🎬 That's a Wrap!

As the excitement fades from another thrilling World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU to every student who helped make this summer season of poker exciting. We are proud of your progress and are grateful to have you in the Fearless River Family.

This summer Fearless River students collectively cashed in 40+ events during the WSOP, reached 3 final tables, and earned more than $200,000! Whether you achieved the goal of participating in your first WSOP event or secured your first cash prize, we've enjoyed hearing about everyone's successes on the felt this summer. Congrats 👏👏

In the past 3 years during the summer in Vegas, Fearless River Students (like Sean, T.J., Tamar, and Sue!) have achieved:

➧ WSOP Gold Bracelets: 3
➧ Around Town Win: 1
➧ WSOP Final Tables: 6
➧ Around Town Final Tables: 9
➧ Cashed For: $1,798,247

Let's start getting ready for 2026!

During the 2025 World Series of Poker, thousands of poker players descended on the Las Vegas Strip for 7 weeks of summer tournament action looking to win a prestigious WSOP Bracelet (and some cash!), including Fearless River Instructors and Students.

How did we do in 2025? Read about successes ...

🎉 WSOP Week 7 Successes
🎉 WSOP Week 6 Successes
🎉 WSOP Week 5 Successes
🎉 WSOP Week 4 Successes
🎉 WSOP Week 3 Successes
🎉 WSOP Week 2 Successes
🎉 WSOP Week 1 Successes
👏 Success Around Town
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WSOP Week 7 Achievements

➧ Fearless River Instructor Niall Farrell cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #90 $777 Lucky 7's Championship

• Placed: 488th out of 8,012
• Won: $2,078
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Miguel Vazquez cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #90 $777 Lucky 7's Championship

• Placed: 966th out of 8,012
• Won: $1,546
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Bob Buckenmayer cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #94 $10,000 6-Handed Championship

• Placed: 51st out of 546
• Won: $21,194
• Tournament Results

💥 This is Bob's 6th cash of the Series!

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #94 $10,000 6-Handed Championship

• Placed: 69th out of 546
• Won: $20,184
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Miguel Vazquez cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #95 $800 Deepstack Championship

• Placed: 303rd out of 2,851
• Won: $1,649
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #99 $5,000 8-Handed Championship

• Placed: 9th out of 735
• Won: $46,747
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #28 $400 Online Mystery Bounty 6-Max Championship

• Placed: 85th
• Won: $1,190
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #28 $400 Online Mystery Bounty 6-Max Championship

• Placed: 175th
• Won: $967
• Tournament Results

WSOP Week 6 Achievements

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #81 $10,000 Main Event World Championship

• Placed: 148th out of 9,735
• Won: $70,000
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Bob Buckenmayer cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #81 $10,000 Main Event World Championship

• Placed: 521st out of 9,735
• Won: $32,500
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Niall Farrell cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #89 $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship

• Placed: 223rd out of 1,168
• Won: $8,357
• Tournament Results

🥉 Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen took 3rd in the 2025 WSOP Event #20 $555 Online PLO Mystery Bounty

• Placed: 3rd
• Won: $40,792
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #21 $600 Online Deepstack Championship

• Placed: 126th
• Won: $1,200
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #22 $1,000 Online Mystery Bounty Championship

• Placed: 250th
• Won: $1,104
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #24 $1,000 Online 6-Max Championship

• Placed: 27th
• Won: $3,710
• Tournament Results

🥉 Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst took 3rd in the 2025 WSOP Circuit Super Series #6 Online $1,000 High Roller

• Placed: 3rd
• Won: $33,083
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #24 $1,000 Online 6-Max Championship

• Placed: 51st
• Won: $2,473
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #24 $1,000 Online 6-Max Championship

• Placed: 94th
• Won: $1,814
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #26 $5,300 Online High Roller Championship

• Placed: 32nd
• Won: $8,813
• Tournament Results

WSOP Week 5 Achievements

➧ Fearless River Student Tamar Abraham cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #70 $1,000 Ladies Championship

• Placed: 20th out of 1,368
• Won: $6,431
• Tournament Results

👑 Tammy won this event in 2023!

➧ Fearless River Student Sue Faber cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #70 $1,000 Ladies Championship

• Placed: 45th out of 1,368
• Won: $3,889
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Bob Buckenmayer cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #75 $1,000 Mini Main Event Championship

• Placed: 182nd out of 10,794
• Won: $6,170
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Scott Roberts cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #75 $1,000 Mini Main Event Championship

• Placed: 1,233rd out of 10,794
• Won: $2,001
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Cathy Schenone cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #78 $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship

• Placed: 376th out of 5,667
• Won: $1,538
• Tournament Results

🌡️ Cathy cashed twice during the series!

➧ Fearless River Student Lisa Roberts cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #80 $800 Summer Celebration Championship

• Placed: 960th out of 7,078
• Won: $1,647
• Tournament Results

🔥 Lisa cashed 4 times during the summer!

➧ Fearless River Student Scott Roberts cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #80 $800 Summer Celebration Championship

• Placed: 1,000th out of 7,078
• Won: $1,647
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #17 $500 Online Deepstack Championship

• Placed: 238th
• Won: $1,351
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #18 $2,500 Online NLH Championship

• Placed: 34th
• Won: $6,839
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #19 $777 Online Lucky 7s Championship

• Placed: 97th
• Won: $2,037
• Tournament Results

WSOP Week 4 Achievements

🥉 Fearless River Instructor Niall Farrell took 3rd in the 2025 WSOP Event #62 $5,000 6-Handed Championship

• Placed: 3rd out of 1,168
• Won: $398,409
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Gerald Paquette cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #64 $1,000 Super Seniors Championship

• Placed: 74th out of 3,338
• Won: $4,728
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Bob Buckenmayer cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #64 $1,000 Super Seniors Championship

• Placed: 378th out of 3,338
• Won: $2,002
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Cathy Schenone cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #65 $1,000 Tag Team Championship

• Placed: 81st out of 1,373
• Won: $1,243
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Lisa Roberts cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #67 $300 Gladiators of Poker Championship

• Placed: 494th out of 24,629
• Won: $1,620
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Scott Roberts cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #67 $300 Gladiators of Poker Championship

• Placed: 3,136th out of 24,629
• Won: $600
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #12 $600 Online Monsterstack Championship

• Placed: 64th
• Won: $2,015
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #12 $600 Online Monsterstack Championship

• Placed: 120th
• Won: $1,631
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #12 $600 Online Monsterstack Championship

• Placed: 125th
• Won: $1,439
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #13 $500 Online Mystery Bounty Championship

• Placed: 553rd
• Won: $662
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #13 $500 Online Mystery Bounty Championship

• Placed: 557th
• Won: $662
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #14 $888 Online Crazy 8s Championship

• Placed: 144th
• Won: $1,153
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #15 $400 Online Ultra Deepstack Championship

• Placed: 318th
• Won: $859
• Tournament Results

WSOP Week 3 Achievements

➧ Fearless River Student Mike Wells cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #45 $500 Salute to Warriors Championship

• Placed: 580th out of 3,937
• Won: $1,000
• Tournament Results

🌡️ Mike also cashed in a $250 WSOP Daily Deepstack event

➧ Fearless River Student John Goodell cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #48 $1,000 Seniors Championship

• Placed: 188th out of 7,575
• Won: $4,738
• Tournament Results

🔥 John cashed 5 times during the summer!

➧ Fearless River Student Bob Buckenmayer cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #48 $1,000 Seniors Championship

• Placed: 321st out of 7,575
• Won: $3,678
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Lisa Roberts cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #48 $1,000 Seniors Championship

• Placed: 355th out of 7,575
• Won: $3,280
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Bryant Morrison cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #48 $1,000 Seniors Championship

• Placed: 426th out of 7,575
• Won: $2,950
• Tournament Results

🌡️ Bryant also took 2nd at the Aria - He's heating up!

➧ Fearless River Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #49 $3,000 6-Handed Championship

• Placed: 44th out of 1,421
• Won: $12,161
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Bob Buckenmayer cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #53 $1,500 Millionaire Maker Championship

• Placed: 1,112th out of 11,996
• Won: $3,160
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Jed Dyrek cashed in two WSOP Daily Deepstack $250 Tournaments!

• WSOP Deepstack Event #271
  • Placed: 41st out of 1,388 and won $1,103
• WSOP Seniors Deepstack Event #278
  • Placed: 194th out of 1,354 and won $500

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #10 $1,000 Online 6-Max Championship

• Placed: 67th
• Won: $2,491
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #11 $3,200 Online High Roller Championship

• Placed: 49th
• Won: $5,328
• Tournament Results

WSOP Week 2 Achievements

🥈 Instructor Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger took 2nd place in the 2025 WSOP Event #32 $50,000 High Roller Championship

• Placed: 2nd out of 171
• Won: $1,312,610
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student T.J. Murphy cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #19 $500 COLOSSUS Championship

• Placed: 870th out of 16,301
• Won: $1,320
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Paul Rezentes cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #19 $500 COLOSSUS Championship

• Placed: 1,145th out of 16,301
• Won: $1,230
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Sean Jazayeri cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #19 $500 COLOSSUS Championship

• Placed: 1,630th out of 16,301
• Won: $1,320
• Tournament Results

➧ Instructor Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #22 $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed Championship

• Placed: 49th out of 336
• Won: $50,299
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #29 $2,500 Championship

• Placed: 154th out of 1,493
• Won: $5,020
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Niall Farrell cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #31 $800 Deepstack Championship

• Placed: 223rd out of 4,481
• Won: $2,508
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Jon Towers cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #37 $1,500 MONSTER STACK Championship

• Placed: 708th out of 9,920
• Won: $3,645
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Tamar Abraham cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #37 $1,500 MONSTER STACK Championship

• Placed: 807th out of 9,920
• Won: $3,385
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #37 $1,500 MONSTER STACK Championship

• Placed: 344th out of 9,920
• Won: $6,707
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Niall Farrell cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #37 $1,500 MONSTER STACK Championship

• Placed: 1,151st out of 9,920
• Won: $3,018
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #6 $333 Online Triple Treys Championship

• Placed: 15th
• Won: $3,431
• Tournament Results

WSOP Week 1 Achievements

➧ Fearless River Instructor Niall Farrell cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #3 $5,000 8-Handed Championship

• Placed: 53rd out of 693
• Won: $12,089
• Tournament Results

➧ Instructor Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger cashed in WSOP Event #11 $10,000 Mystery Bounty 8-Handed Championship

• Placed: 88th out of 616
• Won: $13,592
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Niall Farrell cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #13 $1,500 6-Handed Championship

• Placed: 53rd out of 2,354
• Won: $3,344
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #1 $400 Online Kick Off Championship

• Placed: 57th
• Won: $1,588
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Tony Dunst cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #1 $400 Online Kick Off Championship

• Placed: 120th
• Won: $1,191
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the 2025 WSOP Event #2 $555 Online Mystery Bounty Championship

• Placed: 216th
• Won: $931
• Tournament Results

Team Fearless River Success Around Town

🏆 Fearless River Instructor Brian Altman WON the 1st ever ClubWPT Gold WPT Championship

• Placed: 1st out of 700
• Won: $332,397
• Tournament Results

🐐 Brian is now tied for the most ever WPT titles

➧ Fearless River Student John Goodell cashed in the Event #75 $1,100 Venetian DeepStack Seniors Event

• Placed: 115th out of 1,061
• Won: $2,326
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Bryant Morrison cashed in the $1,100 Aria Poker Classic Event

• Placed: 42nd out of 398
• Won: $1,959
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the $5,000 WPT Venetian Las Vegas Championship

• Placed: 130th out of 1,153
• Won: $9,200
• Tournament Results

🥈 Fearless River Student Bryant Morrison took 2nd place in the $1,600 Aria Poker Classic Event

• Placed: 2nd out of 297
• Won: $45,127
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Brian Altman final tabled the $3,000 Wynn Summer Classic 8-Max Tournament

• Placed: 7th out of 256
• Won: $25,896
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Joe Bergh cashed in a $1,100 Wynn Summer Classic Tournament

• Placed: 13th out of 1,579
• Won: $12,772
• Tournament Results

💰 Joe cashed for almost $20K in wk1 - He's just getting started!

➧ Fearless River Student Joe Bergh cashed in the $1,600 Wynn Summer Classic Seniors Tournament

• Placed: 21st out of 961
• Won: $6,463
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student John Goodell cashed in the $300 South Point Summer Kickoff Tournament

• Placed: 76th out of 1,057
• Won: $930
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student John Goodell cashed in the Event #29 $400 Golden Nugget Seniors Tournament

• Placed: 19th out of 210
• Won: $852
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Sandy Tabin cashed in the Event #51 $1,600 Venetian DeepStack Seniors Event

• Placed: 92nd out of 1,295
• Won: $4,062
• Tournament Results

🌡️ This is Sandy's 2nd cash of the summer - He's just heating up!

➧ Fearless River Student Lisa Roberts cashed in the Event #51 $1,600 Venetian DeepStack Seniors Event

• Placed: 98th out of 1,295
• Won: $4,062
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Sandy Tabin cashed in a $1,100 Wynn Summer Classic Tournament

• Placed: 11th out of 263
• Won: $4,690
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student John Goodell cashed in a $120 South Point Summer Dailies Tournament

• Placed: 20th out of 226
• Won: $347
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Student Tamar Abraham cashed in two South Point Summer Dailies Tournaments

• Placed 8th out of 87 and won $275
• Placed 3rd out of 88 and won $750

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the $3,500 Wynn Summer Classic Tournament

• Placed: 80th out of 2,091
• Won: $11,864
• Tournament Results

➧ Instructor Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger final tabled the $25,800 Wynn Summer Classic 8-Max Tournament

• Placed: 6th out of 56
• Won: $87,500
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Michael Gagliano cashed in the $3,500 Aria Poker Classic BetMGM Championship

• Placed: 126th out of 1,853
• Won: $8,361
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the $2,200 Wynn Summer Classic Tournament

• Placed: 114th out of 2,006
• Won: $6,017
• Tournament Results

➧ Fearless River Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the Event #72 $1,100 Venetian Ultimate Stack Event

• Placed: 88th out of 752
• Won: $2,461
• Tournament Results

Get and Stay in the Zone All Summer

❝Will 2025 be my breakout year at the WSOP?❞.

The answer to that question depends a lot on your preparation, and there are specific protocols you should follow based on exactly how far away you are from starting your 1st event. While the exact process will vary somewhat based on each player, there are some tried-and-true techniques pros use to make sure they hit the felt ready to dominate.

Click below for FREE tips and strategies that will have you ready to crush from hand 1 in Vegas, no matter how much time you have to prepare, direct from Team Fearless River ...

• Tony Dunst: WPT Champion and 3x WSOP Bracelet Winner
• Michael "Gags30" Gagliano: 3x WSOP Bracelet Winner
• Eric “Rizen” Lynch: 5x WSOP Final Tables & acclaimed author
• Johan Schultz-Pedersen: WSOP Bracelet Winner

We asked Tony, Gags, Rizen, and Johan:

Get their answers below based on how much prep time you have before your 1st tournament, and get your poker game ready to execute and stay in flow all summer long! =

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Ones To Look Out For...

We'll be keeping a close eye on Fearless River Students and tracking their performance during the Summer Season. Here are players who've already conquered gold that we’ll be keeping tabs on in Vegas!

➧ Fearless River Student Tamar "Tammy" Abraham

In the 2023 WSOP Ladies Championship, Tammy took home her first WSOP Bracelet and banked an impressive $192,167 for the win. Surrounded by supporters and fellow members of the Women's Poker Association (WPA), Tammy secured her place in the record books as the victor of the largest Ladies Event field in poker history.

➧ Fearless River Student T.J. Murphy

T.J. took home his first WSOP Bracelet, outlasted a huge field of 4,732 runners in the 2024 $800 Deepstack Championship, and banked an impressive $368,977 for the win. He continued his run with a 2nd place finish at the MSPT Grand Falls Main Event for $76K. He'll be back in Vegas to defend his title!

➧ Fearless River Student Sean Jazayeri

Sean won his first WSOP Gold Bracelet in the 2024 Super Seniors Championship, defeating a field of 3,362 runners and taking home $368,025. This was Sean's third cash in the 2024 series, which was also his largest-ever WSOP win and the 2nd biggest of his poker career!

➧ Fearless River Student Sue Faber

Sue won her first WSOP Bracelet in the 2019 Salute to Warriors Championship, defeating the field of 1,723 runners, earning $121,161 in the process, and was the only woman to win an open NL event during the series. In 2024, Sue won 2 WSOP Circuit Cherokee Events (in 1 week!) to add 2 Circuit Rings to her collection.

📰 Read the PokerNews article about Sue!

Are You Playing The WSOP This Summer?

Are you on the tournament grind this summer in Vegas and have some results to share? Whether you’re shooting for gold at the WSOP, cashing in your first event, or making a deep run at one of the many other events happening in Las Vegas this summer—if you are a member of the Fearless River Family, we want to hear from YOU!

Share your success at the table and tag us on social media or email [email protected], and we will highlight your achievement.

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