Dario Alioto Among Notables Chasing Ryan Hoenig for $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship
The first two days of Event 18: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship have left just 14 contenders to battle for this prestigious mixed game bracelet at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Leading the way is Ryan Hoenig (2,050,000), who will return to the felt with a commanding chip advantage, searching for his first piece of hardware at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
Action will resume at 1 p.m. local time, where the remaining players will return to navigate their way through 21 poker variants and earn the title of Dealers Choice Champion.
Hoenig’s closest competitor is WSOP bracelet winner Dario Alioto (1,228,000), who sits as the only other player above the million-chip mark to begin Day 3.
Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Hoenig | United States | 2,050,000 |
| 2 | Dario Alioto | Italy | 1,228,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Zack | United States | 813,000 |
| 4 | Bariscan Betil | United States | 770,000 |
| 5 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 663,000 |
| 6 | Jon Turner | United States | 655,000 |
| 7 | Dylan Smith | United States | 511,000 |
| 8 | Allan Le | United States | 510,000 |
| 9 | Adam Friedman | United States | 504,000 |
| 10 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 393,000 |
| 11 | Matthew Vengrin | United States | 354,000 |
| 12 | Brandon Cantu | United States | 348,000 |
| 13 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 282,000 |
| 14 | Gus Hansen | Denmark | 91,000 |
American Daniel Zack will resume his chase for a fourth career gold bracelet in third position, just ahead of Bariscan Betil who is closing in on the best WSOP finish of his career.
The rest of the remaining field is littered with bracelet winners and 25K Fantasy contenders, including Allan Le, Adam Friedman, and Nick Guagenti.
The shortest stack belongs to Gus Hansen, who has some work to do in order to improve the $24,630 that everyone has locked up so far. The first pay jump of the day will hit after two more eliminations, with all eyes on the $354,444 first-place prize.
Cards will be back in the air at 1 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center, where Level 19 will see big bet blinds at 6,000/12,000 and limits of 25,000/50,000. Action is scheduled to continue with 90-minute levels until a champion is crowned.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $354,444 |
| 2 | $230,374 |
| 3 | $154,460 |
| 4 | $106,935 |
| 5 | $76,525 |
| 6 | $56,671 |
| 7 | $43,483 |
| 8-9 | $34,613 |
| 10-11 | $28,624 |
| 12-14 | $24,630 |
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