Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship

Day 2 Started

06-20-2014 12:50 UTC-7

Seidel and Negreanu Among the Final 16

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Welcome to Day 2 of PokerNews' coverage of Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. The starting field of of 136 entrants is down to just 16 players, each looking to capture a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the $335,553 first-place prize.

Here are the matches for the Round of 16:

Name	vs	Name
Erik Seidel	-	Scott Baumstein
Max Silver	-	Sam Stein
Jason Koon	-	Dee Tiller
Alberto Gomez	-	Scott Davies
Tommy Chen	-	Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Colman	-	Taylor Paur
Davide Suriano	-	Serkan Kurnaz
John Smith	-	Ankush Mandavia

Play is scheduled to resume at 1 p.m. and will continue until either four or two players remain. Keep it locked here all day for up-to-the-minute coverage!

Level: 1

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

06-20-2014 13:07 UTC-7

The Bracket

Happy_Freaked

Level 1 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Match	Round of 16	Round of 8	Round of 4	Final
1	Erik Seidel
	Scott Baumstein
		vs.
2	Max Silver
	Sam Stein
			vs.
3	Jason Koon
	Dee Tiller
		vs.
4	Alberto Gomez
	Scott Davies
				vs.
5	Tommy Chen
	Daniel Negreanu
		vs.
6	Daniel Colman
	Taylor Paur
			vs.
7	Davide Suriano
	Serkan Kurnaz
		vs.
8	John Smith
	Ankush Mandavia

06-20-2014 13:13 UTC-7

Chen Leads Negreanu Early

Mickey Doft

Level 1 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With the board reading , Tommy Chen bet 62,000 from the big blind. Daniel Negreanu raised to 192,000 on the button, and after a few moments Chen reraised to 337,000. Negreanu went into the tank for a bit, but ultimately folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Chen	705,000	225,000
Daniel Negreanu	255,000	-225,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Tommy Chen

06-20-2014 13:18 UTC-7

Early Lead For Smith

Happy_Freaked

Level 1 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

John Smith, the man who busted Phil Ivey late last night in the last-to-complete match of the previous round, is off to a great start against heads-up specialist Ankush Mandavia.

We just saw a board on the table when Mandavia called Smith's 37,000-chip bet. Smith tabled and Mandavia tapped the table in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Smith	570,000	90,000
Ankush Mandavia	390,000	-90,000

Tags: Ankush Mandavia John Smith

06-20-2014 13:21 UTC-7

Negreanu Makes a Straight

Happy_Freaked

Level 1 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Tommy Chen raised to 9,000 from the button and Daniel Negreanu called. The flop brought out and Negreanu check-called another 9,000.

The turn was the and Negreanu checked again to Chen who bet 22,000. Negreanu paused before making the call, then on the river the popped up.

Negreanu checked and then quickly called Chen's 62,000-chip bet. Chen tabled and that was no good against the Canadian's for a rivered straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Chen	628,000	-77,000
Daniel Negreanu	332,000	77,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Tommy Chen

Level: 2

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

06-20-2014 13:32 UTC-7

Scoreboard

Mickey Doft

Level 2 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Serkan Kurnaz (500,000) leads Davide Suriano (460,000)
John Smith (600,000) leads Ankush Mandavia (360,000)
Daniel Colman (600,000) leads Taylor Paur (360,000)
Dee Tiller (560,000) leads Jason Koon (400,000)
Scott Davies (540,000) leads Alberto Gomez (420,000)
Max Silver (500,000) leads Sam Stein (460,000)
Scott Baumstein (505,000) leads Erik Seidel (455,000)

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Colman	600,000	120,000
John Smith	600,000	30,000
Dee Tiller	560,000	80,000
Scott Davies	540,000	60,000
Scott Baumstein	505,000	25,000
Serkan Kurnaz	500,000	20,000
Sam Stein	460,000	-20,000
Davide Suriano	460,000	-20,000
Erik Seidel	455,000	-25,000
Alberto Gomez	420,000	-60,000
Jason Koon	400,000	-80,000
Taylor Paur	360,000	-120,000
Ankush Mandavia	360,000	-30,000