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

06-04-2025 18:40 UTC-8

Heikkila Gets There to Double Off Tate

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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Brian Tate raised to 16,000 in the hijack, Ilkka Heikkila moved all in for 31,000 in the small blind, and Tate called.

Tate stood pat and opened up Jx10x5x4x2x, while Heikkila drew one with 9x8x5x2x. Heikkila caught a 6x on his last card to make a 9-8 and earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	150,000 30,000	30,000
Ilkka Heikkila	70,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Brian Tate Ilkka Heikkila

06-04-2025 18:35 UTC-8

Alioto Shows Jansen an Eight

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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

Heads-up on the first draw, Bradley Jansen drew one and Dario Alioto took two. Jansen then led out with a bet from the big blind and Alioto called in the cutoff.

Both players took one and Jansen checked to Alioto who bet. Jansen called and drew one, while Alioto stood pat.

Alioto then bet again and Jansen called. Alioto showed 8x6x4x3x2x and Jansen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Jansen	330,000 115,000	115,000

Dario Alioto	280,000 113,000	113,000

Tags: Bradley Jansen Dario Alioto

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

06-04-2025 18:19 UTC-8

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Lyle Bateman

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

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06-04-2025 17:53 UTC-8

PokerNews Daily Deepstack Challenge Returns

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Lyle Bateman

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

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06-04-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

The final 31 players are going on a 60-minute dinner break with action set to resume at 7:31 p.m.

Action will continue in Level 16 with limits of 12,000/24,000 and big bet blinds at 3,000/6,000, with an average stack of 294,000, or 12 big bets.

Levels will be 90 minutes in length through to the conclusion of the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hoenig	727,000 252,000	252,000

Aaron Mermelstein	687,000 447,000	447,000
Gus Hansen	563,000 3,000	3,000

Koji Fujimoto	480,000 80,000	80,000
Brandon Cantu	471,000 21,000	21,000

Bradley Jansen	445,000 292,000	292,000

Matthew Vengrin	385,000 140,000	140,000

Andrew Kelsall	370,000 70,000	70,000

Alex Livingston	346,000

Philip Sternheimer	335,000 3,000	3,000

Jon Turner	330,000 221,000	221,000

Lawrence Brandt	318,000 108,000	108,000

Bariscan Betil	316,000 56,000	56,000
Allan Le	303,000 97,000	97,000

Naoya Kihara	290,000 20,000	20,000

Adam Friedman	288,000 48,000	48,000

Daniel Zack	262,000 22,000	22,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	260,000 115,000	115,000
Andrew Park	255,000 130,000	130,000
Dylan Smith	247,000 73,000	73,000
Nick Guagenti	233,000 53,000	53,000

Phil Hellmuth	215,000 40,000	40,000

Eric Wasserson	183,000 125,000	125,000

Brian Tate	180,000 65,000	65,000
Felipe Ramos	174,000 89,000	89,000

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06-04-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Hansen, Krela Chop Up a Big One

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David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Gus Hansen: XxXx/5♥4♥6♥K♦/Xx
Jonathan Krela: XxXx/4♦9♥10♠10♥/Xx
Dan Zack: XxXx/10♣4♣K♥J♣/Xx

Gus Hansen completed and Jonathan Krela raised. Dan Zack called and Hansen put in another raise. Krela made it five bets and Hansen and Zack both called.

Hansen bet on fourth street, Krela raised, and Zack called. Hansen then put in another raise and Krela committed his last chips, while Zack also called.

"This pot is already too big," Zack said heading to fifth, where Hansen bet again. Zack called and they both checked on sixth.

Zack bet on seventh and Hansen called. Zack showed A♥A♦6♣ for a pair of aces, but Hansen had 7♠5♣5♦ for trips. Krela had 7♣6♠ showing to lock up the low. "Eight or a ten," he said, squeezing his last card. He ended up with the 9♣ and he and Hansen chopped up the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gus Hansen	560,000 180,000	180,000

Daniel Zack	240,000 60,000	60,000

Jonathan Krela	160,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Dan Zack Gus Hansen Jonathan Krela

06-04-2025 17:24 UTC-8

Smith, Betil Chop Up Katz

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David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Dylan Smith, Bariscan Betil, and Cary Katz all drew two on the first draw as Betil bet from the big blind. Smith called on the button and Katz called in the small blind.

Katz and Betil drew one, while Smith stood pat. Action checked to Smith who bet, and Katz raised. Both opponents called.

Katz and Smith stood pat and Betil took one. Betil then bet, Smith called, while Katz threw in his last chips.

Betil had 6♠5♣4♥4♦2♦ for a 6-Badugi, while Smith showed 8♦6♥4♠3♦2♠ for an 8-6 as Katz's cards quickly hit the muck and Betil and Smith chopped up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	320,000 40,000	40,000
Bariscan Betil	260,000 46,000	46,000
Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Bariscan Betil Cary Katz Dylan Smith

06-04-2025 17:22 UTC-8

Vengrin Scoops Ramos and Eliminates Ahmed

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Brett Slezak

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Matthew Vengrin completed, Phil Hellmuth called, Owais Ahmed called all-in for 4,000, and Felipe Ramos defended his bring in.

Owais Ahmed: A♥10♣4♦ / 4♥7♦9♠6♣ All in
Felipe Ramos: XxXx / 9♦A♣5♥4♠ / Xx
Matthew Vengrin: 7♥5♠2♣ / 5♦6♦8♠6♠
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx / 3♥Q♥ - folded on fourth street

Vengrin led on fourth and only Ramos called. Ramos called another bet on fifth.

The action checked through on sixth and Ramos check-called a final bet from Vengrin who revealed his two pair and eight low which was enough for the scoop as Ahmed hit the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Vengrin	245,000 140,000	140,000

Phil Hellmuth	175,000 49,000	49,000

Felipe Ramos	85,000 89,000	89,000

Owais Ahmed	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ramos Matthew Vengrin Owais Ahmed Phil Hellmuth

06-04-2025 17:01 UTC-8

Value-Bluff Goes Wrong For Smith as Negreanu Scoops

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David Salituro

Level 15

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion 10,000-20,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Heads-up on the first draw, Daniel Negreanu took one and Dylan Smith drew three. "He draw three. Three card no good," Negreanu said in a fake Italian accent.

He then bet and Smith raise. "You draw three and raise me?" a puzzled Negreanu said as he called.

Negreanu stood pat and Smith took one. Both players checked and Smith again drew one, while Negreanu stood pat. Smith then bet and Negreanu called.

"Nine-six with a three-card five," Smith said, but Negreanu showed 9♣5♠4♥3♠2♦ for a 9-5 and Badugi to scoop the pot.

"I value-bluff myself so many times in this game," Smith said.