Newly minted restaurateur Todd Brunson has found enough time away from serving Italian food to hop into the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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63,000 | 13,000 |
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58,000 | 2,800 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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53,000 | 3,000 |
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51,000 | 9,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,200 | 5,200 |
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41,000 | -7,050 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Level: 2
Limit Flop/Draw: 300 / 600
Stud Games: 100 (ante) / 200 (bring in) / 600 (completion)
No-Limit/Pot-Limit: 150 / 300 / 75-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 |
|---|---|---|
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46,300 | -3,700 |
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41,500 | -8,500 |
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50,000 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,800 | 13,800 |
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20,100 | -19,400 |
