against the 
of D'Ambrosio.The board fails to improve ElkY's hand and he is eliminated from the tournament.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level
6
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 256
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against the of D'Ambrosio.The board fails to improve ElkY's hand and he is eliminated from the tournament.
and is snap called by Benjamin Sprenger with 
.The flop came
giving Smith two pair and the lead. The turn pairs the board with the 
giving Sprenger a better two pair.The river bricked out for Smith, eliminating him from the tournament.
against the 
of Alexey Popov.The board comes
giving Popov runner-runner straight to take down the pot. Thanks to a double up on the previous hand and hitting two perfect cards on the turn and river, Alexey Popov advances to the next round.
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With the completion of their match, play has ended for the night.
Once the next round is through, all remaining 32 players will be in the money. Here's a quick look at the payouts:
Round 3 Winners (32nd - 17th) - $17,987
Round 4 Winners (16th - 9th) - $38,424
Round 5 Winners (8th - 5th) - $92,580
Round 6 Winners (4th & 3rd) - $214,289
Round 7 Winner (2nd place) - $386,636
Round 8 Winner (1st place) - $625,682
Notable eliminations include last year's champion Kenny Tran as well as Phil Hellmuth, Layne Flack, ElkY and Greg Raymer.
Players known for their heads-up game that advanced to Level 3 include Tom "Durrr" Dwan, Chris Ferguson, Vanessa Rousso and Jonathan Jaffe. For a full list of the remaining 64 players, click the "Chip Counts" tab found on the right.
Join us tomorrow at 2pm PST for the next two rounds of this heads-up championship.
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
