Level 47
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
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
Level 39
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Patrick Kennedy limped on the button and Artur Martirosian checked his option.
Martirosian then proceeded to check-call bets from Kennedy on every street. First for 10,000 on the 8♥J♠10♣ flop, then for 40,000 on the 4♥ turn, and finally for his remaining stack for a bit over 100,000 on the 8♠ river.
Kennedy could only show 9♥5♦ for a whiffed straight draw and Martirosian turned over J♦10♠ for two pair to earn his spot in the semifinals tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,400,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Busted | |
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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
166,000
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166,000 |
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Busted | |
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♠ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
340,000
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340,000 |
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Busted | |
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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♠
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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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860,000
310,000
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310,000 |
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340,000
-310,000
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-310,000 |
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Level 31
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
In what appeared to be a three-bet pot, Sam Soverel bet 20,000 on a 10♦7♦5♦ flop and Faraz Jaka raised to 55,000 on the. button. Soverel called.
The dealer brought the K♠ on the turn and Soverel checked to Jaka, who continued for 105,000. Soverel studied Jaka for a bit before letting his hand go. With that pot, Jaka has climbed nearly back to even with Soverel.
Across the table, Owen Messere has increased his chip lead over Kane Kalas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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880,000
-11,000
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-11,000 |
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650,000
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
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550,000
118,000
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118,000 |
|
|
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|
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320,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Level 30
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Sam Soverel limped on the button for 10,000, before Faraz Jaka raised to make it 28,000. Soverel immediately jammed all-in to put Jaka at risk for his last 216,000. Jaka flicked in a chip to make the call.
Faraz Jaka A♦Q♦
Sam Soverel A♠K♥
Needing to improve to stay alive, the flop ran off6♥A♥8♦. Although Jaka hit his Ace, he would still need help, and after the 4♣ on the turn, he was down to just three outs. However, Jaka's heads-up tournament would not come to an end just yet, as the Q♠ rolled off on the river, to give Jaka top two pair, and the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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768,000
-242,000
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-242,000 |
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432,000
242,000
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242,000 |
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