Event #5: $25,000 Dealers Choice Championship Day 2 | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-10-2024 22:39 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Ari Engel Eliminated on the Stone Bubble

Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limit
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Daniel Zack raised the cutoff and Ari Engel three-bet from the big blind.

On the 7♠7♥2♠ flop, Engel led, Zack raised, and Engel called all-in.

Ari Engel: K♥J♥ All in
Daniel Zack: 3♠3♣

Engel was behind but had overs and a backdoor flush draw. The 7♦ turn brought an additional out, but the 5♠ completed the board and he was eliminated on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	1,800,000 225,000	225,000

Ari Engel	Busted

Tags: Ari Engel Daniel Zack

12-10-2024 22:51 UTC-5

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Daniel Zack	United States	1,800,000
2	Eric Wasserson	United States	1,650,000
3	Mike Gorodinsky	United States	1,100,000
4	Nacho Barbero	Argentina	270,000
5	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	700,000
6	Josh Arieh	United States	1,000,000
7	John Racener	United States	1,000,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	1,800,000

Eric Wasserson	1,650,000 420,000	420,000

Mike Gorodinsky	1,100,000 350,000	350,000

Josh Arieh	1,000,000 100,000	100,000
John Racener	1,000,000 50,000	50,000

Benny Glaser	700,000 290,000	290,000

Nacho Barbero	270,000 215,000	215,000

Zack Flops Nut-Nut & Gets Quartered

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Connor Richards

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limit
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

In a three-way pot on a flop of 5♥4♥7♠, Daniel Zack and Eric Wasserson checked from the blinds and John Racener bet on the button. Zack check-raised and Wasserson folded as Racener called.

Zack bet on the 9♥ turn and Racener called, and the same action took place on the 10♥ river. Zack showed A♠6x3♥2♦ for a flopped second-nut straight and the nut low, but he was only awarded a quarter of the pot as Racener tabled A♦J♦6♥2♥ for the same low and a flush.

"Wow, what a f***ing nit you are," Nacho Barbero told Racener. "How you never raise? That can't be right. What a nit."

"Just remember that," replied Racener.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	1,500,000 300,000	300,000

John Racener	1,000,000

Tags: Daniel Zack Eric Wasserson John Racener Nacho Barbero

12-10-2024 23:10 UTC-5

Wasserson Takes from Gorodinsky

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limit
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Eric Wasserson raised from the small blind and Mike Gorodinsky called in the big blind.

On the Q♠10♦8♠ flop, Wasserson led and Gorodinsky called.

The 9♥ turn checked through to the 5♣ river which saw Wasserson bet and Gorodinsky begrudgingly called. Wasserson tabled A♠Q♣J♠7♦ for a turned straight and got value on the river as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	1,800,000 150,000	150,000

Mike Gorodinsky	1,000,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Mike Gorodinsky

12-10-2024 23:13 UTC-5

Zack Leaves Glaser Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limit
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Daniel Zack raised the hijack and Benny Glaser defended his big blind.

On the K♣8♦6♦ flop, Zack bet, Glaser check-raised, Zack three-bet, and Glaser called.

Glaser check-called a bet on the A♥ turn and the 9♣ river checked through.

Benny Glaser: J♦9♦
Daniel Zack: 10♠10♦

Zack's tens were best as he dragged a sizeable pot off Glaser to leave him as the second shortest stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	1,900,000 400,000	400,000

Benny Glaser	300,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Daniel Zack

12-10-2024 23:17 UTC-5

Gorodinsky Trips Up Zack

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Connor Richards

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limit
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Daniel Zack raised on the button and Mike Gorodinsky defended his big blind. Gorodinsky checked on the flop of 4♣7♥K♥ and Zack continued. Gorodinsky called. Gorodinsky checked again on the 4♦ turn and Zack checked back.

Gorodinsky led out on the 10♠ river and Zack raised. "I think this is definitely a raise," Gorodinsky said before calling.

Zack showed K♣10♣ for two pair, but it was no good against the trips of Gorodinsky with 5♦4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Mike Gorodinsky	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Daniel Zack Mike Gorodinsky

12-10-2024 23:21 UTC-5

Nacho Barbero Eliminated in 7th Place ($60,040)

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limit
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

The action folded to Nacho Barbero in the small blind who jammed for 140,000 and Benny Glaser called in the big blind.

Barbero announced that he was pat and Glaser snap-patted behind.

Nacho Barbero: Jx9x8x7x3x All in
Benny Glaser: 9x7x4x3x2x

Glaser's nine was more than enough to eliminate Barbero as he hit the rail in seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	450,000 150,000	150,000

Nacho Barbero	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Nacho Barbero

12-10-2024 23:40 UTC-5

Several 2-7 Single Draw Hands

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Connor Richards

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limit
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

There have been several hands of No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw but very few that have gone to showdown. One that did go to showdown saw Benny Glaser calling a post-draw bet from Mike Gorodinsky, only to muck as Gorodinsky showed 9x8x6x5x2x.

More recently, Josh Arieh raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and John Racener three-bet to 210,000 on the button. Arieh laid it down without a fight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	1,200,000 100,000	100,000

John Racener	1,100,000 100,000	100,000

Josh Arieh	900,000 100,000	100,000
Benny Glaser	400,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Benny Glaser John Racener Josh Arieh Mike Gorodinsky

12-10-2024 23:42 UTC-5

Break Time

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Connor Richards

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limit
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

The remaining six players have been sent on another 15-minute break as dealers race of the 1,000-chips.