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

06-05-2023 16:20 UTC-8

Eveslage Overbets Like a Chadpion

Connor Richards

Level 19

No-Limit Hold'em

Marco Johnson opened from the hijack and Chad Eveslage defended out of the big blind with a few friends on the rail holding a massive poster featuring Eveslage's 2021 bracelet winner's photo and the words "Play Like a Chadpion."

Eveslage checked on the 8♠4♣4♥ flop and called a bet from Johnson. Both players then checked on the 7♣ turn.

The 8♣ river double paired the board and Eveslage took the opportunity to overbet 150,000 as Johnson entered the tank. Johnson thought it over for several minutes and eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	1,100,000 88,000	88,000

Marco Johnson	1,000,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Marco Johnson

06-05-2023 16:15 UTC-8

Small Pots On Table 144

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

Big O

Ryan Goindoo raised to 30,000 and was called by Zack Freeman on the button. They checked the J♥J♠2♣ flop and Goindoo bet the 7♥ turn to win the pot.

Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better

Freeman then opened to 27,000 and Goindoo defended the big blind. On a flop of 8♣6♥4♠, Goindoo checked and subsequently folded when Freeman continued for 25,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	2,050,000 100,000	100,000
Zach Freeman	975,000 75,000	75,000

Ryan Goindoo	570,000 -180,000	-180,000
John Hennigan	213,000 -187,000	-187,000

Tags: Ryan Goindoo Zack Freeman

06-05-2023 16:06 UTC-8

Dirksen Gets a Shove Through; Boyd Doubles Through Eveslage

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Ryan Goindoo raised to 40,000 on the button and Zack Freeman three-bet to 160,000 in the small blind. Chip leader Dustin Dirksen then moved all-in from the big blind and Goindoo folded, while Freeman was stunned for a second.

"No Limit Deuce they call it, baby" Dirksen exclaimed. Freeman mulled it over for a minute and folded.

Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better

Right after that hand had concluded on the other table, Dutch Boyd on the button and Chad Eveslage in the big blind got into a raising war with the former at risk preflop for 419,000.

Dutch Boyd: A♦9♣6♦2♣
Chad Eveslage: A♣A♥K♣10♥

The J♥8♣7♠ flop gave Boyd plenty of outs to scoop and the 10♣ turn was among those. He still had many outs to dodge as Eveslage held the nut flush draw and a gutshot broadway draw to scoop.

The board completed with the 5♥ and Boyd earned the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	1,950,000 350,000	350,000
Chad Eveslage	1,012,000 -448,000	-448,000

Zach Freeman	900,000 -50,000	-50,000

Dutch Boyd	850,000 405,000	405,000

Ryan Goindoo	750,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Dustin Dirksen Dutch Boyd Ryan Goindoo Zack Freeman

06-05-2023 15:59 UTC-8

Jordan Siegel Eliminated in 10th Place ($25,822)

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Connor Richards

Level 19

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Dustin Dirksen opened to 30,000 as the first player to act and Jordan Siegel three-bet all in for 83,000 from the cutoff. Zack Freeman then four-bet to around 300,000 from the small blind and stood pat as Dirksen folded.

Siegel groaned as he considered breaking his hand with his kids sweating the action from the rail.

"Can you at least show my son your hand?" Siegel asked Freeman. "He probably won't even understand it."

Eventually Siegel stood pat with 9♦8♠7♣4♥2♠, but it wasn't enough to beat the 9♥8♦6♠3♥2♥ of his opponent as he joined his son and daughter behind the ropes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	1,600,000 -75,000	-75,000
Zach Freeman	950,000 230,000	230,000

Jordan Siegel	Busted

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Jordan Siegel Zack Freeman

06-05-2023 15:51 UTC-8

Eveslage Cannot Bluff Engel

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

Badugi

Having defended the small blind against a button raise by Ari Engel, Chad Eveslage check-called a bet prior to the final draw. Both discarded one card each and Eveslage then bet. Engel quickly called to see his opponent flash the A♦4♥ with a smirk on the face.

Engel revealed 10♦ / 5♦2♠A♥ for a three-card five and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	1,460,000 -165,000	-165,000

Marco Johnson	925,000 5,000	5,000

Ari Engel	720,000 220,000	220,000

Mike Gorodinsky	600,000 -100,000	-100,000

Dutch Boyd	445,000 -185,000	-185,000

Tags: Ari Engel Chad Eveslage

06-05-2023 15:43 UTC-8

Freeman Scoops Dirksen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better

Zack Freeman raised to 27,000 for the second hand in a row and Dustin Dirksen called in the cutoff. They checked to the K♣J♣4♠7♦3♦ river on which Freeman checked the third street in a row. Dirksen bet the pot and was called to reveal the 5♦5♠4♥2♠ for a pair of fives and seven low.

Freeman turned over the A♥Q♠J♥2♣ and Dirksen was expecting a chop, asking "you don't have a high?" before he realised the error, as he was in fact scooped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	1,675,000 -150,000	-150,000
Zach Freeman	720,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Dustin Dirksen Zack Freeman

06-05-2023 15:39 UTC-8

Goindoo Folds Out Siegel; Hennigan Stays Afloat

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Connor Richards

Level 19

Big O

Ryan Goindoo opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and table short stack Jordan Siegel defended out of the big blind.

Siegel checked on the 10♥9♥3♣ flop and Goindoo continued for 60,000. Siegel called. Siegel checked once more on the 7♦ turn and folded when Goindoo fired a bet of 150,000.

Earlier, John Hennigan managed to triple his stack in a 2-7 Triple Draw hand against Siegel and Dustin Dirksen and later check-jamming on Goindoo on the river of a Big O hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Goindoo	800,000 100,000	100,000
John Hennigan	400,000 230,000	230,000

Jordan Siegel	240,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Dustin Dirksen John Hennigan Jordan Siegel Ryan Goindoo

06-05-2023 15:32 UTC-8

Paul Volpe Eliminated in 11th Place ($25,822)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

No-Limit Hold'em

Much to the surprise of everyone else at the table, Chad Eveslage selected No-Limit Hold'em instead of his usual Badeucey and then raised from under the gun. Paul Volpe called out of the big blind. On a flop of 10♥9♣3♣, both invested 55,000 and that led to the 6♥ turn on which Volpe checked.

Eveslage bet 160,000 and Volpe called after short consideration, then checked the 5♦ on the river. With the superior stack, Eveslage pushed all-in and Volpe called within fewer than five seconds.

Eveslage tabled the 3♦3♠ for a set and Volpe mucked the A♦A♣ to bow out in 11th place.

"For the first time in his life, he calls NLHE and hits a set in the first hand ..." Marco Johnson stated in table chat. Mike Gorodinsky chimed in "that's really scary, man ... really scary".

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	1,625,000 610,000	610,000

Paul Volpe	Busted

Tags: Chad Eveslage Marco Johnson Mike Gorodinsky Paul Volpe

06-05-2023 15:30 UTC-8

Andrews Suffers Brutal Beat on $5K Freezeout Bubble; Hellmuth Deep in $600 Deepstack

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Calum Grant

Level 19

Day 7 of the 2023 World Series of Poker is in full swing inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

There have already been some highs and lows for the players competing. Dan Shak snagged the last $100,000 bounty prize in the Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions while 2022 Global Poker Index (GPI) female player of the year Cherish Andrews suffered a brutal bad beat to burst the money bubble in Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout.

Phil Hellmuth also has the chance to get his 17th WSOP bracelet, as he is one of the final 55 players in Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack.

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06-05-2023 15:24 UTC-8

Hennigan Gets Short; Dirksen Pulls Away

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Dustin Dirksen won two pots in Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw including a three-bet to 200,000 against John Hennigan, who folded and was shown the 7x6x3x2x by Dirksen.

Up next, it changed to the Limit variant and Dirksen raised from under the gun. Hennigan three-bet and Zack Freeman four-bet out of the big blind. Both Dirksen and Hennigan called and they each discarded one each. "That's a fair fight," Dirksen continued his very chatty behaviour of the last few minutes.

They checked again to the second draw and repeated discarding one each, checking again to the final draw on which they all took one new card. Freeman was the only one to check-call a bet by Dirksen, who won the pot with the 9x8x6x3x2x.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Dirksen	1,825,000 325,000	325,000
Zach Freeman	630,000 -280,000	-280,000

John Hennigan	170,000 -62,000	-62,000

Tags: Dustin Dirksen John Hennigan Zack Freeman