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Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship

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2023-06-03 22:33 UTC-8

John Hennigan Bags Day 1 Chip Lead of $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship

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In a fast-paced day featuring a brand new Day 1 structure for 2023 World Series of Poker Championship Events, it was a WSOP veteran that took home the chip lead in Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Six-time WSOP bracelet winner John Hennigan led the field of 114 entries, bagging 309,500 chips, just slightly more than Marco Johnson’s runner-up tally of 297,500, and David Bach’s 273,000.

End of Day Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	John Hennigan	United States	309,500
2	Marco Johnson	United States	297,500
3	David Bach	United States	273,000
4	Anatolii Zyrin	Russia	255,000
5	Larry Tull	United States	208,500
6	Ray Henson	United States	203,000
7	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	202,500
8	Zack Freeman	United States	202,000
9	Brian Rast	United States	190,000
10	David "Bakes" Baker	United States	190,000

Defending champion Ben Diebold entered with about two hours left in play but only managed to bag 42,500. Other notables to make it on to Day 2 include 2017 champion John Racener (111,000), 2022 runner-up Mike Gorodinsky (158,500), and recent $1,500 Dealer’s Choice champion Chad Eveslage (103,500) and runner-up Andrew Kelsall (142,500).

A trio of Poker Hall of Famers will have some work to do Sunday, as Daniel Negreanu (49,500), Erik Seidel (33,000), and Phil Hellmuth (9,000) all finished below a starting stack.

As mentioned, this event provides the first look at the new accelerated Day 1 structure in Championship events, with the first six levels only being 40 minutes in length and levels seven through ten 60 minutes long. Levels on Days 2 and 3 will be 90 minutes in length.

The new structure led to play being completed by 10:50 p.m. local time. It also led to plenty of eliminations, including three-time champion in this event Adam Friedman, defending WSOP Player of the Year Dan Zack, 2016 Champion Jean Gaspard, and 2021 $1,500 Dealer’s Choice Champion Jaswinder Lally to name a few.

The returning 58 players will come back June 4 at 1 p.m. local time to play seven 90-minute levels. They’ll be joined by the final batch of late entries, as registration does not close until the start of Day 2, which will add to the $1,060,200 prize pool thus far.

Stay close to PokerNews for continuing coverage of this and every WSOP bracelet event from here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Adam Friedman Andrew Kelsall Ben Diebold Chad Eveslage Daniel Negreanu David Bach Erik Seidel Jaswinder Lally Jean Gaspard John Hennigan John Racener Marco Johnson Mike Gorodinsky Paris Las Vegas Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-03 22:32 UTC-8

Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship: Day 2 Seat Draw

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Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
Paris	132	2	Matthew Woodward	United States	130,500
Paris	132	3	Jake Schwartz	United States	30,000
Paris	132	4	Dustin Dirksen	United States	86,000
Paris	132	5	Matt Vengrin	United States	116,000

Paris	133	3	Ajay Gnanasambanthan	United States	148,000
Paris	133	4	Tamon Nakamura	Japan	64,500
Paris	133	5	James Obst	Australia	92,500
Paris	133	6	Ray Henson	United States	203,000

Paris	134	2	Jordan Zucker	United States	106,000
Paris	134	3	Matt Szymaszek	United States	20,500
Paris	134	4	Jerry Wong	United States	39,000
Paris	134	5	Ben Diebold	United States	42,500
Paris	134	6	Jordan Siegel	United States	37,000

Paris	135	2	Anatolii Zyrin	Russia	255,000
Paris	135	3	Marco Johnson	United States	297,500
Paris	135	4	Zachary Freeman	United States	202,000
Paris	135	5	Taylor Paur	United States	64,500
Paris	135	6	John Hennigan	United States	309,500

Paris	136	1	Dzmitry Urbanovich	Poland	62,500
Paris	136	3	Anthony Zinno	United States	93,500
Paris	136	4	Joey Couden	United States	151,000
Paris	136	5	Paul Volpe	United States	146,500
Paris	136	6	Scott Seiver	United States	187,000

Paris	137	1	Brian Rast	United States	190,000
Paris	137	2	David "Bakes" Baker	United States	190,000
Paris	137	4	Matthew Valeo	United States	161,500
Paris	137	5	Mike Wattel	United States	137,500
Paris	137	6	Erik Seidel	United States	33,000

Paris	138	1	Michael McKenna	United States	21,500
Paris	138	2	Mike Gorodinsky	United States	158,500
Paris	138	3	Jon Shoreman	United Kingdom	91,000
Paris	138	5	Chad Eveslage	United States	103,500
Paris	138	6	Andrew Brown	United States	62,500

Paris	139	1	John Racener	United States	111,000
Paris	139	2	Robert Mizrachi	United States	154,000
Paris	139	3	Dutch Boyd	United States	109,500
Paris	139	5	Mike Matusow	United States	18,000
Paris	139	6	Tomomitsu Ono	Japan	45,500

Paris	140	1	Andrew Robl	United States	97,000
Paris	140	2	Frank Kassela	United States	137,500
Paris	140	4	Ari Engel	United States	84,500
Paris	140	5	Christopher Claassen	United States	93,500
Paris	140	6	Cary Katz	United States	164,500

Paris	141	1	Kane Kalas	United States	66,000
Paris	141	2	Hisashi Yamanouchi	Japan	89,000
Paris	141	3	Ofir Mor	United States	73,500
Paris	141	5	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	49,500

Paris	142	1	Jeff Madsen	United States	56,500
Paris	142	2	Phil Hellmuth	United States	9,000
Paris	142	6	Sampo Ryynanen	Finland	177,000

Paris	143	1	Keith Lehr	United States	80,500
Paris	143	2	Scott Bohlman	United States	136,000
Paris	143	4	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	202,500
Paris	143	5	Andrew Kelsall	United States	142,000

Paris	144	2	Ryan Goindoo	Trinidad and Tobago	83,000
Paris	144	3	Larry Tull	United States	208,500
Paris	144	4	Jeremy Heartberg	United States	38,500
Paris	144	6	David Bach	United States	203,000

2023-06-03 22:31 UTC-8

Official End of Day 1 Chip Counts (completo)

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
John Hennigan	309,500 9,500	9,500

Marco Johnson	297,500 -2,500	-2,500

David Bach	273,000 -12,000	-12,000

Anatolii Zyrin	255,000 35,000	35,000

Larry Tull	208,500 73,500	73,500
Ray Henson	203,000 88,000	88,000
Patrick Leonard	202,500 2,500	2,500

Zach Freeman	202,000

David "Bakes" Baker	190,000 -10,000	-10,000

Brian Rast	190,000 75,000	75,000

Scott Seiver	187,000 127,000	127,000

Sampo Ryynanen	177,000 92,000	92,000
Cary Katz	164,500 -35,500	-35,500

Matthew Valeo	161,500 99,500	99,500
Mike Gorodinsky	158,500 18,500	18,500

Robert Mizrachi	154,000 -1,000	-1,000

Joey Couden	151,000 46,000	46,000

Ajay Gnanasambanthan	148,000 80,000	80,000
Paul Volpe	146,500 62,500	62,500

Andrew Kelsall	142,000 52,000	52,000

Frank Kassela	137,500 2,500	2,500

Mike Wattel	137,500 2,500	2,500

Scott Bohlman	136,000 -54,000	-54,000

Matthew Woodward	130,500 -34,500	-34,500
Matt Vengrin	116,000 -4,000	-4,000

2023-06-03 21:44 UTC-8

Day 1 Concluded

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Around 60 players out of a field of 114 entries survived the first ten levels and will return to the Paris Purple section at 1 p.m. local time for Day 2. Assorted counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.

2023-06-03 21:38 UTC-8

Two More Hands for the Night

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With fewer than 70 players remaining and ten minutes left on the clock, floor staff announced the final two hands for the night.

David Bach scored a double knockout in 2-7 Razz, sending Motoyoshi Okamura and Yueqi Zhu to the rail, while Carol Fuchs was also eliminated as well.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
David Bach	285,000 90,000	90,000

Carol Fuchs	Eliminato

Motoyoshi Okamura	Eliminato

Yueqi Zhu	Eliminato

2023-06-03 21:35 UTC-8

Very Late Double for Hellmuth

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Badeucey

Phil Hellmuth was all-in for just 6,000 and Jon Shoreman called out of the big blind.

Both discarded three on the first draw followed by three for Shoreman on the second draw and one for Hellmuth. Shoreman took another two and Hellmuth patted.

Hellmuth showed his 8♥ / K♦6♥5♣3♠ for a king-dugi and king-high. Shoreman revealed 8♣3♦2♠ first to then receive the 5♦8♦ as his final two cards, allowing Hellmuth a double.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jon Shoreman	90,000 -30,000	-30,000
Phil Hellmuth	15,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Jon Shoreman Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-03 21:23 UTC-8

Rast Eliminates Funkhouser; Hellmuth on Fumes

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Badeucey

David Funkhouser raised and got calls from Phil Hellmuth in the small blind and Brian Rast in the big blind.

On the first draw, each player took two cards and an exchange of bets and raises after saw Funkhouser get his last chips in the middle while Hellmuth was getting short as well.

Hellmuth now drew two, Rast drew one, and Funkhouser still needed two. Hellmuth then check-called a bet from Rast and drew one while Rast patted.

On the end, Hellmuth checked with just 6,000 chips left and Rast bet again. Hellmuth flashed four of his cards and frustratedly tossed them into the muck, earning Rast the side pot. Rast then showed his 9♥5♦4♠3♥2♣ for a nine perfect and a perfect Badugi. Funkhouser mucked his hand and headed to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
David "Bakes" Baker	200,000 200,000	200,000

Brian Rast	115,000 77,000	77,000

Kane Kalas	25,000 25,000	25,000
Phil Hellmuth	6,000 -54,000	-54,000

David Funkhouser	Eliminato

2023-06-03 21:18 UTC-8

Hellmuth Gets One Through

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Big O

Jon Shoreman raised to 5,000 on the button and was called by Phil Hellmuth in the big blind. They checked the K♦Q♥8♦ flop and 6♦ turn. Hellmuth bet the K♣ river for the pot worth 12,500.

"Let me take this one, you can have the next one ... I need it," Hellmuth exclaimed in chat. Shoreman was suspecting a possible bluff and said he could beat aces but folded.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matt Vengrin	120,000 43,000	43,000
Jon Shoreman	105,000 -15,000	-15,000
Brian Rast	90,000 52,000	52,000

Erik Seidel	70,000 7,000	7,000

Phil Hellmuth	31,000 -29,000	-29,000

David Funkhouser	18,000 -49,000	-49,000

Tags: Jon Shoreman Phil Hellmuth

2023-06-03 21:14 UTC-8

Hennigan Prevails Against Katz

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Badugi

In a single-raised pot to the first draw, John Hennigan discarded two and Cary Katz discarded one. "Checking to you, big leader," Hennigan joked and Katz bet only for Hennigan to check-raise and receive a call.

Both discarded one each thereafter with Hennigan betting and Katz calling. The final draw saw both discard one and they checked. Hennigan tabled the 6♠ / []4h3dAs] for a three-card four and that won the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
John Hennigan	300,000 -12,000	-12,000

Cary Katz	200,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Cary Katz John Hennigan