Event #11: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-05-2017 16:08 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Spencer Chen	7,500
Tim Finne	7,500
Scott Bohlman	7,500
Brandon Shack-Harris	7,500
Michael Gathy	7,500
Tom Schneider	7,500
Barry Greenstein	7,500
Bruno Fitoussi	7,500
David Sklansky	7,500

Loube Clips Billirakis in Razz

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

Razz

Steve Billirakis completed and Steven Loube raised to 200. Billirakis called and then led out on fourth and fifth with Loube calling each time.

On sixth, Billirakis checked and Loube bet, and while Billirakis was deliberating, Loube added, "Nothing wrong with drawing dead!"

Billirakis: / /
Loube: / /

Billirakis eventually called, and then he check-called on seventh also.

Loube tabled his for an eight-six low and Billirakis folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Loube	11,100	11,100
Steve Billirakis	6,175	6,175

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06-05-2017 16:00 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Steury	9,900	2,400

Madsen Wins with a Queen

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

Omaha High

Catching the action on the turn with the board reading , Jeff Madsen led out with a bet of 200 from the small blind and was called in two spots, one of which was by Leif Force in the cutoff.

The river of the completed the board and another bet from Madsen was enough to prompt two folds.

Madsen flashed the and scooped the pot to move to 9,300 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	9,300	1,800
Leif Force	7,100	-400

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06-05-2017 15:52 UTC-7

Spotlight Directed Towards Robert Mizrachi

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

One of the most dangerous all-around poker players in the world and 2014 $1,500 Dealer's Choice Champion — the first-ever Dealer's Choice event — has taken a seat.

Robert Mizrachi holds four WSOP gold bracelets, three of which have come in each of the last three years. Last year, Mizrachi captured the $10K 7-card Stud Championship for $246,662, in 2015 he won the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo for $251,022 and the aforementioned 2014 Dealer's Choice for $147,092.

Maybe even more impressive, Mizrachi almost went back-to-back in this event in 2015, falling in third place.

In total, Mizrachi has racked up 48 World Series cashes, earning $2,867,073 in the process. The former South Miami casino dealer is coming off his best year yet with nine cashes in 2016. Mizrachi was a hot commodity in WSOP drafts across the community before the series got underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	5,700	5,700

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06-05-2017 15:49 UTC-7

Bracelet Winners Unite

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

Razz

Two WSOP bracelet winners have just taken a seat directly in front of the PokerNews blogging desk with Kevin MacPhee and Matt Grapenthien occupying the two and three seats.

On their immediate left is fellow WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman.

On one of the first hands that Grapenthien was dealt in on the table, he called a complete. Grapenthien then took the betting lead on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets with his opponent calling.

Opponent: / /
Grapenthien: / /

On seventh street, both players checked as Grapenthien tabled his for a nine-eight low, while his opponent tabled his for a queen-six low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin MacPhee	7,500	7,500
Matt Grapenthien	7,500	7,500

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06-05-2017 15:39 UTC-7

Barber Takes One Down in Stud

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

Stud

Blair Rodman had the bring-in and Andrew Barber called. A player on his left completed to 100 and, once Rodman folded, Barber called.

Barber's opponent bet out on fourth and fifth street with Barber calling until he took the betting lead on sixth with his opponent calling.

Barber: / /
Opponent: / /

On seventh street, Barber bet 200 and his opponent folded. Barber was pushed the pot and now moves up to roughly 9,500 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Barber	9,500	2,000

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06-05-2017 15:33 UTC-7

A Few More Arrive

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Player	Chips	Progress
Sorel Mizzi	7,500	7,500
Scott Abrams	7,500	7,500
Mike Sexton	7,500
Blair Rodman	7,500	7,500
Andrew Barber	7,500	7,500
Frank Kassela	7,500	7,500
Leif Force	7,500	7,500
John Racener	7,500	7,500
Brock Parker	7,500	7,500
Ben Yu	7,500	7,500

06-05-2017 15:23 UTC-7

Some Players from Amazon Purple

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Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	7,500
Jon Turner	7,500
Mikhail Semin	7,500
Dan Zack	7,500
Mike Wattel	7,500
Kevin Gerhart	7,500
Naoya Kihara	7,500
Yuval Bronshtein	7,500
Noah Bronstein	7,500
Roland Israelashvili	7,500
Ben Ludlow	7,500
Adam Owen	7,500
Frankie O'Dell	7,500
Chip Jett	7,500
Matt Vengrin	7,500
Konstantin Puchkov	7,500
Martin Staszko	7,500
Yueqi Zhu	7,500
Luis Velador	7,500
Craig Chait	7,500
Bryce Yockey	7,500
John Cernuto	7,500
Alex Luneau	7,500
David Bach	7,500
Jeff Madsen	7,500