2017 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$273,962
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$930,600
Entries
102
Level Info
Level
29
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Richardson Folds Aces

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Big O

From the cutoff, Alan Richardson opened to 1,400, and John Monnette called on the button.

The flop landed {9-Clubs}{4-Spades}{K-Hearts}, and Richardson checked to Monnette, who bet 1,700. Richardson called, then checked when the turn landed the {9-Spades}. Monnette bet 3,100 and Richardson tabled his {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

"I assume you're folding?" asked Monnette.

"I've lost with aces five times today!" announced Richardson before he tried to reach for Monnette's hand.

Monnette tabled just his {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and quickly put his other three cards into the muck and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Monnette us
John Monnette
WSOP 5X Winner
51,500
Alan Richardson us
Alan Richardson
31,750

Tags: Alan RichardsonJohn Monnette

Sternheimer Doubles Through Bowker

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Kyle Bowker had a pot-sized bet of 8,200 in front of him on the button, and Philip Sternheimer was thinking from under the gun. The board read {4-Hearts}{8-Spades}{k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, and Sternheimer moved all in for 16,700. Bowker snap-called.

"You have kings?" Sternheimer said, turning over {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} for middle set on the flop.

Bowker was drawing with {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Hearts} but it was quite a draw. The {6-Spades} was a brick though, and Sternheimer doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
WSOP 1X Winner
43,300 -6,700
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
42,000

Tags: Kyle BowkerPhilip Sternheimer

Monnette and Richardson Chop a Big One

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Big O

John Monnette bet 4,400 on a board of {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{k-Hearts}, and he got called by Sorel Mizzi in the cutoff and Alan Richardson in the big blind. On the {2-Spades} river, Monnette bet 18,800 and got a call from only Richardson.

Monnette showed {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for kings up and the second-nut low. Richardson had {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for better kings up and took the high half of the pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Monnette us
John Monnette
WSOP 5X Winner
44,500 500
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
30,400 -19,600
Alan Richardson us
Alan Richardson
30,000 16,400

Tags: Alan RichardsonJohn MonnetteSorel Mizzi

Kings for Vitch and Srinivas

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Limit Omaha

Yehuda Buchalter limped in from the cutoff, and Kiran Srinivas raised the button. Christopher Vitch three-bet from the small blind, and Buchalter called before Srinivas made it four bets to go. Vitch and Buchalter called as the flop landed {9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, and the action was checked by both players. Srinivas bet 800, and only Vitch called. The check-bet-call action was repeated when the {J-Hearts} landed on the turn and the {3-Hearts} landed on the river.

Srinivas tabled his {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, and Vitch tabled his matching {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{K-Clubs}{7-Hearts} to see the pot chopped up.

Tags: Christopher VitchKiran SrinivasYehuda Buchalter

Jacks Up for Vitch

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Limit Omaha

Adam Friedman raised to 1,600 under the gun, and Yehuda Buchalter called on the button, as did Christopher Vitch in the big blind.

The flop fell {J-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}, and Vitch led out for 800. Friedman folded, but Buchalter called as the turn landed the {5-Spades}. Vitch bet 1,600, and Buchalter called as the {Q-Diamonds} landed on the river. Both players checked.

Vitch tabled {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts} and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Yehuda Buchalter us
Yehuda Buchalter
56,300 9,000
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
44,200 17,200

Tags: Adam FriedmanChristopher VitchYehuda Buchalter

Puchkov Sliding

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Konstantin Puchkov
Konstantin Puchkov

2-7 Triple Draw

After the second draw, Jesse Martin bet in the cutoff, and Konstantin Puchkov called on the button. Both players took one, and Martin fired again. Puchkov folded with a sigh, and he's down to about a third of the starting stack after a rough beginning.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
57,700 6,700
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
WSOP 1X Winner
17,400 -5,600

Tags: Jesse MartinKonstantin Puchkov

Updated Chip Counts

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
78,000 28,000
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
68,000 18,000
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
59,000 13,000
Sampo Ryynanen fi
Sampo Ryynanen
57,000 7,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
56,000 6,000
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
51,000 8,200
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
49,000 -1,000
Pat Pezzin ca
Pat Pezzin
48,000 -2,000
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman
48,000 5,000
Carol Fuchs us
Carol Fuchs
WSOP 1X Winner
47,000 -3,000
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
46,000 -4,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
46,000 -1,400
Aditya Prasetyo us
Aditya Prasetyo
43,000 -7,000
Abe Mosseri us
Abe Mosseri
WSOP 2X Winner
38,000 -10,000
Rob Mizrachi us
Rob Mizrachi
37,000 -13,000
Erik Sagstrom se
Erik Sagstrom
31,600 -18,400
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
WSOP 1X Winner
23,000 -27,000
Alexey Makarov ru
Alexey Makarov
22,000 -24,300

Defending Champion Arrives

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

2016 Dealers Choice Championship winner Jean Gaspard has just arrived to defend his title. Gaspard is currently seated on a table that features Bryce Yockey, Maria Ho, and Erik Sagstom.

2016 $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1stJean GaspardUSA$306,621
2ndBilly O'NeilUSA$189,505
3rdJohn MonnetteUSA$135,061
4thRandy OhelUSA$96,876
5thMikhail SeminRussia$69,937
6thViacheslav ZhukovRussia$50,818
Player Chips Progress
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000

Tags: Jean Gaspard