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

05-31-2024 13:47 UTC-8

Wantman Jams in Consecutive Hands

Calum Grant

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

Matthew Wantman opened to 32,000 from the button before Darius Samual three-bet to 95,000 from the big blind. Wantman ripped in his stack of around 500,000. Samual folded fairly swiftly.

The following hand, Samual raised to 32,000 from the button and folded when Wantman moved all in for a second time preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	620,000 70,000	70,000

Darius Samual	580,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Darius Samual Matthew Wantman

05-31-2024 13:49 UTC-8

Jaka Completes Comeback to Eliminate Soverel

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Dan O'Hair

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

Sam Soverel limped on the button and Faraz Jaka shoved to put Soverel all in for a bit over 200,000. Soverel quickly called and hands were revealed.

Sam Soverel: K♥J♠ All in
Faraz Jaka: Q♣5♣

Soverel held the lead with his king, but the Q♥6♠8♠ flop paired Jaka’s queen for a commanding lead.

The 6♥ turn and 9♥ river failed to improve Soverel. With that hand, Jaka, who was on the brink of elimination just a short while ago, advanced to the quarterfinals.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	1,200,000 340,000	340,000

Sam Soverel	Busted

Tags: Faraz Jaka Sam Soverel

Level: 33

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2024 13:54 UTC-8

Samual Wins Huge Flip to Take Commanding Lead

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Nick Becker

Level 33 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Matthew Wantman raised on the button to 40,000 and was faced with a three-bet to 110,000 from Darius Samual. Wantman then four-bet shoved all-in, putting Samual at risk. Samual called for 563,500 total.

Darius Samual: J♦J♠ All in
Matthew Wantman: A♦K♥

The run out of 2♠2♦5♥Q♦Q♥ was clean for Samual, and Wantman was left on fumes.

The next hand, Wantman shoved all-in on the button and was called by Samual.

Matthew Wantman: 10♣10♥ All in
Darius Samual: Q♥10♦

The board ran out 9♠3♦8♦A♥2♠, and Wantman doubled up, eyeing the start of a comeback.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Samual	1,034,000 454,000	454,000

Matthew Wantman	166,000 454,000	454,000

Tags: Darius Samual Matthew Wantman

05-31-2024 14:06 UTC-8

Gorham Chipping Away at Mamut

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Tyler Boyer

Level 33 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

James Gorham has been chipping up in his match versus Nikolai Mamut, winning three consecutive pots over 200,000. On the last hand played, Mamut limped on the button and Gorham in the big blind checked.

The flop came 4♣8♦8♠, Gorham checked over to Mamut who bet out 25,000 and was raised by Gorham to 50,000. Mamut decided to call.

The turn was the J♦ , Gorham continued betting, this time for 70,000, and Mamut once again called.

The river brought the 2♥, and Gorham announced all-in for Mamut's reaming 220,000 chips. After spending two time banks, Mamut folded, and gave Gorham the pot worth 280,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Gorham	980,000 80,000	80,000

Nikolai Mamut	220,000 190,000	190,000

05-31-2024 14:07 UTC-8

Samual Advances to Quarterfinals

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Dan O'Hair

Level 33 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Darius Samual shoved on the button and Matthew Wantman quickly called all in for his last 150,000 after taking a peek at his hole cards.

Matthew Wantman: 10♣9♣
Darius Samual: K♠7♠

Wantman would need some help, but the K♥10♦2♦Q♠A♥ runout wasn’t enough — eliminating Wantman and earning Samual a ticket into the Elite Eight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darius Samual	1,200,000 166,000	166,000

Matthew Wantman	Busted

Tags: Darius Samual Matthew Wantman

Level: 34

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 0

05-31-2024 14:17 UTC-8

Mamut Doubles into the Lead

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Dan O'Hair

Level 34 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 0 ante

Nikolai Mamut shoved for his last 318,000 on the button and James Gorham called to put Mamut at risk.

Nikolai Mamut: 6♥6♠ All in
James Gorham: K♠10♦

It was a race, but the Q♦5♣A♣7♣2♦ runout came clean for Mamut’s pair of sixes and he was awarded the double up to take a slight lead in the match.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Mamut	636,000 416,000	416,000
James Gorham	564,000 416,000	416,000

Tags: James Gorham Nikolai Mamut

05-31-2024 14:26 UTC-8

Mizumoto Expands His Lead

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Nick Becker

Level 34 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 0 ante

Weston Mizumoto limped in on the button and John Smith checked. Action went check-check on the Q♦A♦6♣ flop and both players checked again on the 3♠ turn.

The river brought the 3♦ and Smith went for a check-raise to 85,000 over Mizumoto's bet of 25,000.

Mizumoto put in the call and revealed Q♥5♠ to pick off Smith's bluff, who tabled 10x8x.