Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Dia 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-07 15:03 UTC-7

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2017-06-07 11:37 UTC-7

Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Kicks Off at 3 p.m.

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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Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship

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