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

Cha Eliminated by Rice

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
PJ Cha
PJ Cha

Big O Hi-Lo

On the turn of a board {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{k-Hearts}, the short stack of Pj Cha went into the middle and Jack Rice looked him up.

Pj Cha: {j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Jack Rice: {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades}

The {10-Spades} on the river gave Rice the superior flush and there was no low in play.

It also appears that Dan Shak has been eliminated as well.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Rice us
Jack Rice
128,000 4,000
Pj Cha us
Pj Cha
Busted
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
Busted

Tags: Dan ShakJack RicePj Cha

Gamble Gets Some Back

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Jerry Wong: {x-}{x-} / {6-Spades}{k-Clubs}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs} fold on sixth
Nathan Gamble: {x-}{x-} / {7-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Spades}

John Racener folded on fifth street while Jerry Wong called a bet by Nathan Gamble with kings showing. Gamble then also bet sixth and Wong sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Gamble us
Nathan Gamble
WSOP 2X Winner
130,000 -10,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
38,000 -26,000
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 -38,000

Tags: Jerry WongJohn RacenerNathan Gamble

Friedman's Hot Run Continues

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Adam Friedman was spotted raking in yet another pot. He had tabled a wheel and Brett Richey quickly sent his cards into the muck, while the winner of the last two editions of this very event continues to climb on the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
Defending Champion
WSOP 5X Winner
180,000 20,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
118,000 -7,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanBrett Richey

Vitch Doubles His Short Stack

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Ryan Hughes was all-in with a short stack and called by Chris Vitch. Hughes took one each on the first two draws and then patted while Vitch took two on each of the draws.

"You are dead anyways," Hughes joked and rolled over the {7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{a-Spades}. Vitch exposed his {3-Spades}{2-Clubs} and then spiked the {a-Diamonds}, which indeed gave him some outs. "I just want a red," he grinned but it was just the {j-Clubs} to keep Hughes in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
65,000 -28,000
Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
WSOP 3X Winner
15,800 -59,200

Tags: Chris VitchRyan Hughes

Level: 7

Limit Flop / Draw: 1,000/2,000
Stud Games: 500 ante, 500 bring-in, 2,000 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 ante, 500/1,000 blinds

Lamb Eliminated by Eveslage

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

Badugi

Chad Eveslage raised and then called the shove of Ben Lamb for a mere 4,800.

Both discarded two cards each on the first draw, followed by one each on the second and the final draw.

Eveslage tabled the {4-Diamonds}/{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} for a three card trey while Lamb briefly showed an inferior three-card combo before heading out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage
WSOP 3X Winner
85,000 25,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Ben LambChad Eveslage

Crivello and Bronshtein Chop

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Badeucey

On the tail end of a Badeucey all-in showdown between Frank Crivello and Yuval Bronshtein, the former tabled the {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}/{6-Spades} for a Nine-Dugi but a pair of sixes. Yuval Bronshtein had no Badugi but chopped it with the {7-}{5-}{3-}{2-}{2-} for a pair of deuces.

Defending champion Adam Friedman sits on an above-average stack on the same table after he had previously doubled through Michael Saltzburg.

Player Chips Progress
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
142,000 -8,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
Defending Champion
WSOP 5X Winner
130,000 60,000
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
WSOP 2X Winner
100,000 25,000
Michael Saltzburg us
Michael Saltzburg
WSOP 1X Winner
32,000 -68,000
Frank Crivello us
Frank Crivello
12,000 -7,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanFrank CrivelloMichael SaltzburgYuval Bronshtein