2023 GPI Player of the Year Stephen Song is the third pick for Team Stake Kings as he went for $18.
2023 GPI Player of the Year Stephen Song is the third pick for Team Stake Kings as he went for $18.
It was David "ODB" Baker's turn to nominate a player, and he did so by starting the bidding on "Angry" John Monnette.
Several teams engaged in a bidding war, and Monnette wound up on Team Blades & Shades, joining Ray Henson and Jesse Lonis on the roster.
Stephen Chidwick, the man with the twirly mustache, had several bids placed for him before a final bid of $32 by Team Wasserson.
Chance Kornuth, who has said previously he's unlikely to play much this summer after a recent addition to his family, was still nominated and received several bids.
He ended up going for $34 to Team Fleyshman, joining Michael Mizrachi and Phil Hellmuth on the roster.
Eric Wasserson started off in single digits and increased a dollar at a time before climbing up to Team Blez/NGNF for $35.
Punnat Punsri, Thailand's all-time money leader according to The Hendon Mob, was the next player nominated and went to Team Spitework for $38.
He joined Biao Ding and Robert Wells on Matthew Wantman's team.
Alex Livingston started at $2 and quickly grew to the $30s and $40s in just a few bids. The Canadian pro ultimately ended up going for $61 to Team TJ Reid.
Brandon Shack-Harris was nominated for $1, received a bid for $2, and then TJ Reid went straight to $15. That wasn't enough, though, as Team Glaser got him for $16 as their first player.
Benny Glaser's team was the last remaining without a player on their roster, so now every team is on the board.
El Jefe, also known as Cary Katz, was drafted by Team Lucky as the team's sixth pick for $12.