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Event #27: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
Day 1 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
Day: 1
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Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Chris Brewer and Jesse Lonis are two of the most feared poker players in the high-stakes no-limit hold'em and pot-limit Omaha scenes. However, at the 2026 World Series of Poker, there is much more on the menu than the two most popular games. Event #27: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship is one of the most prestigious mixed-game events on the bracelet schedule, and Lonis and Brewer were two of the 135 players who bought in on Day 1 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Lonis sat down from the very start and immediately started amassing a big stack. He maintained his position at or near the top throughout the entire day, despite rarely playing the majority of the 22 games on offer. He ended the night with 339,500 chips, trailing only Brewer, who registered straight after busting in fifth place at the final table of the $10k Stud Championship. Brewer proved his final table appearance was anything but a fluke, continuing his mixed-game prowess as he quickly ran up a stack and grabbed the end-of-night chip lead, topping the 66 survivors with a stack of 347,000.
Some of the more usual suspects who turned the starting stack of 60,000 into a top-ten appearance include Bryce Yockey, who rounds out the podium with 268,000, Team Lucky member Matt Glantz, Owais Ahmed, Chad Eveslage, and Marco Johnson.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Brewer | United States | 347,000 |
| 2 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 339,500 |
| 3 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 268,000 |
| 4 | Matt Glantz | United States | 266,000 |
| 5 | Matthew Valeo | United States | 259,500 |
| 6 | Owais Ahmed | United States | 230,000 |
| 7 | Ben Diebold | United States | 216,500 |
| 8 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 213,000 |
| 9 | Marco Johnson | United States | 209,500 |
| 10 | Ariel Mantel | Argentina | 194,000 |
Defending champion Ryan Hoenig more than doubled the starting stack on Day 1 and bagged 127,000, while Todd Brunson continues his strong showing at this WSOP by finishing the night with 139,500. Brunson's fellow Hall of Famers John Hennigan (111,000), Eli Elezra (108,000), and Brian Rast (16,500) also made it through to Day 2, together with popular poker vlogger Brad Owen (158,000).
Daniel Negreanu sat down on Day 1, but he quickly lost his stack and was eliminated. The freezeout nature of this event means he will have to wait until next year to cross this bracelet off his list. Other notables who met their Waterloo on Day 1 include reigning Player of the Year Shaun Deeb, "best without a bracelet" contenders Jon Turner and Chino Rheem, and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow.
The collected prize money stood at $1,255,000 when the day concluded, ahead of last year's number by about a dozen buy-ins. With late registration for the tournament remaining open for the first full level of Day 2, this number is sure to grow even further. Day 2 kicks off at 1 p.m. local time on Monday, June 8, and is scheduled to play ten 60-minute levels.
PokerNews will be back on the floor for Day 2 to provide more in-depth coverage of this mixed-game fiesta, so tune back in then for all the latest updates.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Day 1 of the $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship has concluded with 66 out of the 135 players remaining in contention. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Big O
Elior Sion bet 7,000 from the button on a flop of K♣3♣8♦ and David Baker raised to 27,500 in the small blind. Dylan Weisman then moved all in for 47,500 in the big blind and Sion called. Baker asked for a tournament official to come over to determine whether he could reraise, and it was ruled he could only call Weisman's bet.
The turn was the 3♥ and Baker moved all in for 51,000, chasing Sion from the pot.
Weisman showed A♠Q♣J♥8♣2♦, while Baker had A♥K♠Q♥8♠2♠. The 4♣ river gave Weisman a flush and the high, while they had the same low as Weisman took three-quarters.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
A-5 Triple Draw
Andres Korn raised on the button, Brian Tate three-bet in the small blind, and Korn called.
Both players drew two, and Tate bet. Korn called.
They each took one on the second draw, and Tate bet again. Korn called and drew one, while Tate stood pat. Tate then checked to Korn, who put out a bet.
Tate called, and Korn showed 7x6x4x3xAx to win the pot.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Each table in play will play three more hands before Day 1 wraps up.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Omaha Hi-Lo
Three-way to the A♣J♥4♣ flop, Owais Ahmed checked from the small blind to Viktor Blom under the gun, who tossed in a bet. Todd Brunson called on the button, and so did Ahmed.
Blom bet again on the 5♣ turn. Brunson still called, but Ahmed check-folded this time. The 5♠ river then slowed Blom down. He checked it over to Brunson before calling the Hall of Famer's bet.
Brunson announced a wheel and tabled K♥K♦3♠2♦ to prove it. Blom mucked, and the pot was sent Brunson's way.
Level 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,500/2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Sebastian Schulz raised in the cutoff and Viktor Blom three-bet on the button. Matthew Schreiber then four-bet in the big blind, and both opponents called.
Action checked to Blom on the 8♥7♣10♠ flop and he bet. Schreiber then raised and Schulz got out of the way, but Blom then reraised. Schreiber called all in.
Matthew Schreiber: K♠K♥5♠2♥ 
Viktor Blom: A♠8♠6♣3♠
The 8♦ turn gave Blom the lead with trips, while the river was the 10♥ and Schreiber was sent to the rail.
