Event #17: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-08-2017 15:43 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Benson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Maria Ho	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mike Matusow	50,000 50,000	50,000

Todd Brunson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Queens Up for Dehkharghani

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Tim Duckworth

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

No-Limit 5-Card Draw

Tony Cousineau raised to 800 from under the gun, and both Andrey Zaichenko and Ray Dehkharghani called in the blinds.

Dehkharghani drew three, Zaichenko drew two, and Cousineau drew three also.

Zaichenko bet out 1,500, and Dehkharghani called as Cousineau folded.

Dehkharghani tabled and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Dehkharghani	63,000 13,000	13,000

Andrey Zaichenko	58,000 2,800	2,800

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Ray Dehkharghani Tony Cousineau

06-08-2017 15:27 UTC-8

Prociak Wins a Small One

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Tim Duckworth

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Badeucey

Shawn Buchanan raised the button to 1,200, and David Prociak called in the big blind as both players drew two.

Both players checked, and they each drew two again.

Prociak led out for 1,200, and Buchanan quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	53,000 3,000	3,000

David Prociak	51,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: David Prociak Shawn Buchanan

06-08-2017 15:26 UTC-8

Mizrachi Among Recent Entrants

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Among the recent entries is Rob Mizrachi, who has been one of the most successful players in the short history of dealer's choice events at the World Series of Poker. He won the inaugural $1,500 event in 2014, then finished in third place the following year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	50,000 50,000	50,000

Craig Chait	50,000 50,000	50,000
Felipe Ramos	50,000 50,000	50,000

Rob Mizrachi	50,000 50,000	50,000
Pat Pezzin	50,000 50,000	50,000
Aditya Prasetyo	50,000 50,000	50,000

06-08-2017 15:22 UTC-8

Zaichenko Over Boyce in Badugi

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Badugi

Andrey Zaichenko and George Boyce were in a battle of blinds and put in three bets apiece after the first draw. Each player patted and then checked, then patted again. Zaichenko bet, and Boyce quickly called but couldn't beat .

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zaichenko	55,200 5,200	5,200

George Boyce	41,000 7,050	7,050

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko George Boyce

06-08-2017 15:10 UTC-8

Fuchs Takes a Seat

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Tim Duckworth

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Carol Fuchs has taken a seat in today's Dealers Choice Championship.

Back in 2015, Fuchs emerged victorious in the $1,500 Dealers Choice tournament for a $127,735 first prize, besting a field of 357 players.

Since her win, Fuchs has collected three more WSOP cashes, two of which have come this year in Event #4 and Event #7.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carol Fuchs	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Carol Fuchs

Level: 2

Limit Flop/Draw: 300 / 600
Stud Games: 100 (ante) / 200 (bring in) / 600 (completion)
No-Limit/Pot-Limit: 150 / 300 / 75-ante

06-08-2017 15:05 UTC-8

Eight-Six for Makarov

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Tim Duckworth

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

From the cutoff, David Prociak raised to 1,000, and Alexey Makarov three-bet the small blind to 1,500. Prociak called, and both players drew two.

Makarov bet 500, and Prociak called and drew two behind Makarov's one.

Makarov bet 1,000, and Prociak raised to 2,000. Makarov called, and both players drew one.

Makarov bet 1,000, and Prociak called.

Makarov tabled his to win the pot with an eight-six.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Makarov	46,300 3,700	3,700
David Prociak	41,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Alexey Makarov David Prociak

06-08-2017 15:01 UTC-8

More Runners

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sampo Ryynanen	50,000
Ray Dehkharghani	50,000

Konstantin Puchkov	50,000

Mark Gregorich	50,000
Jake Abdalla	50,000
Bradley Helm	50,000
Mikko Hirvonen	50,000
David Moskowitz	50,000
Erik Sagstrom	50,000
Carl Leckner	50,000
Iraj Parvizi	50,000

06-08-2017 14:55 UTC-8

Obst Clips Richardson

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Tim Duckworth

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Catching the action after the second draw, Alan Richardson bet the pot from the small blind for what appeared to be 10,200. James Obst mulled over the decision for a little while and called.

Both players stood pat. Richardson checked, and Obst bet 15,500. After about a minute of deliberation, Richardson released his hand and dropped to 20,100 as Obst climbed to over 63,000 in chips.