WSOP Day 20: Deeb Leads $10K Dealer's Choice Final Five; Bonomo at Shootout Final Table
Table Of Contents
- Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em
- Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
- Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Final Table Seat Draw
- Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Final Table Payout
- Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
- Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Final Table Seat Draw
- Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Final Table Payout
- Event #37: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
- Event #39: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
- Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
- Event #41: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Today's Day 20 will feature seven events, including three new tournaments kicking off. Two of the events will be awarding bracelets today and there are some big names in contention for their next bracelet.
One big story to watch out for is whether Shaun Deeb can parlay his chip lead in the $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship into his fifth career bracelet or whether someone else such as returning champion Adam Friedman keep him from doing so.
And will Justin Bonomo be able to add a fourth piece of WSOP hardware to his wrist with the final ten battling it out in the $3,000 Shootout?
Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 in this event kicks off at noon PDT with 359 players battling it out from the original field of 6,214 entrants.
Arianna Son who entered yesterday's Day 2 near the top of the chip counts, holds the honor for bagging the most into Day 3 with a stack of 2,363,000 in chips. Radoslav Stoyanov (2,000,000), Ignacio Molina (1,997,000), and Enrico Rudelitz (1,855,000) also bagged big stacks with blinds starting on Day 3 at 10,000/20,000 with a big blind ante of 20,000.
Notable players entering Day 3 with big stacks include nine-time WSOP gold ring winner Ari Engel (1,683,000), bracelet winner Justin Liberto (1,483,000), two-time bracelet winner Timur Margolin (1,329,000), and 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair (1,247,000).
Follow PokerNews as our Live Reporting team will be covering the event from start to finish with live updates, beginning with today's Day 3 action at noon PDT. Live updates can be found here.
Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship
All eyes will likely be on this event with five players remaining for the illustrious title and several stories brewing.
Will 2018 WSOP Player of the Year Shaun Deeb with a chip leading stack of 2,601,000 claim his fifth bracelet? Or, will Adam Friedman (1,898,000) win back-to-back bracelets after winning this event for $297,275 in 2018? Or, will Matt Glantz (1,401,000), Michael McKenna (1,038,000), or David Moskowitz (382,000) win their first bracelets?
We will find out today which story comes true with the remaining five battling it out for the bracelet and the $312,147 top prize starting at noon PDT.
Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Moskowitz | United States | 382,000 | 19 | 5 |
| 2 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 2,601,000 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 3 | Matt Glantz | United States | 1,401,000 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 4 | Michael McKenna | United States | 1,038,000 | 52 | 13 |
| 5 | Adam Friedman | United States | 1,898,000 | 95 | 24 |
Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship Final Table Payout
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $312,417 | ||
| 2 | $193,090 | ||
| 3 | $139,126 | ||
| 4 | $100,440 | ||
| 5 | $72,653 | ||
| 6 | Nick Schulman | United States | $52,656 |
Follow PokerNews as our Live Reporting team will be covering the event from start to finish with live updates, beginning with today's final day action at noon PDT. Live updates can be found here.
Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Yesterday began with 40 players of the original field of 313 entrants competing at ten tables of four players each. The winner of each table will battle it out today in hopes of winning one last table for the coveted bracelet and the $207,193 top prize starting at noon PDT and on live stream at PokerGO and CBS All Access at 1 p.m PDT.
Three former bracelet winners are hoping to add another to their collection; Andrew Lichtenberger, Alexandru Papazian, and three-time bracelet winner Justin Bonomo. For this to happen, they will have to go through players equally hungry for the bracelet; Ben Farrell, David Lambard, Adrien Delmas, Martin Zamani, Weiyi Zhang, and Johan Guilbert.
Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Farrell | United Kingdom | 621,000 | 62 |
| 2 | Jan Lakota | Slovenia | 623,000 | 62 |
| 3 | David Lambard | United States | 621,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Johan Guilbert | France | 599,000 | 60 |
| 5 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 614,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Martin Zamani | United States | 601,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 591,000 | 59 |
| 8 | Weiyi Zhang | China | 599,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Adrien Delmas | France | 609,000 | 61 |
| 10 | Alexandru Papazian | Romania | 609,000 | 61 |
Event #36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Final Table Payout
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $207,193 |
| 2 | $128,042 |
| 3 | $92,625 |
| 4 | $67,706 |
| 5 | $50,016 |
| 6 | $37,341 |
| 7 | $28,182 |
| 8 | $21,501 |
| 9 | $16,586 |
| 10 | $12,937 |
Follow PokerNews as our Live Reporting team will be covering the event from start to finish with live updates, beginning with today's final day of action at noon p.m. PDT. Live updates can be found here.
Event #37: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
This relatively affordable new event attracted a big field of 2,808 to create a $1,999,296 prize pool on yesterday's first of three days. This is almost triple the $750,000 guarantee the WSOP slapped onto the event.
Despite the low price tag of $800, this event attracted some of poker's most recognizable talent. Three-time bracelet winner Dutch Boyd, 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold, five-time bracelet winner Michael Mizrachi, David Williams, Kathy Leibert, and Barry Greenstein were among those in play but will not be among the 671 survivors for today's penultimate day starting at noon PDT.
Big names that did find a bag include ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey (260,000), fifteen-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (231,000), two-time winner Elio Fox (444,000), and three-time winner Greg Mueller (55,000).
This group enters today's action well behind the 776,000 in chips the Day 1 chip leader Jose Brito managed to accumulate.
Today will feature 40-minutes blind levels with the day scheduled to end when just six players remain. The final day tomorrow will feature longer 60-minute blind levels and will be broadcasted via a live stream at CBS All Access in the United States, Canada, and Australia and at PokerGO in the rest of the world.
Follow PokerNews as our Live Reporting team will be covering the event from start to finish with live updates, beginning with today's Day 2 action at noon PDT. Live updates can be found here.
Event #39: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em
Yesterday, Howard Mash sealed the deal with a win in Event #32: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship for $662,594 after utterly dominating the action throughout the tournament.
Mash won't be able to go for his second bracelet in this event, as the Super Seniors event restricted to those over the age of 60 years old, with Mash only having just turned 50.
The three-day event kicks off with an early start time of 10 a.m. PDT today. Players start with a big stack of 20,000 in chips and will partake in ten hour-long blind levels before breaking for the day. Those unsuccessful at first can opt to reenter once until late registration closes after the conclusion of Level 8.
Follow PokerNews as our Live Reporting team will be covering the event from start to finish with live updates, beginning with today's Day 1 action at 10 a.m. PDT. Live updates can be found here.
Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
This event provides yet another chance for pot-limit Omaha players to snag a bracelet. Last year, Ryan Bambrick etched his name into WSOP history by finishing on top of a field of 799 entrants to win his first WSOP bracelet and the $217,123 top prize.
Today's first day of action in this three-day event features 15 blind levels of 40-minutes each with one reentry permitted until the late-registration period ends after Level 9.
Those bagging chips will compete for two more days in a deeper structure with blind levels increasing to one hour in length.
The final six players will get a chance to shine in front of family and friends on live stream broadcasted at CBS All Access in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and at PokerGO in the rest of the world.
Follow PokerNews as our Live Reporting team will be covering the event from start to finish with live updates, beginning with today's Day 1 action at noon PDT. Live updates can be found here.
Event #41: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
The Stud Championship is the final of the three events to begin today. Players start off at 3 p.m. PDT with a big stack of 60,000 in chips and are scheduled to play ten blind levels of an hour each.
Players bagging chips will play for three more days with 90-minute blind levels until a winner has been crowned on live stream at CBS All Access in and at PokerGO on Thursday, June 20.
The turnout is expected to be manageable when considering last year's event attracted 83 entrants to create a $780,200 prize pool. Yaniv Birman snagged his first WSOP bracelet which came with a $236,238 top prize.
Follow PokerNews as our Live Reporting team will be covering the event from start to finish with live updates, beginning with today's Day 1 action at 3 p.m. PDT. Live updates can be found here.
In this Series
- 1 WSOP Day 1: 50th Annual WSOP Begins with Casino Employees Championship and $10K Super Turbo Bounty
- 2 WSOP Day 2: Daniel Negreanu Hunts Bracelet Number 7 at $10K Bounty Final Table
- 3 WSOP Day 3: WSOP's Own Isaac Hanson Leads Casino Employees FT, $50K Gets Underway
- 4 WSOP Day 4: Ali Imsirovic Leads the $50,000 High Roller
- 5 WSOP Day 5: Ben Heath Leads High Roller; John Esposito Leads Omaha Hi-Lo Final Table
- 6 WSOP Day 6: Gabe Patgorski Leads Modest $10K Short Deck Event
- 7 WSOP Day 7: Chance Kornuth Leads $10K Short Deck Final Seven
- 8 WSOP Day 8: Benny Glaser Leads Dealer's Choice Heading into Final Day
- 9 WSOP Day 9: Cunningham in the Hunt for Bracelet #6 in the BIG 50; Shorr Leads $5K NLHE
- 10 WSOP Day 10: Fashakin Leads Final 7 in BIG 50; Millionaire Maker Begins
- 11 WSOP Day 11: Four Bracelets to be Awarded Today; Lehr, Baron, and Katz in the Hunt
- 12 WSOP Day 12: Robert Mizrachi Hunting for Fifth Bracelet in $10K Omaha Hi-Lo Championship
- 13 WSOP Day 13: Eli Elezra and Anthony Zinno Lead $1,500 Stud Final Table
- 14 WSOP Day 14: Jean-Robert Bellande Leads the Final Seven in the $10K 2-7 Championship
- 15 WSOP Day 15: Kazuki Ikeuchi Leads Final Six in the Millionaire Maker
- 16 WSOP Day 16: Michael Mizrachi Hunts For Fifth Bracelet With the Final Table Lead in the $1,500 Stud Hi/Lo
- 17 WSOP Day 17: Can Dario Sammartino Parlay a Massive Lead Into His First Bracelet?
- 18 WSOP Day 18: Hanh Tran and Benny Glaser Aim for Repeat Bracelets in the $1,500 2-7 TD
- 19 WSOP Day 19: Will Adam Friedman Win Back-to-Back Championships in the $10K Dealers Choice?
- 20 WSOP Day 20: Deeb Leads $10K Dealer's Choice Final Five; Bonomo at Shootout Final Table
- 21 WSOP Day 21: Scott Seiver Leads the $10K Stud Championship
- 22 WSOP Day 22: Can Daniel Negreanu Win His 7th Bracelet in the $10K Stud Championship?
- 23 WSOP Day 23: Will Rainer Kempe Win His First Bracelet?
- 24 WSOP Day 24: Tsang Leads Record-Breaking $25K PLO; Monster Stack Kicks Off
- 25 WSOP Day 25: Chidwick in Prime Position for His First Bracelet in the $25K PLO High Roller
- 26 WSOP Day 26: Ben Lamb Bags Big in $10K Pot Limit Omaha Championship
- 27 WSOP Day 27: Alaei Leads $10K PLO Championship; $50K Poker Players Championship Begins
- 28 WSOP Day 28: Jennifer Tilly Looking for Bracelet #2 in $1,500 Razz
- 29 WSOP Day 29: Benjamin Ector Leads the Final Six in the Monster Stack
- 30 WSOP Day 30: Akkari Leads $10,000 Razz, Givens Looking for Second Bracelet in $600 Deepstack
- 31 WSOP Day 31: Seidel Hunting For Ninth Bracelet at $1,500 PLO8 Final Table
- 32 WSOP Day 32: Seiver Leads Heads-up in the $10,000 Razz Championship
- 33 WSOP Day 33: Can Yueqi Zhu Win Back-to-Back Bracelets in the $1,500 Omaha Mix?
- 34 WSOP Day 34: Nick Schulman Leads the Final Seven in the $10K PLO8 Championship
- 35 WSOP Day 35: 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba Bags Big in the Crazy Eights
- 36 WSOP Day 36: Main Event Begins; Saliba Makes Final Day of Crazy Eights
- 37 WSOP Day 37: Day 1b of Main Event Begins; Vieira Leads Final Six of $5k 6-Max
- 38 WSOP Day 38: Day 1c of the Main Event Begins; Carroll Leads SALUTE TO WARRIORS
- 39 WSOP Day 39: Campanello Leads Main Event; Little One for One Drop Begins
- 40 WSOP Day 40: November Niner Cannuli Among Day 2c Big Stacks in the Main Event
- 41 WSOP Day 41: $50,000 Final Fifty High Roller Begins
- 42 WSOP Day 42: Stefan Ivanov Leads the Little One for One Drop; Main Event and Final Fifty Resume
- 43 WSOP Day 43: Shaun Deeb Leads Little One for One Drop
- 44 WSOP Day 44: Dentale Leads Little One for One Drop; Nemeth Leads $3K NLHE
- 45 WSOP Day 45: Tommy Nguyen Leads Final Eight in the Bracelet Winners Only Event
- 46 WSOP Day 46: Ayaz Mahmood Hunting For His Second Bracelet
- 47 WSOP Day 47: Shaun Deeb Bags Big in the Closer; Main Event Final Table Begins
- 48 WSOP Day 48: Brian Hastings Hunting for Back-to-Back Titles in the $3K H.O.R.S.E.
- 49 WSOP Day 49: Hellmuth Aiming for 16th Bracelet in $5,000 Event
