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

05-29-2024 16:10 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Spencer Champlin	1,200,000
Terry Fleischer	900,000

Brandon Cantu	900,000 170,000	170,000

Halil Tasyurek	850,000 150,000	150,000
Bryce Welker	800,000 200,000	200,000
Anthony Marquez	450,000 50,000	50,000

John Ripnick	300,000 200,000	200,000

Cantu Hits the Turn to Double Off Champlin

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 3♣Q♠3♦9♥, Spencer Champlin bet 95,000 from under the gun before Brandon Cantu moved all in for 325,000 in the big blind. Champlin quickly called.

Champlin showed A♠Q♦ for top pair, but Cantu had Q♥9♠ for two pair on the turn and stayed in front through the 4♦ river to earn a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Spencer Champlin	1,200,000 400,000	400,000
Brandon Cantu	730,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Brandon Cantu Spencer Champlin

05-29-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Champlin Folds to Goodman's Turn Pressure

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Kai Cocklin

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

Spencer Champlin opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and David Goodman three-bet to 120,000 on the button. When the decision was back on Champlin, he made the call.

The pair saw a flop of 4♥6♦Q♠ which Champlin checked, Goodman bet 70,000, and Champlin called.

Champlin checked for a second time on the J♥ turn but quickly returned his cards to the dealer after Goodman fired a chunky bet of 210,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Spencer Champlin	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
David Goodman	1,500,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: David Goodman Spencer Champlin

05-29-2024 15:57 UTC-8

Dukic Turns the Nuts

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Kai Cocklin

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

John Ripnick opened to 40,000 and was three-bet by Nenad Dukic to 135,000 out of the small blind. When the action got back on Ripnick, he shoved for 455,000 effective and Dukic snap-called.

Nenad Dukic: A♦K♦ All in
John Ripnick: A♠10♠

Both caught a piece of the 4♥10♦2♦ flop but it was Ripneck who took the lead after he flopped a pair of tens.

The hand was over by the turn as the 5♦ improved Dukic to an unbeatable flush, with an inconsequential 7♠ filling out the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	950,000 550,000	550,000
John Ripnick	500,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: John Ripnick Nenad Dukic

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 15:47 UTC-8

Hunichen Gets River Value

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Kai Cocklin

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

Chris Hunichen opened the cutoff to 40,000 which both Halil Tasyurek and Robert Zeidman called from the blinds.

The dealer fanned a flop of 6♣6♦J♠ which was checked through to the 3♣ turn. Tasyurek led out for 80,000, Zeidman folded, and Hunichen called.

On the 10♠ river, Tasyurek elected to check, Hunichen bet 110,000 and Tasyurek called. Hunichen tabled J♦9♦ for a flopped pair of jacks and Tasyurek mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	1,300,000 900,000	900,000

Halil Tasyurek	800,000 200,000	200,000
Robert Zeidman	300,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Halil Tasyurek Robert Zeidman

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

05-29-2024 15:24 UTC-8

Break Time

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David Salituro

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

The remaining 32 players are on the second 15-minute break of the day.

05-29-2024 15:22 UTC-8

Lehr Calls For His Ace

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David Salituro

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

Keith Lehr moved all in for 294,000 from middle position as Xiaohu Liu picked up his bell and rang it before calling.

Keith Lehr: A♦10♥ All in
Xiaohu Liu: K♦K♣

"F**k that bell, I'm hitting an ace," Lehr said heading to the flop, which came 8♥A♠2♦ to prove his prediction correct. The board ran out 3♦3♥ and Lehr doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohu Liu	700,000
Keith Lehr	600,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Keith Lehr Xiaohu Liu

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.