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

May 30, 2025

Good for Half?

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.

Tags: Brant Hale Daniel Negreanu Shaun Deeb Yarron Bendor

May 30, 2025

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.

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Tyler Schwecke

May 30, 2025

Linde Can't Continue Against Carpenter

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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

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.

Tags: Dylan Linde Troy Carpenter

May 30, 2025

Seiver Gets Paid with Massive Overbet

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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

5 Card Draw

Aaron Magers opened to 1,400 from the hijack and Scott Seiver defended from the big blind.

Seiver took one and Magers took three. Seiver took a look at his cards and announced a bet of 10,000. Magers shook his head as he begrudgingly put in the call. Seiver tabled Q♣10♣8♣4♣3♣ for a flush as his overbet got paid.

Tags: Aaron Magers Scott Seiver

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

May 30, 2025

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 5

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

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May 30, 2025

Carpenter Pips Miller to Score a Knockout

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

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

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Action was picked up on the first draw with over 12,000 in the middle in a hand between Troy Carpenter from the small blind and Michael Miller from the cutoff.

Both took one and Carpenter checked to Miller who jammed for 3,700 and Carpenter called.

Both players took one on the second draw. On the end, Carpenter patted and Miller was still drawing.

Michael Miller: 7x6x3x2x All in
Troy Carpenter: 10x7x4x3x2x

Miller had a premium draw against the made ten of Carpenter. However, Miller would catch a 10x as he was pipped with a ten-seven-six against the ten-seven-four of Carpenter as he hit the exit.

Tags: Michael Miller Troy Carpenter

May 30, 2025

Brunson Sends One Out

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

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

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Dennis Eichhorn opened to 700 from the cutoff and the button called. In the big blind, Todd Brunson potted to 3,000 and Eichhorn called.

Both took one and Brunson bet 4,000 which was called.

Brunson was now pat and Eichhorn drew one. Brunson bet 7,700 effective and Eichhorn called all-in.

Both players patted on the end.

Dennis Eichhorn: 8x6x4x3x2x All in
Todd Brunson: 7x6x5x3x2x

Brunson made a seven to eliminate Eichhorn.

Tags: Dennis Eichhorn Todd Brunson

May 30, 2025

Rubin Shows Hui an Eight

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David Salituro

Level 5

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Jared Rubin drew one on the first draw while Phil Hui took two. Rubin then bet and Hui called.

Both players took one and Rubin bet again. Hui raised this time and Rubin called. Rubin then stood pat and checked to Hui, who took one.

Hui checked back and Rubin showed 8x7x6x3x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Phil Hui Jared Rubin

May 30, 2025

Liedtke Picks Off Schwecke With a Jack

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David Salituro

Level 5

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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Tyler Schwecke and Mark Liedtke went heads-up after the draw when Schwecke bet 7,300 from the hijack. Liedtke took a minute before calling on the button.

"Just a king," Schwecke said, and Liedtke turned over Jx8x7x6x4x to win the pot.

Tags: Mark Liedtke Tyler Schwecke