2022 World Series of Poker

Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$299,488
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,146,975
Entries
123
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
15
Players Left
2

A New $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Champion to be Crowned Tuesday

Randy Ohel
Randy Ohel

With the departure of three-time defending champion Adam Friedman on Day 1 of WSOP Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship, the poker world was guaranteed a new titleholder in this prestigious event, and that person will be known Tuesday.

A field of 15 contenders enters the day with hopes of becoming the first new champion of this event since 2018, with Randy Ohel (1,101,000) leading the star-studded list of returnees. Ohel will be looking for his first bracelet since the 2012 $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event and second overall.

He’s closely followed by Japan’s Naoya Kihara (927,000), who also last won a bracelet in 2012 in a $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, and Nick Schulman (904,000), who’s after his fourth piece of WSOP jewelry.

A litany of mixed game beasts isn’t far behind them though, including five-time WSOP bracelet holder and two-time $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Brian Rast (574,000).

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Randy OhelUnited States1,101,000
2Naoya KiharaJapan927,000
3Nick SchulmanUnited States904,000
4Tuan LeUnited States635,000
5Brian RastUnited States574,000
6Jeff MadsenUnited States573,000
7Christopher ClaassenUnited States521,000
8Joao VieiraPortugal440,000
9Greg MuellerCanada377,000
10Ben DieboldUnited States325,000

With the now dethroned Friedman having claimed the last three titles, Tuesday’s champion will become just the fifth winner in the already illustrious seven-year history of the event in a year that saw a record 123 entrants generate a $1,146,975 prize pool. The 2022 champ will earn $299,488 and that prestigious WSOP gold bracelet for their efforts.

History of the WSOP $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship

YearEntriesPrize PoolWinnerRunner-Up1st Prize
2015108$1,015,200Quinn DoRep Porter$319,792
2016118$1,109,200Jean GaspardWilliam O'Neil$306,621
2017102$930,600John RacenerViacheslav Zhukov$273,962
2018111$1,043,400Adam FriedmanStuart Rutter$293,275
2019122$1,146,800Adam FriedmanShaun Deeb$312,417
202193$867,225Adam FriedmanPhil Hellmuth$248,350
2022123$1,146,975TBATBA$299,488

Play resumes at 2 p.m. local time in the Bally’s Event Center with Level 18. Levels will continue to be 90-minutes in length, with 10-minute breaks at the completion of each level.

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Tags: Adam FriedmanBen DieboldBrian RastChristopher ClaassenGreg MuellerJean GaspardJeff MadsenJoao VieiraJohn RacenerNaoya KiharaNick SchulmanPhil HellmuthQuinn DoRandy OhelRep PorterShaun DeebStuart RutterTuan LeViacheslav ZhukovWilliam O'Neil