Event #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed
Dia 2 Começado
Event #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed
Dia 2 Começado
Day 2 of Event #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed starts today at 2:00 p.m. PDT. Of the 430 players that entered into the tournament, 123 remain as we head into Day 2.
The prize pool generated by those 430 entrants totaled $574,040, and first place will claim $126,288.
The chip leader through the first day of play is Dennis Eichhorn, sitting with 276,000 chips.
The field is brimming with excited mixed game players, all looking to surpass Eichhorn. Among the contenders is last year's champion, Jaswinder Lally (150,000), who will try to defend his title and become back-to-back champion.
Scott Bohlman (179,000), Brian Rast (169,500), and Adam Friedman (142,000) all look to make runs with healthy stacks as well.
Players have not yet reached the money. The top 65 players will cash, and a min-cash will earn $2,417. Levels will be 60-minutes long and players will try to survive ten levels today to make the third and final day tomorrow.
PokerNews will be on hand to cover all the mixed game action until we have a winner.
Nível: 16
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits, 1,000 Ante
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000-2,000, 2,000/3,000 Ante
With almost all of the remaining 123 players in their seats, cards are now in the air on Day 2 of the $1,500 Dealer's Choice.
5-Card Draw High
John Racener raised to 5,000 from early position and Naoya Kihara re-raised to 15,000 from the button. Racener then pushed his last 45,000 in the middle and Kihara snap-called.
Racener took one, while Kihara opened up before discarding his other two. Racener was left with for two pair and hit the rail a few minutes into Day 2.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Naoya Kihara
|
120,000 | 50,000 |
John Racener
|
Eliminado |
Big O
The board was and action was on Alfred Atamian. His opponent Brandon Cantu went to act on his hand and hadn't realized he was on the button, before apologizing to his opponent.
Atamian checked and Cantu bet pot. Atamian quickly folded.
"Just to show you," said Cantu and he opened for the nut low.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Brandon Cantu
|
140,000 | 7,500 |
Alfred Atamian | 37,000 | -9,500 |
Badeucey
Kevin Thomas drew two and Roland Israelashvili drew one, with Thomas check-calling a bet.
On the second draw, both players drew one.
"You caught up," said Israelashvili before checking.
Both players drew one and Thomas check-called a bet.
Israelashvili tabled for a nine-seven badugi, but Thomas had that beat with nine-six badugi along with the low to scoop.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Kevin Thomas | 100,000 | 42,000 |
Roland Israelashvili | 37,000 | -30,000 |
Stud 8
Matt Waxman: //
Jan-David Peters: //
On fifth street, Matt Waxman bet then called a raise from Jan-David Peters. Both players checked on sixth.
Peters pushed the rest of his stack forward on seventh and Waxman called after some deliberation, showing for nines and fours. Peters was left with and prepared to get up from his seat and head for the exit, but Waxman pointed out that he had more than the allowable bet and still had a few thousand left.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Matt Waxman
|
190,000 | 68,000 |
Jan-David Peters
|
8,000 | -89,000 |
Badugi
A short-stacked Christopher Kostoulas raised and Joshua Rhodes made it three bets from the button. Josh Tabak cold-called out of the small blind, as did Kostoulas.
Tabak drew one, while both opponents stood pat. It checked to Rhodes who bet and Tabak was the only caller.
Tabak drew one and Rhodes stood pat, with Tabak check-calling a bet.
The draws were the same on the end, with both players checking. Rhodes tabled and took down the pot.
A short while later, Kostoulas' seat was empty having been eliminated.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Joshua Rhodes | 155,000 | 10,000 |
Josh Tabak | 56,000 | -3,500 |
Christopher Kostoulas | Eliminado |
Stud 8
Jason Su: / /
Andrew Yeh: / /
With about 32,000 in the pot on fifth street, Jason Su bet and Yeh called. Su bet again on sixth street and Yeh called.
On seventh street, Su bet once more and Yeh shrugged and called again.
Su tabled for quad aces, but no low. Yeh showed and took down the low portion of the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Andrew Yeh
|
98,000 | 3,000 |
Jason Su | 74,000 | 3,500 |