Event #15: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
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2019 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Dias: 1
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Premiação
$1,052,800
Entries
112
Nível
83
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0
John Smith and Ben Yu Headline Sweet Sixteen in $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
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Nível 34
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
The 2019 World Series of Poker has seen Day 1 of Event #15: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship kick off with a total of 112 entries, and after an initial play-in round, two further heads-up matches in the official bracket of the last 64 were completed to reduce the field to the last 16 hopefuls.
Among them is the Heads-Up legend John Smith, as well as the bracelet winners Ben Yu, Brian Rast, 2015 champion Keith Lehr, Kristen Bicknell, and Cord Garcia. After a bye in the play-in round, Phil Hellmuth defeated 2018 runner up Jason Mcconnon only to bow out in cruel fashion in a lengthy battle with Jake Schindler in the final round of the night.
Defending champion Justin Bonomo also fell short in his bid to win the event for the second year running after he was eliminated by Scott Baumstein.
All players that advanced to the second day will have one further duel to win in order to earn a share of the $572,800 prize pool and get one step closer to the elusive gold bracelet. The round of the last 16 is scheduled to kick off at noon local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
Round of 16 Bracket
Notable match-ups in the play-in round included Erik Seidel against Boris Kolev, Joe Cada against Doug Polk, Rainer Kempe versus Ben Yu, Chance Kornuth against Thomas Boivin and Alex Foxen facing Dario Sammartino. Kolev also beat Layne Flack, but could not get past Kristen Bicknell, while Boivin came up short against Ole Schemion and Sammartino was eliminated in the next match by Ricky Guan.
Other notables that failed to reach the official bracket were Joe McKeehen, 2017 champion Adrian Mateos, Dominik Nitsche, Julien Martini, Cary Katz, and David Peters,
Cord Garcia first knocked out Anton Morgenstern and also sent Nick Schulman to the rail in order to make it to the last 16. Ricky Guan had tricky matchups against Lucas Reeves, Dario Sammartino, and Manig Loeser, which he all beat to also advance to the second day.
Patrick Leonard defeated Doug Polk, however, Austrian High Roller regular Matthias Eibinger would be his nemesis in the next round. In a standard flip, Leonard got it in with nines against ace-ten and Eibinger spiked a ten each on the flop, turn and river to make quads.
Other epic run outs in the early morning hours would be preserved for the final two matches to finish. John Smith had a tough match against Mark Burford and needed to get lucky when he was all in with jack-ten against king-jack suited, as Burford had top pair, the same gutshot and a flush draw on top. Smith got there with a blank ten on the river to make trips and then won the duel with quads against a flush.
Last but not least, the stage was set for the duel between Phil Hellmuth and Jake Schindler. Both had endured long matches in the previous round and were the last to finish. Hellmuth first folded against an overbet by Schindler and got it in with aces against jack-eight for an open-ended straight draw on the flop. The river came a queen to improve Schindler to a straight and Hellmuth became the last casualty of the day.
Once all the paperwork was done, Schindler left the tournament area with a big smile on the face and will be back at noon Thursday when the sweet sixteen play their money bubble matches. Tune back into PokerNews then to find out who makes it through to the next stage.
Bracket Results From Day 1
Nível 34
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Schindler Busts Hellmuth in Epic Fashion
Nível 34
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Phil Hellmuth limped in on the button and Jake Schindler gave it some thought but opted to check it. The flop came 
and Schindler checked to Hellmuth who bet 15,000. Schindler check-raised all in and Hellmuth used two hands to pile his chips in the middle for around 140,000.
Jake Schindler: 
Phil Hellmuth: 
Schindler flopped an open-ended straight draw and Hellmuth stood up from his chair. The 
on the turn changed nothing and there was a pause before the dealer revealed the 
on the river. "Un-fucking-believable!" Hellmuth shouted. Schindler made his straight to crack Hellmuth's aces in the last match of the day.
"Are you kidding me? How do you reward that?" Hellmuth continued to spat. Schindler remained in his seat and the dealer just stared into Hellmuth's eyes. "Good game, man," Hellmuth said as he stormed through the doors of the Amazon Room.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 165,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Smith Makes Quads to Advance to Round of 16
Nível 34
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Mark Burford limped from the button and John Smith checked his option in the big blind
The flop was 
and Smith check-called 12,000 from Burford.
The turn was the 
and Smith check-called 25,000 from Burford.
The river was the 
, Smith led out for 65,000, Burford raised all in for 154,000 and Smith called.
Burford showed 
for a flush, but Smith tabled 
for quad deuces to win the match and advance to the Round of 16.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 282,400 |
|
Eliminado |
Hellmuth Traps Schindler; Folds to River Bet
Nível 34
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
After a series of limped pots, it was Phil Hellmuth that raised to 27,000 and Jake Schindler called. On the 
flop, both players checked and Schindler also checked the 
on the turn. Hellmuth bet 23,000 and Schindler came along.
The 
fell on the river and Schindler double-checked his cards, then bet 205,000. Hellmuth only had around 165,000 behind and immediately shot out of his chair to study the board.
"Oh come on man, I have aces up. This is so sick ... I trapped him again," Hellmuth exclaimed and then folded with the words "I have big aces up."
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
165,000 | -35,000 |
Clark Tops Steven to Advance to Round of 16
Nível 34
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Brandon Steven raised all in for about 198,000 from the button and Zachary Clark called from the big blind with 
, leading Steven's 
.
The flop came down 
, giving Steven a flush draw.
However, Steven found no help from the turn nor the 
river and was eliminated.
Zachary Clark advances to the Round of 16 where he will face Matthias Eibinger.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 201,600 |
|
Eliminado |
Steven Doubles Back Into the Match
Nível 34
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Brandon Steven shipped all in for 100,800 on the button and Zachary Clark made a quick call. Steven was in rough shape when the cards were tabled and was at risk of being eliminated.
Brandon Steven:
Zachary Clark: 
The flop came 
with the deuce in the window as Steven out-flopped Clark. The 
on the turn and the on the river changed nothing and Steven nearly brought the stacks back to even.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
278,400 | -81,600 |
|
|
201,600 | 81,600 |
Nível: 34
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Lakota Punches Ticket to Round of 16
Nível 33
: 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Jan Lakota raised to 20,000 from the button, Danny Tang reraised all in for roughly 198,000 and Lakota called after a few moments with 
, racing with Tang's 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Lakota a nine-high straight to eliminate Tang and advance to the Round of 16.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 168,000 |
|
Eliminado |