Event #18: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-04-2025 15:09 UTC-8

Livingston Makes a Better Jack to Bust Seed

David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

Razz

Alex Livingston: XxXx/QxJx7x6x/Xx
Huck Seed: XxXx/5xJx4x5♣/Xx

Huck Seed completed and Alex Livingston called.

Seed bet on fourth street. "This is kind of a dicey spot," Livingston said as he called.

Seed bet again on fifth. "It's getting really dicey now," Livingston said, calling down to sixth. Livingston then bet and Seed called all in.

Seed ended up with 10x6x4x for J-10-6-5-4, but Livingston turned over Jx8x5x for J-8-7-6-5 to win the pot and send Seed to the rail.

"You better win this," Seed said to tablemate Dan Zack on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	350,000 100,000	100,000

Huck Seed	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Huck Seed

06-04-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Cantu's Turn to Wheel in a Scoop

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David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Brandon Cantu: XxXx/5♥K♠9♠2♦/Xx
Lawrence Brandt: XxXx/3♦9♦Q♥J♠/Xx

Lawrence Brandt bet on fifth street and Brandon Cantu called.

Cantu then bet on sixth and Brandt called. Cantu bet again on seventh and Brandt him down.

Cantu turned over A♠4♦3♠ for a wheel and Brandt mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	320,000 100,000	100,000

Lawrence Brandt	220,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Brandon Cantu Lawrence Brandt

06-04-2025 14:53 UTC-8

Shak Doubles Through Mermelstein

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Eric Wasserson limped the hijack, Aaron Mermelstein limped the button, Dan Shak completed the small blind, and Jaswinder Lally checked his option in the big blind.

On the K♥J♣2♣ flop, The action checked to Mermelstein who bet 8,000, Shak check-potted to 39,000, and only Mermelstein called.

On the Q♣ turn, Shak jammed for 37,000 and Mermelstein called.

Dan Shak: K♣9♦7♥5♣ All in
Aaron Mermelstein: Q♠Q♦10♠2♥

Mermelstein had second set but Shak made his flush on the turn. Mermelstein could not fill up on the 4♣ river as Shak found the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	240,000 115,000	115,000
Dan Shak	167,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Dan Shak

06-04-2025 14:52 UTC-8

Hellmuth All-In vs Negreanu

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Kasey Taormino

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

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06-04-2025 14:47 UTC-8

Le Shows Negreanu a Wheel For a Scoop

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David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Allan Le: XxXx/4♥5♥2♣10♥/Xx
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/Q♣9♥J♥9♠/Xx
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/A♣7♥8♥ - folded on fifth street

Allan Le completed and was called by Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth.

Le bet on fourth street and both opponents called. He bet again on fifth, and this time only Negreanu called.

Le continued betting on sixth and seventh as Negreanu called him down. Le then turned over A♦5♦3♣ for a wheel to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	380,000 320,000	320,000

Daniel Negreanu	120,000 90,000	90,000

Phil Hellmuth	100,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Allan Le Daniel Negreanu Phil Hellmuth

06-04-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Ramos Makes Number Two

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

Razz

Action was picked up on fifth in a hand between Owais Ahmed and Felipe Ramos.

Owais Ahmed: XxXx / Ax8x9x7x / Xx
Felipe Ramos: 4x2xAx / 6x10x3x3x

Ahmed led on fifth and sixth and Ramos called.

On seventh, Ahmed checked dark to Ramos who peeked at his hole cards and bet. Ahmed reluctantly put in the call after 30 seconds.

"Six," announced Ramos.

"Six what?" joked Ahmed as he was dead against Ramos's 6x4x3x2xAx and Ahmed was left pretty short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	195,000 78,000	78,000

Owais Ahmed	40,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Felipe Ramos Owais Ahmed

06-04-2025 14:39 UTC-8

Glantz Stays Alive Against Katz

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David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Matt Glantz moved all in for 37,000 from the button and Cary Katz put him at risk in the small blind.

Both players took one and Glantz turned over 9x7x3x2x. He caught a 4x on his last card to make a 9-7 as Katz showed 8x6x3x2x.

Katz attempted to steal Glantz's four before turning over his last card, which turned out to be a Qx as Glantz doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	100,000 30,000	30,000

Matt Glantz	80,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Cary Katz Matt Glantz

06-04-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Heikkila Flops the Nuts on Alioto

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David Salituro

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

Limit Omaha

In a battle between the blinds, Ilkka Heikkila led out with a bet on the A♥10♥2♥ flop and Dario Alioto called.

Heikkila bet again on the 4♠ turn and Alioto called to the J♣ river, where Heikkila put out another bet. Alioto again called.

Heikkila only showed K♥8♥ for the nut flush and Alioto mucked.

Both David Bakers were among the players recently sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilkka Heikkila	280,000 58,000	58,000
Dario Alioto	205,000 45,000	45,000

David "Bakes" Baker	Busted

Ryan Miller	Busted

Ben Yu	Busted

Michael Duek	Busted
David "ODB" Baker	Busted

Bryce Yockey	Busted

Tags: Dario Alioto Ilkka Heikkila

06-04-2025 14:24 UTC-8

All the Spades are Out as Alioto Leaves Chambers on Fumes

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Walter Chambers completed first to act, Dario Alioto called in late position, and Brian Tate defended his bring in.

Brian Tate: XxXx / 2♦J♣ - folded on fourth street
Walter Chambers: XxXx / 8♦9♠6♠4♠ / Xx
Dario Alioto: 10♠8♠5♠ / 3♠Q♠4♣K♠

Alioto led on fourth and only Chambers called. Chambers called another bet on fifth.

On sixth, Alioto checked to Chambers who bet, Alioto raised, and Chambers called.

On seventh, Alioto led dark and Chambers went deep into the tank for over two minutes as he had just over one big bet behind. He eventually flicked in the call and got the bad news as Alioto tabled his flush which was good for the scoop as neither player had a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	250,000 101,000	101,000

Walter Chambers	2,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Brian Tate Dario Alioto Walter Chambers

06-04-2025 14:23 UTC-8

Some Friendly Banter

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Kasey Taormino

Level 13

Limit Flop/Draw: 3,000-6,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 6,000 Completion 6,000-12,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 3,000/4,500 Ante, 1,500-3,000 Blinds

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