Event #18: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Dia 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-07 10:07 UTC-7

Get Those Game Plaques Ready! It's Time for the Dealer's Choice Championship

Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker for Day 1 of Event #18: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed!

Yesterday saw the completion of the $1,500 buy-in installment of this event where Jeremy Harkin topped a 406-player field to capture the $129,882 first prize and his first WSOP bracelet. Now it's time for the big dog to take center stage!

For the third straight year, players have been offered the opportunity to play a big buy-in tournament that truly tests the all-around skills of every player over a variety of flop, draw, and stud games. With 20 games to choose from, players won't just need to apply their skills to actual game play, but also to choosing what game might give them the biggest edge over their competition.

In the inaugural running of this even in 2015, Quinn Do emerged victorious over the 108-player field to capture the $319,792 first prize and his second WSOP gold bracelet. The following year in 2016 saw the field size swell to 118 players, and it would be Jean Gaspard capturing his first WSOP gold bracelet after he defeated Billy O'Neil heads-up for the $306,621 first prize. Then last year saw John Racener break through for his first WSOP gold bracelet when he topped the 102-player field for the $273,962 first prize.

$10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Past Results

Year	Champion	Country	Players	Prize Pool	First Prize
2015	Quinn Do	USA	108	$1,015,200	$319,792
2016	Jean Gaspard	USA	118	$1,109,200	$306,621
2017	John Racener	USA	102	$930,600	$273,962

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to provide continuous live updates of every wheel, scoop and outdraw live from Event #18: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed. Action is underway from 3:00 p.m. (PDT), so stay tuned right here to PokerNews for all your live reporting needs.

2018-06-07 15:05 UTC-7

Structure of the Tournament

Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

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

Late registration is open until the start of Day 2; approximately 2 p.m. on Friday.

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

Flop Games	Stud Games	Draw Games
No-Limit Hold'em	Razz	No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Limit Hold'em	Seven Card Stud	Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Pot-Limit Hold'em	Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	Limit 2-7 Tiple Draw
Pot-Limit Omaha	Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular	Ace to 5 Lowball Triple Draw
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better		Badugi
Big O		Badeucy
Limit Omaha High		Badacey
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better		No-Limit 5-Card Draw High

2018-06-07 15:39 UTC-7

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

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2018-06-07 16:36 UTC-7

Monster Pat Hand for Berg

Nível 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Badacey

From the cutoff, Lawrence Berg raised to 1,200 and both Alex Foxen and Andrew Brown called in the blinds and drew two each as Berg stood pat.

Action was checked to Berg who bet 600 and Foxen and Brown both called and drew two again. Berg stood pat and bet 1,200 once action was checked to him.

Foxen called and drew one, as did Brown, before both players checked to Berg one last time.

Berg bet 1,200, Foxen folded, and Brown contemplated his decision for about a minute before folding.

Berg fanned his for a monster dealt pat hand to scoop the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Lawrence Berg	60,000 5,000	5,000

Alex Foxen	59,600 9,600	9,600

Andrew Brown	40,600 -9,400	-9,400

Tags: Lawrence Berg Andrew Brown Alex Foxen

2018-06-07 18:23 UTC-7

Tank-Call Wins for Makarov

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Nível 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

There was 16,000 in the pot between three players at Table 430 and Eric Kurtzman took one from the small blind on the second draw. Opponents Alexey Makarov and Eli Elezra in cutoff and button, respectively, followed suit. Makarov bet 11,500 and only Kurtzman called. Kurtzman took a card and Makarov patted.

On the end, Kurtzman tanked about a minute and bet 14,000. Makarov tanked for several minutes and seemed truly agonized, putting his head in his hands and rubbing his eyes. Finally, he called.

"Ten," Kurtzman said, showing .

Makarov could beat it with a nine-perfect.

"Nice call," Kurtzman said.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexey Makarov	74,400 24,400	24,400
Eric Kurtzman	38,500 -31,300	-31,300

Tags: Alexey Makarov Eric Kurtzman

2018-06-07 18:35 UTC-7

Kurtzman KO'd by Elezra

Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

After the first draw, Eric Kurtzman found himself all in for his last 42,000 against Eli Elezra.

Elezra stood pat, and Kurtzman drew one. On the final draw, Elezra again stood pat, and Kurtzman drew one.

Elezra:
Kurtzman:

Kurtzman would need a five or a deuce to stay alive, and when he squeezed the , he was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eli Elezra	108,000 43,000	43,000

Eric Kurtzman	Eliminado

Tags: Eli Elezra Eric Kurtzman

2018-06-07 19:05 UTC-7

Schreiber Sent Packing by Glantz

Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Badacey

Gary Benson raised to 2,000 from under the gun and Matt Glantz called on the button before Matthew Schreiber raised all in for his last 2,025. Benson and Glantz both called, and Benson drew two as Glantz and Schreiber drew three.

Benson bet 1,000 and Glantz called. Schreiber and Benson drew two, while Glantz drew three.

Benson bet 2,000, and Glantz called. Schreiber reduced his draw to one, while Benson and Glantz both drew two.

Benson checked, Glantz bet, and Benson called.

Glantz tabled his for a six-low, and a five-dugi and Benson mucked.

Schreiber was forced to show his , and he was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Gary Benson	58,000 -3,000	-3,000

Matt Glantz	46,200 6,200	6,200
Matthew Schreiber	Eliminado

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Gary Benson Matt Glantz

2018-06-07 19:14 UTC-7

Merivirta Clips Foxen with a Number Three

Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Maria Ho opened to 2,000 in the cutoff before Alex Foxen three-bet the button. Jyri Merivirta called in the big blind, as did Ho, before each player drew one.

Action checked to Foxen and he bet 1,000. Merivirta and Ho both called, and each player drew one again.

Merivirta now led out for 2,000 and Ho folded as Foxen called. Merivirta stood pat, and Foxen drew one.

Merivirta bet 2,000, and Foxen called.

Merivirta fanned his for the third best hand in the game, and Foxen couldn't beat it.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jyri Merivirta	70,000 16,800	16,800
Alex Foxen	53,000 -22,300	-22,300

Maria Ho	44,500 -5,500	-5,500

Tags: Jyri Merivirta Alex Foxen Maria Ho

2018-06-07 20:17 UTC-7

O'Dell Denies Glaser Scoop and Triple

Nível 5 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Badeucey

Frankie O'Dell raised to 2,400 and Benny Glaser moved all in for 3,500. The big blind cold-called, and O'Dell called.

The two active players drew two as Glaser stood pat. O'Dell bet, and his opponent check-called.

O'Dell drew one and his opponent drew two before check-folding to O'Dell's bet of 2,400.

Glaser:
O'Dell:

With O'Dell drawing one, he would find the to deny Glaser the scoop and triple up as the pot was now chopped up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Frankie O'Dell	34,000 -400	-400

Benny Glaser	5,500 2,000	2,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Frankie O'Dell

2018-06-07 21:01 UTC-7

Benson Busts to Hirvonen in NLH

Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

On a board of with roughly 9,000 in the pot, Gary Benson bet out 5,500 only to have Mikko Hirvonen slid out a stack of chips to effectively put Benson all in.

Benson tossed in his final 7,300, and the cards were revealed.

Benson:
Hirvonen:

The river landed the , and Benson was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mikko Hirvonen	115,000 6,000	6,000
Gary Benson	Eliminado

Tags: Gary Benson Mikko Hirvonen