Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-04-2023 19:20 UTC-7

Eveslage-Hennigan Cooler Plays Out Like a Mizrachi Divorce

Connor Richards

Level 14

Big O

Three-quarters of a massive pot went in the direction of John Hennigan after a cooler against heads-up opponent Chad Eveslage.

On a board of 2♠3♠9♥5♥4♦, Hennigan held A♣A♠8♠7♥6♣ for the nut straight and a low as Eveslage showed J♦10♣8♦7♦6♠ to chop the high and lose the rest.

"That hand was like a lot of my divorces: I got quartered," joked Robert Mizrachi.

"You both had big hands," commented Mike Gorodinsky.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	650,000 20,000	20,000

Chad Eveslage	500,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage John Hennigan Mike Gorodinsky Robert Mizrachi

06-04-2023 19:15 UTC-7

Valeo Loses It All In Two Hands

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Big O

Ari Engel limped in and Ray Henson raised to 18,000. Matthew Valeo in the big blind raised the pot and Engel tanked for more than three minutes, then folded. Henson stuck his short stack of 56,000 in and the cards were flipped over.

Ray Henson: A♥Q♠10♦8♥4♣
Matthew Valeo: A♦8♠8♣7♣3♠

The board ran out Q♦10♥6♣3♣10♠ and Henson doubled with tens full of queens.

Soon after, Ben Yu raised from the cutoff and called the shove by Valeo for just 16,000 in the small blind.

Matthew Valeo: 9♠6♠6♥4♥3♣
Ben Yu: A♥J♣6♣5♦2♥

The board ran out 10♦3♦2♣K♣5♣ and Yu hit a flush as well as the superior low to knock out Valeo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	230,000 60,000	60,000

Ben Yu	195,000 30,000	30,000

Ray Henson	130,000 70,000	70,000
Matthew Valeo	Busted

Tags: Ari Engel Ben Yu Matthew Valeo Ray Henson

06-04-2023 19:08 UTC-7

Couden Made a Free Man

Connor Richards

Level 14

Razz

Joey Couden: 8x7x5xJx2xXx/Qx
Zack Freeman: 8x2x7x2x5xQx/9x

Joey Couden was all in and at risk against Zack Freeman. The cards were dealt and Freeman revealed he hit a nine at the end to win it as Couden peeled a queen before hitting the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zach Freeman	450,000 10,000	10,000
Joey Couden	Busted

Tags: Joey Couden Zack Freeman

06-04-2023 18:59 UTC-7

Zinno Folds Out Two Studs

Connor Richards

Level 14

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Anthony Zinno: XxXx/3♣6♣Q♥8♣
Larry Tull: XxXx/Q♣K♠ - Folded on fourth street
Anatolii Zyrin: XxXx/8♠3♥Q♦J♠ - Folded on sixth street

Anthony Zinno raised and Anatolii Zyrin and Larry Tull both called. Zinno bet on fourth street and only Zyrin called. Zinno then checked on fifth street and Zyrin checked back.

Zinno bet on sixth street and Zyrin folded to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	500,000 160,000	160,000

Anatolii Zyrin	170,000 -35,000	-35,000

Larry Tull	165,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin Anthony Zinno Larry Tull

06-04-2023 18:51 UTC-7

Dirksen Chips Up; Valeo and Henson Survive

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Badeucey

Ben Yu raised and Dustin Dirksen three-bet, Matthew Valeo called from one seat over on the button as Yu also came along. They all discarded two on the first draw and Yu checked, Dirksen bet and Valeo raised. Yu tank-folded and Dirksen called. Both discarded one and Dirksen check-called a bet.

On the final draw, Dirksen took one while Valeo patted and Dirksen then bet. Valeo sighed visibly and reluctantly called. Dirksen tabled the 3♠ / 8♥6♦4♣2♠ and then added he already had the made eight-eight to catch a deuce eventually.

Valeo was left short and doubled through Ray Henson with a 7♦ / 6♣5♠3♦2♥ when Henson's 6♦3♥2♠ draw hit the 4♥6♥ on the final draw.

Last but not least, Henson doubled through Ari Engel when a patted 3♦ / 7♠5♥4♣2♦ as of the second draw was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	530,000 95,000	95,000
Dutch Boyd	485,000 85,000	85,000

Ari Engel	170,000 -35,000	-35,000

Ben Yu	165,000 -30,000	-30,000

Matthew Valeo	80,000 -40,000	-40,000
Ray Henson	60,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ben Yu Ari Engel Dustin Dirksen Matthew Valeo Ray Henson

06-04-2023 18:48 UTC-7

Nakamura Eliminated by Goindoo

Connor Richards

Level 14

No-Limit Hold'em

After doubling up a few hands earlier, Tamon Nakamura was all in and at risk from the small blind in a heads-up pot against Ryan Goindoo in the cutoff.

Tamon Nakamura: A♠Q♥
Ryan Goindoo: 10♠9♠

The flop landed 7♣5♠10♥ to give Goindoo the lead with a pair of tens and nothing changed on the runout of 2♥4♣ to mark Nakamura's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Goindoo	430,000 156,000	156,000
Tamon Nakamura	Busted

Tags: Ryan Goindoo Tamon Nakamura

06-04-2023 18:43 UTC-7

Nakamura Takes His Tull

Connor Richards

Level 14

No-Limit Hold'em

Tamon Nakamura open-jammed a stack of 37,000 as the first player to act and Larry Tull called in the big blind with a bigger stack.

Tamon Nakamura: K♥J♣
Larry Tull: Q♠9♠

Nakamura took a big lead on the flop of 8♥4♠K♦ and held for a double as the board finished out Q♣7♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Tull	215,000 -25,000	-25,000
Tamon Nakamura	80,000 -177,000	-177,000

Tags: Larry Tull Tamon Nakamura

06-04-2023 18:35 UTC-7

Henson Triples in Triple Draw

Connor Richards

Level 14

2-7 Triple Draw

Ray Henson was all in and at risk in a three-way pot against Matthew Valeo and Dutch Boyd, who both checked after the second and third draws as each player drew one both times.

Boyd showed 10♥9♥6♦5♥2♠ as Henson tabled 8♣5♠4♥3♥ before peeling the 7♦ to win the pot and triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dutch Boyd	400,000 -85,000	-85,000

Matthew Valeo	120,000 -30,000	-30,000
Ray Henson	40,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Dutch Boyd Ray Henson Matthew Valeo

06-04-2023 18:33 UTC-7

Couden Scores a Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Pot-Limit Omaha

Joey Couden was all-in out of the blinds for 34,000 with the Q♦Q♠J♠3♥ and up against the A♣A♠J♣2♥ of Jordan Zucker.

The board ran out K♥J♦3♠10♣4♠ and Couden hit two pair to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Zucker	150,000 -31,000	-31,000
Joey Couden	80,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Joey Couden Jordan Zucker

06-04-2023 18:26 UTC-7

Updated Counts (full)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14

Andrew Robl was eliminated prior to the break and the updated counts of the last 29 players can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	640,000 25,000	25,000

John Hennigan	630,000 215,000	215,000

Kane Kalas	511,000 -14,000	-14,000
Dutch Boyd	485,000 125,000	125,000

Marco Johnson	475,000 25,000	25,000

Zach Freeman	440,000 -20,000	-20,000
Dustin Dirksen	435,000 115,000	115,000
Anthony Zinno	340,000 -160,000	-160,000

David Bach	290,000

Paul Volpe	280,000 125,000	125,000

Ryan Goindoo	274,000 9,000	9,000
Tamon Nakamura	257,000 182,000	182,000
Larry Tull	240,000 -80,000	-80,000
Mike Gorodinsky	235,000 45,000	45,000

Sampo Ryynanen	230,000 -30,000	-30,000
Scott Bohlman	215,000 -65,000	-65,000

Ari Engel	205,000 -43,000	-43,000

Anatolii Zyrin	205,000 -85,000	-85,000

Frank Crivello	200,000
Ben Yu	195,000 80,000	80,000

Jordan Zucker	181,000 86,000	86,000
Andrew Kelsall	169,000 -51,000	-51,000

Matthew Valeo	150,000 -110,000	-110,000
Robert Mizrachi	115,000 40,000	40,000

Patrick Leonard	110,000 30,000	30,000

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