Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-30-2025 22:57 UTC-8

Hellmuth Quarters Eichhorn

David Salituro

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion 4,000-8,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Dennis Eichhorn bet on the button after the first draw and Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind.

Eichhorn then drew two and Hellmuth one. Eichhorn bet and Hellmuth called as both players drew one. Hellmuth then checked to Eichhorn.

"I'm not even going to try to bluff," Eichhorn said, checking behind. Hellmuth showed Q♣7♠5♠4♣2♦, while Eichhorn had 7♣5♣5♥4♥2♣. Hellmuth took half the pot with his queen-low, while they had the same three-card Badugi and chopped the other half.

"In a cash game I would take two, but in a tournament only one," Hellmuth said after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	80,000 20,000	20,000

Dennis Eichhorn	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Dennis Eichhorn Phil Hellmuth

05-30-2025 22:51 UTC-8

Arieh, Deeb Among Recent Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 14

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion 4,000-8,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	Busted

Kevin Gerhart	Busted

Michael Gathy	Busted

Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Mark Liedtke	Busted
Bryan Micon	Busted
Nacho Barbero	Busted

Jon Kyte	Busted
Shaun Deeb	Busted

Noah Boeken	Busted
Kyle Miholich	Busted

Marcel Vonk	Busted

Dominick Sarle	Busted

Robert Wells	Busted

Nick Kost	Busted

Josh Arieh	Busted
John Evans	Busted
Jaswinder Lally	Busted

Allen Kessler	Busted

05-30-2025 22:49 UTC-8

Liberto Scoops to Bust Schwartz

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David Salituro

Level 13

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

Badeucy

Justin Liberto bet from the small blind after the second draw and Dylan Smith called in the big blind, as did Jake Schwartz on the button.

Liberto stood pat, Smith took two, while Schwartz drew one. Liberto then bet and Smith folded, but Schwartz raised all in and Liberto called.

Liberto showed 7♦6♣4♥3♠2♠ for 7-6-4 with a Badugi and Schwartz mucked 7♥6♥5♣4♦2♥ on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	120,000 23,500	23,500

Dylan Smith	80,000
Jake Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Dylan Smith Jake Schwartz Justin Liberto

05-30-2025 22:46 UTC-8

Ogita Drags Huge Pot with Number Two

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

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

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Action was picked up on the second draw with 34,500 in the middle in a hand between Daisuke Ogita from the small blind, Mark Fisher from the big blind, and Nick Guagenti from the cutoff.

Ogita took one, Fisher took one, and Guagenti was pat. Ogita led for 15,000, Fisher called, and Guagenti raised to 41,500. Ogita called and Fisher folded with just 26,000 behind.

Both players pat and the action checked through. Ogita tabled 7x6x4x3x2x for number two to collect a huge one as he moves over 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daisuke Ogita	330,000 197,000	197,000
Nick Guagenti	48,000 8,000	8,000
Mark Fisher	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Daisuke Ogita Mark Fisher Nick Guagenti

05-30-2025 22:32 UTC-8

Vitch Dispatches Katzoff in Largest Pot of the Day

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

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

Pot-Limit Omaha

Nathaniel Katzoff opened under the gun before Christopher Vitch three-bet from the big blind and Katzoff called to create a pot of around 26,000.

On the 8♦4♥3♥ flop, a series a raises led to Katzoff being all-in for around 85,000, at risk against Vitch.

Nathaniel Katzoff: K♦J♠J♥10♥ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♦K♥8♥7♦

Vitch held top pair and the dominating flush draw but was still behind the jacks of Katzoff. The 3♦ turn kept Katzoff in the lead until the K♣ river gave Vitch a better two pair as Katzoff hit the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	232,000 212,000	212,000

Nathaniel Katzoff	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Nathaniel Katzoff

05-30-2025 22:15 UTC-8

Brannan Doubles Through Kyte

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

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

Big O

Frank Brannan potted the button to 5,500 and Jon Kyte defended his big blind.

The J♠10♠9♣ flop checked through to the J♣ turn which saw Kyte lead for 5,500 and Brannan called.

On the 2♠ river, Kyte bet 21,000 effective to put Brannan all-in and he called. Brannan tabled A♠A♥J♥10♦3♦ for the nuts as he collected the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Brannan	67,000 32,000	32,000

Jon Kyte	8,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Frank Brannan Jon Kyte

05-30-2025 21:45 UTC-8

Field Keeps Dwindling

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David Salituro

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,000 Ante, 500-1,500 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Frye	Busted
Dylan Linde	Busted

Brian Hastings	Busted

Ian Steinman	Busted

Andrew Yeh	Busted

Aloisio Dourado	Busted

Alex Livingston	Busted

Jesse Capps	Busted
Ray Fishman	Busted
Chino Rheem	Busted
Ari Engel	Busted

Steve Zolotow	Busted
David Mead	Busted
Mike Gorodinsky	Busted

Christopher Claassen	Busted

Jeffrey Mitseff	Busted
Mark Gregorich	Busted

05-30-2025 21:42 UTC-8

Smith Scoops Frazin While Gerhart Catches Some Strays

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David Salituro

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,000 Ante, 500-1,500 Blinds

Badacey

Tim Frazin raised in the hijack, Dylan Smith reraised in the small blind, and Frazin called.

"Two kings, I'm going to break it," Frazin said as he drew two. Smith also drew two and bet as Frazin called.

"Two kings again. I'm going to break it, even though he called with two kings," Frazin said, pointing across at tablemate Kevin Gerhart.

"But look at his stack. When's the last time he won a bracelet?" Nitesh Rawtani added.

"It's been a while," Gerhart admitted.

Both players drew one and Smith bet again. Frazin called and drew one, while Smith stood pat and bet. Frazin called again.

Smith showed 6♥5♠4♣3♦2♥ for a 6-5 with a Badugi and Frazin mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	80,000 53,000	53,000
Nitesh Rawtani	40,000
Kevin Gerhart	35,000 13,000	13,000

Tim Frazin	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Kevin Gerhart Nitesh Rawtani Tim Frazin

05-30-2025 21:34 UTC-8

Obst, Brannan Chop a Five-Way Pot as Two Players Hit the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500/2,000 Ante, 500-1,500 Blinds

Badacey

Richard Mirin put in his last 7,500 from under the gun as Paul Holder called in the cutoff, as did Michael Spegal on the button and James Obst in the small blind. Frank Brannan then reraised in the big blind and Holder, Spegal, and Obst all called.

Obst, Mirin, and Holder drew two, while Spegal and Brannan took one. Brannan then bet and all three opponents called.

Brannan stood pat on the second draw, Obst, Mirin, and Holder took two, and Spegal took one. Brannan bet all in and Holder committed his last chips. Spegal called, but Obst raised and Spegal called.

Brannan and Spegal stood pat on the last draw, while the other three each took one. Spegal and Obst then checked.

Obst showed J♣7♣6♠3♥2♦ for a 7-6-3-2 Badugi, while Brannan had 8♥7♦6♣4♥2♠ for an 8-7-6. Spegal mucked A♠9♥6♦5♣4♣, while Mirin and Holder also mucked as they headed to the rail.

"I pulled this on the second card," Brannan said, pointing out his eight. "Is it bad to just pat? I figure all my outs are dead. I'm just learning these games," he added.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	95,000 45,000	45,000

Michael Spegal	90,000 62,000	62,000

Frank Brannan	35,000

Paul Holder	Busted
Richard Mirin	Busted

Tags: Frank Brannan James Obst Michael Spegal Paul Holder Richard Mirin

05-30-2025 21:07 UTC-8

Sammartino Makes the Nuts to Bust Wong

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David Salituro

Level 11

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

Badeucy

Around 20,000 was in the middle as Dario Sammartino and Timothy Wong went to the second draw. Wong then put in his last 10,000 from under the gun and Sammartino called in the hijack.

Both players stood pat and Sammartino turned over 7♦5♠4♥3♣2♣ for the nuts with a Badugi to scoop the pot and send Wong to the rail.

Jeremy Ausmus and David "Bakes" Baker were also among the recent eliminations.