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

05-29-2024 15:19 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Halil Tasyurek	1,000,000 60,000	60,000
Terry Fleischer	900,000 20,000	20,000

John Ripnick	850,000 200,000	200,000
Taylor Wilson	700,000 460,000	460,000
Brandon Cantu	650,000 320,000	320,000

Jonathan Pastore	600,000 50,000	50,000

Daniel Zack	550,000 70,000	70,000

Michel Molenaar	450,000
Chris Hunichen	400,000 180,000	180,000

Robert Zeidman	350,000 450,000	450,000
John Thornton	350,000 20,000	20,000
Jiacong Zhang	Busted

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 15:11 UTC-8

Zack Holds On to Double Off Fleischer

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David Salituro

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

Terry Fleischer raised to 40,000 in early position, Dan Zack moved all in for 235,000 in the cutoff, and Fleischer called.

Dan Zack: K♦10♦ All in
Terry Fleischer: 8♠8♥

The flop came K♥9♥7♥ to give Zack top pair, while Fleischer picked up a flush draw. The board ran out 5♦9♦ and Zack survived to double up.

"I thought you were pretty dead, I'm not going to lie. I didn't like your odds," Asher Conniff said to Zack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Fleischer	880,000 120,000	120,000

Daniel Zack	480,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Dan Zack Terry Fleischer

05-29-2024 15:11 UTC-8

Yin Picks Off Conniff’s Bluff

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Monika Kostanjevec

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

The board read K♥10♦7♦9♣. Yuzhou Yin was first to act in the big blind and checked the turn. After a few moments of thinking, Asher Conniff on the cutoff checked behind. The pot was already around 150,000 at that point.

The river was the 8♦. Yin decided to make a small bet of 23,000, which Conniff, after some time thinking, raised to 150,000. While this was not enough to put Yin all in, it wouldn’t leave him with much had he called and lost. Yin thought for a minute and then finally put a small stack of chips on the table in front of him. Conniff confidently turned over A♠Q♦ and Yin almost mucked his hand, seeming to think Conniff had connected on the wet board. But he pulled his cards back at the last second, looked at the dealer, double-checked his opponent’s hand, and then finally turned over 9x7x for the winning two pair.

The very next hand Yin picked up another pot and now sits on a stack of about 40 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuzhou Yin	640,000 40,000	40,000
Asher Conniff	540,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Asher Conniff Yuzhou Yin

05-29-2024 15:08 UTC-8

Welker Celebrates Early

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Kai Cocklin

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

Bryce Welker open-shoved for 166,000 from under the gun and Pierce Mckellar reshoved from the next seat. Everybody else at the table folded.

Bryce Welker: Q♣10♣ All in
Pierce Mckellar: 9♣9♠

Welker punched the air in delight when he saw the Q♥6♥J♣ flop and managed to hold on as the 4♥ turn nor 7♦ river changed anything.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Welker	375,000 95,000	95,000
Pierce Mckellar	150,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Bryce Welker Pierce Mckellar

05-29-2024 15:04 UTC-8

Lehr Three-Bet Folds

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Kai Cocklin

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

Noah Bronstein opened to 33,000 from the hijack and Keith Lehr three-bet to 108,000 from the small blind. Bronstein took a look at his opponent's stack then shoved all in, which left Lehr with a decision for his last 200,000 chips. After some time thinking, Lehr reluctantly released his cards back to the dealer and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Bronstein	1,700,000

Keith Lehr	200,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Keith Lehr Noah Bronstein

05-29-2024 14:58 UTC-8

Bronstein Three-Bets Liu

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David Salituro

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

Xiaohu Liu raised to 35,000 in the hijack, Noah Bronstein three-bet to 110,000 in the cutoff, and Liu called.

The flop came 10♥4♠K♠ and Bronstein bet 85,000. Liu called to the 6♠ turn as both players slowed down and checked.

The river was the A♠ and Liu checked again. Bronstein checked back and turned over A♥K♣ for two pair. Liu tossed two sevens into the muck as Bronstein took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Bronstein	1,700,000 200,000	200,000

Aram Zobian	1,600,000 300,000	300,000

Xiaohu Liu	700,000 300,000	300,000
Brent Roberts	350,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Noah Bronstein Xiaohu Liu

05-29-2024 14:54 UTC-8

Dzivielevski Wins the Coinflip

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Kai Cocklin

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

Vitor Dzivielevski made an under-the-gun raise to 32,000 and Alex Keating three-bet to 90,000 from the cutoff. When the action got back to Dzivielevski, he shoved all in for around 275,000, and Keating quickly called.

Vitor Dzivielevski: A♣K♥ All in
Alex Keating: J♦J♣

A classic coinflip that went the way of Dzivielevski as he paired his king on the K♠7♦6♠8♠10♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	700,000 200,000	200,000

Vitor Dzivielevski	600,000 510,000	510,000

05-29-2024 14:50 UTC-8

Dukic Fires Big on the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

Nenad Dukic raised to 35,000 from the button and Xiaohu Liu called from the big blind.

They both saw a flop of 4♥5♦K♦ and Liu check-called a bet of 26,000 from Dukic.

The board-pairing 4♣ fell on the turn and both players checked to see a 10♦ hit the river. Liu checked, Dukic fired a hefty bet of 175,000, and Liu eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaohu Liu	1,000,000 200,000	200,000
Nenad Dukic	400,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Nenad Dukic Xiaohu Liu

05-29-2024 14:47 UTC-8

Zhang Picks Up Aces to Double

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David Salituro

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

John Ripnick raised to 35,000 in the cutoff before Jiacong Zhang moved all in for 90,000 on the button. "Gamble," Ripnick yelled out as he called.

Jiacong Zhang: A♠A♣ All in
John Ripnick: K♣J♠

"Oh, wow, how do you get aces," Ripnick said upon seeing Zhang's cards. The flop came 9♦A♦6♦ and Zhang improved to top set, while the Q♦ turn gave Ripnick a straight draw.

"Ten," Ripnick pleaded, but the river was the J♥ instead and Zhang doubled up.

"I'm so greedy," Ripnick added as he paid off Zhang.