Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Jour 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

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

Jour 1 terminé

2021-10-05 22:08 UTC-8

Jason Koon et Julien Martini en huitièmes de finale

Niveau 25 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

A total of 57 players ponied up the buy-in for Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. In this star-studded field, eight players will make the money, with the winner set to take home $243,981.

Day 1 played through 2 rounds of the bracket-style tournament, with 16 players surviving to advance to Day 2. Notable players to advance include Cary Katz, Dan Zack, Jimmy D’Ambrosio, Jake Daniels, Galen Hall, and Johannes Becker.

Place	Prize
1st	$243,981
2nd	$150,790
3rd-4th	$89,787
5th-8th	$36,820

To start the day, players were given a random draw, with seven players given a bye. The other 50 players would automatically cash for $25,000 with a win.

The opening round had many exciting matchups, highlighted by a more than four-hour slugfest between Bertrand Grospellier and Jimmy D’Ambrosio. D’Ambrosio ultimately emerged victorious to bring the play-in round to a close.

For the Round of 32, there was a table redraw to set the final bracket. Some of the matchups included Nick Petrangelo vs. Dan Zack, Seth Davies vs. Jake Daniels, and Jonathan Jaffe vs. David Peters.

The Round of 16 will resume at 2 p.m. local time, with a 7 p.m. restart for the Round of 8.
Tune in to PokerNews to keep up on all the action of this new prestigious event.

2021-10-05 22:05 UTC-8

Katz Defeats Danchev

MattHansen

Niveau 25 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Cary Katz shoved preflop and Dimitar Danchev was at risk with the call.

Dimitar Danchev:
Cary Katz:

The board ran out and Katz moved on to the Round of 16.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Cary Katz	600,000	155,000

Dimitar Danchev	Eliminé

Tags: Cary Katz Dimitar Danchev

Niveau: 25

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

2021-10-05 21:49 UTC-8

Katz Gets Value

Niveau 24 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 32,000 and Cary Katz called.

The flop came and Katz check-called a bet of 20,000.

On the turn , Katz led for 31,500 and Danchev called.

The river brought the , Katz bet 39,000 and Danchev called again.

Katz turned over for kings and deuces and he dragged the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Cary Katz	445,000	85,000

Dimitar Danchev	155,000	-85,000

Tags: Cary Katz Dimitar Danchev

2021-10-05 21:38 UTC-8

Shevlyakov Defeats Vieira

MattHansen

Niveau 24 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Joao Vieira was covered when Aleksandr Shevlyakov shoved before the flop. Vieira called.

Joao Vieira:
Aleksandr Shevlyakov:

The board ran out and the nines held to send Shevlyakov to the Round of 16.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aleksandr Shevlyakov	600,000	100,000

Joao Vieira	Eliminé
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Tags: Aleksandr Shevlyakov Jose Vieira

2021-10-05 21:35 UTC-8

Katz vs Danchev

ajlamers

Niveau 24 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Cary Katz and Dimitar Danchev are the last Round of 32 match remaining in the Amazon Room. Cary Katz currently holds a slight chip lead as both stacks become increasingly smaller.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Cary Katz	360,000	-31,000

Dimitar Danchev	240,000	31,000

Niveau: 24

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

2021-10-05 21:29 UTC-8

Vieira Gets Caught Bluffing

ajlamers

Niveau 23 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Aleksandr Shevlyakov limped in on the button and Joao Vieira checked his option. The flop came and Vieira checked to Shevlyakov who bet 12,000. Vieira check-raised to 42,000 and Shevlyakov called.

The turn brought the and Vieira led out for 55,000. Shevlyakov still called and the completed the board. Vieira thought for nearly three minutes before announcing a bet of 94,000. Shevlyakov quickly flicked in a chip to call.