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

1 day 15 hours ago

Smith Falls To Sammartino

Liam Gannon

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Action was picked up with cards on their backs between Dylan Smith in the small blind and Dario Sammartino in the cutoff with Smith all in and at risk for his last 163,000.

Dylan Smith: 7♦7♣ All in
Dario Sammartino: A♥J♣

The board ran out A♣J♥5♦A♦Q♠ for aces full to eliminate Smtih from the tournament.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Dylan Smith

1 day 15 hours ago

Estes Knocks Out Sprung

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Erick Torres

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

No Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Daniel Sprung shoved for 85,000 from under the gun. Michael Estes asked for a count before he made the call to put Sprung at risk.

Both Estes and Sprung drew one card.

Daniel Sprung: K♥8♣6♦3♠2♣ All in
Michael Estes: 8♥7♠4♠3♥2♥

Estes bested Sprung to knock him out of contention.

Tags: Daniel Sprung Michael Estes No Limit

1 day 15 hours ago

Eight-Dugi No Good for Purolnik

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Jacob Wilson

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

Badeucey

Action was picked up on first draw in a heads-up pot between Julio Pulrolnik on the button and Nicholas Stille in the big blind. Stille drew two, Purolnik three, and action went check-check.

Stille then picked up one, and Purolnik opted for two, and then bet when checked to. Stille called, and both players went for one card. Action checked through and Stille showed 8♠7♥5♣4♠2♦ for an eight-seven with a seven high badugi, which took the pot from Purolnik, who showed 8♥7♦5♠2♣

Tags: Julio Pulrolnik Nicholas Stille

1 day 15 hours ago

Klein Quarters Baker and Wang

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Liam Gannon

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Robert Klein raised in the hijack and Zhun Wang three-bet in the small blind to see David "ODB" Baker call in the big blind. Klein raised another bet and both of his opponents called.

Action checked to the river on a board reading 9♣8♦6♥6♣4♥ and Klein bet to see both Wang and Baker call.

Klein turned A♦K♣J♠2♣ for the nut low, while Wang turned over A♥K♥4♦3♥ for a pair of fours and hte second nut low. Baker shook his head and tabled A♠Q♠4♣3♦ for the same nut low and pair of fours which is good for only a quarter of the pot.

Tags: Robert Klein Zhun Wang

1 day 15 hours ago

Varnado Gets There to Scoop

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Brett Slezak

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

Badeucy

Action picked up after the first draw as the action went three-ways after multiple bets went in from each player before the draws.

Eric Varnado drew one from the small blind, Andrey Zhigalov drew one from under the gun, and Thomas Taylor drew one from the cutoff.

Varnado led, Zhigalov called, Taylor raised, and both opponents called.

On the second draw, Varnado took one, Zhigalov stood pat, and Taylor one as well, and the action checked through.

The same drawing sequence occurred on the end as Varnado led and only Zhigalov called. Varnado tabled 8♣6♠4♦3♥2♠ for an eight-four badugi with and eight-six low.

Zhigalov showed most his hand with 8♠6♦4♥3♣, for an eight-six badugi, but he mucked the rest as Varnado scooped.

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Eric Varnado Thomas Taylor

1 day 15 hours ago

Nene Shows Winner

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Erick Torres

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Adam Owen was first to act and opened to 12,000. Ethan Bennett called on the button. Travis Pearson and Sandeep Nene called from the small and big blind, respectively.

Pearson drew one card. Nene stood pat, while both Owen and Bennett both drew one card.

It checked around, and Nene showed 9♦8♦7♣4♥3♣ to claim the pot.

1 day 15 hours ago

Chambers Gets Madsen Off It

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Jacob Wilson

Level 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on fifth street in a three-way pot.

Walter Chambers: XxXx/K♠2♥A♠8♠/Xx
Jeff Madsen: XxXx/5♠7♥4♦3♥/Xx
Eng Tang: XxXx/7♦Q♠A♣(folded on fifth street)

Madsen bet out following a Chambers check on fifth street. Tang mucked, but Chambers stuck around to see sixth. Action checked through, prompting Chambers to then bet out after peeling his final hole card. Madsen thought for an extended period, but got rid of his hand.

Tags: Eng Tang Jeff Madsen Walter Chambers

Level: 19

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000-12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000-6,000 Blinds

1 day 16 hours ago

Eliminated 66th-80th ($3,009)

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

1 day 16 hours ago

Yu Versus Yunis

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Liam Gannon

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 5,000-10,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 5,000/8,000 Ante, 3,000-5,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Sean Yu raised in the cutoff to see both Dario Sammartino in the small blind and Nick Yunis in the big blind call.

Sammartino drew two, Yunis drew one, and Yu drew two. Action checked around to Yu who bet and both of his opponents called.

On the second draw, Sammartino and Yunis both drew two and one again while Yu stood pat. Once more action checked around to Yu who bet and only Yunis called.

Yunis bet after drawing one while Yu called after standing pat a second time.

"Eight-six," said Yunis.

"Eight-six what?" replied Yu.

Both players turned over their cards at showdown with Yunis holding 8x6x5x3x2x, only to be shown 8x6x4x3x2x in Yu's hand for eight-six perfect.