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

05-29-2024 16:48 UTC-8

Ripnick Triples as Molenaar Takes a Big Chunk Off Nguyen

David Salituro

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

John Ripnick moved all in for 225,000 in the cutoff and Qui Nguyen called on the button. Michel Molenaar then reshoved for 850,000 in the small blind and Nguyen spent several minutes standing by his seat and looking back at the clock before calling.

John Ripnick: K♣J♦ All in
Michel Molenaar: Q♦Q♠ All in
Qui Nguyen: A♠8♥

Molenaar was ahead with his queens as the flop came 2♦9♦8♠. The turn was the K♦ and Ripnick moved in the lead with a pair of kings. The 9♣ completed the board and Ripnick tripled, while Molenaar doubled up off Nguyen.

John Ripnick - Qui Nguyen - Michel Molenaar

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	1,300,000 400,000	400,000
John Ripnick	700,000 300,000	300,000
Qui Nguyen	350,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: John Ripnick Michel Molenaar Qui Nguyen

05-29-2024 16:42 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Pastore	1,600,000 400,000	400,000

Michael Acevedo	1,600,000 50,000	50,000

Brandon Cantu	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

Michael Capener	1,000,000 750,000	750,000
Halil Tasyurek	950,000 100,000	100,000
Spencer Champlin	900,000 100,000	100,000
Michel Molenaar	900,000 450,000	450,000
Christina Gollins	900,000 350,000	350,000
Asher Conniff	650,000 110,000	110,000

Bryce Welker	600,000 200,000	200,000
Alex Keating	600,000 100,000	100,000

Daniel Zack	550,000 150,000	150,000

David Coleman	450,000 450,000	450,000

David Mzareulov	350,000 50,000	50,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

05-29-2024 16:38 UTC-8

Doug Polk's Team Purchases What Will Become the Largest Poker Room in Texas

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Jon Sofen

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

Earlier this month, thanks to an unfavorable city vote, Doug Polk was unsuccessful in his bid to open a massive poker room in a town near Dallas. But his team of investors, including poker vloggers Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen, are back and ready to take over what will soon become the largest card room in Texas.

Polk, who is playing in the Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game this week, announced during Wednesday's HCL stream that his team has purchased Rounders Card Club in San Antonio. The group already owns The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock, a suburb of Austin, and that room is currently the biggest in the Lone Star State with over 70 poker tables.

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Tags: Doug Polk Andrew Andrew Neeme Brad Owen

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 16:28 UTC-8

Ripnick Rewarded by the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

Keith Lehr raised to 50,000 from the hijack and John Ripnick defended his big blind.

Ripnick check-shoved the 3♦4♣A♦ flop over Lehr's 40,000-chip continuation bet, and Lehr made the call.

John Ripnick: 7♦6♦ All in
Keith Lehr: K♦J♦

A disaster for Ripnick but he managed to dig his way out of the hole he had found himself in as the 8♥5♥ runout meant he rivered a straight to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Lehr	700,000 300,000	300,000

John Ripnick	680,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: John Ripnick Keith Lehr

05-29-2024 16:25 UTC-8

Liu Saved by the Deck

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Kai Cocklin

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

Qui Nguyen opened the action and got two callers in Nenad Dukic and Xiaohu Liu from the blinds.

On the 10♠7♣8♠ flop, Nguyen bet 80,000 Dukic folded, Liu raised to 250,000, and Nguyen shoved all in. Liu had around 350,000 chips remaining and put them into the pot which put him at risk of elimination.

Xiaohu Liu: J♠3♠ All in
Qui Nguyen: J♣J♦

Liu needed to find a spade to win the pot or a nine to chop it but the J♥ turn didn't change anything.

The Chinese player did manage to survive as the 9♦ hit the river which meant both players were playing the board, much to the dismay of Nguyen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	900,000 50,000	50,000
Qui Nguyen	800,000 30,000	30,000

Xiaohu Liu	650,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Nenad Dukic Qui Nguyen Xiaohu Liu

05-29-2024 16:18 UTC-8

Rast Befuddles Champlin Again

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David Salituro

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

Spencer Champlin bet 55,000 from the hijack on a flop of 3♠A♣6♣ and Brian Rast called in the big blind.

The turn was the 6♠ and Rast led out for 120,000. Champlin called and the J♣ fell on the river.

Rast then bet 280,000, sending Champlin deep into the tank. For the second time today, Champlin tanked for several minutes until he gave up yet another pot to Rast.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Goodman	1,500,000
Chris Hunichen	1,400,000 100,000	100,000

Spencer Champlin	800,000 400,000	400,000
Brian Rast	700,000 250,000	250,000

Anthony Marquez	320,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Brian Rast Spencer Champlin

05-29-2024 16:15 UTC-8

Lehr Holds On Versus Liu

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Monika Kostanjevec

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

Four players went to the flop of 10♥3♦4♣. Both players in the blinds checked, as did Keith Lehr in early position. Xiaohu Liu, who was in the cutoff, bet 65,000 into a pot of around 200,000.

The blinds both folded, but Lehr called.

A J♠ was dealt on the turn. Lehr checked again and Liu bet 100,000. Lehr called.

The river was the K♠, Lehr checked once again. This time Liu decided to check as well. Lehr turned over A♠K♥ for the rivered top pair and Liu mucked his hand, sending a healthy pot Lehr’s way.