Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Jour 1 a débuté
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Jours 1
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$571,600
Entrants
114
Niveau
58
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Adrian Mateos Set to Defend Heads-Up Title; John Smith Looking to Break Through
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the 2018 World Series of Poker.
The only event of its kind on the WSOP docket, Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship is one that many in the poker community wait year-round for. Adrian Mateos is the defending champion of this event and became the youngest player to win three bracelets at just 22 years old last year. Already with a final table under his belt this summer, Mateos will no doubt be back and looking to capture bracelet no. 4.
A mix of the biggest live names in the game and online heads-up specialists tend to make up a significant portion of the field, but there are also some that don't fall under either category. John Smith is the prime example of this. While he may have lost to Mateos in last year's championship match, Smith has finished runner-up two straight years and cashed in three of the last four years in this event. He may not have won the elusive bracelet, but he's been the talk of the heads-up tournament two years running.
Here is a breakdown of the heads-up tournaments over the years at the WSOP:
| Year | Buy-in | Entries | Champion | Earnings | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $5,000 | 392 | Dan Schreiber | $425,594 | Mark Muchnik |
| 2008 | $10,000 | 256 | Kenny Tran | $539,056 | Alec Torelli |
| 2009 | $10,000 | 256 | Leo Wolpert | $625,682 | John Duthie |
| 2010 | $10,000 | 256 | Ayaz Mahmood | $625,682 | Ernst Schmejkal |
| 2011 | $25,000 | 128 | Jake Cody | $851,192 | Yevgeniy Timoshenko |
| 2012 | $10,000 | 152 | Brian Hastings | $371,498 | Jason Mo |
| 2013 | $10,000 | 162 | Mark Radoja | $331,190 | Don Nguyen |
| 2014 | $10,000 | 136 | Davide Suriano | $335,553 | Sam Stein |
| 2015 | $10,000 | 143 | Keith Lehr | $334,440 | Paul Volpe |
| 2016 | $10,000 | 153 | Alan Percal | $320,574 | John Smith |
| 2017 | $10,000 | 129 | Adrian Mateos | $336,656 | John Smith |
The schedule for the day is likely to be three rounds of matches taking place at 3 p.m, 6 p.m., and 9 p.m. Registration closes as soon as the first draw for matches begins at 3 p.m., and PokerNews will be on hand to provide the brackets and live updates on all of the action.
How Many Players Are Going to Show Up?
At the 2017 WSOP, this event attracted a field of 129 players. That meant one match had to take place before the bracket of 128 players was formed. Kyle Bowker played Mark Radoja in the lone "play-in" matchup. The rest of the field returned at 6 p.m. for the random redraw, including Radoja who beat Bowker.
This year, if the number of sign-ups for this tournament is similar to last year's, it's likely the organization caps it at 128 to prevent the entire field of having to come back hours later. If, however, the field size is easily over 128 with registration still open for some time, players will be allowed to register.
At the time of writing, 1 p.m., 31 players have bought in for the tournament.
Heads-Up Event Starting Soon
Registration numbers are being finalized and the random draw of matchups and byes will be revealed shortly.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 0
The Heads-Up Championship is Underway
Niveau 1
: 200/300, 0 ante
We'll report back shortly with the exact match ups. Right now, all 114 entrants have taken their seats and play is underway.
Schindler Wins First One
Niveau 1
: 200/300, 0 ante
Georgios Zisimopoulos raised to 800 and Jake Schindler called.
They both checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Schindler checked his cards again and then bet 1,200. Zisimopoulos called.
The river completed the board with the 
on which both players checked again. Schindler tabled 
for two pair, tens and sixes, and that was enough for Zisimopoulos to muck his hand.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | |
|
48,000 |
Steven Knocks Out Simao in the First Hand
Niveau 1
: 200/300, 0 ante
When we arrived, the board was already out in the first hand of play and Joao Simao had just committed all of his chips. Brandon Steven was the one stacking and Simao wished him good luck.
Steven, gathering his things, told us he had opened the button with 
and Simao had three-bet. Steven four-bet and Simao flatted.
On the flop of 
, Simao check-called a bet of 3,000. The 
on the turn saw Simao check again and Steven bet 7,700. Simao called once more.
The 
completed the board and Simao checked for the third time. Steven bet an undisclosed amount and Simao shoved. Steven called and instantly asked if his opponent was playing nine-ten. Simao showed 
for a flopped flush draw that had backdoored into two pair, but it wasn't good enough as he was shown the top set of kings by Steven soon enough.
Brandon Steven returns to the felt around 6 PM today, Simao is off to the cage to get $5,000 of his buy-in back.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
Eliminé |
WSOP Online Champ William Reymond Brings a Bracelet to France (and Texas)
Niveau 1
: 200/300, 0 ante
William 'Twooopair' Reymond won the first of four World Series of Poker online events this summer, so he certainly takes the spotlight of our 888 Poker Online Update.
Seiver Makes Quads to Knock Out Touil in the First Hand
Niveau 1
: 200/300, 0 ante
In the first hand, just like one table over where Steven knocked out Simao, Scott Seiver took care of business.
Seiver five-bet shoved with and saw Samuel Touil called with 
.
Touil was well ahead but would not be the one progressing to the next round. The board ran out 
and Seiver made quads to win his first match in the first hand.
Seiver will return to the Amazon Room at 6 PM.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
Eliminé |