Ryan Hoenig: XxXx / 5x8x6x
Adam Friedman: XxXx / 5xQxJx - folded on fifth street
Jon Turner: XxXx / AxQx - folded on fourth street
Jon Turner was the bring in and Adam Friedman tossed out a raise. Ryan Hoenig made the call, as did Turner.
Hoenig led out on fourth street, where Turner folded and Friedman called. Hoenig fired again on fifth street, taking down the pot as Friedman let it go.
In a limped pot between the blinds, Andrew Kelsall and Dylan Smith checked to the turn on a board of 2♠6♠10♠5♠ when Kelsall led out for 20,000. Smith called and the Q♦ fell on the river.
Kelsall then checked and Smith bet 20,000. Kelsall called and Smith instantly mucked. Kelsall showed A♣K♠10♦3♠ for a flush as he took the pot.
Allan Le stood pat while Ryan Hoenig took one before Le got his last 300,000 in from the cutoff. Hoenig put him at risk on the button and showed 8x5x4x3x2x, while Le was left with 8x7x6x4x3x and was sent to the rail in 13th place.
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.
Ryan Hoenig
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.
Gus Hansen
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
With so many notable names in contention, along with 25K Fantasy points up for grabs, PokerNews will continue to bring you full coverage of the game so don’t miss any of the action.
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