One Stud Hi-Lo Event, 16 Fantasy Cashes: The Scoring Density No One Saw Coming

Sixteen players rostered across the $25K Fantasy contest cashed in a single $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo tournament, producing more fantasy-relevant scoring events than any no-limit hold'em event during the same window.

That's Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better. Payouts for rostered players ranged from $3,017 to $7,317, spread across 14 different teams. For fantasy managers who leaned into mixed-game specialists, June 28 was a very good morning.

Sixteen players rostered across the $25K Fantasy contest cashed in a single $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo tournament, producing more fantasy-relevant scoring events than any no-limit hold'em event during the same window.

The Full Cashers List

| Rank | Player | Prize | Team | |------|--------|-------|------| | 15 | Ryan Hoenig | $7,317 | Premiums Only (Fawcett) | | 18 | Brian Rast | $6,016 | Stake Kings (Ryan Stiner) | | 20 | Ben Yu | $6,016 | Back Office (Becker) | | 21 | Jason Daly | $6,016 | Back Office (Becker) | | 26 | Tyler Phillips | $5,055 | Glue Factory (Dan Sepiol) | | 27 | Andrew Ostapchenko | $5,055 | Premiums Only (Fawcett) | | 29 | Jon Kyte | $5,055 | Chocolate Factory (Frederic) | | 35 | Mike Matusow | $4,344 | Team Noori (Noori) | | 39 | Christian Roberts | $4,344 | Blades & Shades (Nick G) | | 42 | Joey Couden | $3,819 | Browndog (Andrew Brown) | | 45 | Blaz Zerjav | $3,819 | Team Glaser (Benny Glaser) | | 63 | Daniel Negreanu | $3,167 | DNEGS (Negreanu) | | 68 | Matt Vengrin | $3,017 | Glue Factory (Dan Sepiol) | | 78 | Yuval Bronshtein | $3,017 | Premiums Only (Fawcett) | | 88 | Benjamin Miner | $3,017 | Blez/NGNF (Hanks) | | 94 | Ari Engel | $3,017 | Team Lang (Mike + Josh) |

Why the Scoring Density Is Unusual

Most NLH bracelet events at the $1,500 level draw fields of 1,000+ entries. Stud Hi-Lo fields are far smaller, which compresses the payout structure and means a higher percentage of the field cashes. When that smaller field also happens to be stacked with players who appear on $25K Fantasy rosters, the result is a scoring cluster: many rostered names hitting pay jumps in one concentrated event.

Sixteen unique cashes across 14 teams means nearly every team that held a mixed-game specialist got something back from Event #69. That's unusual. In a typical NLH field, fantasy-relevant players are diluted across a massive player pool, and single-digit cash counts per event are normal.

The Double-Dippers

Two teams hit twice. Premiums Only (Fawcett) collected cashes from Ryan Hoenig ($7,317 at 15th place), Andrew Ostapchenko ($5,055 at 27th), and Yuval Bronshtein ($3,017 at 78th). Three cashes from one event on a single roster. That's $15,389 in fantasy scoring from Event #69 alone.

Back Office (Becker) landed Ben Yu ($6,016 at 20th) and Jason Daly ($6,016 at 21st), collecting $12,032.

Glue Factory (Dan Sepiol) also doubled up with Tyler Phillips ($5,055 at 26th) and Matt Vengrin ($3,017 at 68th) for $8,072 combined.

The Big Names

Brian Rast finished 18th for $6,016, adding to Stake Kings' scoring column. Mike Matusow placed 35th for $4,344 on Team Noori. Daniel Negreanu, who rostered himself on DNEGS, cashed 63rd for $3,167.

All three are known mixed-game players. That's the structural point: Stud Hi-Lo fields self-select for versatility. The same players who show up on fantasy rosters because of their NLH credentials also grind non-hold'em events, and the smaller fields give them a shorter path to the money.

What This Means for Roster Construction

If you're building a $25K Fantasy team purely around NLH volume, you're leaving scoring density on the table. Mixed-game events function as a different kind of asset: lower variance per rostered player because the cash rate is higher relative to the field. One Stud Hi-Lo event just proved that a single non-hold'em tournament can deliver 16 cashes across the contest. No NLH event in this window matched that.

The managers who already knew this built accordingly. Premiums Only rostered three players who cashed in Event #69. That's not luck. That's an allocation thesis.

Methodology: All cash figures and finishing positions sourced from the 25kfantasy.com sweat page for Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, observed June 28, 2026. "Fantasy-relevant cash" is defined as any in-the-money finish by a player appearing on at least one $25K Fantasy contest roster. Team names reflect the roster owner listed on 25kfantasy.com.