Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 2 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$571,600
Entries
114
Level
58
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Day 2 of $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Begins at 12 p.m.
Welcome to PokerNews' coverage of Day 2 of Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
The starting field of 114 players is down to just 16 hopefuls, each looking to win a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $185,965.
An impressive field remains in this unique tournament, including bracelet winners Justin Bonomo, Scott Seiver, Niall Farrell, and Julien Martini. Only eight players make the money and by day's end, only four players will remain. The Round of 16 is set to begin at 12:00 p.m., so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for live updates of all of the action.
The matchup brackets are listed below:
Level: 29
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 0
Hall With Early Lead Over McConnon
Level 29
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Jason McConnon raised to 6,000 from the button and Galen Hall called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Hall check-called 4,000 from McConnon. The turn was the 
and this time Hall check-called 18,000 from McConnon. The river was the 
and both players checked.
Hall showed 
, McConnon mucked, and Hall took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000 | 35,000 |
|
365,000 | -35,000 |
Seiver Takes an Early Lead
Level 29
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Scott Seiver raised from the button to 6,000 and saw Mark McGovern three-bet to 25,000. Seiver called the bet and the two saw a flop.
The dealer spread out 
and the action was on McGovern.
McGovern put out a bet of 18,000 and Seiver called again, so the dealer put the on the table. The turn made McGovern bet 30,000 and after Seiver peeked at his cards, he made the call.
McGovern decided to check on the 
river, only to see Seiver take the lead and bet 75,000. After a while and after another peek at his cards, McGovern made the call but saw that Seiver had the best hand with 
and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000 | 150,000 |
|
250,000 | -150,000 |
Farrell Starts Well
Level 29
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Niall Farrell won the first bigger showdown over on the feature table and proceeded to win the second bigger pot without showdown against Justin Bonomo.
Bonomo had raised to 5,300 and Farrell called. Both players checked the 
flop and Farrell bet the 
turn for 6,000, Bonomo called. On the 
river, Farrell bet 35,000 and Bonomo folded.
The second feature table has not yet started. Jan-Eric Schwippert is expected to show up there shortly with his scheduled opponent Julien Martini currently waiting for him to arrive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
448,000 | 48,000 |
|
352,000 | -48,000 |
Morris Doubles Up to Take the Lead
Level 29
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Following the river of a 
board with 120,000 in the pot, Daniel McAulay (with 80,000 committed already) was in the tank in the big blind, facing an all-in shove from Nicolai Morris on the button for 250,800.
McAulay thought a little while longer before he called, but mucked when Morris tabled 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
621,600 | 221,600 |
|
178,400 | -221,600 |
Martijn Gerrits With the Early Advantage
Level 29
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Martijn Gerrits raised to 6,000 and Kane Kalas called the bet. The flop was 
and both players checked. Kalas then bet out 9,000 on the 
turn and Gerrits called.
Both players checked again on the river and Gerrits showed , as Kalas quickly flashed 
.
"Wow, no value?" said Kalas, as he lost another pot to Gerrits.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000 | 15,000 |
|
250,000 | -15,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Goldberg Leading Burns
Level 30
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Gregory Goldberg opened to 7,500 from the button and Kahle Burns defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Burns check-called 7,500 from Goldberg. The turn was the and both players checked, resulting in the 
river completing the board. Burns checked, Goldberg bet 18,000, and Burns folded after some thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000 | 45,000 |
|
355,000 | -45,000 |