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

3 days ago

PokerNews Rules: Dealer's Choice

Matthew Warburton

Level 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

Dealer's Choice is a popular poker format where players take it in turns to select games. The game is then played on rotation, either for an orbit or for a select number of hands.

This means that games can be played in any order players wish, and indeed, the same game can be selected back-to-back.

Here we go over the poker rules for Dealer's Choice.

Level: 18

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000/15,000 Ante, 5,000-10,000 Blinds

3 days ago

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

3 days ago

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

The remaining 26 players are going on a 15-minute break still one elimination from the money.

3 days ago

"Benny's Back"; Glaser Triples Up

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Big O

Ryan Hoenig limped in from under the gun and Benny Glaser raised to 19,000 on the button, leaving just one 1,000 chip behind. Ryan Miller called in the big blind, as did Hoenig.

All three players checked to the river on a board of K♦6♦9♣8♦5♠. Miller then bet 8,000, Hoenig called, and Glaser tossed in his last chip.

Glaser turned over A♠A♦9♦7♦3♦ for the nut flush and low, and he scooped the pot to triple up.

"Benny's back," Hoenig said.

Tags: Benny Glaser Ryan Hoenig Ryan Miller

3 days ago

Seiver Survives; Cha Chased Off

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Scott Seiver: 5♣2♥/3♠9♠4♦A♥/10♦ All in
Chad Eveslage: 8♣7♥/6♦K♣A♣7♦/K♦

Scott Seiver had gone all in for 38,000 on third street and had been looked up by Chad Eveslage. Seiver made a wheel by sixth street, doubling him up to remain in contention.

Badacey

Over at another table, Ofir Mor raised his button, and PJ Cha moved all in for 32,000 in the big blind. Mor quickly called and drew one card after Cha had taken three.

Cha still needed three cards on the second draw, prompting Mor to stay pat. Cha then requested two on his final draw, with Mor remaining pat behind.

PJ Cha: 7♥3♠A♣ All in
Ofir Mor: 9♣8♠6♥4♦3♣

Cha paired up and did not make a badugi as he received 2♣A♠ as his new cards, and he exited the tournament two away from the money.

Tags: Chad Eveslage Ofir Mor PJ Cha Scott Seiver

3 days 1 hour ago

Gluszko Scoops Eveslage; Iijima Gets Quartered by Ahmed

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/2♦6♠J♦A♠/Xx
Chad Eveslage: XxXx/9♦3♠9♣K♦/Xx

Chad Eveslage completed and Tomasz Gluszko called.

Gluszko bet on fourth street and Eveslage called. Eveslage then bet on fifth, and Gluszko called.

Gluszko resumed betting on sixth, and Eveslage called. Eveslage called another bet on seventh, but Gluszko showed him A♦6♣5♣ for two pair and a J-low to scoop the pot.

At the same time at another table, Masafumi Iijima was all in for 100,000 on the button in a hand of Big O against Owais Ahmed in the big blind with the flop showing 6♥5♥4♣.

Masafumi Iijima: A♦10♠8♠2♦ All in
Owais Ahmed: A♥8♥5♠2♣

Ahmed made the nut flush on the 6♥ turn, while the river was the J♠. Ahmed took the high, while they chopped the low.

Tags: Big O Chad Eveslage Masafumi Iijima Owais Ahmed Tomasz Gluszko

3 days 1 hour ago

Ausmus Waits Until River

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Big O

Heads-up to the J♣A♣3♥ flop, Jeremy Ausmus checked under the gun, and Lawrence Brandt followed suit on the button. The pair did the same on the 9♣ turn, leading to the 7♠ river.

Ausmus fired a pot-sized bet of 64,000, and Brandt let go of his cards after a couple of seconds in thought.

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Lawrence Brandt

3 days 1 hour ago

Fontenot Scoops Schwartz

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David Salituro

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Duane Fontenot: XxXx/2♣2♠9♣3♣/Xx
Jake Schwartz: XxXx/6♥Q♣A♠9♥/Xx

Duane Fontenot bet on fourth street and Jake Schwartz called.

Fontenot continued betting on fifth and sixth, and Schwartz called down to seventh. Fontenot then bet again, and Schwartz called.

Fontenot showed 7♥5♣4♣ for a flush and 7-low, and Schwartz mucked.

Tags: Duane Fontenot Jake Schwartz

3 days 1 hour ago

Hand for Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop/Draw: 8,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Stud Games: 4,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 15,000 Completion, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 8,000/12,000 Ante, 4,000-8,000 Blinds

The tournament directors have announced that the $10k Dealer's Choice Championship will progress hand for hand until two more players have been eliminated and the bubble has burst.