Event #20: $1,500 Dealers Choice Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 7 hours ago

Geyser Doubles Through Brandt

Brett Slezak

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000-25,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Hold'em

Action was picked up on the 9♥6♥5♥ flop in a single-raised pot between Lawrence Brandt from the cutoff and Daniel Geyser on the button. All the chips found their way into the middle, with Geyser at risk for his final 575,000.

Daniel Geyser: J♥J♦ All in
Lawrence Brandt: A♣9♠

Brandt was in a world of hurt against the overpair and heart draw of Geyser. The J♣ turn gave Geyser a set and Brandt was drawing dead to the 10♣ river as Geyser secured the full double.

At another table, Steven Rosling was eliminated in 14th place.

Tags: Daniel Geyser Lawrence Brandt Steven Rosling

1 day 7 hours ago

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Matthew Warburton

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000-25,000 Blinds

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Level: 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000-25,000 Blinds

1 day 7 hours ago

Geng Busted After Madsen Clash

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Liam Gannon

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Jeff Madsen opened in the cutoff and Shuofei Geng three-bet on the button to see Madsen call.

Madsen drew two while Geng drew one, then Madsen check-called a bet from Geng.

Both drew one on the following draw, and the betting saw Madsen check a second time and call the next bet from Geng.

On the final draw, Madsen drew one and Geng stood pat.

Geng tabled 9x7x6x4x2x after Madsen checked dark and Madsen peeled his last card.

"Made it," said Madsen as he tabled 8x7x6x5x2x and he took the pot to leave Geng with just 60,000 in chips.

A couple of hands later he was eliminated.

Tags: Jeff Madsen Shuofei Geng

1 day 7 hours ago

Gamble Hits Gin Card to Bust Arvidson

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Brett Slezak

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Action picked up after the first draw as Anthony Arvidson bet from the big blind and Nathan Gamble called in cutoff.

Both players took one on the second draw. Arvidson bet, Gamble raised, and Arvidson called all-in for 95,000 total.

Arvidson stood pat on the end while Gamble still needed one.

Anthony Arvidson: 10♦9♠6♦5♥2♣ All in
Nathan Gamble: 7♣5♣4♥3♠

Arvidson had a made nine badugi and ten low while Gamble was still drawing to a badugi and better low. Gamble had just three outs to scoop, which he was able to find as he flipped over the 8♦, making an eight badugi and low to eliminate Arvidson in 16th.

Tags: Anthony Arvidson Nathan Gamble

1 day 7 hours ago

Klein Climbing

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Liam Gannon

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Badacy

Anthony Arvidson raised in the cutoff and Robert Klein three-bet on the button to see only Arvidson call.

Arvidson drew two while Klein drew one, then Arvidson check-called a bet from Klein. Drawing and betting repeated identically on the following round.

On the final draw, both players stood pat and Arvidson check-folded to a bet from Klein.

Tags: Anthony Arvidson Robert Klein

1 day 7 hours ago

Sammartino's Seven is Best

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Brett Slezak

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

A-5 Triple Draw

Dario Sammartino raised on the button, Luteng Li three-bet from the big blind, and Sammartino called.

Li drew one and Sammartino two. Li led and Sammartino flicked in the call.

Both took one on the second draw as Li opted to check-call a bet from Sammartino.

Both players stood pat on the end as Li checked for a final time to Sammartino, who bet. Li was displeased with the situation but eventually decided to put in the call. Sammartino tabled 7x5x4x3xAx and his seven was the winner.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Luteng Li

1 day 7 hours ago

Zhigalov Falls To Brandt

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Liam Gannon

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

7-Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Andrey Zhigalov completed and Lawrence Brandt raised to see Zhigalov raise himself all in.

Andrey Zhigalov: A♥2♥/6♠J♣2♠Q♥/Xx All in
Lawrence Brandt: 7♦5♥/4♥10♣3♥3♠/Xx

Zhigalov was drawing dead to the low half and was looking to make two pair or trips to survive. Prospects became harder as Brandt caught an A♣ on seventh and Zhigalov peeled off a 8♠. His pair of twos was no good for the pot, leaving Brandt to rake it in.

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Lawrence Brandt

1 day 8 hours ago

Zhao and Arvidson Chop Up Stille

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Brett Slezak

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Big O

Nicholas Stille opened to 50,000 under the gun, and was called by Anthony Arvidson in the hijack and Kelvin Zhao in the big blind.

On the 6♣5♦3♥ flop, it checked to Stille who potted for 180,000. Arvidson moved all-in covering, Zhao called off his roughly 450,000 stack, and Stille called off his 325,000 stack.

Nicholas Stille: A♥7♠6♠3♠2♣ All in
Kelvin Zhao: A♣J♠10♠7♥4♣ All in
Anthony Arvidson: A♦Q♣9♥4♦2♠

Stille and Arvidson had the nut low, while Zhao flopped the nut straight.

The 8♠ turn didn't change anything, but the A♠ river counterfeited Stille's low, leaving Arvidson with the nut low and Zhao's straight was still best for the high.

Tags: Anthony Arvidson Kelvin Zhao Nicholas Stille

1 day 8 hours ago

PokerNews Rules: Dealer's Choice

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Matthew Warburton

Level 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000-20,000 Blinds

Dealer's Choice is a popular poker format where players take it in turns to select games. The game is then played on rotation, either for an orbit or for a select number of hands.

This means that games can be played in any order players wish, and indeed, the same game can be selected back-to-back.

Here we go over the poker rules for Dealer's Choice.