2019 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
$186,356
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,052,800
Entries
112
Level Info
Level
83
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0

Hand #11-14: Garcia's Aces Cracked

Level 68 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Cord Garcia
Cord Garcia

Hand #11: Sean Swingruber raised to 31,000 from the button and Cord Garcia folded.

Hand #12: Cord Garcia raised to 26,000 from the button, Sean Swingruber three-bet to 74,000 from the big blind and Garcia folded.

Hand #13: Sean Swingruber raised to 31,000 from the button, Cord Garcia three-bet to 91,000 from the big blind and Swingruber called.

The flop was {q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Garcia continued for 100,000 and Swingruber called.

The turn was the {k-Hearts}, Garcia checked, Swingruber bet 185,000 and Garcia called.

The river was the {j-Spades}, Garcia checked, Swingruber bet 260,000 and Garcia called.

Swingruber tabled {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for queens and jacks, Garcia showed a defeated {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and Swingruber won the pot.

The blinds increased to 8,000/16,000

Hand #14: (The button was not moved) Sean Swingruber raised to 38,000 from the button and Cord Garcia called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a {5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} board where Garcia check-folded to a Swingruber bet of 25,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Swingruber us
Sean Swingruber
2,730,000
710,000
710,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
1,110,000
-710,000
-710,000

Tags: Cord GarciaSean Swingruber

Keith Lehr Eliminated in the Semifinals ($73,333); Ben Yu Advances

Level 67 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Keith Lehr
Keith Lehr

Hand #81: Keith Lehr raised all in for 670,000 from the button and Ben Yu called from the big blind with {k-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, leading Lehr's {q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

The flop came down {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}, giving Yu a bigger lead with sevens and sixes.

The {4-Diamonds} turn fell, giving Lehr a few extra outs with an open-ended straight draw.

The river was the {9-Hearts}, no help to Lehr, locking up the victory for Yu.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
3,840,000
670,000
670,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben YuKeith Lehr

Hands #72-77: Lehr Doubles from 10 Big Blinds

Level 66 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Keith Lehr Ben Yu
Keith Lehr Ben Yu

Hand #72: Ben Yu announced all in on the button with Keith Lehr being down to just 13 big blinds but Lehr quickly sent his cards to the muck.

Hand #73: Lehr folded his button and Yu received another walk.

Hand #74: Yu shipped all in on the button again and Lehr could not find a hand to go with.

Hand #75: Lehr folded the button again as he slipped to just 10 big blinds.

Hand #76: Yu jammed all in once more and Lehr dumped his cards to the muck.

Hand #77: Lehr pushed all in for 370,000 on the button and Yu made the call this time. Lehr tabled {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Yu was in trouble with {k-Spades}{8-Hearts}. The flop came {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades} to give Lehr a set of kings. The {10-Spades} hit the turn and Yu was drawing dead to the {5-Clubs} on the river as Lehr scored a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
3,100,000
-210,000
-210,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
740,000
210,000
210,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben YuKeith Lehr

Hands #44-49: Yu With More Than a 3:1 Lead

Level 64 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Ben Yu
Ben Yu

Hand #45: Keith Lehr limped his button and Ben Yu checked his option.

The flop was {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Yu checked, Lehr bet 25,000 and Yu folded.

The blinds have increased to 15,000/30,000

Hand #46: Ben Yu raised to 80,000 from the button and Keith Lehr called from the big blind.

The flop was {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}{j-Spades} and Lehr check-folded to Yu's bet of 50,000.

Hand #47: Keith Lehr limped his button and Ben Yu checked his option.

They checked to the turn of an {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts} board where Lehr bet 40,000. Yu check-raised to 150,000. Lehr called, the {3-Diamonds} river completed the board and Yu checked. Lehr checked behind.

Yu showed {10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for a missed double gutter, but Lehr couldn't beat it and Yu won the pot.

Hand #48: Ben Yu limped his button and Keith Lehr checked his option.

{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} and Lehr check-called 30,000 from Yu. The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and Lehr check-called 50,000 from Yu. The river was the {8-Spades} and both checked again

Yu showed {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a pair of sixes and won the pot.

Hand #49: Keith Lehr raised to 60,000 from the button and Ben Yu called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts} board where Yu bet 110,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
2,945,000
416,000
416,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
895,000
-416,000
-416,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben YuKeith Lehr

Who Will Win Event #15: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship?

Cord Garcia faces Sean Swingruber, while Keith Lehr takes on Ben Yu
Cord Garcia faces Sean Swingruber, while Keith Lehr takes on Ben Yu

Welcome to Day 3 coverage of Event #15: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.

After four rounds of matches for some and five for most others, only four players remain from the starting field of 112 entrants. What's on the line? A coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Each player is guaranteed $73,333 as of now, but alongside the bracelet is a first-place prize of $186,356, as well as the distinction of being the heads-up world champion.

Cord Garcia, Sean Swingruber and Ben Yu have each won five consecutive matches to reach this point, while Keith Lehr has won four thanks to a first-round bye. They'll each have to win two more to climb the mountain and capture the bracelet. Lehr has the unique opportunity to win a bracelet in the same event for a second time. Back in 2015, Lehr topped a field of 143 entrants to win this same event to the tune of $334,440.

Here was each player's respective path to this point:

RoundCord GarciaSean SwingruberKeith LehrBen Yu
Play-In RoundBrian GreenBill Klein---Rainer Kempe
Round of 64Anton MorgensternGregory JensenRichard SklarPedro Waldburger
Round of 32Nick SchulmanJimmy GuerreroRyan HughesMichael Song
Round of 16Ricky GuanJan LakotaSimon BurnsRichard Tuhrim
Round of 8Matthias EibingerJimmy D'AmbrosioJake SchindlerKristen Bicknell

Will Cord Garcia capture his second WSOP title? Will Sean Swingruber's first live WSOP cash result in hardware? Will Keith Lehr win this same event for the second time? Or will Ben Yu's fourth cash of the 2019 WSOP result in his fourth gold bracelet?

The action is set to kick off at noon when it will be randomly determined which semifinal match takes place first. The other match will follow, and the championship match will take place shortly afterward. Be sure to follow along here at PokerNews as we provide live updates on the action, as the quest to crown the newest bracelet winner concludes!