Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-18-2021 17:26 UTC-7

Assorted Bigger Stacks

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval Bronshtein	83,000 8,000	8,000

Brett Richey	80,000 17,000	17,000
Scott Seiver	80,000 20,000	20,000

Ryan Hughes	73,000 13,000	13,000

Anatolii Zyrin	70,000 -5,000	-5,000

Nathan Gamble	70,000 12,000	12,000

Felipe Ramos	67,000 -5,000	-5,000

10-18-2021 17:28 UTC-7

Latest Entries After the Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

With now 52 entries in the mix, another two tables opened and the field was balanced. Below are the newest additions in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	60,000

Bryan Micon	60,000
Frank Kassela	60,000

Frank Crivello	60,000
Andrew Kelsall	60,000

Anthony Zinno	60,000

Greg Mueller	60,000

10-18-2021 17:31 UTC-7

Fireworks Between Mizzi and Campbell

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

On the second draw the action was picked up when Sorel Mizzi took one while Chad Campbell and Mike Matusow took two. Mizzi bet 3,000 and Campbell called while Matusow got out of the way. The final draw saw Mizzi pat and Campbell take one new card.

Mizzi now checked and Campbell bet 8,000 to then get check-raised to 32,000. Campbell was in the tank for a short period and folded, as Mizzi flashed the before collecting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	73,000
Mike Matusow	58,000 -2,000	-2,000

Chad Campbell	51,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Chad Campbell Sorel Mizzi

10-18-2021 17:37 UTC-7

Zhu Exposes Hand; Folds Eventually

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

After the second draw, Yueqi Zhu accidentally exposed his jack-six and the floor was called as there was in fact another draw remaining. "Oh shit," Zhu said and tried to scramble his cards within a second. Nick Schulman was his opponent and both then took one card each.

Schulman bet 8,400 into a pot of more than 10,000 and Zhu then folded, flashing a seven-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	74,000 3,000	3,000

Yueqi Zhu	70,000 -2,000	-2,000

Nick Schulman	67,000 7,000	7,000

David "ODB" Baker	55,000 -5,000	-5,000

Ian O'Hara	52,000 52,000	52,000
Scott Bohlman	51,000 -9,000	-9,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Yueqi Zhu

10-18-2021 17:44 UTC-7

Gamble Chops With Zyrin

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Anatolii Zyrin raised from under the gun and was called by Eric Kurtzman on the button, Noah Bronstein in the small blind and Nathan Gamble in the big blind. Only Gamble check-called a bet by Zyrin on the flop and did so again on the turn. They checked the river and Gamble's for the king-high flush won the high pot, Zyrin's earned the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	69,000 -1,000	-1,000

Anatolii Zyrin	67,000 -3,000	-3,000

Eric Kurtzman	62,000 10,000	10,000
Noah Bronstein	59,000

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin Eric Kurtzman Nathan Gamble Noah Bronstein

10-18-2021 17:50 UTC-7

Three Quarters for Claassen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Badeucey

On the first draw, Christopher Claassen took two and Adam Friedman took one. Claasen check-called a bet and took two once more while Friedman patted. What followed was the check-raise by Claassen and Friedman came along to then see the final draw go pat, pat.

They checked it and Claassen showed the / for a three-card six and an eighty-six. Friedman showed the / for an eighty-seven and the same three-card six to earn just one quarter of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Claassen	81,000 21,000	21,000
Adam Friedman	72,000 8,000	8,000

Jack Rice	58,000 58,000	58,000
Peter Neff	50,000 -16,000	-16,000
Pj Cha	37,000 -22,000	-22,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Christopher Claassen

10-18-2021 17:55 UTC-7

Up to Ten Tables in Play

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

The mixed game contest is certainly picking up in action and the field is also growing, as there are now 59 players registered. Among the latest players to enter was also Ben Lamb, who seems to have joined one of the first WSOP tournament of the ongoing festival.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	60,000

Marco Johnson	60,000

Benny Glaser	60,000

John Racener	60,000

Ben Lamb	60,000

Dan Shak	60,000

Tags: Ben Lamb

10-18-2021 18:03 UTC-7

Assorted Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	110,000 30,000	30,000

Nathan Gamble	85,000 16,000	16,000

Benny Glaser	85,000 25,000	25,000

David Benyamine	80,000 20,000	20,000

Ray Henson	72,000 12,000	12,000
Jon Turner	70,000 31,000	31,000
Kevin Gerhart	68,000 12,000	12,000

Charles Sinn	60,000
Bryan Micon	53,000 -7,000	-7,000
Maxx Coleman	40,000 -17,000	-17,000

Bariscan Betil	40,000 -24,000	-24,000
Frank Crivello	19,000 -41,000	-41,000

10-18-2021 18:04 UTC-7

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

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10-18-2021 18:06 UTC-7

Vitch Chops With Livingston

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

On a three-way flop of , Randy Ohel check-called a bet by Chris Vitch and Alex Livingston also stuck around. As they headed to the turn, Ohel checked and Vitch bet 6,000. Livingston called on the button for Ohel to fold and the on the river then saw a bet worth 9,000 by Vitch and a call.

Vitch tabled for the low and Livingston won the high pot with the for a set of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	88,000 28,000	28,000
Ryan Hughes	56,000 -17,000	-17,000

Alex Livingston	50,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mike Wattel	42,000 -6,000	-6,000

Randy Ohel	39,000 -18,000	-18,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Chris Vitch Randy Ohel