Event #27: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship | 2026 World Series of Poker

1 day 21 hours ago

Schwartz Secures Double-Up

Frank Visser

Level 24

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 8 or Better

Jake Schwartz: 3♦2♣/4♠3♥K♥8♦/K♣ All in
Jeremy Ausmus: 4♦3♣/A♥9♠8♥9♥/4♥

Jake Schwartz was the bring-in and called when Jeremy Ausmus completed. Ausmus then check-called a bet by Schwartz on fourth street before he led out on fifth street.

Schwartz called, and he called all in for 100,000 when Ausmus bet sixth street.

Ausmus was ahead with his pair of nines and made two pair on seventh street. Schwartz made a higher two pair, however, and his kings and threes scooped the pot for a full double-up.

Tags: Jake Schwartz Jeremy Ausmus

1 day 21 hours ago

Ausmus Virtually Doubles Off Yockey

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David Salituro

Level 24

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

Limit Omaha

Jeremy Ausmus raised in the hijack and Bryce Yockey called in the big blind.

The flop came J♥6♠4♦ and Ausmus bet. Yockey then raised, and Ausmus called.

Yockey bet on the 5♦ turn, and Ausmus called once more. The river was the 10♣ and Yockey bet again.

Ausmus barely had one big bet remaining in his stack and took a few seconds before calling. Yockey showed J♦9♦8♦4♣ for two pair, but Ausmus had A♣J♠7♣5♠ for jacks and fives to win the pot.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jeremy Ausmus

1 day 21 hours ago

Miller Battles Back

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

Limit Omaha

Bryce Yockey raised under the gun, seeing Ryan Miller put in a third bet from the hijack. It folded back to Yockey, who called before he checked the 3♥9♣Q♠ flop.

Miller placed a continuation-bet, which Yockey called. The 4♠ turn then checked through to the 9♦ river, where Yockey checked a third time. Miller went for a bit, winning the pot when Yockey made a quick fold.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Ryan Miller

1 day 21 hours ago

Yockey Running Over the Table

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David Salituro

Level 24

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

Limit Omaha

Bryce Yockey raised in the small blind and Ryan Miller called in the big blind.

Yockey continued with a bet on the 2♦9♣5♥ flop, and Miller called. Yockey bet again on the 6♦ turn, and Miller folded this time.

Yockey took down the next three pots with pre-flop raises as he moved up past 6,000,000.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Ryan Miller

1 day 21 hours ago

Schulman Shoves on Eveslage

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

It folded to Chad Eveslage in the small blind, who raised to 110,000. Nick Schulman called in the big blind, drawing two cards after Eveslage remained pat.

Eveslage fired a small bet of 75,000 after the draw. Schulman did not deem it enough and raised all in for 415,000. Schwartz asked for a count and went deep in thought, but eventually folded his hand to concede the pot.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Nick Schulman

1 day 21 hours ago

Yockey Folds to Two Shoves

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David Salituro

Level 24

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

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Bryce Yockey raised to 90,000 on the button and Jeremy Ausmus moved all in for 630,000 in the big blind. Yockey folded.

Two hands later, Yockey again opened to 90,000 in the hijack, but this time Ryan Miller shoved for 745,000 in the cutoff. Yockey again gave up his hand.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jeremy Ausmus Ryan Miller

1 day 21 hours ago

Schwartz Doubles With Queen-Low as Eveslage Hits Quads

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

Razz

Jake Schwartz: 6x4x/5x3x5x5x/Qx All in
Chad Eveslage: 6x3x/9x9xKx9x/9x

Jake Schwartz completed, Chad Eveslage two-bet, and Schwartz tossed in a third bet. Eveslage called, and did so too when Schwartz bet on fifth street.

Schwartz's final 45,000 was committed on fifth street, with Eveslage tossing in a call.

Both players made trips on sixth street, but Schwartz locked up the pot on seventh street when Eveslage received a fourth nine as his final card.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Jake Schwartz

1 day 21 hours ago

Eveslage Takes Another Hit as Yockey Shows Down a Jack

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David Salituro

Level 24

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Chad Eveslage raised to 90,000 on the button, Bryce Yockey three-bet to 300,000 in the big blind, and Eveslage called.

The flop came J♣7♣3♠ and Yockey continued for 200,000. Eveslage called, and the 5♥ fell on the turn.

Yockey slowed down and checked to Eveslage, who bet 275,000. Yockey called, and they both checked down the 8♦ river.

Yockey showed Q♠J♠ for top pair, and Eveslage mucked.

After the hand, the players racked up their chips and moved up to the feature stage area to continue the final table.

Tags: Bryce Yockey Chad Eveslage

1 day 22 hours ago

WSOP Circuit G.O.A.T. Maurice Hawkins In Line to Finally Win a Bracelet

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Jon Sofen

Level 24

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 sickest final table ever in a $600 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) event will get underway Tuesday evening, and it includes two of the best WSOP Circuit grinders ever — Maurice Hawkins and Josh Reichard.

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1 day 22 hours ago

Ausmus Doubles Dire Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

No-Limit Hold'em

Jeremy Ausmus open-shoved his last 330,000 from the cutoff, which Chad Eveslage called at lightning speed from the small blind.

Jeremy Ausmus: K♦10♣ All in
Chad Eveslage: A♦J♥

Ausmus paired up on the 2♣6♦10♦ flop, and Eveslage could not strike back on the 5♣ turn or 9♥ river. Ausmus doubled up as Eveslage's dropped a bit more.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Jeremy Ausmus