. Gabe Kaplan called with 
and quickly took the lead on a flop of 
.Chan was drawing to a non-heart king and couldn't get there as the board ran out
. Look for Kaplan to face off against Joe Hachem when play resumes tomorrow.
2010 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship
$20,000 Heads-up Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2010 NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Buy-in
$20,000
Prize Pool
$1,280,000
Total Entries
64
Players Left 1 / 64
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. Gabe Kaplan called with and quickly took the lead on a flop of .Chan was drawing to a non-heart king and couldn't get there as the board ran out
. Look for Kaplan to face off against Joe Hachem when play resumes tomorrow.
was called by Nguyen's 
.When had plenty of outs going into the river. The board developed
. Nguyen could win with a 5, 6, 7, or 9. It was the 
on the river that sealed his victory."Thank you, baby" Nguyen said to the dealer, shaking his hand. Nguyen then blew a kiss to the gallery and cleared the set.
and was met with a snap-call by de Korver, who showed 
. Two kings on the flop caused Sexton to stand from his chair and prepare for his departure. He was drawing dead after the turn.De Korver gave a short fist pump, shook Sexton's hands, and then shook hands with a friend sweating him on the rail. He'll be back tomorrow for Round 2.
to Hachem's 
.This time, Hachem increased his lead on a flop of
and sealed the win with the 
on the turn. The river was meaningless and Rice was eliminated while Hachem will return tomorrow.
and was well ahead of Rice's 
. Hachem lost the lead on the flop, which fell
and couldn't recover when the turn and river came 
. Hachem shipped his chips across the felt while Rice called for a drink.
. Kaplan was in the lead with two pair, 
, against Kaplan's 
. Everyone in the gallery let out a disappointed "Ohhhh!" when the turn came to give Chan three aces. He doubled up and now has the chip lead against Kaplan.
. Ivey, non-plussed as ever, tabled and waited for the flop.There was lots of murmuring and laughter as the flop came
to give Ivey top pair and Smith the nut flush draw. The 
turn gave Smith a few more outs to secure the double-up. But the 
river propelled Ivey to Day 2.After Ivey and Smith shook hands, Ivey passed by Barry Greenstein and Greenstein's son Nathan. "I made it," said Ivey with a smile. He addressed Nathan directly and said, "I think you need to be here. You counteract the bad luck."
On his way off the set, Ivey stopped to sign autographs for a couple of U.S. Marines.
What is important is that Phil Gordon eliminated Durrrr from this year's Heads-Up Championship after calling the online phenom's preflop push.
Durrrr showed
and was racing Gordon's 
. Gordon called out for "one time" before the flop to which Phil Laak, sitting at the next table, piped up "No, one more time." Gordon's hand held through the flop which fell 
and remained good as the turn and river brought the and .
.Negreanu showed
for two pair, but Mercier’s 
gave him the stronger hand. The 
on the river provided no help for Negreanu who’s 2010 National Heads Up Championship came to a quick end.
