Chris Hunichen Wins First Bracelet in WSOP $100,000 Excessive Curler

One of many loudest remaining tables of the 2024 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) to this point, one outlined by two-outers, three-outers and a rail whose power could be onerous to match, wrapped up tonight with longtime high-stakes professional Chris Hunichen profitable his first bracelet and a career-high rating of $2,838,389 in Occasion #47: $100,000 Excessive Curler No-Restrict Maintain’em.

“Nobody’s ever due in poker, however I really feel like a was due,” Hunichen advised PokerNews in a winner’s interview. “And I’ve been on this place a pair instances, received unfortunate, a pair seconds. It was my time.”

Hunichen’s poker resume features a runner-up end in a 2022 on-line $25,000 Excessive Curler price $1.3 million and a 3rd place within the 2022 $250,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler for $1.9 million, however a bracelet had eluded “Massive Huni.” Of the six gamers who returned for Day 3, solely Hunichen and on-line Swedish wizard Viktor “Isildur1” Blom lacked bracelets.

Blom completed third for $1,311,091 only a week faraway from a third-place end within the $50,000 Excessive Curler, whereas Jeremy Ausmus was denied a seventh bracelet with a runner-up end price $1,892,260.

Occasion #47: $100,000 Excessive Curler No-Restrict Maintain’em Ultimate Desk Outcomes

Room Erupts After Two-Outer for Massive Huni

The $100,000 Excessive Curler appeared like Ausmus’ match to win as he doubled by way of fourth-place finisher Probability Kornuth within the first hand of the day shortly earlier than sending Justin Saliba out in sixth place. Ausmus, who earlier within the week joked on social media about how effectively he runs on the WSOP, went on to double by way of Hunichen, regardless of his queen-jack being dominated by the eventual champion’s ace-jack.

It regarded like all the pieces would go Ausmus’ approach as Hunichen discovered himself all in with pocket fives in opposition to the ace-jack of fortunate Ausmus, who hit an ace on the flip to depart Hunichen drawing to 2 outs. However the luck issue shifted as Hunichen hit a 5 on the river because the screams from his rail resonated by way of the Horseshoe Occasion Heart.

“That was insane,” mentioned Hunichen. “I received it in earlier ace-jack off to his queen-jack suited. He hit a straight for an enormous pot, it could’ve given me like 65% of the chips in play … It form of felt prefer it was his day. All the things was beginning to go his approach. After which that magical rivered 5. The place erupted, and now I’ve slightly little bit of life and we’re again within the recreation.”

“All the things was beginning to go his approach. After which that magical rivered 5. The place erupted”

With out query, Hunichen’s rail was a predominant character within the Day 3 motion. “Jeremy is so handsome!” somebody from Hunichen’s camp yelled at one level within the day. “That is essentially the most collectively good-looking heads-up match!”

Did having one of many rowdiest rails of the summer season assist Hunichen safe the career-defining victory?

“Oh completely. They convey all that power. Everytime I hit a card you heard the place go loopy. Plus, it will get within the heads of the opposite guys slightly bit … Everybody had bracelets, they’re all skilled. Something to throw them slightly of their recreation is a big factor for me.”

“These are my boys, all my buddies. My spouse was in a position to present up after my child’s soccer camp. These are all my homies, we reside for this shit.”

Hunichen additionally paid tribute to his late father, who handed away final summer season.

Delivery of Sauron?

As he battled in opposition to “Isuldur1,” Hunichen’s rail took it upon themselves to coin Hunichen as “Sauron” as a approach of poking enjoyable on the Swede’s Lord of the Rings-inspired nickname.

Not like within the Tolkien trilogy, Sauron defeated Isuldur this time round as Blom’s king-jack misplaced out to Hunichen’s ace-seven to arrange a lopsided heads-up battle between Hunichen and Ausmus.

As as to if the brand new nickname will stick, Hunichen mentioned “we’ll see.”

“When my buddy gained a bracelet final 12 months, we began speaking about Phil Hellmuth (being) dressed like a Spice Woman. That caught fairly good, that went viral. We’ll see what occurs.”

Ausmus managed to spike a three-outer to remain alive and finally took the lead earlier than a remaining hand that received all in on the flop with Ausmus holding an overpair to Hunichen’s prime pair. The flip saved Ausmus forward, however rivered journeys gave Hunichen the victory as his rail saved the power they’d maintained all day.

Hunichen is thought for his annual Fourth of July events and mentioned this 12 months’s festivities on the heels of his seven-figure rating would be the greatest of all.

“It higher be,” he mentioned. “In any other case, I failed at it. In case you ain’t coming, you’re lacking out.”