Holz. Reixach. Botteon. Kahyaoglu. Who Will Win Event #79: $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em [People's Choice Event]?
After a five-day hiatus, one of the most anticipated events of the GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Series concludes tonight as Event #79: $25,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em will crown a winner. It's one of the People's Choice Events and the audience has voted to see the best of the best take on each other in a head-to-head format.
It's the second big heads up event of the series, with David Peters capturing his second bracelet as well as $360,480 in the first edition. 127 players originally signed up for the bigger-sized event (with Chris Ferguson receiving the lone bye in the first round) and five rounds later, just four are left standing in search of one of the most sought-after WSOP bracelets of the series as well as the $1,077,025 first-place prize that's awarded to the one person that wins two more matches.
Four contenders are left standing in search of WSOP glory: GGPoker's Fedor Holz will take on Sergi Reixach in the bottom part of the bracket, while the upper part sees Brazil's Bruno Botteon lock horns with the least notable name of the four, Oktay Kahyaoglu. Dedicated profiles on each of these remaining players and how they got here are added below in separate posts.
Both Holz and Botteon used GGPoker's unique staking feature to sell off action for this event, making a lot of railbirds brimming with excitement as soon as cards go back in the air. Holz sold off 77.5% at 1.15 mark-up, while Botteon parted with 66.4% of his action at 1.05.
Those that invested already have a massive return on investment as each of the four remaining players is guaranteed a slice of $311,150 out of the prize pool. The runner-up will touch $622,300, while the winner, as mentioned, walks away a millionaire.
Routes to the Final Four
| Brunno Botteon | Oktay Kahyaoglu | Fedor Holz | Sergi Reixach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 128 | Ole Schemion | Pedro Velasco | Luc Greenwood | Berns Gleissner |
| Round of 64 | Daniel Negreanu | Martin Zamani | Anton Morgenstern | Luke Reeves |
| Round of 32 | Dan Smith | Jean-Noel Thorel | Robert Flink | Aleksandar Trajkovski |
| Round of 16 | Luke Sneath | Michael Addamo | George Wolff | Dmitry Yurasov |
| Round of 8 | Jason McConnon | Stuart Wallensteen | Justin Bonomo | Aaron Van Blarcum |
Cards will be back in the air at 6 p.m. UTC with players received 100,000 in chips, 200 big blinds, to start off the match. Levels will be 12 minutes throughout and PokerNews will be on hands to cover all the action from the first card off the deck to the last one pitched, so don't miss a beat on the last Sunday of the WSOP online!
Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | $1,070,250 |
| 2 | - | - | $622,300 |
| 3 | - | - | $311,150 |
| 4 | - | - | $311,150 |
| 5 | Jason McConnon | United Kingdom | $194,469 |
| 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | $194,469 |
| 7 | Stuart Wallensteen | Canada | $194,469 |
| 8 | Aaron Van Blarcum | United States | $194,469 |