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

Martin Scoops Turner

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante
Jesse Martin, pictured in a different event.
Jesse Martin, pictured in a different event.

Badacey

Jon Turner defended his big blind against a Jesse Martin raise, and both players took two. They each checked and took two more. This time, Turner bet, and Martin raised. Turner called and took one, while Martin was pat. Turner check-called a final bet but couldn't beat anything when Martin showed {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} for a seven-seven.

At another table, James Obst has taken a seat.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
47,400 400
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
42,800 -800

Tags: James ObstJesse MartinJon Turner

Eight-Six for Couden

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Michael Noori raised to 1,000 in the cutoff, and Jesse Martin called on the button. Joseph Couden three-bet the small blind to 1,500, and both Noori and Couden called.

Couden drew one as Noori and Martin drew two apiece. Couden bet, and Noori called. Martin raised, and Couden made it 1,500. Noori dropped out, and Martin called. Both players stood pat and checked.

On the final draw, both players stood pat again, and Couden bet 1,000. Martin called.

Couden tabled his {8-}{6-}{5-}{4-}{2-}, and Martin folded.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Couden us
Joseph Couden
47,400 -2,600
Mike Noori us
Mike Noori
47,200 -2,800
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
43,600 -6,400

Tags: Jesse MartinJoseph CoudenMichael Noori

Richardson Takes One Down

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Big O

From the button, Alan Richardson opened to 500, and Georgii Belianin called in the small blind.

The {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{K-Spades} flop was checked through, and the {7-Spades} landed on the turn. Belianin bet 700. Richardson called, and the river was the {4-Hearts}. Belianin checked, and Richardson bet 2,000. Belianin folded, and Richardson scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Richardson us
Alan Richardson
39,500 -5,500

Tags: Alan RichardsonGeorgii Belianin

Cold Four from Turner

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Jesse Martin opened second to act, making it 650 to go. An opponent on the button three-bet to 1,900, and Jon Turner cut out 6,100 from the big blind and put in a cold four-bet. Martin mucked, and the third player shook his head and followed suit.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
47,000 -3,000

Zhu Folds to Kurtzman

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Yueqi Zhu raised first to act, and Eric Kurtzman defended his big blind as both players drew two.

Kurtzman bet out, and Zhu called and drew two as Kurtzman drew one.

Kurtzman bet out 1,000, and Zhu raised to 2,000. Kurtzman called and stood pat as Zhu decided to draw two once again.

Kurtzman bet, and Zhu folded.

Player Chips Progress
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
59,000 9,000
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman
43,000 -7,000

Tags: Eric KurtzmanYueqi Zhu

Lisandro Makes Trips

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Jeffrey Lisandro completed, and Alan Richardson made it 1,000 to go. Lisandro called. On fourth street, Richardson bet 500, and Lisandro called. On fifth street, Lisandro took the betting lead, firing out 1,000 on the next three streets, with Richardson calling each time.

Lisandro: {X-}{X-} / {Q-Clubs}{5-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} / {X-}
Richardson: {X-}{X-} / {5-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} / {X-}

After Lisandro bet seventh, Richardson tabled {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades} and said, "You going to put a bad beat on me already?"

Eventually, Richardson called, and Lisandro tabled {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for trips. Richardson flashed his {6-Diamonds} seventh street and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffrey Lisandro au
Jeffrey Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
55,000 5,000
Alan Richardson us
Alan Richardson
45,000 -5,000

Tags: Alan RichardsonJeffrey Lisandro

Who's Here

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

With only 26 players registered so far, here is the majority of the players that are currently at a table:

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
50,000 50,000
Yehuda Buchalter us
Yehuda Buchalter
50,000 50,000
George Boyce us
George Boyce
50,000 50,000
David Prociak us
David Prociak
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
50,000 50,000
Jeffrey Lisandro au
Jeffrey Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
50,000 50,000
Alex Luneau fr
Alex Luneau
50,000 50,000
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
50,000 50,000
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Noah Bronstein us
Noah Bronstein
50,000 50,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
50,000 50,000
Alan Richardson us
Alan Richardson
50,000 50,000

Structure of the Tournament

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Players will begin with 50,000 in starting chips, and they'll be playing 10 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels.

Late registration will be open for only eight levels; ending at approximately 12:00 am (PDT).

As for the tournament, it will be played six-handed, with players able to chose from this list of games:

  • No-Limit Hold'em
  • Pot-Limit Hold'em
  • Limit Hold'em
  • Pot-Limit Omaha
  • Limit Omaha High
  • Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better
  • Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better
  • Big O
  • Razz
  • Seven Card Stud
  • Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better
  • Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular
  • No-Limit Five Card Draw High
  • No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Lowball
  • Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
  • 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
  • A-5 Triple Draw
  • Badugi
  • Badacey
  • Badeucey

Play Underway

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

The cards are now officially in the air!

The dealers choice button is in seat four, and the button is in seat six.