Event #27: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

3 days 11 hours ago

Fuchs Surging Early

Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Chad Eveslage: XxXx/K♣2♠ - folded on fourth street
Carol Fuchs: A♠J♥4♣/Q♣J♠4♦7♥
Nick Guagenti: XxXx/5♠2♥J♣5♣/Xx

Chad Eveslage checked on fourth street, seeing Carol Fuchs fire a bet. Nick Guagenti then raised, forcing Eveslage out of the pot. Fuchs called before leading out on fifth street.

Guagenti just called, but he paired his door card on sixth street and led out with a bet. Fuchs called to seventh street, where she called a final bet from Guagenti as well.

Guagenti announced two pair, prompting Fuchs to table jacks-up to take down the pot.

Tags: Carol Fuchs Chad Eveslage Nick Guagenti

3 days 11 hours ago

Leonard Fires at Sugo

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David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Badugi

In a battle between the blinds, Patrick Leonard led out with a bet after the first draw and Takashi Sugo called.

Leonard stood pat, while Sugo took one. Leonard then bet, and Sugo called.

Leonard again patted on the last draw and bet, while Sugo drew one more. He gave up his hand this time, and Leonard took the pot.

Tags: Patrick Leonard Takashi Sugo

3 days 11 hours ago

Poker Player Makes Accidental Call, Busts Opponent Deep at WSOP

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Jon Sofen

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

There are many ways to get lucky deep in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event. For one player on Monday in Event #25: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em, that way was by accidentally calling an all-in bet.

A crazy hand ensued on Day of a tournament that had 4,100 entrants and was down to 103 players. The payouts at the time were small, with the next elimination taking home just $1,702. But the top two finishers will receive a six-figure payout, so winning all ins at that point were valuable.

Douglas Cowell, however, ended up losing his stack during the barely-better-than-a-min-cash phase of the tournament, all because of a mistake his opponent, Scott Coyle, made.

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3 days 11 hours ago

Elezra Dusts Distenfeld

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Big O

Under the gun, Eli Elezra put cutoff Gershon Distenfeld all-in for his last 13,000 on the 10♦K♦2♦ flop. Distenfeld mulled it over for a couple of seconds before calling off his final chips.

Gershon Distenfeld: A♠K♠9♣8♦2♥ All in
Eli Elezra: A♣Q♥8♣6♦5♦

Elezra had flopped a flush, leaving Distenfeld drawing thin. Neither the Q♣ turn nor the 7♠ river improved Distenfeld's two pair, and the two players shook hands before Distenfeld left the stage.

Tags: Eli Elezra Gershon Distenfeld

3 days 11 hours ago

Bellande Shows Eveslage a Flush

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David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Jean-Robert Bellande: XxXx/7♠2♠A♠K♦/Xx
Chad Eveslage: XxXx/A♥6♥3♥Q♦/Xx

Chad Eveslage completed and Jean-Robert Bellande called.

Eveslage bet on fourth street and Bellande called. Both players then checked on fifth.

Bellande bet on sixth and Eveslage called. Bellande then bet again on seventh, and Eveslage called once more.

Bellande showed 6♠5♣4♠ for a flush, and Eveslage mucked.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Jean-Robert Bellande

3 days 11 hours ago

Mueller Takes Four-Bet Pot From Heikkila

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David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Ilkka Heikkila raised under the gun and Greg Mueller three-bet on the button. Heikkila then four-bet, and Mueller called.

The flop came A♦K♥9♦ and Heikkila checked to Mueller, who bet. Heikkila called, and the 9♥ fell on the turn.

He checked again, then folded when Mueller put out another bet.

Tags: Greg Mueller Ilkka Heikkila

3 days 11 hours ago

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

3 days 11 hours ago

Brandt and Sternheimer Jam in Pot-Limit

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

The action was caught on a 4♣A♠8♠3♦ turn. Lawrence Brandt checked from the big blind to David Moskowitz under the gun. Moskowitz fired a pot-sized bet of 32,000, which Brandt reluctantly called after much debate.

Brandt then quickly moved in his remaining 45,000 or so on the 2♠ river. Moskowitz mucked his hand in an instant, and the pot was shipped to Brandt before the table was broken.

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

At another table, big blind Philip Sternheimer pushed his last 28,000 into a pot of 47,000 on the 6♥Q♣5♣ flop.

"I really want to fold," Marco Johnson said in the big blind as he weighed his options, but he ultimately deemed the price too good and called.

Philip Sternheimer: A♦10♠10♥2♦ All in
Marco Johnson: A♠8♠5♠3♣

Johnson made the nut low on the 2♥ turn, and the A♣ river improved him to two pair to scoop the pot and send Sternheimer to the rail.

Tags: David Moskowitz Lawrence Brandt Marco Johnson Philip Sternheimer

3 days 12 hours ago

Elezra Bets Out Tsang

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David Salituro

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Badacey

On the second draw, Anson Tsang stood pat while Eli Elezra drew one. Tsang then bet in the cutoff, and Elezra raised in the small blind. Tsang called.

Elezra stood pat and bet after the last draw, while Tsang took one this time. He folded, and Elezra took the pot.

Tags: Anson Tsang Eli Elezra

3 days 12 hours ago

Johnson Shows Nut Nut

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 2,000/3,000 Ante, 1,000-2,000 Blinds

Badacey

Picking up after the first draw, Marco Johnson checked from the big blind to Brian Tate in the cutoff. Tate bet, and Johnson raised. Tate called, drawing one card on the second draw after Johnson had remained pat.

Johnson fired another bet, and Tate called to the final draw. He still drew one card, with Johnson remaining pat.

Johnson kept firing after the draw, receiving a quick call from Tate. Johnson showed 5♦4♣3♠2♥A♦ for the nut low and nut badugi, and he was awarded the entire pot as a result.

Tags: Brian Tate Marco Johnson