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

May 31, 2025

Greenlee Holds to Double Off Knauf

David Salituro

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion 30,000-60,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Adam Greenlee stood pat and moved all in on the second draw, while Timothy Knauf called after taking two. Knauf again drew two on the last draw and Greenlee patted.

Greenlee turned over Jx8x7x6x4x, while Knauf had 7x5x2x showing as he peeled his last two cards. The first was a 10x, but he made a pair with 5x on his last card and Greenlee doubled up.

Tags: Adam Greenlee Timothy Knauf

May 31, 2025

Number Four for Vitch

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion 30,000-60,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Justin Liberto raised from the button and Russell Clayton called in the small blind. In the big blind, Christopher Vitch made it three bets and both opponents called.

Clayton took one and the others took two. Vitch led and both called.

On the second draw, Clayton and Vitch took one and Liberto drew two. Vitch bet, Liberto raised, Clayton folded, Vitch three-bet, and Liberto called.

Vitch was pat and Liberto took one. Vitch bet and Liberto quickly called. Vitch tabled 7x6x5x4x2x for number four which was good to scoop a sizeable pot.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Justin Liberto Russell Clayton

May 31, 2025

Owen Hits His Gin Card to Bust Joe

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David Salituro

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion 30,000-60,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Dean Joe bet from the button on the second draw and Adam Owen called in the cutoff.

Owen took one, while Joe stood pat and bet his last chips. Owen called and turned over 7♠6♦5♥3♣2♠ for a 7-6 and Badugi. Joe flung his arms in the air in frustration before mucking and getting up from his seat.

"You hit your gin card, right? You can be honest," Joe asked Owen.

"I had a Badugi, but I did hit the deuce," Owen replied.

Tags: Adam Owen Dean Joe

Level: 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 30,000 Completion 30,000-60,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 15,000/25,000 Ante, 10,000-15,000 Blinds

May 31, 2025

Glaser on a Tear, Fills Up on Deng

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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

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.

Tags: Benny Glaser Ken Deng

May 31, 2025

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.

Tags: Allan Le Ken Deng

May 31, 2025

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.

Tags: Benny Glaser Tomasz Gluszko

May 31, 2025

Baldwin Sets Up Harshman

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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

Eric Baldwin limped the button, Nathanael Harshman potted the small blind to 48,000 and Baldwin called.

On the J♦8♠5♦ flop, Harshman potted for 120,000, Baldwin raised, and Harshman called all-in for 172,000 total.

Nathanael Harshman: K♥K♦Q♣9♥ All in
Eric Baldwin: 8♦8♣6♠6♦

Harshman ran into the flopped set of Baldwin and could not improve on the 2♥4♠ runout as he hit the exit.

Tags: Eric Baldwin Nathanael Harshman

May 31, 2025

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♠.

Tags: Russell Clayton Tomasz Gluszko

May 31, 2025

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.

Tags: Marc Booth Tomasz Gluszko