Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Jour 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

2024-05-30 11:35 UTC-8

Smith Heats Up Early With Pocket Queens

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Nick Becker

Niveau 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Action picked up on the turn with roughly 7,500 in the pot on a board of J♥2♥J♠6♦.

Dario Sammartino led out with a bet of 6,500 and John Smith, who is no stranger to the event, called in position.

Sammartino checked the 2♠ river, and Smith fired out a bet of 17,000. Sammartino flicked in the call and Smith turned over Q♦Q♠ to take an early lead.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Smith	177,250 27,250	27,250
Dario Sammartino	122,750 27,250	27,250

Tags: Giuseppe Sammartino John Smith

2024-05-30 11:34 UTC-8

Jack Enough for Brewer

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Daniel J O'Hair

Niveau 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Chris Brewer was in the big blind and check-called a 1,000 bet from Patrick Kennedy on at Q♠J♣Q♦ flop.

Brewer checked to Kennedy once more on the K♣ turn and Kennedy continued for 3,500. Brewer again called.

Both players checked down on the river and Brewer turned over J♥5♣ for queens and jacks.

"A jack is good," Kennedy said as he mucked his hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chris Brewer	160,000 160,000	160,000

Patrick Kennedy	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Patrick Kennedy

2024-05-30 11:28 UTC-8

Vieira Up Against Airball

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Calum Grant

Niveau 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

One of the interesting match-ups in the First Round sees Winamax Pro Joao Vieira take on Nik Airball, who lost a $1 million heads-up match to Matt Berkey in May 2023.

On the first hand, Vieira opened to 1,500 from the button, and Airball defended the big blind to the K♦Q♦7♣ flop. Airball check-called for 800, bringing in the 9♥ turn. Airball checked for a second time before Vieira sized up to 3,600.

Airball knocked over Vieira's betting chips to see the amount before making the fold.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joao Vieira	152,500 152,500	152,500

Nik Airball	147,500 147,500	147,500

Tags: Joao Vieira Matt Berkey Nik Airball

2024-05-30 11:25 UTC-8

Here Are The Brackets

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Shirley Ang

Niveau 1 : Blinds 300/600, 0 ante

Niveau: 1

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

2024-05-30 11:20 UTC-8

Full List of Participants

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Shirley Ang

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Cary Katz	150,000 150,000	150,000

William Stanford	150,000 150,000	150,000
Bari Sklar	150,000 150,000	150,000
Thomas Boivin	150,000 150,000	150,000
Stephen Chidwick	150,000 150,000	150,000

Jeremy Ausmus	150,000 150,000	150,000

Nicholas Marchington	150,000 150,000	150,000
Artur Martirosian	150,000 150,000	150,000

Eric Wasserson	150,000 150,000	150,000

Masato Yokosawa	150,000 150,000	150,000
Patrick Kennedy	150,000 150,000	150,000
Chris Brewer	150,000 150,000	150,000

Anthony Zinno	150,000 150,000	150,000

Allen Patatanyan	150,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Steele	150,000 150,000	150,000
Nick Schulman	150,000 150,000	150,000

Scott Seiver	150,000 150,000	150,000

Ian Matakis	150,000 150,000	150,000

Darius Samual	150,000 150,000	150,000

James Chen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Linglin Zeng	150,000 150,000	150,000
Matthew Wantman	150,000 150,000	150,000

Blake Bohn	150,000 150,000	150,000
Eshaan Bhalla	150,000 150,000	150,000
Ben Tollerene	150,000 150,000	150,000

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2024-05-30 11:19 UTC-8

Cards in the Air

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Daniel J O'Hair

Players have taken their seats and action is now underway.

Brackets and a full player listing will be posted shortly.

2024-05-30 11:19 UTC-8

WSOP Introduces New Rule Changes for Player of the Year

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The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has long stood as the premier poker event globally, drawing the most skilled and dedicated players worldwide. Over the next two months, fierce competition will unfold as players vie for one of the most prestigious accolades in the WSOP: the Player of the Year (PoY) title.

Those looking to immortalize their names in poker lore need to be aware of the set of new rule changes that the WSOP has implemented for the PoY race. These modifications are crucial for anyone planning their summer grind and hoping to secure a spot at the top of the leaderboard.

Read the new rules here

2024-05-30 11:02 UTC-8

Delay to Start: Draw Taking Place

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Calum Grant

The brackets for the Heads-Up Championship are about to take place, slightly delaying the start time. We'll bring you the match-ups when they have been determined.

In the meantime, here are the chips that will be used in today's action.

2024-05-30 09:30 UTC-8

Heads-Up Championship Sells Out

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Calum Grant

https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1796220614627270781