Day 1 of $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em
Welcome to Day 1 of Event 12: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em. This event is set to be a spectacular one with the biggest names in the game plopping down five figures for a shot at a gold bracelet and World Series of Poker glory.
Last year, Jake Cody won the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship for over $850,000 after he defeated Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the final match. This year's buy-in is 40% of last year's, but that could mean an increase in field size above the 128 entrants that last year received.
The event is set to kick off at 12:00 PM local time and Day 1 will be taking place in the Brasilia Room at the Rio. The tournament is scheduled for three rounds of matches today, beginning at noon, 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM. In similar fashion to Event 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha, players will begin with a third of their total starting stack and have two additional lammers worth 10,000 in chips each to be used as add-ons.
Already in the room we've spotted the faces of Daniel Negreanu, Scott Clements, Randy Lew, Darren Elias and Barry Woods. Get ready for another day of great poker and PokerNews will be on hand providing all of the live coverage straight from the felt to your screen.