Championship Day 1B: Brant Jolly Doubles Up, Then Shawn Cunix Bluffs In His Pursuit of 300K

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
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Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
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Brant Jolly and Shawn Cunix
Brant Jolly (left) and Shawn Cunix (right)

A player raised under the gun to 2,400, Brant Jolly moved all in from the hijack for 16,900, and his opponent called with 7h7c. Jolly turned over JdJc, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10h8c5h10cAh, and the pocket jacks held up for Jolly to win the pot and double up in chips.

Brant Jolly  –  36,800  (31 bb)

The next hand, Jolly raised from middle position to 2,700, and Shawn Cunix called from the cutoff. The flop came QsQd6h, Jolly bet 3,500, Cunix raised to 9,000, and Jolly thought for a while before he folded.

Cunix showed 5s4c for a five-high bluff as he took the pot.

Shawn Cunix  –  268,000  (223 bb)
Brant Jolly  –  30,600  (26 bb)

Cunix was among the chipleaders earlier today, then dropped down to about 57,000, when he set a goal for himself of reaching 300K by the end of the day. He’s getting closer.


Registration has closed for the Championship, but we won’t receive the official field numbers or prizepool until all of the alternates have been seated.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 11, around 12:30 am.