Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
Day 2 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,146,975
Entries
123
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
61
Players Left
15
Level 17
Just 15 players remain after a thrilling second day of play in WSOP Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship, with a star-studded field remaining set to play for the bracelet on Tuesday.
Randy Ohel (1,101,000) is the lone player to finish the day with over 1,000,000 in chips as he carries the lead to the Bally’s Event Center for the final day of play. Fellow World Series of Poker bracelet winners Naoya Kihara (927,000) and Nick Schulman (904,000) aren’t far behind, with a total of 24 WSOP bracelets still remaining in the field, spread out among ten of the final 15 players.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Ohel | United States | 1,101,000 |
| 2 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 927,000 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 904,000 |
| 4 | Tuan Le | United States | 635,000 |
| 5 | Brian Rast | United States | 574,000 |
| 6 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 573,000 |
| 7 | Christopher Claassen | United States | 521,000 |
| 8 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 440,000 |
| 9 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 377,000 |
| 10 | Ben Diebold | United States | 325,000 |
The Day's Action
The day began with several maximum late entrants that pushed the total field to a record-breaking 123 entries, with Schulman the only one of the Day 2 entries to survive.
The field was whittled down to just 25 players by dinner break with multiple stars falling shy of the money by that point including Phil Hellmuth, Shaun Deeb, and David Benyamine to name just a few.
After another couple of levels, it was Mike Matusow that was eliminated on the bubble, providing the final 19 players a guaranteed trip to the pay window for at least $16,264. Among those collecting that amount after their eliminations were Nacho Barbero in 19th place and Nick Guagenti in 18th place.
It wasn’t until late in the night that two more players were sent home with their hopes of a bracelet dashed, as Ian O'Hara fell in 17th place after a valiant effort to come back from just 6,000 chips after a bold bluff in Badugi. Then shortly after that, Jean-Robert Bellande was the tournament’s 16th place finisher.
Day 3 Ahead
The final 15 will now come back at 2 p.m. local time to play down to a winner, who will take home $299,488 and the prestigious WSOP gold bracelet.
Play will begin at level 18 with 90-minute rounds, as they were Monday, until a champion is crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews, as we’ll have all the action from this and every event from the new home of the World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.
Level 17
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bally's | 1 | 1 | Anatolii Zyrin | Russia | 304,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 2 | Brian Rast | United States | 574,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 3 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 927,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 5 | Greg Mueller | United States | 377,000 |
| Bally's | 1 | 6 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 139,000 |
| Button | Seat 1 | 4 Hands Big O | |||
| Bally's | 2 | 1 | Randy Ohel | United States | 1,101,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 2 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 440,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 4 | Mark Gregorich | United States | 63,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 5 | Jordan Siegel | United States | 237,000 |
| Bally's | 2 | 6 | Christopher Claassen | United States | 521,000 |
| Button | Seat 1 | 3 Hands Badeucey | |||
| Bally's | 3 | 1 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 573,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 2 | Nick Schulman | United States | 904,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 3 | Tuan Le | United States | 635,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 4 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 266,000 |
| Bally's | 3 | 5 | Ben Diebold | United States | 325,000 |
| Button | Seat 3 | 4 Hands NLHE |
Level 17
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,101,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
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927,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
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904,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
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635,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
574,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
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|
573,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
521,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
440,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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|
377,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
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|
325,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
304,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
||
|
266,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
||
|
237,000
-133,000
|
-133,000 |
|
139,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
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|
63,000
-77,000
|
-77,000 |
Level 17
Randy Ohel leaped into the lead in the final hands of the night and the final 15 players than bagged up their chips for the night.
They will be back after a good night's sleep and take their seats on three feature tables in the Bally's Showroom. Full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Level 17
Badacey
Jean-Robert Bellande never really recovered from the setback not long ago and then defended out of the big blind against Anatolii Zyrin, who had a near identical short stack. He check-called all the way and on the last draw, Bellande took two while Zyrin patted.
Bellande checked and Zyrin moved all-in for around 20,000, which had Bellande covered by a few chips.
Zyrin revealed the 
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for a seven seven and Bellande tossed his cards into the muck before heading to the payout desk. For his 16th place, he collects $16,264.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 17
Pot-Limit Omaha
Jeff Madsen raised to 22,000 and Tuan Le then three-bet the pot for 78,000 on the button. Once Madsen confirmed the exact sizing, he came along and checked the 
flop. Le bet 50,000 for Madsen to call and the 
followed on the turn.
Madsen checked once more and Le fired a bet worth 175,000 to eventually break through the resistance of his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
570,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
490,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Level 17
No-Limit Hold'em
After dropping to a short stack of around 45,000 once more, Ian O'Hara open jammed out of the small blind and was called by fellow short stack Mark Gregorich in the big blind.
Ian O'Hara: 
Mark Gregorich: 
Neither player connected with the 
flop and turn. The 
on the river only improved Gregorich and O'Hara had to settle for 17th place, which comes with a payday of $16,264.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
Five Card Draw High
Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 22,000 in the hijack and was three-bet by Greg Mueller in the cutoff. Bellande called and each player drew one.
They both checked and each declared that they had two pair.
Bellande showed sixes and threes, while Mueller showed sevens and fours to take the pot and send Bellande under 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
|
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|
|
422,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
350,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
350,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
165,000
-98,000
|
-98,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
56,000
-109,000
|
-109,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
Seven Card Stud
Mark Gregorich: 
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Joao Vieira: /
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After Joao Vieira raised on third street, Mark Gregorich three-bet his bring in, which Vieira called.
On fourth and fifth streets, Vieira called bets from Gregorich, then on sixth street Gregorich slowed down and checked, then called a bet from Vieira. On seventh the players checked and Vieira declared queens-up, showing 
in the hole.
Gregorich mucked his hand and was left under 100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
865,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
490,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
370,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
93,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
65,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |