Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

05-30-2024 11:52 UTC-8

Keating Drops One to Aldemir

Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 0 ante

Koray Aldemir raised from the button and called when Alexander Keating three-bet to 8,000.

Keating continued for 5,000 on the K♣6♥2♥ flop, before slowing down with a check on the 7♦ turn. Keating then check-folded to a bet of 9,500 to the 2021 WSOP Main Event champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	153,000 3,000	3,000

Alex Keating	147,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Alexander Keating Koray Aldemir

05-30-2024 11:47 UTC-8

Vieira versus Airball in Round One

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Richard Hayes

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 0 ante

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05-30-2024 11:41 UTC-8

Smith Shows Sammartino a Straight

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

John Smith had a bet of 2,000 in front of him from the big blind on a flop of 10♥3♣4♣. Dario Sammartino raised to 7,000 and Smith called.

The 5♠ fell on the turn and Smith led out for 7,000. Sammartino called.

Smith cut out a bet of 22,000 and placed it into the middle after the 10♦ completed the board and Sammartino quickly flung in a single chip to denote a call.

Smith turned over 6♣7♠ for a straight and Sammartino frustratedly tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Smith	220,000 220,000	220,000
Dario Sammartino	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino John Smith

05-30-2024 11:40 UTC-8

Foxen Showing Aggression Early

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Kevin Taylor

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Marko Grujic opened on the button to 1,500 and was quickly three-bet by Alex Foxen to 6,000. Grujic made the call, and the flop came Q♠J♠6♥

Foxen then bets 8,000, and Grujic again made the call.

With 28,000 in the pot, the turn was the 5♠. Foxen continued his aggression and fired out 21,000. After thinking it over for a few seconds, Grujic folded to give Foxen the early lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	164,000 14,000	14,000

Marko Grujic	136,000 14,000	14,000

05-30-2024 11:35 UTC-8

Smith Heats Up Early With Pocket Queens

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Action picked up on the turn with roughly 7,500 in the pot on a board of J♥2♥J♠6♦.

Dario Sammartino led out with a bet of 6,500 and John Smith, who is no stranger to the event, called in position.

Sammartino checked the 2♠ river, and Smith fired out a bet of 17,000. Sammartino flicked in the call and Smith turned over Q♦Q♠ to take an early lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Smith	177,250 27,250	27,250
Dario Sammartino	122,750 27,250	27,250

Tags: Giuseppe Sammartino John Smith

05-30-2024 11:34 UTC-8

Jack Enough for Brewer

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Chris Brewer was in the big blind and check-called a 1,000 bet from Patrick Kennedy on at Q♠J♣Q♦ flop.

Brewer checked to Kennedy once more on the K♣ turn and Kennedy continued for 3,500. Brewer again called.

Both players checked down on the river and Brewer turned over J♥5♣ for queens and jacks.

"A jack is good," Kennedy said as he mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	160,000 160,000	160,000

Patrick Kennedy	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Patrick Kennedy

05-30-2024 11:28 UTC-8

Vieira Up Against Airball

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Calum Grant

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

One of the interesting match-ups in the First Round sees Winamax Pro Joao Vieira take on Nik Airball, who lost a $1 million heads-up match to Matt Berkey in May 2023.

On the first hand, Vieira opened to 1,500 from the button, and Airball defended the big blind to the K♦Q♦7♣ flop. Airball check-called for 800, bringing in the 9♥ turn. Airball checked for a second time before Vieira sized up to 3,600.

Airball knocked over Vieira's betting chips to see the amount before making the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	152,500 152,500	152,500

Nik Airball	147,500 147,500	147,500

Tags: Joao Vieira Matt Berkey Nik Airball

05-30-2024 11:20 UTC-8

Full List of Participants

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Shirley Ang

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	150,000 150,000	150,000

William Stanford	150,000 150,000	150,000
Bari Sklar	150,000 150,000	150,000
Thomas Boivin	150,000 150,000	150,000
Stephen Chidwick	150,000 150,000	150,000

Jeremy Ausmus	150,000 150,000	150,000

Nicholas Marchington	150,000 150,000	150,000
Artur Martirosian	150,000 150,000	150,000

Eric Wasserson	150,000 150,000	150,000

Masato Yokosawa	150,000 150,000	150,000
Patrick Kennedy	150,000 150,000	150,000
Chris Brewer	150,000 150,000	150,000

Anthony Zinno	150,000 150,000	150,000

Allen Patatanyan	150,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Steele	150,000 150,000	150,000
Nick Schulman	150,000 150,000	150,000

Scott Seiver	150,000 150,000	150,000

Ian Matakis	150,000 150,000	150,000

Darius Samual	150,000 150,000	150,000

James Chen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Linglin Zeng	150,000 150,000	150,000
Matthew Wantman	150,000 150,000	150,000

Blake Bohn	150,000 150,000	150,000
Eshaan Bhalla	150,000 150,000	150,000
Ben Tollerene	150,000 150,000	150,000

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