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

05-29-2024 11:08 UTC-8

Pastore Flips Kingstone to the Rail

David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jonathan Pastore raised to 16,000 in middle position before Max Kingstone three-bet to 32,000 in the hijack. Pastore then moved all in and Kingstone called for 145,000.

Max Kingstone: Q♦Q♠ All in
Jonathan Pastore: A♣K♠

It was a classic flip, and Pastore took the lead on the A♠7♦5♦ flop with top pair. The rest of the board came 10♣3♠ and Pastore took the pot to send Kingstone to an early Day 2 exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Pastore	370,000 138,000	138,000

Max Kingstone	Busted

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05-29-2024 11:08 UTC-8

Laskowitz Busts Lewis in the First Hand

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Samuel Laskowitz opened the hijack with a min-raise to 16,000 and Toby Lewis defended from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9♣Q♥7♣ and after Lewis checked, Laskowitz fired 17,000. Lewis then shoved all in for around 75,000 more and Laskowitz snap-called.

Toby Lewis: Q♦10♦ All in
Samuel Laskowitz: Q♣J♠

Lewis was outkicked and never improved on the A♦ turn nor the J♣ river which meant he was one of the first casualties of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Laskowitz	210,000 102,000	102,000
Toby Lewis	Busted

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05-29-2024 11:14 UTC-8

Liu Jumps Into the Chip Lead

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Xiaohu Liu opened to 16,000 from the button and called off the 160,000-chip shove of Thomas Zanot who was in the small blind.

Thomas Zanot: K♦10♣ All in
Xiaohu Liu: A♦Q♥

Liu had the second-biggest stack coming into the day but jumped to the top of the leaderboard after the runout of 5♥9♦2♦4♠8♠ kept him in the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohu Liu	900,000 239,000	239,000
Thomas Zanot	Busted

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05-29-2024 11:21 UTC-8

Coleman Sends Unsal Packing

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Onur Unsal shoved 83,000 from the button and David Coleman reshoved from the small blind which put Unsal at risk.

Onur Unsal: A♦4♣ All in
David Coleman: K♣Q♠

Unsal was in the lead but fell behind on the 4♦8♣Q♦ flop as Coleman paired his queen. A 6♦ on the turn did bring Unsal some extra outs as any diamond would complete his flush but the 3♠ river was a brick which sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	650,000 116,000	116,000

Onur Unsal	Busted

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05-29-2024 11:26 UTC-8

Lin Triples Up

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ren Lin moved all in for 21,000 in the hijack. "Please no snap call," Lin said as Brian Rast tanked for a moment before calling in the cutoff. Dan Harrington also called in the big blind.

Rast and Harrington checked down the 6♠10♥2♠5♦6♥ board. "I have nothing. King," Harrington said, showing K♥9♠.

"Nuts," Lin cried out as he turned over A♦5♣ for a pair of fives. Rast mucked and Lin took the pot to triple up.

At the same time at another table, Huck Seed was eliminated by fellow Main Event champion Qui Nguyen when he moved all in with pocket jacks against Nguyen's K♣Q♣, but Nguyen hit a flush on the river to claim the bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qui Nguyen	750,000 87,000	87,000

Brian Rast	470,000 35,000	35,000

Dan Harrington	350,000 45,000	45,000

Ren Lin	70,000 11,000	11,000

Huck Seed	Busted

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05-29-2024 11:34 UTC-8

Israelashvili Makes His Move, Runs Into Bronstein's Monster

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roland Israelashvili moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Noah Bronstein called in middle position.

Roland Israelashvili: 7♣3♣ All in
Noah Bronstein: A♥A♦

"Wow, what have you been folding this whole time?" Bronstein said when Israelashvili turned over his hand.

Israelashvili caught a pair on the 3♠4♥9♠ flop, but he improved no further on the Q♠ turn and J♦ river and was sent to the rail.

"How do you call with that? An early position shove," Israelashvili joked with Bronstein on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Bronstein	560,000 176,000	176,000

Roland Israelashvili	Busted

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05-29-2024 12:03 UTC-8

Nguyen Spikes the River to Claim Another Main Event Bounty

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jamie Gold was all in for around 170,000 from the cutoff as Qui Nguyen put him at risk in the hijack.

Jamie Gold: A♣A♠ All in
Qui Nguyen: K♦J♦

Gold had picked up aces and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came K♠4♥4♦. The 9♠ turn was no help to Nguyen, but the river was the K♣ and Nguyen spiked a full house to send Gold to the rail and join his bounty with the one he earned for busting Huck Seed earlier.

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

Jamie Gold	Busted

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05-29-2024 12:21 UTC-8

Rast Holds On to Bust Lin on the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ren Lin moved all in for 90,000 under the gun and Brian Rast called in middle position.

"Lucky candy, please. If I lose I'm homeless," Lin said as he also put in his hotel room key in the middle of the pot while they waited to turn over their cards.

Ren Lin: A♦Q♣ All in
Brian Rast: 10♥10♠

The flop came 7♣J♣3♣ and Lin picked up a flush draw to go with his overcards. "One time, Lady Gaga," Lin pleaded.

"Too many outs," Rast said. The 7♦ turn was no help to Lin, while the river was the 6♦ and Lin was sent to the rail on the money bubble.

The remaining 74 players are now in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	660,000 190,000	190,000

Ren Lin	Busted

05-29-2024 12:27 UTC-8

Mizrachi Flips Neptune to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Troy Neptune moved all in for around 105,000 from middle position and Robert Mizrachi called on the button.

Troy Neptune: K♠Q♥ All in
Robert Mizrachi: 7♦7♣

Neptune was racing for his tournament life but found no help on the J♦5♥8♠3♥6♦ board to hit the rail.

John Pierce, Benjamin Miner, Yingui Li, Jason Sagle, and Lior Rusinek were also eliminated shortly after the bubble burst.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	300,000 193,000	193,000

Benjamin Miner	Busted
Yingui Li	Busted

Jason Sagle	Busted
Troy Neptune	Busted

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05-29-2024 12:31 UTC-8

Ace on the Flop Not Enough For Wolfson

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ryan Wolfson was all in for 117,000 from the cutoff and Spencer Champlin put him at risk on the button.

Ryan Wolfson: A♥K♣ All in
Spencer Champlin: A♦A♠

Wolfson had run into Champlin's aces as the flop came 8♦K♠A♣, giving Wolfson top two pair but Champlin a set. The rest of the board came J♦6♦ and Wolfson was eliminated.

"It was going in no matter what," Robert Mizrachi said.

"I could've had five times more chips and I was getting it in there," Wolfson said with a laugh as he headed for the payout desk.

Greg Merson's Main Event bounty was also recently claimed by Yuzhou Yin as the 2012 champ hit the rail.