Event #27: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Day 1 | 2026 World Series of Poker

21 hours 37 minutes ago

Break Time

David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Players are going on another 15-minute break. Levels will be extended to 60 minutes once action resumes.

The field has grown to 99 entries so far today, with 82 players remaining.

21 hours 38 minutes ago

Tate Scoops With King

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Frank Visser

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Badeucey

Brian Tate raised under the gun and received a call from Matt Vengrin on the button. Tate took two cards on the first draw, while Vengrin needed three.

A bet and a call flew in after the draw. Both players had improved, as Tate only requested one card, and Vengrin followed with a two-card draw.

Tate kept betting, and Vengrin called to the final draw. Both players changed one card, after which Tate bet again.

Vengrin let out a heavy sigh as he pondered his decision. Eventually, he tossed in calling chips.

Tate tabled K♦9♣7♠6♦5♥ for a nine-badugi and a king-low. Both parts of the hand bested Vengrin, as he mucked his cards to forfeit the pot.

Tags: Brian Tate Matt Vengrin

21 hours 45 minutes ago

Lonis Snaps Off Liberto For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Jesse Lonis and Justin Liberto were heads-up on a board of 4♥9♥7♦9♦ with around 25,000 in the pot when Lonis bet 21,600 from the cutoff. Liberto then moved all in for 50,000 in the hijack, and Lonis snap-called.

Liberto showed J♣J♥, but he had run right into Lonis' A♠A♦. The river was the 10♦ and Lonis secured the big pot to send Liberto to the rail.

Tags: Jesse Lonis Justin Liberto

21 hours 46 minutes ago

Ins and Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

21 hours 50 minutes ago

Rast Scoops Kalas

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Badacey

Heads-up after the first draw, Kane Kalas bet from the cutoff and Brian Rast called under the gun.

Both players drew two. Rast then bet, Kalas raised, and Rast called.

Both players took one on the last draw and checked, and Rast turned over 10♥6♠3♣2♠A♥ for a 10-6 and three-card Badugi. Kalas mucked, and Rast scooped the pot.

Tags: Brian Rast Kane Kalas

21 hours 55 minutes ago

Tull Can't Beat Queens

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Frank Visser

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Double Draw High

The action was caught after the first draw. Larry Tull was already all in from the big blind, and Hal Rotholz in the small blind and Ryuta Nakai under the gun each tossed in a 5,000 chip to create a side pot.

Rotholz then drew one card, as did Tull. Nakai took three cards, but he quickly folded when Rotholz bet 12,000 after the draw.

Rotholz tabled A♥Q♠Q♦5♣2♠ for a pair of queens. Tull couldn't beat it, and his cards swiftly hit the muck as he exited the tournament.

Tags: Hal Rotholz Larry Tull Ryuta Nakai

21 hours 55 minutes ago

Mantel Dealt a Pat Hand

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Badugi

Ariel Mantel raised in the cutoff and Matt Vengrin called in the big blind.

Vengrin drew two, while Mantel stood pat and bet. Vengrin called and drew one, while Mantel patted and bet once more. Vengrin again called.

Vengrin drew one and Mantel patted the last draw. Both players checked, and Mantel showed J♣10♠9♥3♦ for a Badugi to win the hand.

Tags: Ariel Mantel Matt Vengrin

22 hours ago

Schulz Scoops Baker

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Sebastian Schulz: XxXx/5♠7♦K♥2♥/Xx
David Baker: XxXx/8♠7♠7♥4♣/Xx

Sebastian Schulz completed and David Baker called.

Schulz bet on fourth street and Baker called. Baker then bet on fifth and sixth, and Schulz called.

Schulz put out a bet on seventh, and Baker called. Schulz turned over A♥A♠6♣ for aces and a 7-low, and Baker mucked.

Tags: David Baker Sebastian Schulz

22 hours 7 minutes ago

Le Leads, Arieh Puts In Piles

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Frank Visser

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 2,500 in the hijack. Josh Arieh called in the cutoff, and Allan Le defended his big blind. Le and Arieh both took one card, with Bronshtein standing pat in between.

Le then led out for 7,500, to which Bronshtein snap-folded. Arieh took some time to think things through before he made a massive raise to 26,000. Le considered his options for a bit, but ultimately folded to forfeit the pot.

Tags: Allan Le Josh Arieh Yuval Bronshtein

22 hours 13 minutes ago

Fontenot Catches Livingston Making a Move

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David Salituro

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,000-2,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500-1,000 Blinds