Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-05-2022 23:45 UTC-7

Hellmuth Chipping Up Quickly

Mike Patrick

Level 8

Badeucey

Phil Hellmuth has quickly added to his stack since hopping into the tournament after the last break, and a recent hand has moved him over 100,000 for the first time.

Picking action up on the final draw, Hellmuth was first to act. He patted his hand and bet dark before Anatoliy Zyrin had decided on his action.

Zyrin drew one and then called. Hellmuth spread for a nine-six and a six-dugi. Zyrin tossed his cards to the muck, conceding the pot to the 16-time bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	125,000	50,000
Anatoliy Zyrin	56,700	200

Tags: Anatoliy Zyrin Phil Hellmuth

06-05-2022 23:39 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Loses to Reitz; Gets the Chips Back

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Badeucey

"It looked like a straight to my dead eyes," Mike Gorodinsky said after he paid off a final bet by Fabian Reitz and was shown the by Reitz to lose a small chunk of his large tower of chips.

Gorodinsky then raised the next hand and called a three-bet by Reitz. Both discarded two cards each and checked. They discarded two each again and Reitz bet, Gorodinsky called. Reitz patted and Gorodinsky took one card as they checked it down thereafter.

Reitz revealed a but Gorodinsky had that beat with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	255,000	69,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	125,000	33,000
Randy Ohel	80,000	4,500
Jerry Wong	55,000	-59,000
Fabian Reitz	33,000	13,000

Tags: Fabian Reitz Mike Gorodinsky

06-05-2022 23:37 UTC-7

Eliminations Starting to Pile Up

Mike Patrick

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	Busted
Hal Rotholz	Busted
Chino Rheem	Busted
Hooman Nizad	Busted
Ray Henson	Busted
Daniel Magnuson	Busted
Phil Hui	Busted

06-05-2022 23:35 UTC-7

Benyamine, Kihara Over 200,000 in Latest Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	265,000	150,000
Naoya Kihara	207,000	97,000
Nacho Barbero	158,000	58,000
Benny Glaser	121,500	67,500
Anthony Zinno	96,000	1,000
Craig Chait	93,300	-68,700
Marco Johnson	86,000	-35,500
Joshua Ladines	74,000	-54,000
Brian Brunner	74,000	-8,000
Richard Bai	68,000	-19,000
Tamon Nakamura	61,000	6,000
Carol Fuchs	54,000	-51,000
John Monnette	53,000	1,000
Roland Israelashvili	39,600	-20,400

06-05-2022 23:28 UTC-7

Siegel Takes Two in a Row

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Ian O'Hara paid off a bet worth 16,200 after the draw and mucked when Jordan Siegel tabled the .

One hand later, Scott Bohlman raised on the button and Siegel called in the big blind. Siegel discarded two and Bohlman required one new card. Siegel then bet 6,000 and Bohlman folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	267,000	152,000
Jordan Siegel	133,000	26,200
Ryan Goindoo	95,000	-52,000
Ian O'Hara	60,000	-1,000
Scott Bohlman	52,000	-23,000

Tags: Ian O'Hara Jordan Siegel Scott Bohlman

06-05-2022 23:21 UTC-7

Once Upon a Split Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Joey Couden: / /
Matthew Ashton: / /

The one game in the rotation to most likely end in split pots is certainly Stud Hi-Lo Regular and he first chop saw Joey Couden and Matthew Ashton check down seventh street. Couden tabled the for a low, pair and missed flush draw to secure half the pot. Ashton locked up the high portion with for tens and fours.

Todd Barlow: / /
Phil Hellmuth: / /

Todd Barlow then bet fourth to sixth street against Phil Hellmuth, who called on all of the streets before he said "is it too greedy to ask for a straight?" ahead of seventh. That got Barlow thinking and he eventually checked it back. Hellmuth turned over the for a pair, nine-low and missed gutshot. Barlow secured the high portion holding the for tens and fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatolii Zyrin	100,000	58,700
Phil Hellmuth	75,000	15,000
Kane Kalas	55,000
Joey Couden	45,000	1,000
Matthew Ashton	34,000	-36,000
Todd Barlow	33,000	-22,000

Tags: Joey Couden Matthew Ashton Phil Hellmuth Todd Barlow

06-05-2022 23:18 UTC-7

Friedman Put in the Tank

Mike Patrick

Level 8

Baduecey

Picking action up on the first draw with three bets in each, Scott Clements drew one in the small blind and Adam Friedman drew two on the button.

Clements bet and Friedman called, then each player drew one.

Again Clements bet and Friedman called.

On the final draw, Clements stood pat and Friedman drew one. Clements bet once more and the three-time defending champion went deep into the tank.

"This sucks", said Friedman at one point before picking up his chips and placing them in front of Clements then mucking his hand.

Friedman hasn't been able to pick up any consistent momentum today as his stack hasn't ventured too high or low from its 60,000 chip starting point.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	109,000	32,000
Adam Friedman	47,000	12,500

Tags: Adam Friedman Scott Clements

06-05-2022 23:10 UTC-7

Hellmuth In, Two Others Out

Mike Patrick

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	60,000
Shawn Buchanan	Busted
Gary Fritz	Busted

06-05-2022 23:06 UTC-7

Mizrachi Scoops Madsen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Stud Hi-Lo

Jeff Madsen: / /
Robert Mizrachi: / /

Jeff Madsen completed and Robert Mizrachi raised for Madsen to call. Both checked fourth street before Madsen bet all further street. Mizrachi called it down to get shown the by Madsen, which he had beat with the for queens and sixes.

After the hand was over, Mizrachi confirmed he had not seen the completion and that got him into some trouble. While the hand unfolded, Bryce Yockey was on the same table with a severe short stack. He had previously contemplated to just get it in for a potential triple up but folded. Those last few chips then vanished shortly after on a day to forget for Yockey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	115,000	37,500
Robert Mizrachi	40,000	13,000
Bryce Yockey	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jeff Madsen Robert Mizrachi

06-05-2022 23:00 UTC-7

Brunner Jams Up Stack Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

On the final draw, Keith Lehr and Jesse McGinty both took one new card while Brian Brunner patted. McGinty pushed for around 31,000 in the small blind and Lehr quickly folded. McGinty took longer but came to the same conclusion, as the pot worth 51,000 was sent to Brunner.

Lehr admitted in table chat that he broke a nine while McGinty and Brunner started some discussion as well in which Brunner mentioned "I had a good hand but not great."

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Lehr	131,000	1,000
Brian Brunner	82,000	15,000
Jesse McGinty	62,000	19,000

Tags: Brian Brunner Jesse McGinty Keith Lehr