Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Days:
123

Seiver Pressures Daniels

MattHansen • Level 2: 400-800, 0 ante
Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

With nearly 16,000 in the pot and {5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs} on the board the turn came {2-Spades}.

Jake Daniels fired 11,000 and Scott Seiver called. The river was {j-Clubs}.

Daniels checked the river and Seiver spent time to consider his options before committing 16,000 to the pot. Daniels briefly tanked before folding and Seiver gathered the pot after falling behind early.

Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
us 211,100 69,600
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
us 88,900 -69,600

Tags: Jake DanielsScott Seiver

Reixach in Early Hole but Stays Alive

ajlamers • Level 2: 400-800, 0 ante

Aleksandr Shevlyakov has the largest lead out of any of the matches thus far against Sergi Reixach. However, Reixach was just able to recover some of his losses with a double up. Reixach shoved all in for 13,000 on the button and was called by Shevlyakov.

Sergi Reixach: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Aleksandr Shevlyakov: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The flop of {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts} put Reixach in the lead with a pair of aces. The {a-Diamonds} on the turn and the {k-Diamonds} on the river improved Reixach to a full house in order to stay alive.

Aleksandr Shevlyakov US
Aleksandr Shevlyakov
US 274,000 124,000
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
es 26,000 -124,000

Tags: Sergi Reixach

Level:
2
Blinds:
400/800
Ante:
0

Seiver Wins An Early Pot Off Daniels

NicholasBaltz • Level 1: 300-600, 0 ante
Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

Jake Daniels raised to 1,500 and Scott Seiver called.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, Seiver checked, Daniels bet 1,000 and Seiver called.

On the {k-Clubs} turn, Seiver led for 3,000 and Daniels called.

The {a-Clubs} hit the river and Seiver bet 3,000 again. Daniels called and Seiver turned over {a-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Daniels flashed the {k-Spades} and mucked as Seiver picked up the pot.

Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
us 158,500 8,500
Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
us 141,500 -8,500

Tags: Jake DanielsScott Seiver

Heads-Up Championship Redraw

will_shill • Level 1: 300-600, 0 ante

WSOP officials have confirmed that at the conclusion of Round 1, there will be a manual redraw for the remaining 32 players. This will then be used to create the tournament bracket which you will be able to find right here on PokerNews.

Koon vs. Brewer

MattHansen • Level 1: 300-600, 0 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

With 3,000 in the pot and {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} on the board, Jason Koon bet 800 from the button. Chris Brewer called and the turn was {3-Clubs}.

Both players checked the turn and the river was {9-Clubs}. Brewer bet 1,500 and Koon folded. Koon and Brewer face off in one of many high-profile matchups in Round 1.

Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
us 155,000 5,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
us 145,000 -5,000

Tags: Chris BrewerJason Koon

Kalas Takes Early Pot

MattHansen • Level 1: 300-600, 0 ante
Kane Kalas
Kane Kalas

With around 9,000 in the pot and {9-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Spades} on the board, Kane Kalas led out for 4,500. Koray Aldemir made the call and the turn was {k-Clubs}.

Kalas checked the turn and Aldemir bet 6,700. Kalas check-called and the flop was {5-Hearts}.

Both players checked the river and Aldemir mucked the losing hand as Kalas turned over {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} to take the pot with a pair of jacks.

Kane Kalas us
Kane Kalas
us 172,200 22,200
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
de 127,800 -22,200

Tags: Kane KalasKoray Aldemir

Davies Shoves on Perry

ajlamers • Level 1: 300-600, 0 ante

Seth Davies raised to 1,500 on the button and Sean Perry re-raised to 7,500 from the big blind. Davies called and the dealer spread the flop of {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Both players checked and the {2-Diamonds} landed on the turn.

Perry checked again and Davies counted out a bet of 12,500. Perry called and the {2-Clubs} paired the board on the river. Perry checked again and Davies went into the tank before shoving all in for 115,400. Perry leaned back in his chair before doing some of his own thinking but ultimately decided to fold.

Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
us 154,400 4,400
Sean Perry us
Sean Perry
us 145,600 -4,400

Tags: Seth DaviesSean Perry

Morris Takes From Smith

NicholasBaltz • Level 1: 300-600, 0 ante
Nicolai Morris
Nicolai Morris

John Smith opened to 1,200 and Nicolai Morris three-bet to 4,800. Smith called and the flop came {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

Both players checked to the {j-Hearts} on the turn. Morris bet 3,500 and Smith called.

The river came the {10-Clubs}, Morris led for 12,000 and Smith folded.

Nicolai Morris us
Nicolai Morris
us 170,300 20,300
John Smith us
John Smith
us 129,700 -20,300

Tags: John SmithNicolai Morris

Heads-Up Matches

ajlamers • Level 1: 300-600, 0 ante

A total of 57 entries showed up for Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em which means there will be seven players directly advancing to the second round. The other 50 players have just taken their seat and their heads-up match is about to begin. Here are the following matches for Round 1:

  • Michael Addamo vs Johan Guibert
  • Koray Aldemir vs Kane Kalas
  • [Removed:321] Arani vs Jonathan Jaffe
  • Mikita Badziakouski vs Bye
  • Scott Ball vs David Peters
  • Johannes Becker vs Pedro Waldburger
  • Pejman Behboudikha vs Adrian Mateos
  • Chris Brewer vs Jason Koon
  • James Chen vs Nick Petrangelo
  • Stephen Chidwick vs Bin Weng
  • Frank Crivello vs Alex Ding
  • Marcell Csata vs Jesse Lonis
  • James D'Ambrosio vs Bertrand Grospellier
  • Dimitar Danchev vs Darren Elias
  • Jake Daniels vs Scott Seiver
  • Seth Davies vs Sean Perry
  • Rok Gostisa vs Henri Puustinen
  • Galen Hall vs Bye
  • Joshua Heinzl vs Kevin Rabichow
  • Ali Imsirovic vs Bye
  • Mustapha Kanit vs Dan Zack
  • Cary Katz vs Boris Martin
  • Patrick Kennedy vs Dan Smith
  • Julien Martini vs Felipe Ramos
  • Ignacio Moron vs Benjamin Reason
  • Nicolai Morris vs John Smith
  • Eric Persson vs Bye
  • Sergi Reixach vs Aleksandr Shevlyakov
  • Sam Soverel vs Bye
  • Gabor Szabo vs Bye
  • Joao Vieira vs Bye
  • Jeremiah Williams vs Gal Yifrach
Heads Up
Heads Up
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
Winamax Team Pro
pt 300,000 300,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
by 300,000 300,000
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
us 300,000 300,000
Eric Persson US
Eric Persson
US 300,000 300,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
us 300,000 300,000
Gabor Szabo hu
Gabor Szabo
hu 300,000 300,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
ba 300,000 300,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
au 150,000 150,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
br 150,000 150,000
Patrick Kennedy gb
Patrick Kennedy
gb 150,000 150,000
Henri Puustinen fi
Henri Puustinen
fi 150,000 150,000
Joshua Heinzl us
Joshua Heinzl
us 150,000 150,000
Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
us 150,000 150,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax Team Pro
it 150,000 150,000
Daniel Zack us
Daniel Zack
us 150,000 150,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
us 150,000 150,000
Boris Martin
Boris Martin
150,000 150,000
Ignacio Moron mx
Ignacio Moron
mx 150,000 150,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
fr 150,000 150,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
us 150,000 150,000
Sean Perry us
Sean Perry
us 150,000 150,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
de 150,000 150,000
Benjamin Reason us
Benjamin Reason
us 150,000 150,000
Nicolai Morris us
Nicolai Morris
us 150,000 150,000
John Smith us
John Smith
us 150,000 150,000

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