Event #8: $1,500 Dealers Choice Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-31-2025 20:45 UTC-8

Glaser on a Tear, Fills Up on Deng

David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Benny Glaser had just moved tables after busting Tomasz Gluszko when he tangled in a pot with new tablemate Ken Deng.

Deng bet 35,000 from the big blind on a flop of K♦10♥9♦ and Glaser called under the gun. Both players then checked the J♥ turn.

Deng also checked the J♦ river and Glaser bet 80,000. Deng called and Glaser showed A♦J♣10♣9♣ for a full house to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	1,560,000 260,000	260,000

Ken Deng	400,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Ken Deng

05-31-2025 20:39 UTC-8

Deng Boats Up and Doubles Through Le

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Ken Deng opened the button to 30,000 before Allan Le three-bet pot in the small blind to 102,000, and Deng called.

On the Q♣6♠4♠ flop, Le potted and Deng called off his stack for 122,000 total.

Ken Deng: Q♥J♥8♦6♦ All in
Allan Le: K♠Q♦9♦7♥

Deng was ahead with two pair and he filled up on the Q♠ turn. He faded the nine-outer on the 3♠ river to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Le	600,000 160,000	160,000

Ken Deng	470,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Allan Le Ken Deng

05-31-2025 20:36 UTC-8

Glaser Emerges From Raising War to Bust Gluszko

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Badacey

Benny Glaser and Tomasz Gluszko were heads-up on the second draw when Glaser bet from the big blind. Gluszko then raised in the cutoff and Glaser reraised. Gluszko came back with another raise and Glaser called.

Both players stood pat and Gluszko stuck in his last 11,000. He showed 6♦5♠3♣2♥A♣, but Glaser had 6♣4♥3♥2♠A♦ to scoop the pot and send Gluszko to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	1,300,000 660,000	660,000

Tomasz Gluszko	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Tomasz Gluszko

05-31-2025 20:31 UTC-8

Clayton Doubles Off Gluszko

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Badacey

Russell Clayton raised in the cutoff, Tomasz Gluszko reraised on the button, and Clayton called.

Both players took two and Clayton led out with a bet, leaving one 5,000 chip behind. Gluszko then raised and Clayton tossed in his last chip.

Both players took one, while Clayton patted on the last draw and Gluszko took one. Clayton showed 7♦6♣4♣2♥A♠ for a 7-6 and Badugi, and Gluszko mucked 8♥7♠6♦3♣2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	260,000 140,000	140,000
Russell Clayton	240,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Russell Clayton Tomasz Gluszko

05-31-2025 20:25 UTC-8

Gluszko Wins Battle of the Aces to Bust Booth

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Marc Booth moved all in for 120,000 from the button and Tomasz Gluszko put him at risk under the gun.

Marc Booth: A♦A♣K♠J♥ All in
Tomasz Gluszko: A♠A♥5♦2♦

Both players showed a pair of aces, but it would be Gluszko's other two cards that proved pivotal in this pot as the board ran out J♣6♥2♠8♠5♣ to give him two pair. Booth asked to snap a photo of the board before he made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	400,000 290,000	290,000
Marc Booth	Busted

Tags: Marc Booth Tomasz Gluszko

05-31-2025 20:21 UTC-8

Walters Takes Advantage of a Misdeal

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Badugi

Gina Hecht and Stephen O'Dwyer limped in before Dan Zack raised in the cutoff. Bruce Walters reraised in the small blind and only Zack called.

"This hand is 100 percent wrong. The button moved the wrong way," Zack noticed, pointing out that the button went from Walters in Seat 2 to Ken Deng in Seat 1. With significant action already taking place, the hand progressed as Walters stood pat and Zack took one. Walters then bet and Zack called.

Walters patted again and bet on the second draw, and Zack called after drawing one. Zack took one more and Walters patted before betting his last chips.

Walters went to turn over his hand but Zack informed him he hadn't acted yet. Zack eventually tossed his cards away and Walters took the pot, saying he had a 10-Badugi.

The floor then ruled that the button would go back on Walters, much to Matthew Schreiber's disagreement, as he had to pay the blinds three hands in a row. "This is a complete disaster," Schreiber said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	650,000 230,000	230,000

Bruce Walters	300,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Bruce Walters Dan Zack

05-31-2025 20:14 UTC-8

Vitch Virtually Doubles Off Manderlier

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David Salituro

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Heads-up on the first draw, Laurent Manderlier bet 70,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Vitch called in the big blind.

Both players took one and checked on the second draw. They each took one again on the last draw, and this time Vitch slid forward 215,000, leaving just one 1,000 chip behind.

Manderlier took a minute before calling and Vitch turned over 8x6x5x3x2x to win the pot.

Michael Wagner was recently eliminated on another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	650,000 410,000	410,000

Laurent Manderlier	300,000 390,000	390,000
Michael Wagner	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Laurent Manderlier Michael Wagner

05-31-2025 19:57 UTC-8

Krela Doubles Through Vitch

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-In, 25,000 Completion 25,000-50,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 12,000/18,000 Ante, 6,000-12,000 Blinds

Big O

Jonathan Krela limped under the gun before Christopher Vitch raised to 54,000 on the button. Krela limp-potted to 180,000 and Vitch called.

On the K♣J♥3♠ flop, Krela jammed for 186,000 and Vitch called.

Jonathan Krela: A♠A♣K♠Q♠4♦ All in
Christopher Vitch: A♦10♣7♦6♣2♦

Vitch had a gutter and backdoor nut low draw against the aces of Krela who was in good shape to double on the J♦ turn and he held through the 10♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Krela	760,000 440,000	440,000
Christopher Vitch	240,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Jonathan Krela

05-31-2025 19:29 UTC-8

Dinner Break Chip Counts (full)

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David Salituro

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,600,000 150,000	150,000

Matthew Schreiber	1,000,000 150,000	150,000

Stephen O'Dwyer (CA)	980,000 170,000	170,000
Daniel Zack	880,000 170,000	170,000

Allan Le	760,000 40,000	40,000

Laurent Manderlier	690,000 100,000	100,000
Adam Owen	660,000 290,000	290,000
Andrew Park	650,000 50,000	50,000
Christopher Vitch	640,000 25,000	25,000

Benny Glaser	640,000 160,000	160,000

Timothy Knauf	600,000 300,000	300,000
Eric Baldwin	510,000 65,000	65,000

Nathanael Harshman	480,000 140,000	140,000
Marc Booth	450,000 100,000	100,000
Scott Bohlman	400,000 10,000	10,000

Michael Spegal	390,000 230,000	230,000

Scott Jacewiczokelly	360,000 150,000	150,000
Bruce Walters	360,000 40,000	40,000
Gina Hecht	360,000 75,000	75,000
Tom Mccormick	360,000 125,000	125,000
Jonathan Krela	320,000
Dean Joe	280,000 30,000	30,000
Adam Greenlee	200,000 70,000	70,000
Russell Clayton	200,000 40,000	40,000
Michael Wagner	200,000 100,000	100,000

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05-31-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Liberto Dispatches Korn

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Brett Slezak

Level 21

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Justin Liberto opened the cutoff to 25,000 before Andres Korn jammed the button for 246,000, and Liberto made the call.

Both players discarded one.

Andres Korn: 9x5x4x3x All in
Justin Liberto: 8x7x4x3x