- Cary Katz vs. Thomas Boivin
- Stephen Chidwick vs. Artur Martirosian
- Masato Yokosawa vs. Patrick Kennedy
- Anthony Zinno vs. Michael Steele
- Ian Matakis vs. Darius Samual
- Matthew Wantman vs. Eshaan Bhalla
- Ben Tollerene vs. Weston Mizumoto
- Young Ko vs. John Smith
- Mike Shi vs. Nikolai Mamut
- Matthew Higgins vs. James Gorham
- David Farber vs. Marko Grujic
- Joseph Miller vs. Chance Kornuth
- Faraz Jaka vs. Ignacio Moron
- Sam Soverel vs. Alex Keating
- Owen Messere vs. Joao Vieira
- Kevin Rabichow vs. Kane Kalas
2024 World Series of Poker
It took 11 Levels of play to determine the first round winners of the $25K Heads-Up Championship. Here are the results:
- Cary Katz def. William Stanford
- Thomas Boivin def. Bari Sklar
- Stephen Chidwick def. Jeremy Ausmus
- Artur Martirosian def. Nicholas Marchington
- Masato Yokosawa def. Eric Wasserson
- Patrick Kennedy def. Chris Brewer
- Anthony Zinno def. Allen Patatanyan
- Michael Steele def. Nick Schulman
- Ian Matakis def. Scott Seiver
- Darius Samual def. James Chen
- Linglin Zeng def. Matthew Wantman
- Eshaan Bhalla def. Blake Bohn
- Ben Tollerene def. Ren Lin
- Weston Mizumoto def. Joshua Heinzl
- Young Ko def. Espen Jorstad
- John Smith def. Dario Sammartino
- Mike Shi def. Adam Walton
- Nikolai Mamut def. Henri Puustinen
- Matthew Higgins def. Julien Martini
- James Gorham def. Shaun Deeb
- David Farber def. Euan McNicholas
- Marko Grujic def. Alex Foxen
- Joseph Miller def. Keir Sullivan
- Chance Kornuth def. Chanracy Khun
- Faraz Jaka def. Rob Hollink
- Ignacio Moron def. Darren Elias
- Sam Soverel def. Aram Oganyan
- Alex Keating def. Koray Aldemir
- Owen Messere def. Roberto Perez
- Joao Vieira def. Nik Ariball
- Kevin Rabichow def. Patrick Leonard
- Kane Kalas def. Brandon Brown
Stephen Chidwick open-jammed on the button for Jeremy Ausmus' remaining 70,000 chips. Ausmus then made the call to put his tournament life at risk.
Jeremy Ausmus: 10♦8♦
Stephen Chidwick: J♦3♦
The flop ran out 5♣Q♦Q♠, and although the turn 2♦ gave Ausmus a flush draw, his outs were no good, as Chidwick had the diamonds dominated. So, with just six outs once, the 7♠ sealed Ausmus' fate, and he was eliminated from the tournament, as Chidwick's jack-high was good.
Chidwick will go on to play Artur Martiosian in Round 2 later today.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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300,000
87,000
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87,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Matthew Wantman shoved on the button and Linglin Zeng mulled over her decision before eventually committing her last 100,000 into the middle.
Linglin Zeng: K♠10♣
Matthew Wantman: A♥5♥
Wantman held the lead, and the A♣5♠4♥ flop improved him to two pair and left Zeng drawing to runner-runner.
The 9♥ turn sealed the deal and an irrelevant Q♦ completed the board — eliminating Zeng from contention.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
149,200
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149,200 |
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Eliminé | |
Weston Mizumoto was seen scooping another large pot, securing a double up to take the lead over his opponent, Joshua Heinzl.
Mizumoto's Q♠Q♦ bested Heinzl's 6♦7♠ on a run out of 3♥5♦7♥J♥J♠.
A short while later, Mizumoto went on to finish off Heinzl and book the win to advance.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
185,000
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185,000 |
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Eliminé |
Ignacio Moron wrapped up his heads-up match with Darren Elias when the chips went in preflop. Moron quickly recapped the hand to PokerNews.
Elias limped in from the button and called off his stack of around 140,000 when Moron moved all in for 160,000 from the big blind.
Darren Elias: Ax6x
Ignacio Moron: A♠7♠
Elias was dominated and had one out removed after Moron picked up a flush draw on the Kx8♠2♠ flop. Moron found the 7♥ on the turn to leave Elias drawing dead before the river bricked off.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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With 75,400 chips, Matthew Wantman open jammed all in on the button. After some debate, Linglin Zeng made the call, and put Wantman at risk.
Matthew Wantman A♠7♣
Linglin Zeng Q♠10♥
While already ahead, the 2♣3♥A♣ flop put Wantman in dominate position, and the 9♠ on the turn had Zeng drawing dead when the 9♦ rolled off on the river, giving Wantman two pair with Aces and Nines.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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150,800
29,200
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29,200 |
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149,200
29,200
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29,200 |
Patrick Leonard raised to 42,000 on the button, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Kevin Rabichow raised and Leonard called all in to put himself at risk.
Patrick Leonard: A♦J♣
Kevin Rabichow: J♠8♠
"Let it be known that I do not like it," Leonard said before the flop was dealt.
The flop came 7♦10♥9♣ — giving Rabichow a straight and leaving Leonard drawing very slim.
"Let it be known," Leonard reiterated.
The K♠ turn and 10♣ river changed nothing and Leonard was elimianted.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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300,000
114,000
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114,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Brandon Brown limped on the button and Kane Kalas checked his option.
Kalas checked to Brown on the J♠4♣9♦ flop and he bet 6,000. Kalas then check-raised to 14,700 and Brown called.
Kalas continued for 20,800 on the 3♠ turn and Brown again called.
The K♦ completed the board and Kalas shoved. Brown called all in for approximately 60,000 and Kalas tabled J♥4♠ for a flopped two pair. It was best against Brown's Q♥9♠ for a pair of nines and Kalas advanced into Round 2.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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300,000
223,000
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223,000 |
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Eliminé |
Joshua Heinzl and Weston Mizumoto got it all in preflop, with Mizumoto at risk of elimination.
Weston Mizumoto: A♥10♦
Joshua Heinzl: 7♠7♥
The board ran out 9♣K♠3♣4♥10♠, with the river helping Mizumoto to secure the full double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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185,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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115,000
35,000
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35,000 |