Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

05-31-2024 18:50 UTC-8

Marko Grujic Eliminated in 6th Place ($86,000)

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Calum Grant

Level 44 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Marko Grujic jammed for 383,000 from the button and Nikolai Mamut called from the big blind.

Marko Grujic: K♠7♠ All in
Nikolai Mamut: A♥8♦

Mamut paired up on the J♥8♣5♣ flop to leave Grujic drawing to three outs. The 4♦ turn and Q♦ offered the Serbian no saving grace, and he departed the Heads-Up Championship in 6th place.

Mamut will face Faraz Jaka in the semi-final.

The final match-up remaining is John Smith vs. Darius Samual. This is the third time in four rounds that Smith's duel has gone on the longest.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Mamut	2,400,000 510,000	510,000
Marko Grujic	Busted

Tags: Darius Samual Faraz Jaka John Smith Marko Grujic Nikolai Mamut

Level: 45

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2024 19:10 UTC-8

WATCH: Faraz Jaka Advanced to $25,000 Heads-Up Semi-Final

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Milko van Winden

Level 45 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Tags: Faraz Jaka

05-31-2024 19:13 UTC-8

Samual Slips; Gets it Back

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Dan O'Hair

Level 45 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Daris Samual limped on the button and John Smith raised to 115,000. Samual called.

Samual called a 75,000 bet from Smith on the K♣A♣J♠ flop and both players checked on the 7♠ turn.

The 8♠ completed the board and Smith fired 100,000 into the middle, which got a fold from Samual.

A few hands later, Samual opened to 90,000 on the button and Smith called.

Both players checked on the J♦Q♦2♦ flop and then Smith check-called a 55,000 bet from Samual on the 3♣ turn.

The Q♥ completed the board and Smith led out for 125,000. Undeterred, Samual raised to 300,000, which got a quick fold from Smith.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Smith	1,300,000
Darius Samual	1,100,000

Tags: Daris Samual John Smith

05-31-2024 19:14 UTC-8

Samual Turning up the Pressure

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Tyler Boyer

Level 45 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Darius Samual opened on the button to 100,000 and John Smith elected to call.

The flop came out J♣9♦Q♠, Smith checked it over to Samual who bet 75,000, Smith made the call.

On the turn was the 5♥, Smith checked over to Samual, he bet 125,000, and once again Smith called.

The river brought the 2♦, after Smith checked once more, Samual fired out 400,000. After using a time extension, Smith decided to lay his hand down, and give the 600,000 chip pot to Samual, who has once again reclaimed the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Samual	1,425,000 325,000	325,000

John Smith	975,000 325,000	325,000

Level: 46

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2024 19:30 UTC-8

Samual Chipping Away

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Dan O'Hair

Level 46 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

A fair number of small pots have gone Darius Samual’s way, increasing his lead as the escalating blinds force the action.

In a recent pot, John Smith limped on the button and Samual checked his option.

Samual check-called a 50,000 bet from Smith on the K♥5♠4♥ flop and then both players checked on the K♠ turn.

The 7♣ completed the board and Samual put in a hefty 230,000 bet. Smith mulled it over, but thought better of it and laid his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Samual	1,500,000 75,000	75,000

John Smith	900,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Darius Samual John Smith

Level: 47

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2024 19:44 UTC-8

Samual Rivers a Flush

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Tyler Boyer

Level 47 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

After John Smith called from the button, and Darius Samual checked his option in the big blind, the flop came 9♦J♣10♥.

Both players checked the flop, and the turn brought the A♣. Samual checked over to Smith, who bet 75,000, and Samual made the call.

On the river was 9♣, Samual checked to Smith once more, who quickly flipped over his hand showing A♠5♥ for top pair, but Samual had the winner with a flush 7♣6♣ and extend his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Samual	1,800,000 300,000	300,000

John Smith	600,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: John Smith

05-31-2024 19:50 UTC-8

John Smith Eliminated in 5th Place ($86,000)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 47 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Darius Samual limped on button and John Smith checked his option in the big bind.

Smith checked to Samual on the 3♠K♠8x flop and he bet 100,000, Smith shoved all in for approximately 400,000 and Samual called to put Smith at risk.

John Smith: J♥8♣ All in
Darius Samual: A♣K♦

Smith would need some help with his pair of eights against Samual’s kings, but the 9♥ turn and 6♥ river bricked out for Smith, who was eliminated in the final match of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Samual	2,400,000 600,000	600,000

John Smith	Busted

Tags: Darius Samual John Smith