2017 World Series of Poker

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

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
52
Prize
$336,656
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,203,200
Entries
129
Level Info
Level
79
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Hands #11-14: Riess Pulls Away With Two Pair

Level 61 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Hand #11: John Smith raised to 30,000 and Ryan Riess called to see a flop of {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. Riess checked, Smith bet 35,000, and that won the pot without showdown.

Hand #12: Riess made it 30,000 to go and Smith three-bet to 72,000, which Riess called. On the {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop, Smith checked and Riess bet 28,000. Smith called and led the {7-Diamonds} turn for 77,000. Riess raised to 185,000 and that shut down all further action.

Hand #13: Smith raised to 35,000 and Riess called. On a flop of {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{5-Spades}, both players checked. The {K-Diamonds} fell on the turn and Riess check-called a bet worth 55,000. Both then checked again the {10-Clubs} on the river and Riess turned over {Q-Spades}{5-Clubs}. Smith had that beat with {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and won the second showdown of the duel.

Hand #14: Riess raised to 30,000 and Smith called. On the {9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, Smith bet 40,000 and Riess called. The {A-Hearts} fell on the turn and Smith checked. Riess bet 80,000 and was called to see the {5-Spades} appear on the river. Smith checked the second street in a row and Riess bet 150,000. Smith took some time and eventually called, then mucked when Riess showed {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
1,900,000 330,000
John Smith us
John Smith
1,300,000 -330,000

Tags: John SmithRyan Riess

Hands #1-10: Ten Hands, One Showdown

Level 61 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Hand #1: In the first hand of the match, Ryan Riess got a walk

Hand #2: Riess raised to 30,000 and John Smith called. The flop came {6-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Smith bet 35,000. Riess folded.

Hand #3: Smith called and Riess checked. They both checked down a board of {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and Riess won with {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a pair of threes.

Hand #4: Smith got a walk

Hand #5: Smith raised to 30,000 and Riess called. The flop was {k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Riess check-folded to a bet from his opponent.

Hand #6: Riess raised to 30,000, forcing his opponent out of the hand.

Hand #7: Smith limped and Riess checked. Riess check-folded to a bet from Smith on a {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop.

Hand #8: Riess raised to 30,000 and Smith folded.

Hand #9: Smith raised to 30,000 and Riess called. The flop came {8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Riess check-folded to a bet from Smith.

Hand #10: Riess raised to 30,000 and Smith called. The flop was {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {6-Diamonds} and Smith check-folded to a bet of 20,000 from Riess.

Player Chips Progress
John Smith us
John Smith
1,630,000 30,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
1,570,000 -30,000

Tags: John SmithRyan Riess

Level: 61

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Who Will Win the $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship?

Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

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

After five rounds of matches, only four players remain from the starting field of 129 entrants. What's on the line? A coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Each player is guaranteed $125,454 as of now, but alongside the bracelet is a first-place prize of $324,470.

John Smith, Ryan Riess, Adrian Mateos and Charlie Carrel have each won five consecutive matches to reach this point, but they'll have to win two more to climb the mountain and capture the bracelet.

Here were their respective paths to this point:

RoundJohn SmithRyan RiessAdrian MateosCharlie Carrel
Round of 128Osman IhlamurGoran MandicDaniel NegreanuTimothy Adams
Round of 64Dietrich FastDimitar DanchevIan O'HaraStephen Chidwick
Round of 32Chance KornuthKane KalasEric WassersonJason McConnon
Round of 16Russell ThomasDan SmithTaylor PaurChris Moore
Round of 8Jack DuongOlivier BusquetRyan HughesRyan Fee

Will Ryan Riess add a second WSOP bracelet to go along with his 2013 Main Event title? Will Charlie Carrel's terrific recent run continue? Will Adrian Mateos capture his third WSOP bracelet before his 23rd birthday? Or will Purple Heart recepient John Smith follow last year's runner-up performance with a win this year?

The action is set to kick off at 3:00 p.m. with Smith vs. Riess. Following the conclusion of that match, Mateos and Carrel will take to the felt. The championship match will take place shortly afterward, so be sure to follow along as we provide live updates on the action, as the quest to crown the newest bracelet winner concludes!

Tags: Adrian MateosCharlie CarrelJohn SmithRyan Riess

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

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