2021 World Series of Poker

Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$867,225
Entries
93
Players Left
10
Average Chip Stack
558,000
Total Chips
5,580,000
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
86
Players Left
42

Racener Eliminated by Zyrin

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
John Racener
John Racener

5 Card Draw

In a preflop all-in contest, John Racener ended up at risk against Anatolii Zyrin. He tabled the {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for kings and eights while Zyrin had the {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for a set of jacks. Racener drew the {9-Clubs} as his last card and was eliminated while Zyrin's {8-Spades}{x-} were exposed for just a short moment.

Player Chips Progress
Anatolii Zyrin ru
Anatolii Zyrin
190,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 2X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Anatolii ZyrinJohn Racener

Barbero Among the Big Stacks

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

The late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 and Jake Schwartz was among the latest entries, along with Brayden Gazlay. Jon Turner and John Monnette were eliminated with the latter sending over his last few chips to Nacho Barbero.

Player Chips Progress
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
280,000
85,000
85,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
60,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
Brayden Gazlay us
Brayden Gazlay
60,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
Busted
John Monnette us
John Monnette
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Brayden GazlayJake SchwartzJohn MonnetteJon TurnerNacho Barbero

Hartmann Chips Up Without Showdown

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Big O Hi-Lo

Bets of 5,400 and 12,500 were already placed on a board of {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and it was then Tony Hartmann who bet the river for 20,000 out of the big blind. Michael Chow was in the tank on the button and eventually released his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Hartmann us
Tony Hartmann
90,000
90,000
90,000
Aditya Prasetyo us
Aditya Prasetyo
80,000
42,000
42,000
Michael Chow us
Michael Chow
72,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bryan Micon ag
Bryan Micon
60,000
15,000
15,000
Scotty Nguyen us
Scotty Nguyen
45,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Carol Fuchs us
Carol Fuchs
28,000
-57,000
-57,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael ChowTony Hartmann

Big Stacks and Bustouts

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
215,000
-15,000
-15,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
185,000
13,000
13,000
Defending Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
175,000
105,000
105,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
175,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Gorodinsky us
Mike Gorodinsky
160,000
82,000
82,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Anatolii Zyrin ru
Anatolii Zyrin
135,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
130,000
35,000
35,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
David Moskowitz us
David Moskowitz
Busted
Craig Chait us
Craig Chait
Busted
$25K Fantasy
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Turner Gets Scooped by Mizrachi

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Badacey

After taking one card each after the second draw, Robert Mizrachi bet and Jon Turner called. Mizrachi then patted and Turner took one for the former to bet and the latter to call.

"One two," Mizrachi announced and showed the {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{a-Spades} to win the entire pot, as Turner mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
185,000
65,000
65,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jack Rice us
Jack Rice
110,000
-18,000
-18,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
95,000
47,000
47,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Christopher Claassen us
Christopher Claassen
74,000
-7,000
-7,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
23,000
-42,000
-42,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
18,000
-37,000
-37,000

Tags: Jon TurnerRobert Mizrachi

Level: 8

Limit Flop / Draw: 1,300/2,500
Stud Games: 500 ante, 700 bring-in, 2,500 completion
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,200/1,800 ante, 600/1,200 blinds

Monnette Gets Scooped by Barbero

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
John Monnette
John Monnette

Stud Hi-Lo

Nacho Barbero: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} / {x-}
John Monnette: {x-}{x-} / {8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} / {x-}

Nacho Barbero bet sixth street to get check-called by John Monnette, who then check-raised seventh and Barbero called. Monnette tabled the {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for a flush and a low but Barbero had {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades} for the superior flush and a better low. That hand left Monnette on a short stack while Barbero continued his rise on the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
195,000
95,000
95,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
John Monnette us
John Monnette
13,000
-35,200
-35,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: John MonnetteNacho Barbero

Mueller Among Latest Casualties

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Greg Mueller: {7-Diamonds}{10-Spades} / {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} / {7-Spades}
Benny Glaser: {a-}{2-}{3-}{6-}{8-}{8-} / {x-}

Greg Mueller was all-in with a short stack and all but made a pair of sevens against Benny Glaser, who ended up with a lot and pair of eights to scoop it all.

Several other short stacks have been eliminated in quick succession including Jerry Wong and Ryan Hughes.

Player Chips Progress
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
75,000
34,000
34,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Michael Saltzburg us
Michael Saltzburg
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jordan Siegel us
Jordan Siegel
Busted
Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Benny GlaserGreg MuellerJerry WongRyan Hughes

Saltzburg Remains in Contention

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Down to just 10,600, Michael Saltzburg was all-in and patted on each draw. Adam Friedman took one card each and Saltzburg then tabled the {q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for a Queen-Dugi. Friedman briefly flashed his cards and appeared to have made an inferior King-Dugi eventually.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
172,000
-8,000
-8,000
Defending Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Michael Saltzburg us
Michael Saltzburg
24,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adam FriedmanMichael Saltzburg