Day 2 of Event #16, the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Enters the Round of 32
After full day of heads-up action here at the Rio pared the field from 162 players to the Round of 32, we are set to begin Day 2 of the the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Many of the most respected pros in the game entered this event with hopes of proving their heads-up mettle, and with a $331,190 prize awaiting our winner, every one of them brought their best game.
Among the notable names to fall on Day 1 were Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Selbst, Jonathan Duhamel, Tom Marchese, Dario Minieri, Ben Lamb, and Paul Volpe. The fact that so many decorated pros of this stature came up short speaks to the high level of skill that this event attracts every year, and today's Round of 32 will feature many of the best players in the world today.
Headlining the fourth round of competition today will be the WSOP's all-time bracelet winner, and poker's most polarizing personality, Phil Hellmuth. Looking to add another gold bracelet to to his record setting haul, Hellmuth is just five heads-up matches away from his ultimate goal.
There are several other top-flight professionals joining Hellmuth in the Round of 32, including Jason Mercier, Phil Galfond, Michael Mizrachi, Melanie Weisner, Sam Trickett, and Justin Bonomo.
The full table draw can be found below, and for the 16 to players who emerge from this extremely tough segment of the tournament bracket, a cash of $26,237 awaits. From there the payouts will double each time the field is halved, until our last two competitors sit across the table to play for a gold bracelet, and $331,190 in prize money.
Round of 32
| Player | vs. | Player |
|---|---|---|
| AP Phahurat | - | Melanie Weisner |
| Fabrizio Gonzalez | - | Randy Lew |
| Phil Galfond | - | John Parker |
| Ben Sulsky | - | Michael Mizrachi |
| Micah Raskin | - | Craig Bergeron |
| Ali Eslami | - | Don Nguyen |
| Bryan Pellegrino | - | Markus Gonsalves |
| Keith Block | - | Sean Winter |
| Justin Smith | - | Alexander Venovski |
| Ankush Mandavia | - | Mark Radoja |
| Thiago Nishijima | - | Phil Hellmuth |
| Marc-Andre Ladouceur | - | Sam Trickett |
| Russell Rosenblum | - | Joel Micka |
| Sam Stein | - | Davidi Kitai |
| Warwick Mirzikinian | - | Keven Stammen |
| Justin Bonomo | - | Jason Mercier |
Stay with PokerNews throughout the day as we play from 32 to our final four, here at one of poker's most prestigious heads-up tournaments in the world.