Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-13-2009 20:37 UTC-12

James D'Ambrosio Defeats ElkY

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Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier was all in for 33,000 before the flop with {K-?}

against the {A-?}

of D'Ambrosio.

The board fails to improve ElkY's hand and he is eliminated from the tournament.

06-13-2009 20:44 UTC-12

Benjamin Sprenger Defeats Gavin Smith

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Gavin Smith moves all in for {Q-Spades}

and is snap called by Benjamin Sprenger with {A-Clubs}

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The flop came {Q-Clubs}

giving Smith two pair and the lead. The turn pairs the board with the {7-Hearts}

giving Sprenger a better two pair.

The river bricked out for Smith, eliminating him from the tournament.

06-13-2009 20:54 UTC-12

From Short Stack to Winner: Alexey Popov Advances

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Kenneth Middleton is all in before the flop with {A-Diamonds}

against the {A-Spades}

of Alexey Popov.

The board comes {10-Spades}

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.

06-13-2009 21:07 UTC-12

Play Ends for the Night

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All round two matches have come to a close, ending Day 1 of the $10,000 Heads Up Championship. 256 players started the day, and after two rounds only 64 are left.

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