Level 36
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
A couple of players have not shown up yet, but the action is set to begin shortly.
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,504,000
Entries
64
Level
63
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Entries
16
Players Left
4
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Level: 37
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Level 37
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Owen Messere raised to 15,000 on the button and Faraz Jaka called. On the 2♦J♣5♥ flop, Jaka check-called for 15,000 and the 8♣ turn went check-check.
The river brought the 9♣ and Jaka led out for 40,000. Messere called and mucked his hand when Jaka tabled Q♥9♦ for a pair of nines.
A couple hands later, on a flop of 4♦7♠K♠ and 32,000 in the pot, Messere check-raised to 59,000 over Jaka's bet of 9,000. Jaka called and the turn brought the 4♠.
Messere fired out 100,000 and Jaka called. The river brought the 3♠, which slowed down the action with four spades now being on the board. Both players checked and Messere turned over 5♥6♠ for a flush to earn a small lead early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,320,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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1,080,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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Level 37
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Artur Martirosian opened to 15,000 on the button and was three-bet to 60,000 by Patrick Kennedy. Martirosian called.
Both players checked on the J♦10♣J♠ flop and Kennedy checked again on the 3♠ turn. Martirosian bet 90,000 and Kennedy called.
The 6♦ completed the board and Kennedy checked a final time — prompting a hefty 200,000 bet from Martirosian.
This time Kennedy let his hand go and Martirosian collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,350,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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1,050,000
150,000
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150,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Level 38
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Lots of small pots being played in this Quarterfinal Match between John Smith and Darius Samual. Smith has a slight advantage as level 10 is coming to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,225,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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1,175,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Level 38
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
With 40,000 in the middle on a flop of 9♠J♦Q♥, Nikolai Mamut check-called a bet of 15,000 from Marko Grujic.
The turn 8♠ went check-check, and Mamut led out for 35,000 on the 7♦ river.
Grujic called and showed J♥8♥ for two-pair and Mamut tabled A♥6♥ for ace-high, asking where the hearts were.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,325,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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1,075,000
125,000
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125,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Patrick Kennedy opened to 20,000 on the button and Artur Martirosian defended his big blind.
Martirosian check-called a 14,000 bet from Kennedy on the K♦5♦Q♥ flop and Martirosian checked again on the 6♠ turn.
This time, Kennedy sized up for an overbet of 102,000, which Martirosian called after a bit of thought.
Both players checked down on the 4♠ river and Kennedy tabled K♥10♠ for a pair of kings.
Martirosian turned over Q♠6♦ for a turned two pair and was sent the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,700,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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700,000
350,000
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350,000 |
Level: 39
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
Level 39
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Faraz Jaka and Owen Messere are all square in the early goings of their heads-up duel, with each player trading pots.
Recently, Jaka took in a 160,000 pot after his turn bet of 80,000 on the 5♣5♠9♣6♣ board folded out Messere, the following hand, Jaka raised to 20,000 from the button before folding to Messere's 88,000 three-bet.
Many poker fans will be familiar with Jaka, a notable name in the poker world but many would be forgiven if they hadn't heard of Messere before, so here's some info about the upcoming star.
A poker player known for his expertise in heads-up cash games, Messere was originally a young chess prodigy competing internationally. He transitioned to poker, where he quickly climbed from micro stakes to high-stakes games, playing up to $5,000 No-Limit Heads-Up (5KNL HU). His screen name, "pr0digy," reflects his swift rise in the poker world.
One memorable moment in Messere's career was during a heads-up match against poker star Doug Polk at The Lodge. In a hand where Owen mistakenly thought he had a flush, Polk kindly returned his share of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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1,200,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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