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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Friday, July 03, 2015 to Sunday, July 05, 2015

Event #67: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $1,015,200
  • Entries: 108
  • Remaining: 0

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Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:48 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Low

Aleksandr Denisov raises from the cutoff and calls when three-bet by Jens Lakemeier. The board runs out       and Denisov check-calls all three streets. Lakemeier opens      and scoops.

Aleksandr Denisov - 380,000
Jens Lakemeier - 272,000
Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:41 PM Local Time

Table #353

Seat 1: Ray Dehkarghani
Seat 2: Stuart Rutter
Seat 3: Aleksandr Denisov
Seat 4: Jens Lakemeier
Seat 5: Andrey Zaichenko
Seat 6: Jeff Madsen

Table #359

Seat #1: David Chiu
Seat #2: Paul Volpe
Seat #3: Shawn Buchanan
Seat #4: Rep Porter
Seat #5: Randy Ohel
Seat #6: David Benyamine

Table #360

Seat #1: Adam Friedman
Seat #2: Justin Bonomo
Seat #3: Shaun Deeb
Seat #4: Jussi Nevanlinna
Seat #5: Quinn Do
Seat #6: Jake Abdalla

Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:37 PM Local Time

Big O

Aleksandr Denisov raises to 4,800 from early position and it folds around to Dan Kelly who moves all in for 24,200 from the blinds. Denisov calls and the hands are turned over.

Denisov:      
Kelly:      

The board runs out      , allowing Denisov to scoop up the pot with the ace-high flush. Kelly's elimination will prompt a total re-draw for the final three tables of six.

Aleksandr Denisov - 480,000
Dan Kelly - Eliminated

Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:36 PM Local Time
Big O

Dan Kelly and Jussi Nevanlinna see a     flop where the former commits his last couple of thousand chips. Call.

Kelly:      
Nevanlinna:      

The board ran   . Kelly was out of his seat but the river came to save him.

The next hand, the same two players see a     flop and Kelly moves all in again. Call.

Kelly:      
Nevanlinna:      

The board runs out in Kelly's favour and he doubles to 24,200. Nevanlinna drops to 325,000.
Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:27 PM Local Time

Razz

Lakemeier:    /      /  
Johnson:    /      /  

Jens Lakemeier completes with a seven showing and Marco Johnson raises from the next seat over. Lakemeier makes it three bets and Johnson moves all in over the top for less. By seventh, Lakemeier makes a jack-eight low, leaving Johnson to squeeze his final card. He pairs his four, failing to make better than a queen-low and takes his leave from the tournament area.

Jens Lakemeier - 248,000
Marco Johnson - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:24 PM Local Time

2-7 Triple Draw

Ray Dehkharghani raises from the cutoff and Jake Abdalla three-bets from the button. The blinds release and Dehkharghani calls. He takes two new cards at the draw while Abdalla opts for just one. Dehkharghani checks, Abdalla bets out, and Dehkharghani calls.

At the second draw, Dehkharghani takes one card while Abdalla stands pat. Dehkharghani check-calls another bet and takes one card for the final draw. Dehkharghani checks the final betting round and Abdalla cuts out one last bet. Dehkharghani thinks for well over a minute before releasing his cards.

Jake Abdalla - 143,000
Ray Dehkharghani - 232,000

Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:14 PM Local Time

2-7 Triple Draw

The action folds around to Stuart Rutter in the small blind and he raises. Ray Dehkharghani calls from the big blind and both draw three cards. Rutter check-calls a bet and draws another three. Dehkharghani draws one and bets again when checked to. Rutter calls and draws two to his opponent's one and then he leads out. Call.

Rutter:       for an eight-six.
Dehkharghani shows a nine and mucks.

Stuart Rutter - 116,000
Ray Dehkharghani - 285,000

Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:03 PM Local Time

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Adam Friedman opens with a raise to 6,000 from the hijack and Shawn Buchanan moves all in from the cutoff for 29,000. Action folds back to Friedman and he calls. Friedman takes one and Buchanan stands pat.

"Am I drawing dead?" asks Friedman.

Buchanan tables       and Friedman confirms that he is, in fact, drawing dead. He throws his cards away and Buchanan scoops the double.

Shawn Buchanan - 64,000
Adam Friedman - 145,000

Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:03 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Low

Ray Dehkharghani checks from under the gun with a board reading      and calls when David Benyamine bets from the button. The river comes as the   and Benyamine checks again. Dehkharghani tank check-calls and is shown      for a deuce-three low and a set of eights for the high. Dehkharghani studies his hand but the cards don't change and he mucks.

Ray Dehkharghani - 325,000
David Benyamine - 250,000

Saturday, July 4, 2015 9:54 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

The board reads      and Justin Gardenhire moves all in for his last 6,600. David Benyamine calls from the next seat over and Jake Abdalla announces a raise. Benyamine calls to see fifth street.

The   hits the river and the action goes check-check. Benyamine shows     , playing his ace-trey for the nut low. Abdalla shows      playing kings for the high. Gardenhire cannot beat either hand and he is sent to the rail.

David Benyamine - 220,000
Jake Abdalla - 101,000
Justin Gardenhire - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, July 4, 2015 9:48 PM Local Time
Game Order

Antes in

NLH, NL2-7,

and Stud Games

Low/High Card

or

Small Blind

Completion

or

Big Blind

Limits
Limit Flop/Draw Games
- 2,500 5,000 5,000/10,000
Stud Games
1,000 2,000 2,000 5,000/10,000
No-Limit/Pot-Limit Games
  600(NLH/2-7)
1,200 2,400 -
Saturday, July 4, 2015 9:47 PM Local Time
Level:17Blinds:5,000/10,000
Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:44 PM Local Time
The field is now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:39 PM Local Time

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Paul Volpe raises to 4,500 from his button and Aleksandr Denisov three-bets to 10,000 from the small blind. Shaun Deeb folds his big blind and Volpe calls to see a draw.

Denisov stands pat at the draw while Volpe opts for one. Both players check and Denisov fans      . Volpe tosses up the  , signifying that he paired deuces at the draw. Denisov takes the pot and moves to 415,000.

Aleksandr Denisov - 415,000
Paul Volpe - 143,000

Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:32 PM Local Time
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

David Chiu opens the pot with a button raise to 5,100 and calls when Jeff Madsen three-bets to 14,000 from the small blind. Both trade one and Madsen leads for 16,100.

Chiu calls and mucks upon seeing Madsen's      .

Jeff Madsen - 88,000
David Chiu - 218,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:27 PM Local Time

Limit Hold'em

Ray Dehkharghani raises his button and Alexey Makarov makes it three bets from the small blind. Justin Gardenhire folds his big blind and Dehkharghani calls to see a flop. 

The dealer produces a flop of     and Markarov continues out. Dehkharghani raises and Makarov thinks for approximately 45 seconds before three-betting all in. Dehkharghani calls and the hands are turned over.

Dehkharghani:   
Makarov:   

Makarov sees that Dehkharghani nailed the flop with two pair. He throws his hands in the air as the board finishes with the   and the  . Dehkharghani scores the elimination and assumes the roll of chip leader.

Ray Dehkharghani - 344,000
Alexey Makarov - Eliminated

Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:20 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

Yehuda Buchalter is all in and at risk for his last 8,600 against Shaun Deeb and Jussi Nevanlinna on a flop of    . Deeb and Nevanlinna remain active for a side pot as the   falls on the turn. Deeb checks, Nevanlinna bets out, and Deeb calls to see a river.

Fifth street is the   and Deeb checks once more. Nevanlinna cuts out one last bet and Deeb throws his hand away. Nevanlinna shows     , but is beat by Buchalter's      for a set of treys.

Yehuda Buchalter - 52,000
Jussi Nevanlinna - 285,000
Shaun Deeb - 66,000

Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:12 PM Local Time

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Shawn Buchanan is under the gun and he raises to 5,100. The big-stacked David Chiu three-bets to 15,500 from the next seat. The action folds back around to Buchanan who moves all in for 31,000. Call.

Buchanan stands-pat and Chiu does as well after a couple of minute's thought. Buchanan opens a nighty-six       and Chiu's ten is no good. "Nice hand," he says.

Shawn Buchanan - 65,000
David Chiu - 280,000

Saturday, July 4, 2015 8:09 PM Local Time

Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Daniel Negreanu is all in and at risk against Jeff Madsen on a flop of    .

Negreanu:     
Madsen:     

The board finishes with the   and the  , eliminating Negreanu from play. Madsen takes the pot and boosts his stack to about 70,000.

Jeff Madsen - 70,000
Daniel Negreanu - Eliminated

Saturday, July 4, 2015 7:55 PM Local Time

Omaha Hi-Lo

"Two seats on 360!"

 That phrase was recently shouted across the tournament room by a dealer. Both Stephen Chidwick and Kyle Miaso stood from the table and gathered their belongings. Stacking up a large pile of chips was Ray Dehkharghani who scored the double elimination and now has about 265,000 to his name.

Ray Dehkharghani - 265,000
Stephen Chidwick - Eliminated
Kyle Miaso - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander