Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Dia 3 Começado
Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Dia 3 Começado
After the play-in round and four heads-up duels, the field of 114 entries has been whittled down to the final four in Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship . The coveted gold bracelet, as well as a payday of $185,965, is reserved for the eventual champion.
All remaining four players have $73,179 locked up for the efforts, while the runner-up in the final will go home with a payday of $114,933.
After an incredible start into the current year, all eyes are set on the American Justin Bonomo, who will aim to win his second WSOP bracelet today. He faces Dutchman Martijn Gerrits in the first semifinal at 12 noon local time on the ESPN Main Stage.
Around 1:30 p.m. local time (depending on the duration of the first match), the second semifinal will kick off with Spain's Juan Pardo Dominguez battling British heads-up specialist Jason McConnon for a spot in the final.
Pardo hasn't been a slouch at the poker tables this year, and he will aim to follow in the footsteps of his fellow countryman Adrian Mateos who won this very event in 2017 after defeating John Smith in the final. Meanwhile the online grinder McConnon will cross $1 million in cashes in 2018.
Below is a chart that highlights the path of each of the four finalists so far:
Round | Martijn Gerrits | Justin Bonomo | Jason McConnon | Juan Pardo Dominguez |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Play-In" Round | received a bye | David Peters | Peter Neff | David Cabrera Polop |
Round of 64 | Sam Higgs | David Laka | Adrien Allain | Brian Green |
Round of 32 | Ryan Riess | Jake Schindler | Faraz Jaka | Sam Stein |
Round of 16 | Kane Kalas | Niall Farrell | Galen Hall | Jason Mo |
Round of 8 | Jan-Eric Schwippert | Mark McGovern | Kahle Burns | Nicolai Morris |
The PokerNews live reporting team will provide hand-for-hand coverage of all three heads-up duels until a champion is crowned, and the action can also be followed on the PokerGO stream.
Justin Bonomo and Martijn Gerrits have taken their seats and cards will be in the air shortly.
Nível: 43
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Hand #1: Martijn Gerrits raised to 30,000 and Justin Bonomo called to see a flop of . Both players checked. The fell on the turn and Bonomo checked as did Gerrits. The appeared on the river and both players checked again. Bonomo showed and won the first pot.
Hand #2: Bonomo raised to 26,000 and Gerrits folded.
Hand #3: Gerrits limped in and Bonomo checked. On the flop, Bonomo checked and folded to a bet of 12,000 by Gerrits.
Hand #4: Bonomo made it 26,000 to go and Gerrits folded.
Hand #5: Gerrits limped the button and Bonomo checked. The flop came and the action went check-check. On the turn, Bonomo bet 12,000 and Gerrits called. After the river, Bonomo bet 60,000 and Gerrits gave it some thought before folding.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo
|
1,666,000 | 66,000 |
Martijn Gerrits | 1,534,000 | -66,000 |
Hand #6: Justin Bonomo raised to 26,000 from the button and Martijn Gerrits called from the big blind. They checked to the turn of a board where Gerrits bet 26,000. Bonomo folded and Gerrits won the pot.
Hand #7: Gerrits limped his button and Bonomo checked his option. The flop came down , Bonomo checked, Gerrits bet 12,000, Bonomo check-raised to 45,000, and Gerrits folded.
Hand #8: Bonomo raised to 26,000 from the button and Gerrits defended his big blind. The flop came down and Gerrits check-folded to Bonomo's continuation bet of 15,000.
Hand #9: Gerrits opened to 30,000 from the button and Bonomo called from the big blind. They checked to the turn of a board where Bonomo bet 20,000. Gerrits folded.
Hand #10: Bonomo raised to 26,000 from the button and Gerrits folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo
|
1,732,000 | 66,000 |
Martijn Gerrits | 1,468,000 | -66,000 |
Hand #11: Martijn Gerrits opened the action with a raise to 30,000 and Justin Bonomo folded.
Hand #12: Bonomo raised to 26,000 and Gerrits folded.
Hand #13: Gerrits made it 30,000 to go and Bonomo three-bet big, making it 150,000 to go. Gerrits folded with a smile on the face and both players engaged in some table chat.
Hand #14: Bonomo raised to 26,000 and Gerrits called. The flop came and Gerrits checked. Bonomo continued for 15,000 and that ended the hand right there.
Hand #15: A walk for Bonomo.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo
|
1,794,000 | 62,000 |
Martijn Gerrits | 1,406,000 | -62,000 |
Hand #16: Justin Bonomo raised to 26,000 from the button and Martijn Gerrits folded his big blind.
Hand #17: Bonomo received a walk.
Hand #18: Bonomo raised to 26,000 from the button and Gerrits called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Gerrits check-called 15,000 from Bonomo. The turn was the , both players checked, and the river completed the board and both checked again.
Bonomo tabled , besting Gerrits' to win the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo
|
1,853,000 | 59,000 |
Martijn Gerrits | 1,347,000 | -59,000 |
Nível: 44
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Hand #19: Martijn Gerrits limped his button and Justin Bonomo checked his option.
The flop fell , and Bonomo check-folded to a bet of 16,000 from Gerrits.
Hand #20: Bonomo raised to 35,000 from the button and Gerrits called from the big blind.
The flop came down , Gerrits checked, Bonomo bet 20,000, and Gerrits called. Both players proceeded to check the turn and river.
Gerrits tabled for two pair and Bonomo mucked.
Hand #21: Gerrits opened to 35,000 from the button, Bonomo three-bet to 160,000 from the big blind, Gerrits four-bet to 400,000, and Bonomo called.
The flop fell , Bonomo checked, Gerrits shoved for 1,018,000, and Bonomo folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Martijn Gerrits | 1,818,000 | 471,000 |
Justin Bonomo
|
1,382,000 | -471,000 |