Ryan Riess raised to 4,300 from the button, Kane Kalas three-bet to 14,600 from the big blind, and Riess called.
The flop came down , and Kalas continued for 17,500. Riess raised to 43,700, and Kalas called. The turn was the , Kalas checked, Riess bet effectively 105,000, and Kalas folded.
Hand #1:
Adrian Mateos raised to 3,000, and Eric Wasserson called.
The flop came , and Wasserson checked. Mateos bet 2,000, and Wasserson called. The turn came the , and Wasserson checked. Mateos bet 8,000, and Wasserson folded.
Hand #2:
Wasserson raised to 3,000, and Mateos made it 11,000. Wasserson folded, and Mateos took the pot preflop.
Ryan Hughes was on the button and raised to 3,000. Ivan Luca was in the big blind and raised to 8,000. Luca called.
The flop was . Luca checked to Hughes, and he bet 9,000. Luca then check-raised to 24,000, and Hughes called. The turn was the , and Luca checked again. Hughes bet 16,000, and Luca called. The river was the , and both players checked. Luca tabled , and Hughes sent his cards into the muck.
Michel Halioua raised to 2,400 from the button, Dan Smith three-bet to 9,500 from the big blind, and Halioua called.
The flop came down , and Smith continued for 7,000. Halioua raised to 17,000, Smith called, and the fell on the turn. Smith checked to Halioua, who bet 26,000. After a few moments, Smith check-raised to 75,000. Halioua called to see the on the river, and Smith shoved with a slightly larger stack.
Halioua called all in for about 65,000 after about three seconds, but he mucked instantly when Smith tabled for a flush to win the pot, defeat Halioua, and become the first player to make the money.
Mickey DoftErik Seidel in the Hunt for Bracelet #9
Welcome to Day 2 of coverage of Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
There are 32 players remaining from a starting field of 129, each looking to capture a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $336,656.
Among those left in the field include eight-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Erik Seidel, five-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier, past WSOP Main Event champions Joe Cada, Ryan Riess, and Joe McKeehen, and bracelet winners Adrian Mateos, Chance Kornuth, Ryan Hughes, Taylor Paur, Jack Duong, Ryan Fee and Thiago Nishijima.
Some of the biggest names in the game without a bracelet are also still in the hunt. Dan Smith, Olivier Busquet, Dario Sammartino, Jason Les, Russell Thomas and Eric Wasserson have all come close in the past, and their first bracelet is just five heads-up match victories away.
Only 16 players make the money and by night's end, only four players will remain. The Round of 32 is set to begin at 3:00 p.m., so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for live updates of all of the action.
The matchup brackets are listed below:
Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
, and Kalas continued for 17,500. Riess raised to 43,700, and Kalas called. The turn was the 
, Kalas checked, Riess bet effectively 105,000, and Kalas folded.
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, and Wasserson checked. Mateos bet 2,000, and Wasserson called. The turn came the 
, and Wasserson checked. Mateos bet 8,000, and Wasserson folded.
, and Luca checked again. Hughes bet 16,000, and Luca called. The river was the 
, and both players checked. Luca tabled 
, and Hughes sent his cards into the muck.
, and Smith continued for 7,000. Halioua raised to 17,000, Smith called, and the 
on the river, and Smith shoved with a slightly larger stack.
for a flush to win the pot, defeat Halioua, and become the first player to make the money.
