Event #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-02-2022 22:50 UTC-7

Ruben's Hidden Snowmen Melt Tabak

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TerranceReid

Level 22

Stud

Josh Tabak: //
Brad Ruben: //

Action picked up on sixth street with Tabak showing a pair and betting. He found a caller in Ruben and took the hand to seventh.

Both cards dealt, Tabak now slowed down and checked. Ruben went for the bet and Tabak made the call.

Ruben showed the in the hole for trips and enough to rake the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	630,000 70,000	70,000

Josh Tabak	205,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Josh Tabak

06-02-2022 22:52 UTC-7

Fricano Outdraws Phan's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 22

5-Card Draw High

"All you can eat," Young Phan said while moving all in for his last 32,000.

"I have less than nothing," Andrea Fricano said while calling from the big blind. "I guarantee you your pair is bigger than mine."

Phan showed the as he took three. Fricano also took three.

Fricano ended up with for trip nines. "No full house," Phan asked as he received the and tipped the dealer before making his way to the payout cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrea Fricano	150,000 -135,000	-135,000
Young Phan	Busted

Tags: Young Phan Andrea Fricano

Level: 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000-15,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits, 3,000 Ante
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 5,000-10,000, 10,000/15,000 Ante

06-02-2022 23:04 UTC-7

Carr Drives Away with the Pot

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TerranceReid

Level 23

Pot Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Roger Battles raised from late position and James Carr put in the third bet from the small blind. Both the big blind and Battles made the call. Carr drew one while Battles and the big blind each took two.

Carr bet 40,000 after the first draw, the big blind folded but Battles called. On the second draw, they each drew one.

Carr now checked to Battles who seized the betting lead with a bet of 65,000. Carr decided to call.

"You got it, man," said Battles. What he didn't realize was there was still one draw left. "Oh, thank god."

Now, they each took one card one more time. Battles started to move chips into the middle before realizing action was on Carr first. Carr took the initiative himself and moved all in for 192,000. Battles folded.

"I thought I had a monster, but looked back and realized I didn't," said Battles.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Carr	360,000 -18,000	-18,000
Roger Battles	220,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: James Carr Roger Battles

06-02-2022 23:11 UTC-7

Ruben Wins the High, Half of the Low

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David Salituro

Level 23

Big O

William Lahti and Brad Ruben each put in around 80,000 before the flop, which came . Lahti announced pot, moving all in for around 165,000, and Ruben called.

William Lahti:
Brad Ruben:

The board ran out . Ruben made a flush and the same low as Lahti. "I got quartered. Half of my stack," Lahti said as he was chopped down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	850,000 220,000	220,000

William Lahti	85,000 -244,000	-244,000

Tags: William Lahti Brad Ruben

06-02-2022 23:21 UTC-7

Rast Comes Through for Railbird Kessler

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TerranceReid

Level 23

Big O

Adam Friedman raised from early position to 25,000. Action folded over the short-stacked Brian Rast who raised it up to 80,000 with about 50,000 behind.

"There's my sleeper pick," all of a sudden Allen Kessler had showed up and pointed out Brian Rast was his fantasy pick this year.

"Brian Rast is no sleeper. What has this world come to that Brian Rast is a sleeper pick?" replied Friedman while he thought over his decision.

"He doesn't usually play, I had inside information," said Kessler.

"You mean you called him? That's called direct information Allen," Friedman said, still thinking.

"This is your chance to gamble and beat me. Instead of picking me off the rest of the night, get it all right here," said Rast.

"All my dreams can come true in one evening," replied Friedman. "You want to know one of my biggest fears? Allen Kessler beating me heads up for a bracelet. Imagine that as a poker trivia question. 'Who did Allen Kessler beat for a bracelet,' and it's your name."

"Alright, you can have this one," said Friedman, who folded, much to the delight of both Rast and Kessler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	855,000

Brian Rast	180,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Allen Kessler Brian Rast

06-02-2022 23:25 UTC-7

Joe Brings Field Down to Four Tables

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David Salituro

Level 23

A-5 Triple Draw

Travis Pearson moved all in for his last 74,000 from the button and Dean Joe called from the big blind.

Both players drew two on the first draw, Joe took one on the second while Pearson took two more, and Joe patted on the third.

Joe turned over for a seven-low. Pearson had while drawing two, but paired his five and threw away his last card without looking at it as he made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Joe	500,000 395,000	395,000
Travis Pearson	Busted

Tags: Travis Pearson Dean Joe

06-02-2022 23:42 UTC-7

Last Break of the Night

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David Salituro

Level 23

Players are headed off on another 15-minute break. When they return, they will play two more levels before bagging up their chips for tomorrow.

06-02-2022 23:53 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts (Full)

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David Salituro

Level 23

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Walker	1,500,000 97,000	97,000
Jaswinder Lally	1,275,000 175,000	175,000

Brad Ruben	878,000 138,000	138,000

Naoya Kihara	775,000 425,000	425,000

Faith Klimczak	720,000 280,000	280,000
Kevin Thomas	660,000 -20,000	-20,000
Adam Friedman	630,000 -225,000	-225,000

Marco Johnson	485,000 5,000	5,000

James Carr	456,000 96,000	96,000
Dean Joe	385,000 -115,000	-115,000
Charles Bransford	380,000 -26,000	-26,000
Christopher Roman	330,000 190,000	190,000
Brian Rast	290,000 110,000	110,000

Norman Chad	282,000 -198,000	-198,000
Ben Yu	275,000 165,000	165,000

Joseph Couden	195,000 75,000	75,000

Andrea Fricano	175,000 25,000	25,000
Josh Tabak	168,000 23,000	23,000
Michael Balan	140,000 -120,000	-120,000
Tom Schneider	125,000 -265,000	-265,000

Alfred Atamian	100,000 -30,000	-30,000
William Lahti	95,000 -24,000	-24,000
Nicolas Fountotos	30,000 -240,000	-240,000

Level: 24

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Stud Games: 7,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits, 5,000 Ante
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000-12,000, 12,000/18,000 Ante