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

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!