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

05-29-2024 17:24 UTC-8

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

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 17:20 UTC-8

Conniff Doubles Off Nguyen

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David Salituro

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

Aram Zobian raised to 50,000 on the button before Asher Conniff moved all in for 475,000 in the small blind. Qui Nguyen called in the big blind, while Zobian folded.

Asher Conniff: A♦K♠ All in
Qui Nguyen: A♠10♣

Nguyen picked up a straight draw on the 5♠J♦Q♠ flop, while the turn was the 6♥. The 10♦ fell on the river and it was Conniff who ended up with a straight to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Conniff	950,000 350,000	350,000

Aram Zobian	850,000 150,000	150,000

Qui Nguyen	250,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Aram Zobian Asher Conniff Qui Nguyen

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 17:15 UTC-8

Hunichen Doubles Up With a Flopped Straight

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Monika Kostanjevec

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

The flop was 10♣8♥9♥. Nenad Dukic started with a check in the small blind. Chris Hunichen bet 80,000 into a pot of about 150,000, which Dukic raised to 185,000. Hunichen then announced all in for 580,000 total and Dukic quickly called.

Chris Hunichen: Q♦J♠
Nenad Dukic: J♥10♥

Dukic held the pretty-looking straight flush draw, but Hunichen’s straight held up on the A♦ turn and 5♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	1,250,000 650,000	650,000
Chris Hunichen	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Nenad Dukic

05-29-2024 17:13 UTC-8

Final Three Tables

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David Salituro

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

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
543	1	Halil Tasyurek	1,100,000	44
543	2	John Ripnick	730,000	29
543	3	David Coleman	950,000	38
543	4	Keith Lehr	450,000	18
543	5	Spencer Champlin	950,000	38
543	6	Yuzhou Lin	800,000	32
543	7	Christina Gollins	900,000	36
543	8	Brian Rast	850,000	34

553	1	Jonathan Pastore	1,550,000	62
553	2	Bryce Welker	1,100,000	44
553	3	Noah Bronstein	1,650,000	66
553	4	Michel Molenaar	210,000	8
553	5	Chris Hunichen	600,000	24
553	6	Brandon Cantu	1,100,000	44
553	7	David Goodman	950,000	38
553	8	Nenad Dukic	1,900,000	76

542	1	Qui Nguyen	600,000	24
542	2	Michael Acevedo	2,300,000	92
542	3	Anthony Marquez	950,000	38
542	4	Michael Capener	1,100,000	44
542	5	Terry Fleischer	1,500,000	60
542	7	Aram Zobian	1,000,000	40
542	8	Asher Conniff	600,000	24

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

Nenad Dukic	1,900,000 100,000	100,000
Noah Bronstein	1,650,000 50,000	50,000

Jonathan Pastore	1,550,000 50,000	50,000

Terry Fleischer	1,500,000 100,000	100,000

Halil Tasyurek	1,100,000 150,000	150,000
Bryce Welker	1,100,000
Brandon Cantu	1,100,000

Michael Capener	1,100,000 100,000	100,000
Aram Zobian	1,000,000 600,000	600,000

David Coleman	950,000 500,000	500,000

Spencer Champlin	950,000 50,000	50,000
David Goodman	950,000 550,000	550,000
Anthony Marquez	950,000 70,000	70,000

Christina Gollins	900,000
Brian Rast	850,000 150,000	150,000

Yuzhou Yin	800,000 160,000	160,000
John Ripnick	730,000 30,000	30,000
Chris Hunichen	600,000 800,000	800,000

Qui Nguyen	600,000

Asher Conniff	600,000 50,000	50,000

Keith Lehr	450,000 250,000	250,000

Michel Molenaar	210,000 40,000	40,000

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 16:59 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Zack	Busted

Brent Roberts	Busted

05-29-2024 16:56 UTC-8

Dukic Takes Over as the Chip Leader

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Kai Cocklin

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

Qui Nguyen from the cutoff, Michel Molenaar on the button, and Nenad Dukic in the big blind all got their chips into the middle preflop.

Qui Nguyen: A♦Q♥ All in
Nenad Dukic: A♠Q♣ All in
Michel Molenaar: 6♣6♦

Molenaar was in a great spot to eliminate two players and take over as the chip leader as they approach the business end of this tournament.

A flop of 8♣K♥10♥ kept Molenaar in the lead but a J♥ on the turn gave both of his opponents a straight which left him drawing dead. Nguyen had a freeroll with his heart draw but the 4♠ river meant he split the pot with Dukic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	2,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Qui Nguyen	600,000 250,000	250,000

Michel Molenaar	250,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Tags: Michel Molenaar Nenad Dukic Qui Nguyen

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.