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

1 day 4 hours ago

First Break (full)

Brett Slezak

Level 27

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

The final eight players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day on the final table bubble.

Play resumes in Level 28 with big bet blinds of 25,000/50,000 and limits of 100,000/200,000 and an average stack of 2,050,000.

1 day 5 hours ago

Li Scoops Wess In The Biggest Pot Of The Day

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Liam Gannon

Level 27

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Dario Sammartino raised on the button to see Luteng Li call in the small blind and Philip Wess call in the big blind.

Li drew one, Wess drew three, and Sammartino drew two. Action checked around to Sammartino, who bet, and both of his opponents called.

Everyone drew one on the second draw, and Li checked to Wess, who bet. Sammartino called, and Li raised to see Wess and Sammartino call.

The final draw saw Li stand pat while Sammartino and Wess drew one. Li bet to see only Wess call.

"Six-dugi and seven," said Li as he tabled 7♦6♣4♥3♠2♦. Wess shook his head and flicked his hand into the muck while Li stormed up the counts.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Luteng Li Philip Wess

1 day 5 hours ago

Klein Pips Wess to Scoop

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Brett Slezak

Level 27

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Philip Wess: XxXx / 5♦9♠3♥6♠ / Xx
Robert Klein: XxXx / 8♠4♠9♦6♦ / Xx

Wess completed last to act, and Klein defended the bring-in. Klein then led fourth, and Wess called.

Wess kept the betting lead on fifth and sixth as Klein called down. Wess checked seventh, and Klein announced a "friendly" check back.

Wess tabled K♣8♦3♦ in the hole for a pair of threes with a nine-eight-six-five low. Klein revealed 10♣9♣2♣ for a pair of nines with a nine-eight-six-four low, pipping Wess on the fourth card to make a better low and scoop.

Tags: Philip Wess Robert Klein

1 day 5 hours ago

Nathan Gamble Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,592)

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Liam Gannon

Level 27

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Badacy

Clayton Mozdzen raised in the small blind, and Nathan Gamble called in the big blind.

Mozdzen drew three, while Gamble drew two, and Mozdzen bet to see Gamble call.

Both players drew two on the second draw, and Gamble called the all-in bet from Mozdzen to put him at risk for 60,000 total.

The final draw saw Mozdzen draw two while Gamble drew one.

Nathan Gamble: 7♦4♣3♥2♥ Xx All in
Clayton Mozdzen: 6♠2♦A♥ XxXx

Peeling one at a time, Mozdzen turned over a 4♥ and an 8♦ to make an eight-six low and a three-card six-badugi. Gamble peeled up a Q♦ to make a queen-seven low and left his three-card seven-badugi unimproved. The WSOP bracelet winner wished his table mates well and exited the tournament.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Nathan Gamble

1 day 5 hours ago

Klein Shows Madsen a Boat

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Brett Slezak

Level 27

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Jeff Madsen: XxXx / 5♥8♣5♦Q♣ / Xx
Robert Klein: XxXx / J♦K♣K♠A♦ / Xx

Action picked up on fourth as Klein check-called a bet.

Klein led fifth after making open kings, which Madsen called. The same occurred on sixth.

Madsen called a final bet on seventh and announced aces-up.

"No good," Klein replied as he revealed K♦J♣3♠ in the hole for a full house, kings full of jacks, to win the pot.

Tags: Jeff Madsen Robert Klein

1 day 5 hours ago

Zhao Leaves Gamble Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 27

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Nathan Gamble limped the small blind, and Kelvin Zhao checked his option in the big blind.

Both players drew three on the first draw.

Action resumed after the second draw as each player had already contributed a bet, but the drawing action on the second round was missed. Gamble led, and Zhao called.

On the final draw, Gamble stood pat and Zhao took one. Gamble checked to Zhao, who bet, and Gamble immediately flicked in the call. He got the bad news as Zhao tabled 8♥7♦6♠5♣2♣ for an eight badugi and low, which was good for the scoop as Gamble became the shortest stack.

Tags: Kelvin Zhao Nathan Gamble

Level: 27

Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 40,000/60,000 Ante, 20,000-40,000 Blinds

1 day 5 hours ago

Geyser Doubles Through Gamble

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Liam Gannon

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Daniel Geyser raised on the button to see Nathan Gamble call.

Gamble drew three, while Geyser drew one, and Gamble check-called a bet from Geyser.

On the second draw, Gamble drew two while Geyser stood pat. Gamble checked over to Geyser, who moved all in for 15,000, and Gamble called.

Both players stood pat.

Daniel Geyser: 7♠5♠4♣3♦2♦ All in
Nathan Gamble: 8♠7♣6♦3♠2♠

Geyser's wheel and three-card five-badugi was good for both halves of the pot as he doubled through Gamble.

Tags: Daniel Geyser Nathan Gamble

1 day 5 hours ago

Geyser Short After Mozdzen Clash

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Liam Gannon

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Daniel Geyser raised in the small blind and in the big blind Clayton Mozdzen called.

Geyser drew three while Mozdzen drew two and Geyser check-called a bet from Mozdzen.

On the second draw Geyser drew two while Mozdzen stood pat. Geyser checked a second time and called one more time.

The final draw saw Geyser draw one and Mozdzen stood pat a second time. Geyser checked and after some time, he tossed his hand into the muck.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Daniel Geyser

1 day 6 hours ago

John Bunch Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,430)

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Brett Slezak

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000-30,000 Blinds

Badacy

John Bunch raised from the button, Daniel Geyser called in the small blind, and Clayton Mozdzen came along from the big blind.

Geyser drew one, Mozdzen drew four, and Bunch drew two.

Bunch got his final 40,000 into the middle after the first draw, and both opponents called.

Geyser stood pat, Mozdzen drew three, and Bunch stood pat as well. Geyser bet into the side pot, and Mozdzen called.

Mozdzen drew two on the final draw, and the action checked through on the side.

John Bunch: 7♣6♠4♠2♥A♣ All in
Daniel Geyser: 7♥6♣3♥2♣A♠
Clayton Mozdzen: Q♣10♦5♦2♠A♥

Bunch had a seven-six-four low with no badugi, but Geyser held a better low, seven-six-three, to win that side. Mozdzen was the only player with a Badugi, and he also got half the pot.

Bunch exits as the first casualty of the day in 10th place.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Daniel Geyser John Bunch