Last Updated on July 20, 2026 by Bala Kumar
The 2026 World Series of Poker is essentially wrapped up, aside from the Main Event final table, which plays out August 3–5. One name still in the mix there is Greg “FBT” Mueller, also a bonus player in the ODB $500 Fantasy League, the popular side contest that runs alongside Daniel Negreanu’s higher-stakes 25K Fantasy Draft each summer.
Mueller’s fantasy stock, though, was never really in play for the top prizes. Heading into the Main Event he’d logged just two modest cashes worth two points, and only one of the four teams that drafted him (0.32% ownership) is even in position to cash, and only if he finishes fourth or better. His deep run is a great story for him personally, but it won’t shake up the leaderboard.
That leaderboard is already set, and it belongs to poker’s most recognizable couple.
A Record Field, a Record Payout
This year’s ODB Fantasy League drew a record 1,199 teams, building a $599,500 prize pool that paid out the top 100 finishers. Even last place got something for the trouble, Team Degen Summer Campers 2 finished with a modest 222 points and still collected a $2,500 consolation prize.
At the top of the standings, a team owned by Kristen and Alex Foxen finished with 1,897 points, good for the $100,000 first-place prize and a comfortable 39-point cushion over second.
Top ODB Fantasy Teams
| Place | Team | Points | Prize |
| 1st | Team Are you monica? | 1,897 | $100,000 |
| 2nd | Team Vengrin and bear it | 1,858 | $80,000 |
| 3rd | Team brunocaboclo2 | 1,855 | $60,000 |
| 4th | Team Supa2 | 1,848 | $45,000 |
| 5th | Team Bucko | 1,842 | $35,000 |
| 6th | Team Columbus 1 | 1,788 | $25,000 |
| 7th | Team bnb31 | 1,737 | $15,000 |
| 8th | Team PokerPucks | 1,722 | $10,000 |
| 9th | Team Morris | 1,719 | $10,000 |
Inside the Winning Roster
Alex Foxen didn’t just own the winning team, he carried it. His 441 points were the second-highest of any player in the entire league, trailing only Japan’s Naoya Kihara (510 points). The rest of the roster leaned on Calvin Anderson (fourth overall with 385 points) and Martin Zamani (seventh overall with 337 points) to fill out a well-balanced lineup.
The Winning Team’s Roster
| Player | Score | Price | Ownership | Cap % | Score % |
| Alex Foxen | 441 | $79.00 | 4.27% | 39.5% | 23.25% |
| Calvin Anderson | 385 | $25.00 | 12.32% | 12.5% | 20.3% |
| Martin Zamani | 337 | $3.00 | 5.07% | 1.5% | 17.76% |
| Dylan Smith | 293 | $59.00 | 4.59% | 29.5% | 15.45% |
| Nick Palma | 173 | BONUS | 4.67% | BONUS | 9.12% |
| Kristen Foxen | 162 | $16.00 | 7% | 8% | 8.54% |
| Jim Collopy | 59 | $14.00 | 3.62% | 7% | 3.11% |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 27 | $3.00 | 5.96% | 1.5% | 1.42% |
| Daniel Sepiol | 20 | $1.00 | 5.8% | 0.5% | 1.05% |
The Bonus Pick That Made the Difference
The Foxens’ smartest move might have been their bonus player selection: Nick Palma. Palma had publicly expressed frustration about being passed over in the pricier 25K Fantasy Draft — and he spent the summer proving that snub wrong, racking up 173 points across 16 cashes to finish as the third-highest-scoring bonus player in the entire league.
2026 ODB Fantasy Top Bonus Players
| Rank | Player | Score | Cashes |
| 1 | Ryan Miller | 262 | 6 |
| 2 | Myles Mullaly | 179 | 9 |
| 3 | Nick Palma | 173 | 16 |
| 4 | Matt Grapenthien | 152 | 5 |
| 5 | Walter Chambers | 143 | 7 |
| 5 | Andrew Moreno | 143 | 5 |
| 7 | David Lin | 141 | 10 |
| 8 | Eric Baldwin | 134 | 11 |
| 9 | Darren Rabinowitz | 133 | 7 |
| 10 | Ankush Mandavia | 132 | 7 |
What the “Perfect” Roster Looked Like
For fantasy players who like to second-guess their draft picks, 25KFantasy.com crunched the numbers on what a theoretical perfect roster would have scored this summer — a hypothetical dream team built entirely with hindsight.
The Perfect Roster
| Player | Score | Price |
| Naoya Kihara | 510 | $1 |
| Alex Foxen | 441 | $79 |
| Sean Winter | 404 | $13 |
| Calvin Anderson | 385 | $25 |
| Josh Arieh | 356 | $55 |
| Martin Zamani | 337 | $3 |
| Joao Simao Peres | 264 | $20 |
| David Peters | 254 | $3 |
| Ryan Miller (Bonus) | 262 | $0 |
| TOTAL | 3,213 | $199 |
Worth noting: Alex Foxen and Naoya Kihara, the two top individual scorers of the entire summer, were both on the Foxens’ actual winning roster or came close to it, which says a lot about how sharp their draft strategy really was.
The Takeaway for Next Year’s Field
The Foxens’ win is a good case study for anyone planning to draft a fantasy poker team next summer. Their roster paired one premium, high-priced anchor (Alex Foxen at $79) with a nearly free bonus pick (Nick Palma) that massively outperformed his price tag. That’s the same value-hunting approach that wins in fantasy football and basketball, find the stars, then find the player everyone else is sleeping on.
How much did the Foxens win in the 2026 ODB Fantasy League?
Alex and Kristen Foxen’s team took home the $100,000 first-place prize, finishing with 1,897 points — a 39-point margin over second place.
How many teams entered the 2026 ODB Fantasy League?
A record 1,199 teams entered, pushing the total prize pool to $599,500, with the top 100 finishers getting paid.
Who was the top individual scorer in the league?
Naoya Kihara led all drafted players with 510 points. Alex Foxen was second overall with 441 points.
What made the Foxens’ bonus player pick so valuable?
They selected Nick Palma, who had been passed over in the pricier 25K Fantasy Draft. Palma finished as the third-highest-scoring bonus player with 173 points across 16 cashes.
What is the ODB $500 Fantasy Poker League?
It’s a season-long fantasy poker contest that runs alongside the WSOP, where entrants draft rosters of pros under a salary cap and score points based on those players’ real-money cashes throughout the series.
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