It's the first ever PKR Heads Up Grand Slam tournament!
Players receive 10,000 chips with blinds starting at 50/100 and increasing every 30 minutes.
Featuring numerous stars including Annette Obrestad, Peter Eastgate, Tom Dwan, Luke Schwartz and JC Tran, this is a knock-out tournament over three days.
Finnish qualifier Jonas Westerlund has had a good stack against Juha Helppi, he just showed down for a rivered wheel when Helppi could only flash on a board.
Annette Obrestad has dropped back down to just about 5,500 after missing a straight flush draw and having to fold to a bet from Ian Frazier on the river. Frazier now has a 3:1 lead.
On the feature table, Luke Schwartz and Yevgeniy Timshenko are amicably chatting about staking people. This match has yet to see too much fireworks, but Schwartz appears to have the early edge.
A slightly more sedate HU encounter this, players are just feeling each other out right now. Naujoks just called a raise to 225 from George and fired out 325 on the which took down the pot.
Andreas Johansson, the qualifier, and Antonio Estfandiari have taken up one of the new tables.
Meanwhile Sandra Naujoks has taken a 2:1 chip lead in her game against Sammy George.
Timoshenko and Schwartz continued an affable chat after the end of their match, debating the final hand with Schwartz wondering if he could've got away from the hand.
after a Frazier check, but the Englishman calls.
and it's checked to Obrestad again, she bets 800 this time but Frazier again decides to call.
river and Obrestad shows 
, Frazier mucks.
for a rivered wheel when Helppi could only flash 
on a 
board.
which took down the pot.
and Ian Frazier is the first player, he'll meet the winner of John Tabatabai against Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliot.
and playing for his tournament life against Schwartz' 
.
