Event #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed
Jour 1 a débuté
Event #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed
Jour 1 a débuté
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Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker for Day 1 of Event #12: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed!
Whether it be in the cash games, or on the WSOP tournament schedule, mixed games are here to stay as their popularity has been on the rise over the past few years. There's not a tournament schedule in the city that doesn't have some mixed games sprinkled in-between all the Hold'em and Omaha tournaments, but here at the WSOP is where it's at as an elusive gold bracelet awaits whoever can navigate these treacherous fields featuring savvy veterans and cash game regulars.
The WSOP has always featured tournaments with multiple games such as H.O.R.S.E. and 8-Game, but four years ago saw the inaugural Dealer's Choice tournament won by Robert Mizrachi when he bested the 419-player field to capture his second (at the time) WSOP gold bracelet. The following year in 2015 saw Carol Fuchs win her first WSOP gold bracelet when she topped a 357-player field and a final table that featured the defending champion.
In 2016, Lawrence Berg outlasted the 389-player field to capture his first WSOP gold bracelet, while last year David Bach added to his WSOP gold bracelet collection that at the time included just the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (now the Poker Players Championship), before he collected another in this event, and then one more in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship just 10 days later.
$1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Past Results
Year | Winner | Country | Players | Prize Pool | First Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Robert Mizrachi | USA | 419 | $565,650 | $147,092 |
2015 | Carol Fuchs | USA | 357 | $481,950 | $127,735 |
2016 | Lawrence Berg | USA | 389 | $525,150 | $125,466 |
2017 | David Bach | USA | 364 | $491,400 | $119,399 |
Like in previous years, this tournament carries with it a $1,500 buy-in, but for the first time it gives players the option of one re-entry. Consequently, a bigger then ever prize pool is expected with 2014's $565,650 prize pool, and $147,092 first prize likely to be broken.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to provide continuous live updates of every wheel, scoop and outdraw live from Event #12: $1,500 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.
Niveau: 1
Limit Flop / Draw: 50/100
Stud Games: 25-ante, 25 bring-in, 100 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 25/50/75-button ante
The cards are now in the air for Event #12!
Players are currently spread throughout the Brasilia Room in the red section, with overflow expected to hit the bronze section.
Players will begin with 7,500 in starting chips and will be playing ten 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels.
Late registration is open for eight levels; approximately 12 a.m. PDT, and players are allowed one reentry.
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 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Christopher Sensoli | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Troy Evans | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Benjamin Ludlow | 7,500 | |
Adam Haman | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Faith Klimczak | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Scott Abrams
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
James Woods | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Konstantin Puchkov
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Martin Staszko | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Chip Jett | 7,500 | 7,500 |
David Bach
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Roland Israelashvili | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Brian Hastings
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Lawrence Berg
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Owais Ahmed
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Jon Turner | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Adam Owen | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Rep Porter
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Michael Chow
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Tony Cousineau | 7,500 | 7,500 |
David "ODB" Baker
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Barry Greenstein
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Dzmitry Urbanovich | 7,500 | 7,500 |
Frankie O'Dell
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Brett Jungblut
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
Stud Hi-Lo Regular
The action started with Christopher Sensoli calling the bring-in, as does James Woods and a third player. A bet from each player except Sensoli occurred on fourth street before fifth and sixth were checked down.
Opponent: / /
Sensoli: / (folded on fourth)
Woods: / /
Opponent: / /
On seventh, the fourth opponent checked, the next player bet out, and Woods folded as the fourth player called.
The first tabled his for a straight and a nine-low, and his opponent mucked.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Christopher Sensoli | 7,400 | -100 |
James Woods | 7,325 | -175 |
Stud Hi-Lo Regular
Ben Ludlow had the bring-in and Barry Greenstein completed to 100 next to act. Jyri Merivirta called, and the two went heads-up to fourth street where Greenstein bet and Merivirta called.
Both players checked fifth street before Greenstein bet sixth and Merivirta called.
Greenstein: / /
Merivirta: / /
On seventh, both players checked, and Merivirta tabled his for a pair of jacks, and a jack low. Greenstein mucked, and Merivirta scooped the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jyri Merivirta | 7,900 | 400 |
Barry Greenstein
|
6,250 | -1,250 |
A-5 Triple Draw
The action folded to Troy Evans in the small blind and he limped in for 100. The big blind raised to 200 and Evans called.
Evans drew three then bet out, as the big blind drew two and raised. Evans called, and then both players drew one and checked.
On the final draw, both players drew one again, and Evan bet out 200. His opponent folded, and Evans collected the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Troy Evans | 8,400 | 900 |