Event #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Dia 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-05 00:56 UTC-7

Filippi Falls

Nível 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Hold'em

Brett Jungblut raised to 1,050 from under the gun before Amnon Filippi moved all in for 1,250 from two seats over. With the action on the big blind, he made it 3,700 and Jungblut folded.

Filippi:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Filippi was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brett Jungblut	16,000 -2,000	-2,000

Amnon Filippi	Eliminado

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Nível: 10

Limit Flop / Draw: 400/800
Stud Games: 200-ante, 200 bring-in, 800 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 200/400/100-ante

2018-06-05 01:12 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payout Structure Released

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Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Event #12 received a total of 406 entries generating a prize pool worth $548,100. The top 61 spots will get paid with anyone making the money guaranteed at least $2,263.

Awaiting the eventual champion is of course a shiny, new WSOP gold bracelet and a top prize worth $129,882.

Here's how the rest of the prizes will be distributed:

Place	Prize	POY Pts
1st	$129,882	927.59
2nd	$80,256	463.80
3rd	$52,130	417.42
4th	$34,700	371.04
5th	$23,686	347.85
6th	$16,589	324.66
7th	$11,930	278.28
8th	$11,930	255.09
9th	$8,815	231.90
10th	$8,815	185.52
11th-12th	$6,698	185.52
13th-18th	$5,238	185.52
19th-20th	$4,219	185.52
21st-24th	$4,219	92.76
25th-30th	$3,503	92.76
31st-35th	$3,002	92.76
36th	$3,002	46.38
37th-42nd	$2,657	46.38
43rd-48th	$2,432	46.38
49th-54th	$2,304	46.38
55th-61st	$2,263	46.38

2018-06-05 01:13 UTC-7

Sexton Bets Out Fuhs

Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Mike Sexton raised to 1,600 and Danny Fuhs made it 2,400. Sexton called, and both players drew one.

Sexton checked, Fuhs bet 800, and Sexton called. Both players drew one and then checked.

The final draw saw both players again drawing one, but this time Sexton would bet out 1,600, and Fuhs folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Danny Fuhs	30,150 -9,850	-9,850
Mike Sexton	21,000 9,950	9,950

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2018-06-05 01:42 UTC-7

Funkhouser Slips

Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Big O

The action folded to David Funkhouser in the small blind and he raised pot to 1,200. The big blind called, and the flop landed .

Funkhouser bet out 1,700 before his opponent raised to 7,500.

Funkhouser folded, and in the process slipped out of the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Funkhouser	48,000 -4,500	-4,500

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2018-06-05 01:52 UTC-7

Monster Pot Sends Hennigan Vaulting into Chip Lead

Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

On a board of with around 4,000 in the middle, John Hennigan checked from under the gun to his opponent who bet 3,400.

Hennigan responded with a check-raise to 14,800 and his opponent made the call.

The river landed the and Hennigan checked. His opponent went into the tank before betting 19,800.

Hennigan instantly called and tabled his to defeat his opponent's .

With that pot, Hennigan is now the overwhelming chip leader as we near the end of Day 1.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Hennigan	87,000 42,000	42,000

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2018-06-05 01:53 UTC-7

Clock Paused: Three More Hands

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Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

The clock has been paused on Day 1 and each table will play three more hands before bagging up for the night.

2018-06-05 02:08 UTC-7

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Hennigan	89,800 2,800	2,800

Andrey Zhigalov	85,275 23,775	23,775

Xunen Zheng	69,950 69,950	69,950
Brian Saltus	61,875 61,875	61,875
Joey Couden	59,325 14,325	14,325

Jeff Lisandro	58,025 15,525	15,525

Stephen Nussrallah	51,075 51,075	51,075
Craig Chait	50,825 36,825	36,825
David Funkhouser	50,825 2,825	2,825
John Esposito	49,500 49,500	49,500

Scott Abrams	49,300 1,300	1,300

Jeremy Harkin	47,525 47,525	47,525

Jose Arenstein	46,650 46,650	46,650
Shirley Rosario	46,550 11,550	11,550
Douglas Redmann	44,550 44,550	44,550
Sachin Bhargava	44,125 44,125	44,125
Toby Mulloy	43,175 43,175	43,175
Chris Vitch	42,025 31,025	31,025
Anthony Arvidson	41,225 13,225	13,225
Jake Schwartz	41,050 41,050	41,050
Tony Cousineau	41,000 21,000	21,000
Michael Kuney	40,600 40,600	40,600
Mike Ross	38,575 5,575	5,575
Tommy Hang	38,000 14,000	14,000
Chris Klodnicki	37,950 -12,050	-12,050

John Hennigan Sets Sights on Dealer's Choice Title After Strong Day 1

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Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

The players were more in control of their destiny than any normal event Monday at the 2018 World Series of Poker with Day 1 of Event #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed. A total of 406 entries gathered to test their luck in 20 different poker variants.

From Big-O to Badacey and all the way down to 5-Card Draw, each player at the tables got to choose their favorite games across ten 60-minute levels. Just 120 runners had what it took to master the various disciplines en route to securing a seat for Day 2.

The field generated a prize pool worth $548,100 that will pay the top 61 spots at least $2,263. Awaiting the eventual champion is a top prize worth $129,882 and of course a shiny, new WSOP gold bracelet.

The man with the best shot thus far is John Hennigan. Hennigan claimed the chip lead in a huge Pot-Limit Omaha pot during the final moments of the night where he flopped a set and got paid on two streets. Hennigan will return for Day 2 with 89,800.

Joining Hennigan at the top of the counts are Andrey Zhigalov (85,275), Xunen Zheng (69,950), Luke Saltus (61,875), Joey Couden (59,325), and Jeff Lisandro (58,025). Craig Chait (50,825), David Funkhouser (50,825), Shirley Rosario (46,550), Chris Vitch (42,025), and Layne Flack (23,175) are just a few of the notables also moving on to Day 2.

Defending champion, David Bach, fired two barrels, missing the target with each to relinquish the title. Former champs, Carol Fuchs and Larry Berg also busted joining the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Frank Kassela, Shaun Deeb, Shaun Buchanan, James Obst, and Jeff Madsen as casualties seeing their stacks dispersed among the survivors.

Play resumes on Tuesday with Day 2 action kicking off with a 2pm restart. Another ten levels are scheduled with a 60-minute dinner break interrupting play around 8:30pm The third and final day of play is set for Wednesday afternoon and the PokerNews live reporting team will bring you all the action as it happens.

Tags: Chris Vitch Daniel Negreanu John Hennigan Joseph Couden Lawrence Berg Layne Flack Phil Hellmuth Shawn Buchanan Shirley Rosario

Event #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed

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