2021 World Series of Poker

Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$867,225
Entries
93
Players Left
10
Average Chip Stack
558,000
Total Chips
5,580,000
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
86
Players Left
42

Once Upon a Regular Split Pot

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Matt Glantz: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Hearts} / {x-}
Jack Rice: {x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades} / {x-}

Jack Rice bet fifth and then check-called sixth against Matt Glantz. Both checked seventh and Rice tabled the {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, which chopped with the {8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} of Glantz. The vast majority of all hands in this game variant tend to be split pots when heading into showdown and this one was no different.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
107,000
-23,000
-23,000
$25K Fantasy
Jack Rice us
Jack Rice
60,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Jack RiceMatt Glantz

Wattel Eliminated by Vitch

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Badugi

The short stack grind of Mike Wattel has eventually come to an end. He got it in against Chris Vitch and broke a queen as per the table chat but stood no chance, as Vitch's {8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades} for an Eight-Dugi earned the pot. Wattel stormed out of the tournament area not too pleased with the final outcome, which left the players at his previous table somewhat surprised as they discussed what had just happened.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
75,000
5,000
5,000
Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chris VitchMike Wattel

Johnson No More

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Marco Johnson had been among the big stacks mid-way through the day but he was just seen quickly heading out of the tournament area. His former table was four-handed and one big stack was easily visible in Joao Vieira.

The Portuguese pro confirmed that he had taken almost all of Johnson's chips and capped it off by winning a flip with queens versus ace-king, hitting a queen on the flop in a NLHE hand.

Ryan Miller was moved to Johnson's former seat and he also lost a lot of chips throughout the last few levels.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
280,000
226,000
226,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
120,000
37,000
37,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
55,000
-25,000
-25,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
52,000
-28,000
-28,000
Ryan Miller us
Ryan Miller
40,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Joao VieiraMarco Johnson

Guagenti Left With Crumbs

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Nick Guagenti
Nick Guagenti

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

"Pat one pat," the dealer announced and Nick Guagenti then bet, Robert Mizrachi raised and Ray Henson folded. Guagenti called with very few chips behind and Mizrachi rolled over the {7-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-} for the wheel to leave Guagenti on fumes.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
200,000
-20,000
-20,000
$25K Fantasy
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
150,000
75,000
75,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
120,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
2,500
-92,500
-92,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Nick GuagentiRay HensonRobert Mizrachi

Aces Full for Israelashvili

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Roland Israelashvili: {x-}{x-} / {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{a-Hearts} / {x-}
Mike Matusow: {x-}{x-} / {6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} / {x-}

Roland Israelashvili bet from fifth to seventh street and Mike Matusow called to get shown the {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for aces full of jacks by Israelashvili as the winning hand. Matusow had no low and was scooped.

Player Chips Progress
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
65,000
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Mike MatusowRoland Israelashvili

Bleznick Loses It All to Barbero

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Just as the last three hands of the night were announced, a massive pot was brewing on table 439. All draws were completed and the only cards exposed were the {8-}{7-}{6-}{3-}{2-} of Nacho Barbero. Jared Bleznick shrugged, exposed only the {3-Diamonds} and mucked the other cards before shipping over his massive stack to the table neighbour.

"He just gave a 200k gift to Nacho," Adam Friedman simply stated as the final hands of the night were about to kick off on their table.

Player Chips Progress
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
430,000
215,000
215,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
Busted

Tags: Adam FriedmanJared BleznickNacho Barbero

End-of-Day 1 Counts (full)

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
425,500
-4,500
-4,500
Day 1 Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
250,000
-30,000
-30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Christopher Claassen us
Christopher Claassen
224,000
-16,000
-16,000
Mike Gorodinsky us
Mike Gorodinsky
221,500
31,500
31,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
217,000
-23,000
-23,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Nathan Gamble us
Nathan Gamble
206,500
-3,500
-3,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
185,500
-14,500
-14,500
$25K Fantasy
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
184,000
34,000
34,000
Chip Jett us
Chip Jett
171,000
61,000
61,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
164,000
-11,000
-11,000
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman
157,500
-62,500
-62,500
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
153,500
33,500
33,500
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
147,000
77,000
77,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
137,000
17,000
17,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
135,000
10,000
10,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
134,000
44,000
44,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
132,000
-33,000
-33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
130,000
66,000
66,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Aditya Prasetyo us
Aditya Prasetyo
123,500
-26,500
-26,500
Tony Hartmann us
Tony Hartmann
118,000
38,000
38,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
117,500
10,500
10,500
$25K Fantasy
Bryan Micon ag
Bryan Micon
111,500
31,500
31,500
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
97,500
-42,500
-42,500
Defending Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Jack Rice us
Jack Rice
97,000
37,000
37,000
Anatolii Zyrin ru
Anatolii Zyrin
96,000
-44,000
-44,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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