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

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 11:35 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 11:37 UTC-8

Rabichow and Leonard Chop; Perez Sends Messere into the Tank

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Calum Grant

Level 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Kevin Rabichow made it 1,500 from the button, and Patrick Leonard, who recently won the SCOOP High leaderboard and his eighth SCOOP title, called from the big blind.

Leonard check-called for 800 on the A♦Q♥4♣ flop before the 2♣ turn and 9♣ river checked through to showdown. The duo chopped the pot as Leonard tabled 6♦4♥ while Rabichow had 5♥4♠.

On a nearby table, Owen Messere was deep into the tank in a tough river spot. With 7,600 in the pot on the 10♠7♠5♠7♦3♠ board, Roberto Perez checked from the big blind. Owen Messere made an overbet of 12,000. Perez sprung into life, raising to 115,000, almost 200 big blinds. Messere agonized for a while, burning up a majority of his time banks before releasing his hand to concede the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Perez	165,000 165,000	165,000
Kevin Rabichow	150,000 150,000	150,000

Patrick Leonard	150,000 150,000	150,000

Owen Messere	135,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Kevin Rabichow Owen Messere Patrick Leonard Roberto Perez

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 11:41 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

Level: 2

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

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 11:52 UTC-8

Keating Drops One to Aldemir

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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 11:54 UTC-8

Moron Jams on Elias

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 0 ante

Ignacio Moron opened to 2,000 from the button before Darren Elias three-bet to 9,500 from the big blind. Moron called.

Elias continued for 12,000 on the J♠9♥5♦ flop and was called. He sized up to 30,000 on the 2♦ turn. Moron went into the tank, using a time bank before announcing all-in. Elias quickly folded.

The following hand, Elias raised to 2,000 and folded to Moron's reraise to 8,400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Moron	177,000 27,000	27,000
Darren Elias	123,000 27,000	27,000

05-30-2024 11:57 UTC-8

Miller Busts Sullivan to Advance Early On

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Calum Grant

Level 2 : Blinds 400/800, 0 ante

The first bust of the day has just occurred, with Keir Sullivan falling to Joseph Miller in Level 2.

Miller recapped the action to PokerNews.

Sullivan opened to 2,000 from the button and called when Miller three-bet to 8,000.

The J♥2♠4♠ flop checked through to the A♥ turn, where Miller check-called for 11,000. The 6♥ river completed the board, and Miller checked once again. Sullivan emptied the clip, jamming for around 100,000 into a pot of 38,000. Miller called after some thought.

Sullivan had queen-high with Q♥9♣. Sullivan took the pot with his A♣10♥ and indicated that holding the 10♥ was one of the factors in his decision to call the all-in

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Miller	300,000 150,000	150,000
Keir Sullivan	Busted

Tags: Joseph Miller Keir Sullivan