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Kristen and Alex Foxen won the ODB $500 Dream Poker League, taking home the $100,000 prize. Their team defeated 1,199 teams with 1,897 points, with Alex Foxen contributing 441 points individually.
Kristen and Alex Foxen won the ODB $500 Dream Poker League, taking home the $100,000 prize. Their team defeated 1,199 teams with 1,897 points, with Alex Foxen contributing 441 points individually.
The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is already making history. Well, at least until the Main Event final table takes place from August 3rd to 5th—and one of the returning players is Greg "FBT" Mueller, a prize player in the popular ODB $500 DreamLeague, running alongside Daniel Negreanu's 25K DreamLeague.
Prior to the main event, Mueller had only two small prizes, contributing a paltry two points to the four teams that selected him (0.32% holding rate). However, only one team with him had a chance to win, and that required a fourth-place finish or better in FBT. In other words, Mueller's final result would not affect the ranking of the top winner.
Therefore, out of a record 1,199 teams and a total prize pool of $599,500, the top 100 teams received prize money. Similarly, the team that finished last received a consolation prize of $2,500, earned by Team Degen Summer Campers 2 with just 222 points.
On the other hand, the team owned by the poker powerhouse couple Kristen and Alex Foxen emerged victorious with 1,897 points, winning this year's championship title and the $100,000 jackpot. They secured the title with a fairly easy 39-point lead.
Top teams in the ODB DreamLeague
| Ranking | Team | Points | bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | Team, are you monica? | 1,897 | $100,000 |
| 2nd place | Team Vengrin and bear it | 1,858 | $80,000 |
| 3rd place | Team brunocaboclo2 | 1,855 | $60,000 |
| 4th place | Team Supa2 | 1,848 | $45,000 |
| 5th place | Team Bucko | 1,842 | $35,000 |
| 6th place | Team Columbus 1 | 1,788 | $25,000 |
| 7th place | Team bnb31 | 1,737 | $15,000 |
| 8th place | Team PokerPucks | 1,722 | $10,000 |
| 9th place | Team Morris | 1,719 | $10,000 |
Alex Foxen contributed a significant number of points to his team with 441, making him the second-highest scorer after Japan's Naoya Kihara (510 points). They also boast Calvin Anderson (385 points, ranked fourth) and Martin Zamani (337 points, ranked seventh).
Here is the lineup of the winning team:
Winning team lineup
| player | Score | price | Holding rate | Salary 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% |
As you can see, the Foxen couple chose Nick Palma as their bonus player. Palma has publicly stated that he wasn't selected in the 25K DreamLeague, and his 173 points accumulated in 16 bonus events this summer may make some teams regret their decision. This is enough to make him the third-highest scoring player among ODB bonus players.
2026 ODB DreamLeague Top Reward Player
| Ranking | player | Score | Number of bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
For curious people, according to 25KFantasy.com Based on the data, here is the perfect lineup for this year's ODB DreamLeague:
Perfect lineup
| 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 (award) | 262 | $0 |
| Total | 3,213 | $199 |
For curious onlookers, PokerNews' teams haven't had a very good summer.
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