Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Jour 1 a débuté
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Jours 1
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,346,625
Entrants
57
Niveau
60
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Entrants
57
Joueurs Survivants
16
Bracket Draw; Round 1 Starts Shortly for Event #11 $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’Em Championship
Welcome back to PokerNews coverage of the 2021 World Series of Poker.
Event #11 $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’Em Championship gets underway shortly and a star-laden field of 64 is expected for one of the most popular tournaments of the series. The three-day event is capped at 64 players and there were fewer than 10 seats left as of press time.
Sean Swingruber won the heads-up championship in 2019 in an event that attracted 112 players. Swingruber took the bracelet and a top prize of $186,356 after a four-hour final battle with three-time WSOP champion Ben Yu.
Past WSOP Heads-Up Bracelet Winners
| 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 |
| 2018 | $10,000 | 114 | Justin Bonomo | $185,965 | Jason McConnon |
| 2019 | $10,000 | 112 | Sean Swingruber | $186,356 | Ben Yu |
Players will begin Round 1 with 150,000 in chips and the 20-minute levels start at 300/600. Single-elimination bracket play will start today with matches expected to start at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. PT. Registration will close just before the 2 p.m. bracket draw or when the field of 64 is full.
Be sure to keep it here all day long as the PokerNews live reporting team will bring you updates on the matchups throughout Day 1.
Heads-Up Draw Upcoming
There has been a slight delay before the tournament directors conduct the heads-up draw. Most players are standing around the rail and it should get underway in a few moments.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Heads-Up Matches
Niveau 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
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000 |
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150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
Morris Takes From Smith
Niveau 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
John Smith opened to 1,200 and Nicolai Morris three-bet to 4,800. Smith called and the flop came 
.
Both players checked to the 
on the turn. Morris bet 3,500 and Smith called.
The river came the 
, Morris led for 12,000 and Smith folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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170,300
20,300
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20,300 |
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129,700
-20,300
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-20,300 |
Davies Shoves on Perry
Niveau 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 
. Both players checked and the 
landed on the turn.
Perry checked again and Davies counted out a bet of 12,500. Perry called and the 
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.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
154,400
4,400
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4,400 |
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145,600
-4,400
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-4,400 |
Kalas Takes Early Pot
Niveau 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
With around 9,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Kane Kalas led out for 4,500. Koray Aldemir made the call and the turn was 
.
Kalas checked the turn and Aldemir bet 6,700. Kalas check-called and the flop was 
.
Both players checked the river and Aldemir mucked the losing hand as Kalas turned over 
to take the pot with a pair of jacks.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
172,200
22,200
|
22,200 |
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127,800
-22,200
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-22,200 |
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Koon vs. Brewer
Niveau 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
With 3,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Jason Koon bet 800 from the button. Chris Brewer called and the turn was 
.
Both players checked the turn and the river was 
. Brewer bet 1,500 and Koon folded. Koon and Brewer face off in one of many high-profile matchups in Round 1.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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145,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
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Heads-Up Championship Redraw
Niveau 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.