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

05-30-2025 16:51 UTC-8

Linde Can't Continue Against Carpenter

David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion 600-1,200 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Razz

Troy Carpenter: XxXx/9x7xJx5x
Dylan Linde: XxXx/8x9x10x10x - folded on sixth street

Three players went to fourth street where Troy Carpenter bet. Only Dylan Linde called to fifth.

Linde then bet and Carpenter called. Linde made a pair on sixth and folded when Carpenter put out another bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Troy Carpenter	55,000 10,000	10,000
Dylan Linde	14,000

Tags: Dylan Linde Troy Carpenter

05-30-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Zaichenko Scoops Schwecke

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion 600-1,200 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Andrey Zaichenko: XxXx/5♠4♥8♦8♠/Xx
Tyler Schwecke: XxXx/3♣6♥A♦J♠/Xx

Tyler Schwecke bet on fourth street and Andrey Zaichenko called.

Zaichenko then bet on fifth and streets as Schwecke called down to seventh. Zaichenko bet again and Schwecke called.

Zaichenko turned over A♣Q♥6♠ and scooped the pot with his pair of eights and a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Schwecke	22,000 12,000	12,000
Andrey Zaichenko	17,000

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Tyler Schwecke

05-30-2025 17:04 UTC-8

Good for Half?

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion 600-1,200 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Big O

Brant Hale limped first to act, Yarron Bendor limped the cutoff, and Shaun Deeb completed the small blind. In the big blind, Daniel Negreanu potted to 1,500 and only Hale and Bendor called.

Action was picked back up on the river to a completed board of K♦7♦5♠4♠3♠ with around 13,000 in the middle. Negreanu bet 5,300 effective and Bendor called off his stack.

Negreanu tabled A♠9♥3♣2♠2♣ for an unbeatable steel wheel as he took out his vlogging equipment to capture the moment. Bendor could only laugh as he mucked on his way to the rebuy desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	39,000 4,000	4,000

Yarron Bendor	Busted

Tags: Brant Hale Daniel Negreanu Shaun Deeb Yarron Bendor

05-30-2025 17:06 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Embattled Poker Pro Brad Booth Vows to Make Amends

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Connor Richards

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion 600-1,200 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 25th episode, Connor speaks with embattled poker pro Brad Booth about learning poker from his grandfather, climbing up stakes in Canada, living at the Bellagio and playing in Bobby's Room, bluffing Phil Ivey and getting cheated on Ultimate Bet.

Booth, who the poker community hasn't heard from for several years, opened up about his absence and going missing in 2020, as well as his gambling addiction and various poker debts to players like Doug Polk that he says he plans to make right.

"I got caught up in all of it and all I can try and do is make right now," he told PokerNews of his poker debts.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Brad Booth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Brad Booth Connor Richards Doug Polk Phil Ivey

05-30-2025 17:13 UTC-8

Obst Catches Good Against Clayton

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion 600-1,200 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Badugi

Russell Clayton raised in the cutoff, James Obst reraised in the big blind, and Clayton called.

Clayton stood pat and bet while Obst took one. Obst called and drew one more, while Clayton again stood pat and bet.

Obst then raised and Clayton called. Obst patted the last draw, while Clayton took one. Obst put out a bet and Clayton called.

Obst showed A♦8♥4♣2♠ and Clayton flashed the 9♥ as he mucked.

Ray Henson and Dan Shak are also at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	60,000 40,000	40,000

Dan Shak	30,000
Ray Henson	15,000 3,000	3,000

Russell Clayton	8,000

Tags: James Obst Russell Clayton

05-30-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 300-600, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring-In, 600 Completion 600-1,200 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 300/500 Ante, 200-300 Blinds

Players are going on another 15-minute break.

The field has grown to 453 entries with still three levels of late registration remaining. There are currently 379 players remaining.

Level: 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 400 Bring-In, 800 Completion 800-1,600 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

05-30-2025 17:53 UTC-8

Mead Has the Goods Against Wong

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David Salituro

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 400 Bring-In, 800 Completion 800-1,600 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

Badugi

Lyle Wong and David Mead both drew one on the first draw and Mead bet. Wong called and took one again, while Mead stood pat.

Mead then bet and Wong called. Mead again patted on the last draw, while Wong took one more. Mead bet and Wong called again.

Mead showed 7♥6♠4♣3♦ and Wong mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mead	35,000
Lyle Wong	30,000

Tags: Lyle Wong David Mead

05-30-2025 18:00 UTC-8

Owen and Krasne Chop Up Park

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 400 Bring-In, 800 Completion 800-1,600 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Action was picked up on fourth street in hand between Adam Owen, Andrew Park, Seth Krasne, and Mark Provenzano, who was the bring in.

Adam Owen: 10♦7♦7♣ / 9♦A♠2♦A♥
Andrew Park: Q♠8♣3♣ / 7♥5♥9♠7♠
Seth Krasne: 10♥6♠3♦ / 10♠9♣8♠A♣
Mark Provenzano: XxXx / 2♣5♣J♦K♣ - folded on sixth street

Park led on fourth and everyone called. Fifth street checked through.

Owen bet on sixth and only Park and Krasne called.

On seventh, Owen led again. Park contemplated for almost a minute before he called, and Krasne quickly called.

Owen had the high with aces and sevens whereas Krasne had the better low with nine-eight-six against the nine-eight-seven of Park.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Park	35,000
Seth Krasne	27,000
Adam Owen	13,000 12,000	12,000
Mark Provenzano	12,000

Tags: Adam Owen Andrew Park Mark Provenzano Seth Krasne

05-30-2025 18:03 UTC-8

Gunn Shows Lopez a Ten

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David Salituro

Level 7

Limit Flop/Draw: 400-800, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 400 Bring-In, 800 Completion 800-1,600 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 400/600 Ante, 200-400 Blinds

Badugi

Daniel Lopez raised in the cutoff, Patrick Gunn reraised on the button, and Lopez called.

Lopez drew two and Gunn took one. Gunn then bet and Lopez called.

Gunn stood pat on the second draw and bet, while Lopez called after drawing one. Lopez took one more on the final draw, while Gunn again stood pat.

Both players checked and Gunn flashed the 10♥, followed by 6♠5♦3♠ as Lopez mucked.

At the same table, Matthew Schultz has built up a stack of around 85,000.