Event #20: $1,500 Dealer's Choice | 2026 World Series of Poker

22 hours 8 minutes ago

Play Resumes

Liam Gannon

Level 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

The final five players have returned from their break and begun to play.

Badacey is the first game they are playing.

Level: 32

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-250,000, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Games: 70,000 Ante, 80,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 120,000/180,000 Ante, 60,000-120,000 Blinds

23 hours 4 minutes ago

Dinner Break (full)

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Brett Slezak

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

The final five players have gone on a one-hour dinner break. Play will resume at 9:04 pm local time.

23 hours 5 minutes ago

Madsen Scoops Two Before Dinner

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Brett Slezak

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

Badacy

Jeff Madsen raised from the hijack, Luteng Li three-bet from the big blind, and Madsen called.

Both drew one as Li led and Madsen called.

On the second draw, both took one again and it checked through.

Both patted on the end as Li led and Madsen called. Madsen tabled 7♥5♠4♦3♣2♠ for a seven badugi and low which was good to scoop.

The next hand, Dario Sammartino raised from the cutoff and Madsen defended his big blind.

Both drew two as Madsen led, Sammartino raised, and Madsen called.

Madsen now stood pat and Sammartino took one as it checked through.

Sammartino drew one again on the end as Madsen put out a final bet. Sammartino went deep into the tank for well over a minute before he called. He got the bad news as Madsen tabled 7♥6♦4♦3♠A♣ for another seven-seven, and he dragged two substantial pots right before dinner.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jeff Madsen Luteng Li

23 hours 18 minutes ago

Sammartino and Wess Chop Up Madsen

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Liam Gannon

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

Badacy

Philip Wess raised in the hijack and both Jeff Madsen on the button and Dario Sammartino in the big blind called.

Everyone drew two and action checked around to Madsen who bet to see both Wess and Sammartino call.

Both Sammartino and Wess drew two and Madsen drew one with action checking through.

Sammartino drew one, while Wess drew two, and Madsen drew one behind. Sammartino put out a bet that only Wess called.

At showdown, Sammartino tabled 6♣4♦3♥2♥A♥ for a three-card six and a six-four. Wess tabled 10♥5♥5♠3♠2♣ for a three-card five and they chopped up the pot.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jeff Madsen Philip Wess

23 hours 28 minutes ago

Chop it Up (Again)

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Brett Slezak

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Another round of stud formats has come and gone with no scoops.

Dario Sammartino: K♦6♥2♣ / 4♦3♦3♣9♠
Luteng Li: 10♣9♦4♣ / A♦7♠9♣8♣

Sammartino completed and Li called. Sammartino then led fourth and Li took some time before he put in the call.

Fifth street checked through and Li opted to check-call on sixth. Seventh street checked through.

Sammartino had a pair of threes with a nine-six low, while Li had a pair of nines with a nine-eight low, and the pot was chopped.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Luteng Li

23 hours 49 minutes ago

Madsen's Momentum

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Liam Gannon

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

Badugi

Philip Wess raised in the hijack and both Jeff Madsen in the small blind and Clayton Mozdzen in the big blind called.

Madsen drew one, Mozdzen drew two, and Wess drew one and action checked around to see Wess. Both Madsen and Mozdzen called Wess' bet.

Everyone drew the same on the second draw and action checked through.

The final draw saw everyone draw the same and Madsen bet to see both of his opponents fold. Madsen's rail began to celebrate while the 4-time WSOP bracelet winner was pushed the pot.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Jeff Madsen Philip Wess

23 hours 57 minutes ago

Kelvin Zhao Eliminated in 6th Place ($24,766)

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Brett Slezak

Level 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

Badugi

Kelvin Zhao raised under the gun, Clayton Mozdzen three-bet from the button, and Zhao called.

Both drew one as Zhao check-called a bet from Mozdzen.

One the second draw, Zhao still took one and Mozdzen stood pat. Zhao checked, Mozdzen bet, and Zhao called all-in for an even bet of 400,000.

Both patted on the end.

Kelvin Zhao: 9♥5♦2♠A♣ All in
Clayton Mozdzen: 5♣4♦3♥A♠

It was a cooler scenario with Zhao making his nine on the second draw, but he ran into Mozdzen's five and had no way to escape as he exits in 6th place.

Mozdzen gave away some of those chips to Luteng Li the following Badugi hand after Mozdzen folded to a check-raise after the second draw.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Kelvin Zhao Luteng Li

Level: 31

Limit Flop/Draw: 100,000-200,000, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 200,000 Completion, 200,000-400,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 100,000/150,000 Ante, 50,000-100,000 Blinds

1 day ago

Li Folds The River

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Liam Gannon

Level 30

Limit Flop/Draw: 80,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 40,000 Ante, 50,000 Bring-In, 150,000 Completion, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante, 40,000-80,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Clayton Mozdzen raised to 180,000 from the hijack and Luteng Li called in the big blind.

The flop rolled out Q♣9♠6♣ and action checked through to the turn 5♠ where Li bet 175,000 to see Mozdzen call.

On the river 5♣, Li checked over to Mozdzen who bet 425,000 and Li went into the tank. After a couple minutes of thought, Li tossed away his hand.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Luteng Li