2019 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$312,417
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,146,800
Entries
122
Level Info
Level
23
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Schwartz Continues to Rise in Big O

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Luke Schwartz
Luke Schwartz

Big O

Nicholas Seiken raised to 900 in the cutoff and Luke Schwartz called in the small blind.

The flop landed {5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and Schwartz checked to Seiken who bet 1,000.

Schwartz called, and then check-called 2,200 when the turn fell the {j-Clubs}.

The river landed the {3-Hearts} and Schwartz now led out for 6,000 and Seiken called.

Schwartz tabled his {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for a wheel, and Seiken showed just his {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Schwartz gb
Luke Schwartz
145,500
31,400
31,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Nicholas Seiken us
Nicholas Seiken
49,700
-10,300
-10,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Luke SchwartzNicholas Seiken

Bronstein Over Andrulis

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Badeucey

Kristijonas Andrulis raised from the cutoff and Noah Bronstein called from the big blind.

Bronstein drew three, Andrulis drew two and both players checked.

The draws remained the same on the second draw and Andrulis bet. Bronstein check-raised and Andrulis called.

Both drew one on the final draw, Bronstein bet and Andrulis mulled it over for a while before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
66,000
-9,000
-9,000
Noah Bronstein us
Noah Bronstein
65,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Noah BronsteinKristijonas Andrulis

Two Pair for Marsters

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Tim Marsters
Tim Marsters

Stud Hi-Lo

Tim Marsters had the bring-in and Cory Zeidman completed to 600. Marsters called the additional 400 before calling bets on fourth and fifth streets.

Marsters bet sixth, and Zeidman called.

Marsters: {x-}{x-} / {2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Clubs} / {x-}
Zeidman: {x-}{x-} / {2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{k-Clubs} / {x-}

On seventh, both players checked, and Marsters tabled his {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for nines-up and Zeidman flashed the {q-Spades} and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Marsters au
Tim Marsters
59,600
-400
-400
Cory Zeidman us
Cory Zeidman
54,800
-4,800
-4,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Trips for Moreschi

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Stephen Moreschi
Stephen Moreschi

Stud Hi-Lo

Moreschi: {x-}{x-} / {8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Clubs} / {x-}
Schwartz: {x-}{x-} / {3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{q-Hearts} / {x-} - fold

Jake Schwartz was the bring-in, Stephen Moreschi completed, Schwartz raised and Moreschi called.

Moreschi check-called a bet on fourth street, called a bet on fifth before taking the lead on sixth and betting. Schwartz called and both players checked on seventh.

Moreschi tabled {2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for trip eights, Schwartz mucked and Moreschi won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Moreschi gb
Stephen Moreschi
75,000
15,000
15,000
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
48,500
-11,500
-11,500

Tags: Jake SchwartzStephen Moreschi

The Defending Champion Arrives

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Adam Friedman
Adam Friedman

In 2018, Adam Friedman collected his second WSOP gold bracelet when he defeated Stuart Rutter heads-up over the 111-player field to take home the $293,275 first-place prize.

Also on the final table was Alexey Makarov, Chris Klodnicki, David "ODB" Baker, and Marco Johnson.

Friedman has just taken his seat in today's event to see if he can successfully defend his title.

Currently, Friedman is seated alongside Brandon Shack-Harris, Anthony Zinno, Prahlad Friedman, Allen Kessler, and John David Rogers.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
60,000
60,000
60,000
Defending Champion
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Adam Friedman