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

05-30-2024 14:24 UTC-8

Keating Sweeps Aldemir Aside

Calum Grant

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Koray Aldemir limped in from the button before Alex Keating made it 15,000. The 2021 WSOP Main Event winner moved all in for 102,900 and Keating called after a few seconds.

Koray Aldemir: A♠4♥ All in
Alex Keating: A♣J♣

Aldemir was dominated and was drawing even more thinly after Keating paired up on the K♥J♦5♦ flop. Keating was pumped to see to the 9♣ turn, securing the checkmark before the 9♠ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	300,000 125,000	125,000

Koray Aldemir	Busted

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05-30-2024 14:29 UTC-8

Bhalla Bests Bohn

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Eshaan Bhalla defeated Blake Bohn to become the latest player to make Round 2, which begins at 5 p.m.

There are currently still six match-ups playing out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eshaan Bhalla	300,000 118,400	118,400
Blake Bohn	Busted

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05-30-2024 14:33 UTC-8

Mizumoto Doubles to Stay Alive

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Joshua Heinzl and Weston Mizumoto got it all in preflop, with Mizumoto at risk of elimination.

Weston Mizumoto: A♥10♦ All in
Joshua Heinzl: 7♠7♥

The board ran out 9♣K♠3♣4♥10♠, with the river helping Mizumoto to secure the full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Heinzl	185,000 35,000	35,000
Weston Mizumoto	115,000 35,000	35,000

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05-30-2024 14:39 UTC-8

Kalas Bests Brown

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Brandon Brown limped on the button and Kane Kalas checked his option.

Kalas checked to Brown on the J♠4♣9♦ flop and he bet 6,000. Kalas then check-raised to 14,700 and Brown called.

Kalas continued for 20,800 on the 3♠ turn and Brown again called.

The K♦ completed the board and Kalas shoved. Brown called all in for approximately 60,000 and Kalas tabled J♥4♠ for a flopped two pair. It was best against Brown's Q♥9♠ for a pair of nines and Kalas advanced into Round 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	300,000 223,000	223,000
Brandon Brown	Busted

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05-30-2024 14:40 UTC-8

Rabichow Advances Over Leonard

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Patrick Leonard raised to 42,000 on the button, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Kevin Rabichow raised and Leonard called all in to put himself at risk.

Patrick Leonard: A♦J♣ All in
Kevin Rabichow: J♠8♠

"Let it be known that I do not like it," Leonard said before the flop was dealt.

The flop came 7♦10♥9♣ — giving Rabichow a straight and leaving Leonard drawing very slim.

"Let it be known," Leonard reiterated.

The K♠ turn and 10♣ river changed nothing and Leonard was elimianted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	300,000 114,000	114,000

Patrick Leonard	Busted

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05-30-2024 14:42 UTC-8

Wantman and Zeng Back to Even

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Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

With 75,400 chips, Matthew Wantman open jammed all in on the button. After some debate, Linglin Zeng made the call, and put Wantman at risk.

Matthew Wantman A♠7♣ All in
Linglin Zeng Q♠10♥

While already ahead, the 2♣3♥A♣ flop put Wantman in dominate position, and the 9♠ on the turn had Zeng drawing dead when the 9♦ rolled off on the river, giving Wantman two pair with Aces and Nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	150,800 29,200	29,200

Linglin Zeng	149,200 29,200	29,200

05-30-2024 14:52 UTC-8

Elias Can't Overcome Moron

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Ignacio Moron wrapped up his heads-up match with Darren Elias when the chips went in preflop. Moron quickly recapped the hand to PokerNews.

Elias limped in from the button and called off his stack of around 140,000 when Moron moved all in for 160,000 from the big blind.

Darren Elias: Ax6x All in
Ignacio Moron: A♠7♠

Elias was dominated and had one out removed after Moron picked up a flush draw on the Kx8♠2♠ flop. Moron found the 7♥ on the turn to leave Elias drawing dead before the river bricked off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignacio Moron	300,000 85,000	85,000
Darren Elias	Busted

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05-30-2024 14:56 UTC-8

Mizumoto Secures the Comeback to Advance

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Weston Mizumoto was seen scooping another large pot, securing a double up to take the lead over his opponent, Joshua Heinzl.

Mizumoto's Q♠Q♦ bested Heinzl's 6♦7♠ on a run out of 3♥5♦7♥J♥J♠.

A short while later, Mizumoto went on to finish off Heinzl and book the win to advance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weston Mizumoto	300,000 185,000	185,000
Joshua Heinzl	Busted

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05-30-2024 15:00 UTC-8

Zeng Falls to Wantman

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Matthew Wantman shoved on the button and Linglin Zeng mulled over her decision before eventually committing her last 100,000 into the middle.

Linglin Zeng: K♠10♣ All in
Matthew Wantman: A♥5♥

Wantman held the lead, and the A♣5♠4♥ flop improved him to two pair and left Zeng drawing to runner-runner.

The 9♥ turn sealed the deal and an irrelevant Q♦ completed the board — eliminating Zeng from contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	300,000 149,200	149,200

Linglin Zeng	Busted

05-30-2024 15:07 UTC-8

Chidwick Finishes Off Ausmus

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Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Stephen Chidwick open-jammed on the button for Jeremy Ausmus' remaining 70,000 chips. Ausmus then made the call to put his tournament life at risk.

Jeremy Ausmus: 10♦8♦ All in
Stephen Chidwick: J♦3♦

The flop ran out 5♣Q♦Q♠, and although the turn 2♦ gave Ausmus a flush draw, his outs were no good, as Chidwick had the diamonds dominated. So, with just six outs once, the 7♠ sealed Ausmus' fate, and he was eliminated from the tournament, as Chidwick's jack-high was good.

Chidwick will go on to play Artur Martiosian in Round 2 later today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	300,000 87,000	87,000

Jeremy Ausmus	Busted