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Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$792,518
Total Entries
597
Level
33
Limits
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0
Entries
597
Players Left
124
Players Left 1 / 597
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Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
A late-night double knockout propelled Matthew Schreiber to the chip lead after Day 1 of Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice here at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
Schreiber showed down a flopped set of tens and held on against Mark Roland and Thomas Taylor to earn a massive Pot-Limit Omaha pot and move himself up to the top of the leaderboard. Schreiber ended up with 463,500 as the 2017 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. champion leads 124 survivors into Day 2.
Christopher Vitch was also on the fortunate end of a massive pot. Vitch just missed the final table in Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better earlier today, finishing in 10th place, and immediately jumped into this field, then spiked two pair on the river to bust Nathaniel Katzoff. The three-time bracelet winner bagged up 388,000, good for third place at the end of the day. Ken Deng (400,500), Allan Le (360,000), and Andrew Park (319,000) round out the top five.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets | |
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| 1 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 463,500 | 39 | |
| 2 | Ken Deng | United States | 400,500 | 33 | |
| 3 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 388,000 | 32 | |
| 4 | Allan Le | United States | 360,000 | 30 | |
| 5 | Andrew Park | United States | 319,000 | 27 | |
| 6 | Clint Wolcyn | United States | 314,000 | 26 | |
| 7 | Scott Jacewiczokelly | United States | 290,000 | 24 | |
| 8 | Laurent Manderlier | Belgium | 267,500 | 22 | |
| 9 | Adam Greenlee | United States | 244,500 | 20 | |
| 10 | Benjamin Ludlow | United States | 232,000 | 19 |
It was a star-studded field that gathered today inside the Paris Ballroom to test their expertise in 21 different poker variants. Among those who made it through the day were last year’s finalist Clint Wolcyn (314,000), Benjamin Ludlow (232,000), Dylan Smith (221,000), Justin Liberto (211,500), 2022 Player of the Year Dan Zack (209,500), and Eric Baldwin (205,000).
Defending champion John Hennigan didn’t make an appearance today because he was busy building a big stack in the Mystery Millions event, but 2022 champion Brad Ruben did, and ended up as a big stack with 186,000, as did Benny Glaser (175,500), Scott Bohlman (173,500), and Nathan Gamble (127,500).
Further down the leaderboard are James Obst (117,000), Dario Sammartino (104,000), Mike Thorpe (100,000), legendary actor James Woods (99,000), Huck Seed (92,500), and Terrance Reid (89,500), while Phil Hellmuth found himself as one of the shortest stacks with just 28,000 going into Day 2 Saturday.
Day 1 attracted a total of 597 entries, surpassing last year’s field of 530 and making this the largest field since the event was first introduced to the WSOP schedule in 2014. Those who failed to make it through included Brandon Shack-Harris, Viktor Blom, Greg Raymer, Adam Friedman, Norman Chad, Josh Arieh, Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb, Brian Rast, Jeremy Ausmus, and 2021 champion Jaswinder Lally.
The remaining 124 players return at 1 p.m. on Saturday inside the Horseshoe Event Center. The action picks up on Level 16 with no-limit blinds of 1,500/3,000 and limits of 6,000/12,000. Levels will be extended to 60 minutes for the rest of the tournament. Only the top 90 players will finish in the money, so 34 will leave with nothing on Day 2. The eventual champion takes home $150,246 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Stay tuned as PokerNews returns for Day 2 as the field plays on past the money bubble.
Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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463,500
133,500
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133,500 |
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400,500
400,500
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400,500 |
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388,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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360,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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319,000
284,000
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284,000 |
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314,000
279,000
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279,000 |
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290,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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267,500
267,500
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267,500 |
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244,500
144,500
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144,500 |
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232,000
192,000
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192,000 |
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221,000
141,000
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141,000 |
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214,500
214,500
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214,500 |
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211,500
6,500
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6,500 |
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211,000
161,000
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161,000 |
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209,500
79,500
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79,500 |
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207,500
64,500
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64,500 |
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205,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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197,000
197,000
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197,000 |
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192,000
179,000
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179,000 |
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188,000
143,000
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143,000 |
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186,000
166,000
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166,000 |
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175,500
20,500
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20,500 |
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173,500
173,500
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173,500 |
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171,000
146,000
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146,000 |
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164,500
164,500
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164,500 |
Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Day 1 has ended with 124 players remaining. They'll return on Saturday at 1 p.m. inside the Horseshoe Event Center for Day 2.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Hi-Lo Regular
Dario Sammartino: XxXx/10♠4♠A♠5♣/Xx
Dennis Weiss: XxXx/A♣K♣3♦K♥/Xx
Gary Booth: XxXx/4♥2♥8♥2♦/Xx
Gary Booth bet on fifth street and was called by Dario Sammartino and Dennis Weiss.
Sammartino then led out with a bet on sixth and both opponents called. Sammartino bet again on seventh, but this time Weiss raised. Booth took a minute before folding, while Sammartino called.
Weiss showed 10♣6♣2♣ for a flush, while Sammartino had K♦8♠6♠ for a low to chop up Booth's contributions to the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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70,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Each table will deal five more hands until play is concluded.
Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Hi-Lo
Tim Frazin selected Stud Hi-Lo and was immediately dealt the 2♣ as he brought it in. Justin Liberto completed and Charles Odenz called in last position, as Frazin came along as well.
Justin Liberto: K♠K♣ / K♥2♠7♦9♥ / 6♣
Charles Odenz: XxXx / Q♣K♦A♠3♥ / Xx
Tim Frazin: XxXx / 2♣Q♥J♥ - folded on fiifth street
The action checked through on fourth. On fifth, Odenz led, Frazin folded, Liberto raised, and Odenz called.
Odenz check-called bets on both sixth and seventh. Liberto revealed his rolled up trip kings which were good to scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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105,000 | |
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95,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Big O
Troy Carpenter bet 14,000 from the hijack on a flop of A♠9♥7♦ and Terrance Reid potted to 70,000 in the small blind. David Wesson got out of the way in the big blind. "If you really have that hand, then I'm shit out of luck," Carpenter said as he called for his last 67,000.
Troy Carpenter: A♥Q♥9♦9♣2♥ 
Terrance Reid: A♣K♠10♦9♠5♣
Carpenter showed down a set of nines, while Reid had just two pair until the last ace in the deck came on the A♦ turn, improving Reid to a full house. The 4♥ river gave Carpenter some consolation with a chop, but he still stood by his seat stunned at being denied the double up.
"Holy hell. How does that card come out?" Carpenter muttered to himself.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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90,000
8,500
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8,500 |
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60,000 |
Level 15
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500-5,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring-In, 5,000 Completion 5,000-10,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,500/3,500 Ante, 1,000-2,500 Blinds
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