 28 |
| 1. | Josh Reichard | Team Oz | 139 | 5.00 | 3 | 27.8 |
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