Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-03 20:20 UTC-8

Heartberg Takes From Alexander

Livello 9

Omaha Hi-Lo

Jeremy Heartberg check-raised the 8♦7♣7♥5♥ turn and the A♠ river was checked. Michael McKenna tabled the A♣9♦8♠2♠ before Heartberg showed his A♦10♠6♦4♦. As the split pot was prepared, Heartberg suddenly noticed he had a straight and profoundly apologised to his opponent before while collecting the entire pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Scott Bohlman	165,000 100,000	100,000

Chad Eveslage	110,000 -40,000	-40,000

Jeremy Heartberg	45,000 45,000	45,000
George Alexander	30,000 30,000	30,000

Michael McKenna	25,000 -37,000	-37,000
Philip Sternheimer	20,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Jeremy Heartberg Michael McKenna

2023-06-03 20:19 UTC-8

Defending Champ Diebold Already Into Six Figures

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Livello 9

A-5 Triple Draw

A short-stacked Andrew Robl limped in the small blind and Ben Diebold checked his big blind. Robl drew three and Diebold took two.

Robl check-called a bet from Diebold then drew two. The defending champion only needed one.

After another Robl check, Diebold bet once more and this time Robl folded to preserve his short stack.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ben Diebold	101,000 41,000	41,000

Jean Gaspard	60,000

Andrew Robl	14,000 -51,000	-51,000

Tags: Andrew Robl Ben Diebold

2023-06-03 20:16 UTC-8

Zyrin Chops With Yamanouchi

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Livello 9

Stud 8 or Better

Anatolii Zyrin: 6♠10♣8♦ / 5♠6♦3♣K♦
Hisashi Yamanouchi: A♣7♠4♦ / 2♣8♠2♦K♠

Anatolii Zyrin bet sixth street when checked to by Hisashi Yamanouchi and both players then checked seventh. Zyrin showed a pair of sixes and that was good for the high portion. "You don't have a low?" Zyrin inquired but Yamanouchi did have an eight to chop the pot.

Further assorted counts can be found below.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Anatolii Zyrin	240,000 10,000	10,000

Tamon Nakamura	175,000 89,000	89,000
Matthew Woodward	165,000 165,000	165,000
Ray Henson	115,000 23,000	23,000
Hisashi Yamanouchi	65,000 45,000	45,000
Carol Fuchs	65,000 -6,000	-6,000

Jordan Siegel	45,000 -2,000	-2,000
Noah Bronstein	20,000 -22,000	-22,000
Nacho Barbero	Eliminato

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin Hisashi Yamanouchi

2023-06-03 20:05 UTC-8

Negreanu Drops a Bit Early

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Livello 9

2-7 Razz

Ajay Gnanasambanthan: Jx10x7x/2x6xAx7x
Daniel Negreanu: 2xXxXx/6xQx4x2x
Mike Matusow XxXx/9x - folded bring-in

After Mike Matusow brought in, Ajay Gnanasambanthan completed and Daniel Negreanu made it two bets to go. Gnanasambanthan called and then bet fourth street with Negreanu making the call.

Negreanu picked up the betting lead on fifth street and did so, but Gnanasambanthan called to see sixth street.

The players each checked and then on seventh, Gnanasambanthan called a bet from the Poker Hall of Famer.

Negreanu told Gnanasambanthan his hand was good as he showed a deuce and readied to muck his cards. Gnanasambanthan showed his jack-low which was indeed the winner.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ajay Gnanasambanthan	91,000 16,000	16,000
Daniel Negreanu	48,000 -12,000	-12,000

Tags: Ajay Gnanasambanthan Daniel Negreanu Mike Matusow

2023-06-03 20:01 UTC-8

Entries in Level Nine

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Livello 9

Anthony Zinno reached the final eight in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship but fell to Chris Brewer to take home almost three times the buy-in. He then late-registered this event alongside Eric Wasserson and has been able to run up a stack.

The latest hand saw Zinno with a bet of 15,000 versus Michael Noori and Phil Hui in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw and both opponents folded.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Anthony Zinno	105,000 105,000	105,000

Phil Hui	85,000 62,000	62,000

Matt Szymaszek	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ilkka Heikkila	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ofir Mor	60,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Noori	20,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Chris Brewer Eric Wasserson Michael Noori Phil Hui

2023-06-03 19:52 UTC-8

Negreanu and Seiver Enter After the Break

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Livello 9

With two 60-minute levels remaining in the day, more big names continue to join the field with Daniel Negreanu and Scott Seiver having taken their seats.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Scott Seiver	60,000

Daniel Negreanu	60,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Scott Seiver

Livello: 9

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits,
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500-2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds

2023-06-03 19:33 UTC-8

Defending Champion Diebold Enters the Field

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Livello 8

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Marco Johnson	300,000 120,000	120,000

Anatolii Zyrin	230,000 40,000	40,000

Mike Wattel	135,000 20,000	20,000

Nacho Barbero	99,000 9,000	9,000

Ray Henson	92,000 92,000	92,000
Tamon Nakamura	86,000 31,000	31,000
Ryan Goindoo	85,000 18,000	18,000
Paul Volpe	84,000

Carol Fuchs	71,000 -24,000	-24,000

David Funkhouser	67,000 7,000	7,000

Ben Diebold	60,000 60,000	60,000

Scott Seiver	60,000

Jordan Siegel	47,000 -13,000	-13,000
Noah Bronstein	42,000 -28,000	-28,000
Jon Shoreman	38,000 -62,000	-62,000
Brian Brunner	Eliminato
Jaswinder Lally	Eliminato

Nick Guagenti	Eliminato

David Williams	Eliminato

2023-06-03 19:28 UTC-8

Miholich Chops With Ono; Takes From Gorodinsky

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Livello 8

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

Kyle Miholich: Q♠10♠9♦ / 10♥2♠6♦Q♥
Tomomitsu Ono: A♥5♥3♠ / 8♦5♠9♣9♠

Kyle Miholich made it three bets on sixth street and Tomomitsu Ono called. There was no major action on seventh street as both players showed two pair, with Ono taking the low pot.

Kyle Miholich: XxXx / 5♠6♠9♠J♠
Mike Gorodinsky: XxXx / 2♠9♣4♥10♦ folded on sixth street

One hand later, Miholich completed and Mike Gorodinsky called. Miholich bet the advantage on fourth to get called, then they checked fifth. When picking up another spade on sixth, Miholich bet and Gorodinsky quickly folded.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
James Obst	140,000 40,000	40,000

Mike Gorodinsky	95,000 -9,000	-9,000

Kyle Miholich	80,000 -18,000	-18,000
Tomomitsu Ono	77,000 13,000	13,000
Robert Mizrachi	65,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Kyle Miholich Mike Gorodinsky Tomomitsu Ono

2023-06-03 19:21 UTC-8

Three-Time Champion Friedman Eliminated

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Livello 8

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Adam Friedman, who won this event three years in a row (2018,2019,2021) in an incredible streak, has been eliminated.

As told by his former tablemates as PokerNews spotted his seat empty, Friedman moved in predraw for 25,000 and got called by Nathaniel Katzoff.

Friedman patted while Katzoff drew one.

Friedman held 10x6x5x4x2x, while Katzoff was drawing to his 5x4x3x2x. Katzoff pulled an 8x, eliminating Friedman on Day 1 for the second year in a row.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nathaniel Katzoff	165,000 100,000	100,000
Adam Friedman	Eliminato

Tags: Adam Friedman Nathaniel Katzoff