Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship is set to begin today at 3 p.m. This event is sure to draw several top pros. Last year, 153 players entered, and Florida recreational player Alan Percal had to survive matches against tough opponents including Brian Rast, Jeff Gross and Olivier Busquet to win WSOP gold along with the $320,574 top prize.
This year's three-day event has a cap of 512 players and registration will close when the first draw begins. The first three rounds will take place on Day 1 at 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. with breaks between matches and levels lasting 20 minutes each. In the following table, you can see results from the Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship from the past decade.
Year
Buy-in
Entries
Champion
Earnings
Runner-Up
2007
$5,000
392
Dan Schreiber
$425,594
Mark Muchnik
2008
$10,000
256
Kenny Tran
$539,056
Alec Torelli
2009
$10,000
256
Leo Wolpert
$625,682
John Duthie
2010
$10,000
256
Ayaz Mahmood
$625,682
Ernst Schmejkal
2011
$25,000
128
Jake Cody
$851,192
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
2012
$10,000
152
Brian Hastings
$371,498
Jason Mo
2013
$10,000
162
Mark Radoja
$331,190
Don Nguyen
2014
$10,000
136
Davide Suriano
$335,553
Sam Stein
2015
$10,000
143
Keith Lehr
$334,440
Paul Volpe
2016
$10,000
153
Alan Percal
$320,574
John Smith
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Mark Radoja raised to 1,000 from the button, Kyle Bowker three-bet 3,000 from the big blind, and Radoja called.
The flop fell and Bowker continued for 3,200. Radoja called to see the turn, and Bowker bet 7,000. Radoja called, the river completed the board, and Bowker shoved for roughly 29,500. Radoja called instantly.
Bowker turned over for aces and deuces, but Radoja tabled for aces and tens to win the pot and defeat Bowker.
With about 3,500 in the pot and the board reading Doug Polk was all in for 26,300. Albert Dahr called and Polk tabled . Rather shocked, Dahr showed . Insane cooler as both players make full house. Polk is now in the lead for the first time in the match.
Keith Block raised to 5,200 on the button, and Andrew Lichtenberger went all in from the big blind. Block called for his remaining 41,000, and they showed down.
Lichtenberger:
Block:
It was a coin flip, but Lichtenberger took the lead on the flop. The turn and the river couldn't save Block, and he was eliminated.
Just after that, Justin Bonomo defeated Patrick Leonard to advance to the next round, which is about to get started.
Cary Katz and Barry Woods got it all in preflop, with Katz showing and Woods tabling .
The flop was , giving Katz a set, and the turn was the , clinching it one card early. The river was the , and both players shook hands after a long battle that saw them evenly matched throughout.
Kristen Bicknell limped on the button, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier checked his option.
The flop came , and Grospellier checked. Bicknell bet 3,000, and Grospellier called. On the turn, Grospellier checked, Bicknell bet 7,000, and Grospellier called. The river was the , and Grospellier checked again. This time, Bicknell bet 15,000, and Grospellier thought for over three minutes before he called.
Bicknell showed for a missed straight draw, and Grospellier's was good for a pair of nines and the pot.
Down to 17,000, Bicknell got her remaining chips in with in the big blind a short while later, and Grospellier held . Grospellier hit a three on the flop and held up. He moved right into his next match, while Bicknell was eliminated.
With about 9,000 in the pot and the board reading on the turn, Ruoyang Wang checked. Ryan Fee bet 7,000, and Wang check-raised to 25,000. Fee called.
The river was the , and Wang checked. Fee thought for a moment, then announced an all in for 53,300. Wang deliberated for quite a while and eventually said he just couldn't fold such a big hand. He called, and Fee tabled for a straight. Wang flashed his hand to Fee and he said, "I was really lucky."
With about 50,000 in the pot and the board reading , Jason Mercier was facing a bet of 34,000, which was roughly 75 percent of his remaining chips. After several minutes agonizing over the decision, Mercier pushed some chips forward and called. He showed , and it was good, vaulting him into the chip lead in his match.
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and Bowker continued for 3,200. Radoja called to see the 
turn, and Bowker bet 7,000. Radoja called, the 
river completed the board, and Bowker shoved for roughly 29,500. Radoja called instantly.
for aces and deuces, but Radoja tabled 
for aces and tens to win the pot and defeat Bowker.
Doug Polk was all in for 26,300. Albert Dahr called and Polk tabled 
. Rather shocked, Dahr showed 
. Insane cooler as both players make full house. Polk is now in the lead for the first time in the match.
flop. The 
, giving Katz a set, and the turn was the 
, and both players shook hands after a long battle that saw them evenly matched throughout.
, and Grospellier checked again. This time, Bicknell bet 15,000, and Grospellier thought for over three minutes before he called. 
for a missed straight draw, and Grospellier's 
was good for a pair of nines and the pot. 
in the big blind a short while later, and Grospellier held 
. Grospellier hit a three on the 
, and Wang checked. Fee thought for a moment, then announced an all in for 53,300. Wang deliberated for quite a while and eventually said he just couldn't fold such a big hand. He called, and Fee tabled 
, and Wang tabled 
. The board ran out 
, and Touil tabled