Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
Day 3 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,146,975
Entries
123
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
15
Players Left
2
Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship: Day 3 Seat Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally's | 1 | 1 | Anatolii Zyrin | Russia | 304,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 2 | Brian Rast | United States | 574,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 3 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 927,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 5 | Greg Mueller | United States | 377,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 6 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 139,000 |
| Button | Seat 1 | 4 Hands Big O | |||
| Bally's | 2 | 1 | Randy Ohel | United States | 1,101,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 2 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 440,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 4 | Mark Gregorich | United States | 63,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 5 | Jordan Siegel | United States | 237,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 6 | Christopher Claassen | United States | 521,000 |
| Button | Seat 1 | 3 Hands Badeucey | |||
| Bally's | 3 | 1 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 573,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 2 | Nick Schulman | United States | 904,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 3 | Tuan Le | United States | 635,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 4 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 266,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 5 | Ben Diebold | United States | 325,000 |
| Button | Seat 3 | 4 Hands NLHE |
A New $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Champion to be Crowned Tuesday
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
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Ohel | United States | 1,101,000 |
| 2 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 927,000 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 904,000 |
| 4 | Tuan Le | United States | 635,000 |
| 5 | Brian Rast | United States | 574,000 |
| 6 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 573,000 |
| 7 | Christopher Claassen | United States | 521,000 |
| 8 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 440,000 |
| 9 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 377,000 |
| 10 | Ben Diebold | United States | 325,000 |
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
| Year | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Runner-Up | 1st Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 108 | $1,015,200 | Quinn Do | Rep Porter | $319,792 |
| 2016 | 118 | $1,109,200 | Jean Gaspard | William O'Neil | $306,621 |
| 2017 | 102 | $930,600 | John Racener | Viacheslav Zhukov | $273,962 |
| 2018 | 111 | $1,043,400 | Adam Friedman | Stuart Rutter | $293,275 |
| 2019 | 122 | $1,146,800 | Adam Friedman | Shaun Deeb | $312,417 |
| 2021 | 93 | $867,225 | Adam Friedman | Phil Hellmuth | $248,350 |
| 2022 | 123 | $1,146,975 | TBA | TBA | $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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Level: 18
Limit Flop / Draw: 10,000/20,000, 20,000/40,000 limits
Stud Games: 5,000 ante, 5,000 bring-in, 20,000 completion, 20,000/40,000 limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 ante, 5,000/10,000 blinds
Day 3 is Underway
Level 18
The 15 remaining players in contention for the $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship have been given the "shuffle up and deal" command. The first 90-minute level is now underway on the feature tables of the Bally's Event Center.
Gregorich Doubles on the First Hand
Level 18
Badeucy
On the first hand of Day 3, Mark Gregorich raised from the button and called when big blind Christopher Claassen put him all in for 63,000.
Claassen took one on the first draw and Gregorich took two. Both players stood pat on the final two draws.
Gregorich turned up 
for a seven-five low, beating Claassen's seven-six low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000 | -61,000 |
|
125,000 | 62,000 |
First Pot to Diebold
Level 18
No-Limit Hold'em
Nick Schulman raised to 22,000 on the button and claimed the blinds and antes.
Up next, Jeff Madsen raised to 22,000 from under the gun and was called by Schulman from one seat over, Ben Diebold also called in the big blind. They checked to the 
river on which Diebold bet 90,000. Madsen seemed interested but folded, as did Schulman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
885,000 | -19,000 |
|
550,000 | -23,000 |
|
360,000 | 35,000 |
Ramos Doubles Through Rast
Level 18
Big O
Brian Rast raised in the cutoff and Felipe Ramos bet the size of the pot, essentially committing himself to the hand. Rast put the rest of Ramos' 119,000 chip stack in and the duo was off to see five cards for Ramos' tournament life.
Felipe Ramos: 
Brian Rast: 
The board came 
, bringing Ramos the nut flush and the nut low to scoop the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000 | -47,000 |
|
465,000 | 161,000 |
|
450,000 | -124,000 |
|
300,000 | -77,000 |
|
280,000 | 141,000 |
Gorodinsky Jams Into Le
Level 18
Big O
Mike Gorodinsky in the small blind and Ben Diebold in the big blind had 30,000 invested before the flop and then checked it through when it came 
. No betting action followed on the turn and Gorodinsky checked the 
river. Diebold bet 70,000 and Gorodinsky folded.
Tuan Le then opened to 25,000 in the cutoff and Gorodinsky potted to 90,000 on the button, which Le reluctantly called after checking the stack of his opponent. "Ten, eight, seven," Gorodinsky predicted and was pretty close when the flop came 
. Le checked and Gorodinsky jammed for the 131,000 he had behind.
"We are on a pay jump," Diebold mentioned to Gorodinsky, who was somewhat perplexed and Diebold repeated what he had said after chewing on his lunch. That's when Gorodinsky replied "I don't give a shit," referring to the minor difference in payouts when surviving another spot.
Le folded and Gorodinsky raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
520,000 | -30,000 |
|
520,000 | -115,000 |
|
|
380,000 | 20,000 |
|
330,000 | 64,000 |
Kihara Approaches 1,000,000
Level 18
Limit Omaha 8 or Better
Anatolii Zyrin raised on the button and was called by Naoya Kihara in the big blind.
On the 
flop, Kihara check-called a bet from Zyrin to see the on the turn.
The players both checked, then on the 
river, Kihara led out, which received a fold from Zyrin to boost the Japanese star's chip count toward the million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
975,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
360,000 | -105,000 |