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
Winner
Winning Hand
35
Prize
$625,682
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level Info
Level
6
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Play Ends for the Night

Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson
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.