2017 World Series of Poker

Event #11: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed
Day: 1
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥10♣10♠7♣
Prize
$119,399
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$491,400
Entries
364
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
0

Troy Evans Claims Day 1 Chip Lead of Dealer's Choice

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Day 1 Chip Leader Troy Evans
Day 1 Chip Leader Troy Evans

After 10 60-minute levels on Day 1 of Event #11: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed, a relatively unknown player leads 89 survivors from a 364-strong field.

Troy Evans, a name not listed on either the WSOP player database or that of the The Hendon Mob database, claimed the chip lead on Day 1 after bagging a stack of 76,200. Evans slid under the radar for the majority of the day until a late surge pushed him overtop of Justin Bonomo (70,900) and defending champion Lawrence Berg (68,000).

As is expected with a dealer’s choice event, mixed-game specialists emerge, chomping at the bit to get a taste of poker’s more hidden variants and the gold hardware that comes along with taming them. Some notables still in the hunt include Marco Johnson (61,300), Kyle Bowker (55,400), Jeff Madsen (49,600),Jon Turner (46,000), and the first-ever WSOP dealer’s choice event winner, 2014 champ Robert Mizrachi (41,500).

The day began with such promise for all who entered but the dream ends very quickly for the vast majority of the field. The 2016 WSOP Player of the Year, Jason Mercier, was a late entrant and was able to run up a bit of a stack before fizzling out and eventually becoming a Day 1 casualty. Joining Mercier on the rail were Shaun Deeb, Phil Galfond, Benny Glaser, Kevin MacPhee, Todd Brunson, Michael Gathy, Barry Greenstein, Brandon Shack-Harris, Mike Leah, and Michael Mizrachi.

Just 55 of the 89 hopefuls remaining will leave with a slice of the $491,400 prize pool. A min-cash will award players $2,253 but all focus will be directed towards the $119,399 first place prize. Day 2 action gets underway at 2 p.m. on Tuesday with another 10 60-minute levels on the schedule.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Miranda6001Yueqi ZhuChina17,500
Miranda6002Konstantin MaslakRussia41,900
Miranda6003Jordan SiegelUnited States25,700
Miranda6004Derek GomezUnited States33,200
Miranda6005Andrew KelsallUnited States16,200
Miranda6006Brian JordanUnited States30,600
      
Miranda6012Scott MilkeyUnited States45,600
Miranda6013Daniel HirlemanUnited States17,000
Miranda6014Jameson PainterUnited States2,400
Miranda6015Jonathan LewisUnited States4,000
Miranda6016Peter LevineUnited States13,200
      
Miranda6021Kyle WelshUnited States65,800
Miranda6022David MacklinUnited States47,600
Miranda6024Jesse MartinUnited States13,000
Miranda6025Tommy HangUnited States28,000
Miranda6026Zack FreemanUnited States13,900
      
Miranda6031Jeff MadsenUnited States49,600
Miranda6033Eric PrattUnited States29,400
Miranda6034Ryan RobinsonUnited States33,700
Miranda6035Raoul EncinasUnited States68,000
Miranda6036Kyle BowkerUnited States55,400
      
Miranda6091Jeffrey MitseffUnited States22,200
Miranda6092Adam KipnisUnited States19,300
Miranda6093Raymond HensonUnited States19,100
Miranda6094Paul SokoloffCanada26,900
Miranda6095Marco JohnsonUnited States61,300
Miranda6096John MarloweUnited States23,000
      
Miranda6101Chip JettUnited States59,500
Miranda6102DID NOT REPORT 1United States27,100
Miranda6103Aaron SteuryUnited States7,200
Miranda6105Sampo RyynanenFinland6,800
Miranda6106Todd BuiUnited States26,300
      
Miranda6111Alan RichardsonUnited States49,500
Miranda6112David SlowikUnited States44,800
Miranda6113Justin YoungUnited States13,300
Miranda6114Denis EthierUnited States13,600
Miranda6115Eric RodawigUnited States16,700
Miranda6116Kevin GerhartUnited States38,600
      
Miranda6181David BenyamineUnited States42,300
Miranda6182Jon TurnerUnited States46,000
Miranda6183Will DurkeeUnited States31,100
Miranda6184Isaac CrowUnited States32,500
Miranda6185William McclainUnited States15,200
Miranda6186Craig ChaitUnited States36,100
      
Miranda6191Yuval BronshteinIsrael21,200
Miranda6192Chris FergusonUnited States9,300
Miranda6193David BachUnited States43,100
Miranda6194George BoyceUnited States30,700
Miranda6195John RacenerUnited States31,100
Miranda6196Chad EveslageUnited States19,600
      
Miranda6201Dylan LindeUnited States19,100
Miranda6202David (Wes) SelfUnited States50,800
Miranda6204Rodeen TalebiUnited States23,000
Miranda6206Christopher SensoliUnited States47,100
      
Miranda6272Andrew MiramontesUnited States23,700
Miranda6273Brandon CantuUnited States39,600
Miranda6274Robert MizrachiUnited States41,000
Miranda6275Scott BohlmanUnited States48,300
Miranda6276Shane BurnsAustralia37,900
      
Miranda6281Miguel UseBambrugge, BE6,700
Miranda6282Bradley HelmUnited States25,000
Miranda6283Tom FranklinUnited States19,600
Miranda6284Konstantin BucherlGermany10,300
Miranda6285Nacho BarberoArgentina22,500
Miranda6286Justin BonomoUnited States70,900
      
Miranda6291Benjamin McAninchUnited States22,300
Miranda6292Zachary MilchmanUnited States14,900
Miranda6293John FahmyUnited States13,200
Miranda6294Dan MatsuzukiUnited States21,000
Miranda6295Mark ProvenzanoUnited States16,300
Miranda6296Wook KimUnited States14,900
      
Miranda6361Anthony ArvidsonUnited States40,900
Miranda6362Jake SchwartzUnited States30,900
Miranda6363Lance AllredUnited States28,000
Miranda6364Jeremy HeartbergUnited States22,900
Miranda6365Lawrence BergUnited States63,300
Miranda6366Brandon DelnanoUnited States28,600
      
Miranda6371Kevin IacofanoUnited States63,600
Miranda6372John ReissUnited States19,000
Miranda6373Mark GregorichUnited States42,600
Miranda6374Clayton NewmanUnited States26,900
Miranda6375Kyle KloecknerUnited States24,700
Miranda6376Troy EvansUnited States76,200
      
Miranda6381Kristijonas AndrulisLithuania42,600
Miranda6382Daniel HarmetzUnited States35,000
Miranda6383Chawki FawazIvory Coast42,700
Miranda6384Alex LuneauFrance18,800
Miranda6385Dariush ImaniUnited States43,800
Miranda6386Alexander CantoriAustria4,500

Tags: Barry GreensteinBenny GlaserJason MercierJeff MadsenJon TurnerJustin BonomoKevin MacPheeLawrence BergMarco JohnsonMichael GathyMichael MizrachiMike LeahPhil GalfondRobert MizrachiShaun Deebworld series of pokerwsop 2017