$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  551

Shawn Cunix was raking in a pot from the big blind when we showed up at the table, and said he wanted to set the record for winning most hands in a row. Cunix has been in a very talkative mood, and basically provided live commentary for every hand in this post.

So the counter starts at one.

The next hand, a player limped from middle position for 600, Cunix raised from the small blind to 2,000, and his opponent called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , his opponent checked, Cunix bet 5,000, and his opponent folded. Cunix showed one card — the — as he took the pot.

That’s two hands in a row for Cunix.

Shawn Cunix  –  95,000  (158 bb)

The next hand, Cunix raised from the button to 2,000, and the big blind called. The flop came , the big blind checked, Cunix bet 2,000, and the big blind folded. Cunix took the pot.

That’s three in a row for Cunix.

Shawn Cunix  –  98,000  (163 bb)

The next hand, the UTG+1 player limped for 600, and Cunix raised from the cutoff to 2,000. Vladimir Vasilyev called from the big blind, and the UTG+1 player also called. Vasilyev checked in the dark.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of , and it checked to Cunix, who bet 8,000. Vasilyev called, and the UTG+1 player folded.

The river card was the , Vasilyev checked, Cunix bet 16,000, and Vasilyev called. Cunix smiled and said he had a nine.

Vasilyev asked, “Nine what?”

“Oh crap,” said Cunix, who showed . Vasilyev turned over to win the pot, and end Cunix’s streak at three hands in a row.

Vladimir Vasilyev  –  84,000  (140 bb)
Shawn Cunix  –  72,000  (120 bb)

The next hand, Cunix raised from the hijack to 2,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Shawn Cunix  –  73,500  (123 bb)

The next hand, Cunix raised from middle position to 1,700, Vasilyev raised from the button to 4,400, and Cunix called. Both players checked to the river on a board of . Cunix checked, Vasilyev bet 3,000, and Cunix called.

Vasilyev showed to win the pot, and Cunix mucked, saying he had pocket fours.

Vladimir Vasilyev  –  92,500  (154 bb)
Shawn Cunix  –  66,000  (110 bb)

The next hand, Cunix raised from middle position to 2,000, the player in the hijack reraised to 5,800, and Cunix called. The flop came , Cunix checked, his opponent bet 6,500, and Cunix called.

The turn card was the , Cunix bet 15,000, and his opponent tanked for a very long time before folding. Cunix took the pot.

Shawn Cunix  –  80,000  (133 bb)

The next hand, Cunix raised UTG+1 to 2,000, the player in the small blind called, and Carlo Rodriguez called from the big blind. The flop came , the small blind checked, and Rodriguez bet 2,600. Cunix raised to 8,500, the small blind folded, and Rodriguez called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , Rodriguez checked, Cunix bet 15,500, and Rodriguez went into the tank for a very long time.

Cunix continued talking to Rodriguez, and after a while, was actively encouraging him to call.

Rodriguez eventually called, and Cunix said, “See how easy that was? You won.” Cunix let out a deep breath and added, “That was exhausting.”

Cunix showed for eight high, and Rodriguez turned over to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Carlo Rodriguez  –  78,000  (130 bb)
Shawn Cunix  –  54,000  (90 bb)

Note:  At this point, Shawn Cunix had played eight hands in a row without ever folding his cards. This post is already absurdly long, so we’re going to stop here and put the remaining action into a separate post. The second part shouldn’t be nearly as long.