Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

05-29-2024 15:13 UTC-8

Marquez Hits Quads to Bust Rockowitz

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jesse Rockowitz moved all in for 140,000 on the button and Anthony Marquez called in the small blind.

Jesse Rockowitz: A♦J♣ All in
Anthony Marquez: 4♠4♥

The flop came 6♥4♣3♥ and Rockowitz was already getting up from his seat as Marquez hit a set. The 4♦ turn gave him quads and Rockowitz was drawing dead heading to the 8♣ river and on his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Marquez	400,000 50,000	50,000

Jesse Rockowitz	Busted

Tags: Anthony Marquez Jesse Rockowitz

05-29-2024 15:19 UTC-8

Welker Stuns Dzivielevski on the River

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 4♦3♠A♦, Bryce Welker bet 90,000 from the hijack and Vitor Dzivielevski called in the small blind.

The turn was the 3♣ and Welker bet another 150,000. Dzivielevski again called and the 6♣ fell on the river.

Welker then moved all in and Dzivielevski quickly called for his last 100,000. "I got it on the river," Welker said as he turned over 6♥6♦ for a rivered full house. Dzivielevski mucked A♣5♦ before heading to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Welker	1,000,000 625,000	625,000
Vitor Dzivielevski	Busted

Tags: Bryce Welker Vitor Dzivielevski

05-29-2024 15:49 UTC-8

Pastore Snaps Off Two

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Pierce McKellar moved all in for 105,000 in the cutoff, John Thornton reshoved for 300,000 in the small blind, and Jonathan Pastore snap-called in the big blind to put both players at risk.

Pierce McKellar: K♠9♥ All in
John Thornton: Q♦J♥ All in
Jonathan Pastore: A♥K♥

The 7♠10♠J♣ flop gave Thornton the lead with a pair of jacks, while the turn was the 5♥. The Q♥ fell on the river and Pastore improved to a straight to send both players to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Robert Zeidman was eliminated when he ran his A♥5♥ into the pocket aces of Halil Tasyurek.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Pastore	1,200,000 600,000	600,000

Halil Tasyurek	1,000,000 200,000	200,000
John Thornton	Busted
Pierce Mckellar	Busted
Robert Zeidman	Busted

Tags: Halil Tasyurek John Thornton Jonathan Pastore Pierce McKellar Robert Zeidman

05-29-2024 16:12 UTC-8

Zack Ends Wilson's Run

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Kai Cocklin

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Taylor Wilson got his last 50,000 chips in from under the gun and was put at risk by Daniel Zack from the big blind.

Taylor Wilson: A♦9♥ All in
Daniel Zack: K♥8♣

Zack improved to two pair on the 4♣8♥6♦2♣K♣ runout which eliminated Wilson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	700,000 150,000	150,000

Taylor Wilson	Busted

Tags: Daniel Zack Taylor Wilson

05-29-2024 16:35 UTC-8

Liu Shoves Into Nguyen's Queens

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

John Ripnick raised to 40,000 in early position and Qui Nguyen called in the hijack. Action then folded to Xiaohu Liu in the big blind who moved all in for 550,000. Ripnick folded, but Nguyen snap-called.

Xiaohu Liu: A♦J♠ All in
Qui Nguyen: Q♣Q♠

Liu had run into Nguyen's queens as the flop came 3♠K♣5♦. The 7♠ turn was no help to Liu, while Nguyen made a set on the Q♥ river to send Liu to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qui Nguyen	1,200,000 400,000	400,000

John Ripnick	400,000 280,000	280,000
Xiaohu Liu	Busted

Tags: John Ripnick Qui Nguyen Xiaohu Liu

05-29-2024 16:56 UTC-8

Stout Loses a Big Pot with Jacks Versus Aces and Is Eliminated Soon After

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Matt Stout opened under the gun, David Coleman in the big blind three-bet. Stout four-bet all in, covering Coleman’s stack of 470,000. Coleman called.

Matt Stout: J♣J♠
David Coleman: A♥A♦ All in

The board of 7♠9♣2♥2♣7♣ did not help Stout, he doubled up Coleman and was left with about 20 big blinds. He lost another pot the very next hand after defending his big blind versus Michel Acevedo, who raised under the gun and got Stout to fold on the turn.

The next hand was Stout’s final. He pushed all in from the small blind and Acevedo in the big blind called.

Matt Stout: K♥Q♥ All in
Michael Acevedo: A♥Q♦

The board was 9♣8♦8♠A♠9♥, no help to Stout, and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Acevedo	1,800,000 200,000	200,000

Matt Stout	Busted

05-29-2024 17:11 UTC-8

Acevedo Takes Out Two

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alex Keating paused for several minutes under the gun before the clock was called. "I didn't realize it was on me," Keating said with a laugh as he moved all in for 50,000.

David Mzareulov then reshoved for 255,000 in the cutoff and Michael Acevedo called in the big blind.

Alex Keating: K♥8♣ All in
David Mzareulov: Q♦J♦ All in
Michael Acevedo: A♠10♥

Acevedo hit top pair on the 3♣K♠A♣ flop, then improved to trips when the board ran out 6♠A♦ to send both Keating and Mzareulov to the rail.

The remaining 23 players are now drawing for seats at the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Acevedo	2,300,000 50,000	50,000

David Mzareulov	Busted

Alex Keating	Busted

Tags: Michael Acevedo David Mzareulov Alex Keating

05-29-2024 17:17 UTC-8

Michel Molenaar Eliminated in 23rd Place ($15,471)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Nenad Dukic opened to 55,000 from early position and Michel Molenaar shoved all in from the button for 200,000. Dukic called.

Michel Molenaar: A♦6♦ All in
Nenad Dukic: J♦10♦

Molenaar was in the lead but couldn't hold on as the 10♠9♠K♣2♥2♠ runout gave Dukic a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	1,500,000 250,000	250,000
Michel Molenaar	Busted

Tags: Michel Molenaar Nenad Dukic

05-29-2024 17:24 UTC-8

David Goodman Eliminated in 22nd Place ($15,471)

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Around 500,000 was in the middle as David Goodman and Nenad Dukic went to the turn on a board of 8♣7♦6♦J♥.

Goodman then moved all in for 720,000 in the big blind and Dukic tanked for a minute before calling from under the gun. Goodman showed 5♦3♦ for flush and straight draws, while Dukic showed 9♦8♦ for top pair and his own flush draw.

The river was the 3♥ and Goodman missed his draws as he hit the rail in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	2,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
David Goodman	Busted

Tags: David Goodman Nenad Dukic

05-29-2024 17:37 UTC-8

Qui Nguyen Eliminated in 21st Place ($15,471)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Asher Conniff opened to 50,000 and Qui Nguyen shoved all in for 285,000 from the hijack. Anthony Marquez cold-called from the small blind, and Conniff also called.

The dealer revealed a monotone flop of 6♠2♠7♠ which Marquez checked, Conniff bet 125,000, and Marquez called.

With 250,000 in the side pot, the Q♦ turn saw Marquez check again, and Conniff fire another bet of 175,000. Marquez thought for a moment before folding.

Qui Nguyen: A♦4♣ All in
Asher Conniff: Q♠9♠

Nguyen was drawing dead and saw the meaningless 2♦ land on the river which confirmed his exit from the tournament,