Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Dia 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-04 11:48 UTC-7

Rast & "Pads" Among Big Stacks in Day 2 of $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship

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After a fast-paced Day 1 that debuted a new structure for the 2023 World Series of Poker Championship Events, Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship will pick back up today with Day 2 kicking off at 1 p.m. local time.

Leading the star-studded 58 players who bagged Day 1 is six-time bracelet winner John Hennigan with a stack of 309,500, while fellow big stacks Marco Johnson (297,500) and David "The Gunslinger" Bach (273,000) are respectively after their third and fourth bracelets.

Other notable players who ended Day 1 with a top ten stack include five-time bracelet winner Brian Rast, the popular Patrick "Pads" Leonard (who won a bracelet in the 2022 Tag Team event) and three-time bracelet winner David "Bakes" Baker.

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	John Hennigan	United States	309,500
2	Marco Johnson	United States	297,500
3	David Bach	United States	273,000
4	Anatolii Zyrin	Russia	255,000
5	Larry Tull	United States	208,500
6	Ray Henson	United States	203,000
7	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	202,500
8	Zack Freeman	United States	202,000
9	Brian Rast	United States	190,000
10	David "Bakes" Baker	United States	190,000

Those are hardly the only poker stars who will be on the Day 2 felt as Poker Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel bagged middling stacks, while the always-positive Phil Hellmuth will look to spin up his stack of 9,000 into a record-extending 17th bracelet.

Defending champion Ben Diebold and runner-up Mike Gorodinsky are both in contention, while Adam Friedman, who famously won this event three consecutive years from 2018 to 2021, won't be made a four-time Dealer's Choice champion this time around as he fell on Day 1.

We may see a few more notables hop into the field as late registration remains open until the start of play on Day 2.

The plan is to play seven 90-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every level and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14, which is expected to wrap up at approximately 7:40 p.m. Day 3's restart time has yet to be determined and will play down to a winner as it follows a similar structure to Day 2.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and will provide updates before the next Dealer's Choice champion is crowned.

Tags: Adam Friedman Anatolii Zyrin Ben Diebold Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu David Bach Erik Seidel John Hennigan Larry Tull Marco Johnson Mike Gorodinsky Patrick Leonard Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-04 13:24 UTC-7

Freeman Earns Three Quarters Against Zyrin

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Nível 11

Big O

Three ways to the A♠7♠4♠ flop, Zachary Freeman bet 20,000 out of the big blind. Eric Persson in the cutoff folded while Anatolii Zyrin called on the button. Freeman then bet the 9♦ turn for 70,000 to receive a call and jammed the 8♠ river. Zyrin shrugged and called with the superior stack.

Zachary Freeman: A♦6♥4♦3♣2♠
Anatolii Zyrin: A♣Q♥5♦3♥2♥

Freeman had two pair to go with his nut low and earned three quarters of the pot while Zyrin took a big hit right away.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Zachary Freeman	300,000 300,000	300,000
Anatolii Zyrin	162,000 -93,000	-93,000

Eric Persson	45,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin Eric Persson Zachary Freeman

2023-06-04 13:26 UTC-7

Hellmuth Doubles Through Ryynanen

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Nível 11

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action folded to a short-stacked Phil Hellmuth in the hijack and he raised to 7,000 before Sampo Ryynanen three-bet to put the 16-time bracelet winner all in. Hellmuth quickly called.

Phil Hellmuth: A♣K♣K♦5♠
Sampo Ryynanen: 9♥8♥6♠3♣

Hellmuth improved to a pair of aces on the A♦Q♠10♠ flop and stayed ahead as the board finished out 2♣8♦ to earn him an early double.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sampo Ryynanen	150,000 -27,000	-27,000
Phil Hellmuth	20,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Sampo Ryynanen

2023-06-04 14:13 UTC-7

Hellmuth Scooped in Badacey

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Nível 11

Badacey

Phil Hellmuth chose for the table to play Badacey and called from the small blind when Sampo Ryynanen raised from the cutoff. Benny Glaser also came along from the big blind. Hellmuth drew two as Glaser drew three and Ryynanen drew one.

Hellmuth and Glaser checked after the first draw and Ryynanen bet 4,000. Hellmuth check-raised to 8,000 and Glaser folded before Ryynanen called. Hellmuth drew one and Ryynanen stood pat.

After the second draw, Hellmuth bet and was raised by Ryynanen, who again stood pat as Hellmuth called and drew one.

After the last draw, Hellmuth checked and called a final bet from his opponent, who tabled 7♠/5♥4♣3♠A♦ for a seven low and a five badugi.

"Wow, nice hand," Hellmuth said as he folded. "That time I was drawing dead against you."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sampo Ryynanen	225,000 75,000	75,000
Phil Hellmuth	40,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Phil Hellmuth Sampo Ryynanen

2023-06-04 14:14 UTC-7

Negreanu No Mor

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Nível 11

Big O

On a three-way flop of A♦10♠5♥, Daniel Negreanu was all-in for the last 5,000 out of the small blind and Ajay Gnanasambanthan called from the big blind. Ofir Mor then raised in the cutoff and isolated successfully.

Daniel Negreanu: A♠Q♣8♣5♣2♦
Ofir Mor: 10♦5♠4♣3♦2♠

Mor admitted that he had a "pretty bad hand" but his inferior two pair and wheel draw was alive. The K♦ turn gave Mor a flush draw and he got there with the 8♦ river to scoop the entire pot.

Negreanu joked "good for you, Ofir ... onto the next one," he concluded. Moments after he left the tournament area, the cash game floor in the Paris Ballroom called for "Daniel for one, three".

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ajay Gnanasambanthan	120,000 -5,000	-5,000
Ofir Mor	95,000 21,500	21,500
Daniel Negreanu	Eliminado

Tags: Ajay Gnanasambanthan Daniel Negreanu Ofir Mor

2023-06-04 14:43 UTC-7

Robl Doubles Through Katz With Aces Full

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Nível 11

Omaha 8 or Better

Cary Katz opened to 8,000 on the button and Andrew Robl three-bet to 12,000 in the small blind with just two bets behind. Katz called.

Robl bet on the 4♥Q♥A♠ flop and Katz called. Robl then moved all in for 3,000 on the 8♣ turn and Katz confirmed the amount before calling.

"That's a good sign, right?" Katz said as he made the reluctant call.

Andrew Robl: A♦K♦10♦4♦
Cary Katz: K♥J♦8♥7♦

Robl was ahead with aces and fours while Katz had flush and Broadway draws. The A♥ river gave Katz a flush but also gave Robl a full house as he scooped the pot to double up.

"Aces full? What, are we playing online?" asked Katz. You always hit the perfect card."

"That's my specialty," replied Robl.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Cary Katz	95,000 -69,500	-69,500

Andrew Robl	38,000 -59,000	-59,000

Tags: Andrew Robl Cary Katz

2023-06-04 15:32 UTC-7

Hellmuth Out; Claassen Left Short

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Nível 12

In two different 2-7 variants, the stacks of Phil Hellmuth and Christopher Claassen were decimated while Sampo Ryynanen as well as Frank Crivello chipped up.

Hellmuth was not amused when Ryynanen got there with the 8x7x5x4x3x and mucked his cards with force in the next hand.

"You got the raise ready, so I know you got four good cards," he gasped in table chat.

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Claassen clashed with Crivello when he bet 20,000 and called a raise to 50,000 after the second draw. Both then patted the final draw and Crivello moved all-in after, which Claassen called. Crivello tabled the 7x6x5x3x2x and Claassen mucked the 8x6x4x3x2x.

Benny Glaser was knocked out shortly after before Hellmuth then also lost the remainder of his short stack as well to leave the table four-handed.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sampo Ryynanen	210,000 70,000	70,000
Frank Crivello	175,000 80,000	80,000
Christopher Claassen	25,000 -75,000	-75,000
Phil Hellmuth	Eliminado

Benny Glaser	Eliminado

Tags: Benny Glaser Christopher Claassen Frank Crivello Sampo Ryynanen Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-04 16:00 UTC-7

Katz Eliminated by Hennigan

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Nível 12

No-Limit Hold'em

Cary Katz never got much going despite entering the day with an above-average stack. Just before his table broke, Katz was all-in preflop with the A♣K♥ and John Hennigan looked him up with the inferior A♥J♦.

However, Hennigan paired his weaker kicker on the J♠10♦7♦6♥7♣ runout and that spelled the end for Katz.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Hennigan	440,000 10,000	10,000

Cary Katz	Eliminado

Tags: Cary Katz John Hennigan

2023-06-04 16:03 UTC-7

Eveslage Loses a Pot

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Nível 12

No-Limit Hold'em

Andrew Robl raised from the small blind and Chad Eveslage defended out of the big blind.

Robl checked on the flop of 10♥5♣3♠ and Eveslage bet 9,000. Robl called. Robl checked again on the 8♣ turn and Eveslage bet 28,000. Robl eyed his opponent down and crossed his arms as he considered his action. He took another peek at his cards and called.

Robl checked a third time on the 3♦ river and Eveslage checked back. Robl tabled J♣10♦ for a pair of tens and Eveslage folded what he said was ten-seven to earn Robl the pot as those at the table needled Eveslage about his recent heater.

"He finally lost a pot!" said Mike Gorodinsky.

"A moment of silence, please," added Jordan Siegel.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chad Eveslage	450,000 -10,000	-10,000

Andrew Robl	200,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Andrew Robl Chad Eveslage Jordan Siegel Mike Gorodinsky

2023-06-04 16:56 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Busts Wells, Gets Info from Robl

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Nível 13

Big O

Robert Wells opened to 10,500 on the button and Mike Gorodinsky defended his big blind. Gorodinsky then led out on the flop of 10♣2♦J♥ and Wells called off for his tournament life.

Robert Wells: A♣A♥Q♥7♥5♥
Mike Gorodinsky: 10♦10♠5♣4♦3♠

Gorodinsky had taken the lead with a set and the runout of J♣K♥ improved him to a full house to mark the elimination of Wells.

"You crack aces with that hand?" laughed Chad Eveslage.

After the hand, it was Gorodinsky's turn to choose a game and he attempted to get some information out of his table mates before making a decision.

"Andrew, do you play any stud games?" he asked Andrew Robl as the table broke into laughter.

"No comment," said Robl.

Gorodinsky, who chose Stud 8 or Better, went on to compliment Robl's play during PokerGO's No Gamble No Future $1 million buy-in cash game earlier this year where he profited $1.8 million.

"Everything went my way that day," reflected Robl.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Gorodinsky	160,000 15,000	15,000

Robert Wells	Eliminado

Tags: Andrew Robl Chad Eveslage Mike Gorodinsky Robert Wells