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

05-31-2024 13:54 UTC-8

Samual Wins Huge Flip to Take Commanding Lead

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

Level: 33

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

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

05-31-2024 13:47 UTC-8

Wantman Jams in Consecutive Hands

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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 13:41 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

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 13:35 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

Level: 32

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

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

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.