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

06-04-2025 20:53 UTC-8

Friedman and Le Chop Up Wasserson

Brett Slezak

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Adam Friedman raised from the cutoff and was called by Allan Le in the small blind and Eric Wasserson in the big blind.

On the A♥K♦7♠ flop, Friedman bet and both opponents called.

The 10♦ turn checked through to the 6♥ river. The action checked to Friedman who bet, Le called, and the action was on Wasserson.

"Oh no this is bad," announced Wasserson as he flicked in the call.

Adam Friedman: K♥Q♥3♠2♣
Allan Le: A♣Q♣7♥4♦

Friedman had the nut low and Le had two pair while Wasserson was left short once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	510,000 130,000	130,000

Allan Le	390,000 70,000	70,000

Eric Wasserson	64,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Allan Le Eric Wasserson

06-04-2025 20:47 UTC-8

Krela Forced All In Against Cantu

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Razz

Jonathan Krela had to put in his last chips as the ante with a 4x showing and Brandon Cantu completed with a 8x to force out the rest of the table.

Cantu ended up with 2x7xAx2x7x10x for a 10-8-7-2-A, while Krela had 5x4xQx10x3x showing heading to seventh. "Eight or better," a tablemate told him.

Krela gave his last card to Jon Turner to sweat it for him. "You have a live squeeze," Turner said, handing it back to Krela. Krela slowed peeled it but revealed another 3x to make a pair.

"Good luck, everyone. It was a pleasure playing with you," Krela said as he busted on the money bubble.

The remaining 23 players are in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	700,000 150,000	150,000

Jonathan Krela	Busted

Tags: Brandon Cantu Jonathan Krela

06-04-2025 20:43 UTC-8

Kelsall Survives

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Limit Omaha Hi

Andrew Kelsall was forced all-in from the big blind for 10,000. Dylan Smith raised from the hijack and the others folded.

Andrew Kelsall: A♣7♥5♥3♥ All in
Dylan Smith: A♦K♦5♣2♣

The Q♦10♣2♠ flop offered no help to Kelsall until he found the 3♠ on the turn to pair. The river was the Q♥ and he found the double.

Jonathan Krela is left with 1,000 and will be all-in from the ante in Razz at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	380,000 60,000	60,000
Andrew Kelsall	25,000 15,000	15,000

Jonathan Krela	1,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Dylan Smith

Level: 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion 15,000-30,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

06-04-2025 20:14 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	1,060,000 110,000	110,000

Bariscan Betil	820,000 420,000	420,000
Aaron Mermelstein	600,000 87,000	87,000
Koji Fujimoto	560,000 85,000	85,000
Brandon Cantu	550,000 79,000	79,000

Jon Turner	480,000 80,000	80,000

Allan Le	460,000 157,000	157,000

Daniel Zack	440,000 178,000	178,000

Philip Sternheimer	440,000

Gus Hansen	420,000 30,000	30,000

Adam Friedman	380,000 60,000	60,000

Matthew Vengrin	380,000

Dylan Smith	320,000 20,000	20,000
Bradley Jansen	245,000 10,000	10,000

Dario Alioto	240,000 30,000	30,000

Naoya Kihara	210,000 80,000	80,000

Nick Guagenti	190,000 43,000	43,000

Phil Hellmuth	180,000 35,000	35,000

Alex Livingston	160,000 235,000	235,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	150,000 110,000	110,000
Brian Tate	80,000 70,000	70,000
Eric Wasserson	40,000

Jonathan Krela	12,000 3,000	3,000
Andrew Kelsall	10,000

Smith Scoops One

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

Badeucey

Dario Alioto raised under the gun, Bradley Jansen called in the hijack, Dylan Smith three-bet from the big blind, and both opponents called.

Smith took one before the others took two. Smith led and both called.

Smith and Alioto drew one and Jansen drew two. Smith led again and only Alioto called.

On the final draw, Smith was pat and Alioto took one before the action checked through. Smith tabled 10♣7♦6♠3♥2♣ for a ten low and seven badugi which was good to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	300,000 53,000	53,000
Dario Alioto	270,000 86,000	86,000

Bradley Jansen	255,000 15,000	15,000

Jonathan Krela	15,000 15,000	15,000
Andrew Kelsall	10,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Bradley Jansen Dario Alioto Dylan Smith

06-04-2025 20:01 UTC-8

Hoenig Keeps Firing at Hansen

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Gus Hansen raised in the hijack, Ryan Hoenig reraised in the cutoff, and Hansen called.

Hansen drew two and Hoenig one. Hoenig then bet and Hansen called.

Hansen again drew two, while Hoenig stood pat and bet. Hansen called and both players stood pat on the last draw.

Hoenig bet again and Hansen gave up his hand this time as Hoenig approached the 1,000,000 milestone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	950,000 190,000	190,000

Gus Hansen	450,000 113,000	113,000

Tags: Gus Hansen Ryan Hoenig

06-04-2025 19:53 UTC-8

Hoenig Drills the River to Bust Park

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Andrew Park raised to 21,000 under the gun and Adam Friedman called in the cutoff. Ryan Hoenig then potted to 87,000 in the big blind, Park called for 35,000, and Friedman got out of the way.

Andrew Park: A♣J♠10♥7♦ All in
Ryan Hoenig: K♥J♣7♥3♣

"I knew it. I should've just potted in your face," Friedman said to Hoenig after the cards were revealed. Park hit top pair on the A♥6♠Q♠ flop, while the turn was the 2♠. The 10♣ fell on the river and Hoenig spiked a straight to win the pot and bust Park two spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	760,000 160,000	160,000

Adam Friedman	440,000 160,000	160,000

Andrew Park	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Andrew Park Ryan Hoenig

06-04-2025 19:46 UTC-8

Hand-For-Hand Begins

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

With action slowing down near the money bubble, tournament officials decided to begin hand-for-hand play now until there are two more eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	40,000 143,000	143,000

Andrew Park	35,000 145,000	145,000
Andrew Kelsall	30,000 50,000	50,000

Jonathan Krela	30,000 30,000	30,000

06-04-2025 19:35 UTC-8

Brandt Exits Three From the Money

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds