Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-03-2023 22:08 UTC-7

Zinno Chips Up Against Valeo

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Badeucey

Matthew Valeo check-called a bet by Anthony Zinno and both discarded one each on the final draw. They checked and Zinno showed his 7♦ / 10♣5♥4♦2♠ for a ten-ten to win the pot. A late addition to the Day 1a field, Zinno has already doubled his stack while Valeo dropped back to the starting stack.

David "Bakes" Baker chipped up even further in an equally short period to rapidly climb on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	220,000 220,000	220,000

Mike Gorodinsky	140,000 45,000	45,000

Frank Kassela	135,000 55,500	55,500

Anthony Zinno	130,000 25,000	25,000

Phil Hui	90,000 5,000	5,000

Matthew Valeo	62,000 -63,000	-63,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Matthew Valeo

06-03-2023 22:00 UTC-7

Hennigan Over 300,000 With Elimination of Katzoff

Mike Patrick

Level 10

Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better

PokerNews arrived at John Hennigan and Nathaniel Katzoff's table to see Katzoff's 50,000 remaining chips in the middle from the hijack at risk against the man known as "Johnny World" under the gun. The flop showed 2♦J♥3♦.

Nathaniel Katzoff: A♦9♦5♠2♠
John Hennigan: Q♣J♣J♦7♦

Hennigan held top set, but he would have to fade flush and wheel draws along with any low.

The board completed K♠Q♥ and the six-time bracelet winner indeed held to eliminate his chatty opponent t and vault to possibly the largest stack in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	312,000 167,000	167,000

Nathaniel Katzoff	Busted

Tags: John Hennigan Nathaniel Katzoff

06-03-2023 21:57 UTC-7

Late Entries and Bustouts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Big O

Robert Mizrachi had been a short stack not long ago but simply added a zero to his count to climb up the leaderboard in rapid fashion. "It is crazy how fast it goes," Zachary Freeman nodded and Mizrachi then mentioned that he was "never going to fold" in a previous hand that likely saw him score a double through Tamon Nakamura.

He then also dispatched Noah Bronstein when he flopped broadway on K♠Q♣J♣8x3♦ to reduce the field by one. George Alexander was also among those to bust, Keith Lehr and Elior Sion entered in the late stages.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	155,000 139,500	139,500

Keith Lehr	70,000 10,000	10,000

Tamon Nakamura	65,000 -120,000	-120,000
Elion Sior	60,000 60,000	60,000
George Alexander	Busted

Tags: Elior Sion George Alexander Keith Lehr Noah Bronstein Robert Mizrachi Tamon Nakamura Zachary Freeman

06-03-2023 21:51 UTC-7

Small Three-Way Pot to Matusow

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Pot-Limit Omaha

On a three-way flop of K♠3♣2♦, Mike Matusow checked and Ajay Gnanasambanthan bet 6,000 to force out Daniel Negreanu. Matusow called and both then checked down the 3♥ turn and Q♠ river, Matusow announced a king and showed his K♣10♣9♥8♠, which earned an urgently needed pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatolii Zyrin	220,000 -20,000	-20,000

Hisashi Yamanouchi	95,000 30,000	30,000
Daniel Negreanu	75,000 27,000	27,000

Ajay Gnanasambanthan	68,000 -23,000	-23,000
Mike Matusow	48,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Ajay Gnanasambanthan Daniel Negreanu Mike Matusow

Level: 10

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits,
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500-2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

06-03-2023 21:42 UTC-7

Mzrachi Left on a Nub

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Omaha 8 or Better

On a board of 10♦9♦3♠2♣7♦, Robert Mizrachi called down bets by Zachary Freeman and then mucked when he was shown the A♠J♥8♥2♦ for a jack-high straight and low by his opponent.

Big O

Freeman picked the next game and Noah Bronstein won the blinds with a raise. Tamon Nakamura then raised the button to 3,500 in the next hand for Mizrachi and Carol Fuchs to call out of the blinds. The trio checked the 9♠7♦6♠ flop and the 2♥ fell on the turn. Mizrachi bet 11,500 with 5,000 behind and two calls led to the 8♥ river.

Mizrachi now moved all-in, earning a reluctant call from Fuchs and Nakamura.

Nakamura won the high portion with A♣K♥10♥7♠7♣ for a straight, while Mizrachi's A♠Q♥8♠4♦4♣ chopped the low with Fuchs' A♥Q♣Q♠8♣4♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamon Nakamura	185,000 10,000	10,000
Zachary Freeman	150,000 150,000	150,000
Carol Fuchs	67,000 2,000	2,000

Noah Bronstein	20,000
Robert Mizrachi	15,500 -49,500	-49,500

Tags: Carol Fuchs Noah Bronstein Robert Mizrachi Tamon Nakamura Zachary Freeman

06-03-2023 21:38 UTC-7

Doug Polk Headlines the Final Four in WSOP $25K Heads Up Championship

Calum Grant

Level 9

Doug Polk built his poker reputation on heads-up play. It’s where he’s most comfortable, staring at a single opponent directly across the table. And tomorrow, when the Final Four of Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship begins at 4 p.m. local time, he can capture the one thing missing from his resume, the WSOP Heads Up bracelet.

Polk headlines the four remaining players who will gather on the main feature stage inside the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. He’ll be joined by Sean Winter, Chris Brewer, and Chanracy Khun, three opponents who have navigated through the grind of four heads-up matches to reach this stage.

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06-03-2023 21:37 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 9

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	200,000 105,000	105,000

David Bach	195,000 135,000	135,000

Chad Eveslage	150,000

John Hennigan	145,000 85,000	85,000

Christopher Claassen	125,000 40,000	40,000
Taylor Paur	124,000 63,000	63,000

Jerry Wong	105,000 5,000	5,000

Frank Kassela	79,500 1,500	1,500

Matt Vengrin	77,000 -14,000	-14,000
Jean Gaspard	75,000 15,000	15,000

Erik Seidel	63,000 -28,000	-28,000

Keith Lehr	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jeremy Heartberg	55,000 55,000	55,000
Michael McKenna	52,000 -10,000	-10,000
Yueqi Zhu	41,500 11,500	11,500

Kyle Miholich	38,000 -42,000	-42,000
Chris Vitch	20,000 -28,000	-28,000

George Alexander	19,000 19,000	19,000
Joao Vieira	Busted

Yuval Bronshtein	Busted

Maxx Coleman	Busted

Nick Pupillo	Busted

Max Kruse	Busted

Eric Wasserson	Busted

06-03-2023 21:29 UTC-7

Sternheimer Knocked Out by Bohlman

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Philip Sternheimer had been nursing a short stack for an extended period while Scott Bohlman consistently added chips on the same table. They got it in preflop with Sternheimer at risk for what appeared to be around 16,000.

On the first draw, Sternheimer discarded two versus one while then discarding two on the remaining two draws, which were patted by Bohlman.

In showdown, Bohlman revealed 9x7x5x3x2x and Sternheimer peeled his cards twice, shook the head and tossed the cards into the muck.