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

05-31-2024 13:07 UTC-8

Grujic Takes Sizable Lead Over Miller

Nick Becker

Level 30 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Marko Grujic raised to 22,000 on the button and Joseph Miller defended in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦6♦J♠ and Miller check-called a bet of 16,000. On the 6♥ turn, Miller checked again and Grujic sized up with a bet of 75,000. Miller called.

The river brought the K♦ and Miller check-called once more, this time for 175,000. Grujic revealed 6♣7♦ and his trips allowed him to take down the pot and gain momentum in the match.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Grujic	850,000 50,000	50,000
Joseph Miller	350,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Joseph Miller Marko Grujic

Level: 31

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2024 13:12 UTC-8

Messere, Gorham and Grujic Prevailing

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Calum Grant

Level 31 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Kane Kalas (309,000) trails Owen Messere (891,000) by some margin, as does Joseph Miller (300,000) in his duel against Marko Grujic (900,000).

Nikolai Mamut has rallied slightly against James Gorham but still finds himself a near 2:1 underdog.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Gorham	900,000 20,000	20,000

Marko Grujic	900,000 100,000	100,000
Owen Messere	891,000 191,000	191,000
Nikolai Mamut	410,000 90,000	90,000
Kane Kalas	309,000 191,000	191,000
Joseph Miller	300,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: James Gorham Joseph Miller Kane Kalas Marko Grujic Nikolai Mamut Owen Messere

05-31-2024 13:16 UTC-8

Jaka Continues to Climb

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Dan O'Hair

Level 31 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

In what appeared to be a three-bet pot, Sam Soverel bet 20,000 on a 10♦7♦5♦ flop and Faraz Jaka raised to 55,000 on the. button. Soverel called.

The dealer brought the K♠ on the turn and Soverel checked to Jaka, who continued for 105,000. Soverel studied Jaka for a bit before letting his hand go. With that pot, Jaka has climbed nearly back to even with Soverel.

Across the table, Owen Messere has increased his chip lead over Kane Kalas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Owen Messere	880,000 11,000	11,000
Sam Soverel	650,000 118,000	118,000

Faraz Jaka	550,000 118,000	118,000

Kane Kalas	320,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Owen Messere Sam Soverel Kane Kalas

05-31-2024 13:21 UTC-8

Momentum with Jaka

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Calum Grant

Level 31 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Action was caught on the turn, with 125,000 in the pot on the 4♣3♠4♠8♠ board.

Faraz Jaka bet 50,000 from the big blind and Sam Soverel called from the button.

On the 8♥ river, Jaka sized up to 100,000 and Soverel went into the tank. He eventually found a call but gave his hand a long funeral after Jaka tabled 10♠5♠ for the flush.

The following hand, Jaka opened to 25,000 and was called.

Soverel check-called for 25,000 on the K♠5♠4♥ flop, before folding to a bet of 80,000 on the J♣ turn.

Since finding a three-outer to double earlier on, it's been all Jaka in this duel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	860,000 310,000	310,000

Sam Soverel	340,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Sam Soverel

05-31-2024 13:23 UTC-8

Smith Makes Trips

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Tyler Boyer

Level 31 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Weston Mizumoto raised to 25,000 on the button, John Smith defended his big blind.

The flop came 8♦Q♣5♥, and Mizumoto fired out another bet of 20,000. Once again Smith made the call.

On the turn came the 10♦, but both players checked to see a free card on the river.

The river 5♣ hit the felt, and Smith led out for 50,000. After taking a few moments to consider his options, Mizumoto made the call, and was shown A♥5♠ for trips. Mizumoto mucked his cards and Smith took in a 190,000 chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weston Mizumoto	740,000 160,000	160,000
John Smith	460,000 160,000	160,000

Level: 32

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2024 13:35 UTC-8

Messere Puts Out a Blocker Bet

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Calum Grant

Level 32 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

In the previous level, Kane Kalas opened to 25,000 from the button, and Owen Messere defended the big blind.

Messere check-called bets of 19,000 and 44,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read J♣J♦4♦A♦4♣.

Messere waited around 25 seconds before putting out a 20,000 block bet. Kalas quickly called and then mucked after Messere tabled K♠4♥ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Owen Messere	1,020,000 140,000	140,000
Kane Kalas	180,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Kane Kalas Owen Messere

05-31-2024 13:38 UTC-8

Messere Finishes Kalas Off

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Dan O'Hair

Level 32 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Owen Messere limped on the button and Kane Kalas checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked on the 9♥5♠6♥ flop and then Kalas led out for 25,000 on the 4♠ turn. Messere announced he was all in and Kalas quickly called all in for approximately 140,000 to put himself at risk.

Kane Kalas: 6♠3♠ All in
Owen Messere: 9♦4♥

Owen held the lead with a turned two pair, but would need to fade a lot of outs against Kalas’ opened-ended straight flush draw to go along with his pair of sixes.

The K♦ river bricked out for Kalas, however, eliminating him and sending Messere to the quarter finals.

Player	Chips	Progress
Owen Messere	1,200,000 180,000	180,000
Kane Kalas	Busted

Tags: Kane Kalas Owen Messere

05-31-2024 13:41 UTC-8

Grujic Advances to Elite Eight

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Nick Becker

Level 32 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

PokerNews caught up with Marko Grujic following the knockout of his opponent, Joseph Miller. Grujic recapped how the final hand played out.

In a limped pot, action went check-check on a flop of 8x7x5x. The turn brought a 3x, where Miller bet one big blind and Grujic called.

On the 5x river, Miller jammed for roughly 12 big blinds and Grujic called with 10x5x. Grujic's trips bested Miller's Jx8x, which booked him a ticket into Round 4.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Grujic	1,200,000 300,000	300,000
Joseph Miller	Busted

Tags: Joseph Miller Marko Grujic