Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
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2017 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
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Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,203,200
Entradas
129
Nível
79
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
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 |
Be sure to follow updates right here at PokerNews throughout the event!
Registration Closing Shortly
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The last few registrants are being verified, and then the random draw will take place.
Field Set at 129 Players
There are 129 players registered, meaning there will be one match taking place before the bracket redraws at 128 players. Kyle Bowker versus Mark Radoja is the lone "play-in" matchup. The rest of the field will return at 6 pm when the random redraw will take place, which will include the winner of Bowker and Radoja.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Kyle Bowker Takes an Early Lead over Mark Radoja in Qualifying Match
In one of the first hands of the match, Kyle Bowker raised on the button and Mark Radoja made it 3,300 in the big blind. Bowker called and they saw a flop of 
. Radoja checked, Bowker bet 1,600, and Radoja called.
The turn was the 
and Radoja checked again. Bowker bet 4,000 this time and Radoja called.
On the 
river, Radoja checked once more and Bowker put out a bet of 7,500. Radoja thought it over for a little while and folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,900 | 8,900 |
|
|
41,100 | -8,900 |
Bowker Extends
Mark Radoja raised to 700 from the button and Kyle Bowker defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
, and Bowker check-called 500 from Radoja to see the 
turn. Bowker led for 900, Radoja called, and the 
river completed the board. Bowker bet 2,800 and after a few moments, Radoja called.
Bowker tabled 
for a wheel, Radoja mucked, and Bowker collected the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000 | 5,100 |
|
|
36,000 | -5,100 |
Mark Radoja Takes the Lead
Kyle Bowker raised to 700 on the button, Mark Radoja three-bet to 2,800 in the big blind, and Bowker called.
The flop came 
and Radoja continued for 2,500. Bowker called and the 
landed on the turn. Radoja checked this time, Bowker bet 5,000, and Radoja called.
On the 
river, Radoja checked and Bowker checked back. Radoja showed 
, which was good for a straight and the pot to give him the lead.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,500 | 18,500 |
|
|
45,500 | -18,500 |
Mark Radoja Defeats Kyle Bowker
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.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | 45,500 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Bracket Set
The bracket for the remaining 128 players has been set. We'll have those matches listed shortly.
Round of 128 Set
This is the bracket of matches in list form and an actual bracket will be posted shortly before the matches begin. The Round of 128 is set to begin at 6 p.m.
| Dan Smith | vs. | Aaron Mermelstein |
| Ali Davoudi | vs. | Raymond Dandrea |
| Michel Halioua | vs. | David Rentzsch |
| Darren Elias | vs. | Alex Keating |
| Jose Tavares | vs. | Kane Kalas |
| Philip Wiszowaty | vs. | Dau Ly |
| Dimitar Danchev | vs. | Jeremy Wien |
| Ryan Riess | vs. | Goran Mandic |
| Jason Les | vs. | Chad Power |
| Patrick Leonard | vs. | Justin Bonomo |
| Doug Polk | vs. | Albert Daher |
| Sergi Reixach | vs. | Pavel Plesuv |
| Orlando Romero | vs. | Simon Lam |
| Olivier Busquet | vs. | Scott Davies |
| Faraz Jaka | vs. | Thiago Nishijima |
| Bertrand Grospellier | vs. | Kristen Bicknell |
| Richard Kirsch | vs. | Igor Yaroshevskyy |
| Erik Seidel | vs. | Carl Leckner |
| Scott Seiver | vs. | Alessandro Meoni |
| Dan Zack | vs. | Jack Duong |
| Jonathan Jaffe | vs. | Gal Yifrach |
| Chou Chou | vs. | Pablo Fernandez |
| Sorel Mizzi | vs. | Dario Sammartino |
| Paul Volpe | vs. | Brady Seeley |
| Sam Stein | vs. | Tom Marchese |
| Cary Katz | vs. | Barry Woods |
| Jan-Eric Schwippert | vs. | Brock Parker |
| Russell Thomas | vs. | Anthony Zinno |
| John Smith | vs. | Osman Ihlamur |
| Dietrich Fast | vs. | Bill Klein |
| Chris Ferguson | vs. | Daniel Merrilees |
| James Chen | vs. | Chance Kornuth |
| Yevgeniy Timoshenko | vs. | Julien Martini |
| Benjamin Geisman | vs. | Nick Petrangelo |
| Markus Gonsalves | vs. | Brandon Steven |
| Moritz Dietrich | vs. | Rainer Kempe |
| Ivan Luca | vs. | Mark Radoja |
| Richard Tuhrim | vs. | Jake Abdalla |
| Ryan Hughes | vs. | Jeffrey Wagner |
| Kitty Kuo | vs. | Jimmy Guerrero |
| Cate Hall | vs. | Sylvain Loosli |
| Taylor Paur | vs. | David Peters |
| James D'Ambrosio | vs. | Martin Kabrhel |
| Christopher Dow | vs. | Samuel Touil |
| Matthew Diehl | vs. | Ian O'Hara |
| Adrian Mateos | vs. | Daniel Negreanu |
| Eric Wasserson | vs. | Koray Aldemir |
| Jared Jaffee | vs. | Michael Ross |
| Aymon Hata | vs. | Alex Luneau |
| Michael Addamo | vs. | Alan Percal |
| Joe McKeehen | vs. | Dominik Nitsche |
| Keith Block | vs. | Andrew Lichtenberger |
| Ryan Fee | vs. | Jake Schindler |
| Laszlo Bujtas | vs. | Ruoyang Wang |
| Corey Dodd | vs. | Jason Mercier |
| Christopher Kruk | vs. | Davide Suriano |
| Jason Koon | vs. | David Benyamine |
| Stefan Schillhabel | vs. | Joe Cada |
| Chae An | vs. | Jason Mo |
| Chris Moore | vs. | Taha Maruf |
| Jason McConnon | vs. | Alan Schein |
| Ayaz Mahmood | vs. | Ben Tollerene |
| Charlie Carrel | vs. | Timothy Adams |
| Keith Lehr | vs. | Stephen Chidwick |