With 2,550 already in the pot on a three-handed board reading , Shaun Deeb fired out a bet of 2,000, getting a call from just one of his opponents. The turn was the and Deeb shoved for 6,600. His opponent took a moment before making the call.
Deeb:
Opponent:
Deeb's flush was best but his opponent had outs to a full house. The dealer patted the table and laid out the on the river. Deeb's jack-high flush held and, after cutting down both stacks, Deeb had his opponent slightly covered and scooped the double-up.
Catching the action after the first draw with both players committing 450, Adam Haman drew two following his opponent also drawing two.
Haman then called a bet of 300 and reduced his draw to one as his opponent stood pat.
Both Haman and his opponent checked as Haman tabled his for a six-dugi and a pair for the low, while his opponent tabled for an eight-low and a three-card.
Matt Vengrin opened with a raise to 300 and the action folded to the big blind who three-bet to 450. Vengrin called and, after his opponent drew one, Vengrin opted for three.
The big blind led out and Vengrin raised to 300 as his opponent called. Both players then took one and Vengrin bet as his opponent check-called.
Both players drew one again and the big blind check-called a Vengrin 300-chip bet.
"I got a good hand!" announced Vengrin as he fanned his for an eight-low and seven-dugi.
His opponent mucked and Vengrin collected the pot to move to 8,600 in chips.
The action folded round to the small blind and he limped in. From the big blind, Bryce Yockey raised to 300 and his opponent called and drew two as Yockey stood pat.
The small blind checked, Yockey bet, and the small blind folded.
Yockey then flashed him his dealt seven badugi and collected the pot.
Fresh off his 14th-place finish in Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for $10,276, Kevin Gerhart is back at it again in today's Dealers Choice tournament.
During an orbit of the game, he just had a nice score. Gerhart was faced with a cutoff raise to 300. Gerhart three-bet to 450 from the small blind and his opponent called.
The flop fell and Gerhart bet 150. His opponent folded and Gerhart collected the pot to move up to 12,550 in chips.
Lawrence Berg, who captured the gold bracelet in this event last year, has just sat down to defend his title. Berg was awarded $125,466 for topping the 389 player field in 2016.
The win was just Berg's fourth-ever WSOP cash, but the local player did pick up a fifth prize two weeks after his win, finishing 28th in the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw event for $3,204.