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Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship

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2014-06-20 01:24 UTC-7

Daniel Negreanu Among The Final 16 Players in the Heads-Up Championship

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Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

After four rounds of heads-up matches, only 16 players remain from a starting field of 136 entrants in Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Bracelet winners Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, Sam Stein and Taylor Paur all in the hunt, as are a few heads-up specialists like Tommy Chen and Jason Koon, who have made deep runs in heads-up events in the past. Ankush Mandavia has also had major success in heads-up tournaments on the virtual felt.

Here are the matches for tomorrow:

Name	vs	Name
Erik Seidel	-	Scott Baumstein
Max Silver	-	Sam Stein
Jason Koon	-	Dee Tiller
Alberto Gomez	-	Scott Davies
Tommy Chen	-	Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Colman	-	Taylor Paur
Davide Suriano	-	Serkan Kurnaz
John Smith	-	Ankush Mandavia

Of the remaining 16 players, all but one were fortunate enough to only play three matches. Serkan Kurnaz was the only one to not receive a first-round bye, therefore having to play four matches.

Play resumes tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. where the plan is either play down to the final four or to the championship match. Be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for updates on all of the exciting action as it takes place.

Taguri: Alberto Gomez Ankush Mandavia Daniel Colman Daniel Negreanu Davide Suriano Dee Tiller Erik Seidel Jason Koon John Smith Max Silver Sam Stein Scott Baumstein Scott Davies Serkan Kurnaz Taylor Paur Tommy Chen

2014-06-20 01:04 UTC-7

Updated Bracket

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Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

Match	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16
1	Erik Seidel
	Alec Torelli	Erik Seidel
		vs.	Erik Seidel
2	Glen Bickerstaff	Glen Bickerstaff
	David Peters
			vs.	Erik Seidel
3	Eros Nastasi
	Aram Saatchian	Eros Nastasi
		vs.	James Carroll
4	James Carroll	James Carroll
	Jason Mo
				vs.
5	Samuel Touil
	Jason Les	Samuel Touil
		vs.	Scott Baumstein
6	Scott Baumstein	Scott Baumstein
	Anthony Zinno
			vs.	Scott Baumstein
7	Darren Elias
	Conor Shelly	Darren Elias
		vs.	Ben Warrington
8	Kyle Julius	Ben Warrington
	Ben Warrington

9	Max Silver
	Don Nguyen	Max Silver
		vs.	Max Silver
10	Antonio Esfandiari	Sorel Mizzi
	Sorel Mizzi
			vs.	Max Silver
11	Timothy Adams
	Kevin Eyster	Timothy Adams
		vs.	Branden Hampton
12	Jose Garcia	Branden Hampton
	Branden Hampton
				vs.
13	Sam Stein
	David Schnettler	Sam Stein
		vs.	Sam Stein
14	Bryn Kenney	Bryn Kenney
	Brian Hewitt
			vs.	Sam Stein
15	Warwick Mirzikinian
	Sam Trickett	Sam Trickett
		vs.	Sam Trickett
16	Jeff Gross	Joe Cada
	Joe Cada

17	Jeffrey Ishbia
	John Juanda	John Juanda
		vs.	Jason Koon
18	Jason Koon	Jason Koon
	Brian Roberts
			vs.	Jason Koon
19	Thomas Cannuli
	Timothy Tenpas	Thomas Cannuli
		vs.	Michael Ferrell
20	David Benefield	Michael Ferrell
	Michael Ferrell
				vs.
21	Keith Block
	Dee Tiller	Dee Tiller
		vs.	Dee Tiller
22	Jonathan Duhamel	Jonathan Duhamel
	Markus Gonsalves
			vs.	Dee Tiller
23	Jared Jaffee
	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Jared Jaffee
		vs.	Jared Jaffee
24	Bertrand Grospellier	Scott Clements
	Scott Clements

25	Gregg Merkow
	Jonathan [Removed:250]	Jonathan [Removed:250]
		vs.	Salvatore Bianco
26	James Chen	Salvatore Bianco
	Salvatore Bianco
			vs.	Alberto Gomez
27	Alberto Gomez
	Nick Schulman	Alberto Gomez
		vs.	Alberto Gomez
28	Max Altergott	Max Altergott
	Dani Stern
				vs.
29	Daniel McAuley
	Scott Davies	Scott Davies
		vs.	Scott Davies
30	Tim West	Tim West
	Shawn Lampman
			vs.	Scott Davies
31	Dimitar Danchev
	Russell Rosenblum	Dimitar Danchev
		vs.	Dan Smith
32	Micah Raskin	Dan Smith
	Dan Smith

33	Bill Klein
	Drake Bronk	Bill Klein
		vs.	Tommy Chen
34	Tommy Chen	Tommy Chen
	Frank Kassela
			vs.	Tommy Chen
35	Ludovic Lacay
	Jonathan Jaffe	Jonathan Jaffe
		vs.	Connor Drinan
36	Connor Drinan	Connor Drinan
	Phil Galfond
				vs.
37	Andrew Lichtenberger
	Richard Lyndaker	Andrew Lichtenberger
		vs.	Sylvain Loosli
38	Sylvain Loosli	Sylvain Loosli
	Jacob Godshall
			vs.	Daniel Negreanu
39	Brice Lin
	Joseph Melancon	Brice Lin
		vs.	Daniel Negreanu
40	Daniel Negreanu	Daniel Negreanu
	Max Steinberg

41	Paul Newey
	Joseph McArthur	Joseph McArthur
		vs.	Joseph McArthur
42	Thiago Nishijima	Thiago Nishijima
	Ryan Fee
			vs.	Daniel Colman
43	Jason Mercier
	Chae An	Jason Mercier
		vs.	Daniel Colman
44	Daniel Colman	Daniel Colman
	Fabrice Touil
				vs.
45	Chou Chou
	Doug Polk	Doug Polk
		vs.	Michael Pickett
46	Gaetano Preite	Michael Pickett
	Michael Pickett
			vs.	Taylor Paur
47	Sergey Rybachenko
	Kevin Song	Sergey Rybachenko
		vs.	Taylor Paur
48	Taylor Paur	Taylor Paur
	Idris Ambraisse

49	Scott Seiver
	Davide Suriano	Davide Suriano
		vs.	Davide Suriano
50	Bryan Pellegrino	Dan Cates
	Dan Cates
			vs.	Davide Suriano
51	Robert Tepper
	Matt Marafioti	Robert Tepper
		vs.	Shane Moran
52	Shane Moran	Shane Moran
	Brock Parker
				vs.
53	Michael Brady
	Serkan Kurnaz	Serkan Kurnaz
		vs.	Serkan Kurnaz
54	Martin Finger	Martin Finger
	Brian Green
			vs.	Serkan Kurnaz
55	Stephen Chidwick
	Mark McGovern	Stephen Chidwick
		vs.	Stephen Chidwick
56	Mark Radoja	Mark Radoja
	Steven Saris

57	Joseph Stiers
	Pablo Fernandez	Pablo Fernandez
		vs.	John Smith
58	John Smith	John Smith
	Eric Froehlich
			vs.	John Smith
59	Phil Ivey
	Charles Furey	Phil Ivey
		vs.	Phil Ivey
60	Nick Guagenti	Aaron Jones
	Aaron Jones
				vs.
61	Ankush Mandavia
	Vanessa Selbst	Ankush Mandavia
		vs.	Ankush Mandavia
62	Faraz Jaka	Faraz Jaka
	Zach Hyman
			vs.	Ankush Mandavia
63	Chris Whitcomb
	Tobias Reinkemeier	Chris Whitcomb
		vs.	Chris Whitcomb
64	Helio Liberman	Helio Liberman
	Kyle Frey

2014-06-20 00:48 UTC-7

John Smith Defeats Phil Ivey

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Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

Phil Ivey shoved on the button for about 120,000 and John Smith called from the big blind.

Ivey:
Smith:

The board ran out , no help whatsoever to Ivey, giving Smith the victory to close out the Round of 32.

Jucător	Fise	Progres
John Smith	480,000	137,000

Phil Ivey	Eliminat

Taguri: Phil Ivey John Smith

2014-06-20 00:46 UTC-7

Smith Grinding Ivey Down

Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

Phil Ivey raised to 25,000 on the button, and John Smith called. Smith check-shipped over Ivey's continuation-bet of 25,000 on the flop, and Ivey folded.

Ivey called preflop shortly after, and Smith checked. Ivey fired out 12,000 on the flop, and Smith called. When both players checked the turn, the hit and prompted another check from Ivey. Smith took the pot with a 25,000 bet.

It was Ivey's turn to win one shortly thereafter, as he raised to 30,000 and was called. Action checked until the board read , and Ivey raised to 40,000 after Smith bet 16,000. Smith mucked.

Jucător	Fise	Progres
John Smith	343,000	93,000

Phil Ivey	137,000	-93,000

Taguri: John Smith Phil Ivey

2014-06-20 00:43 UTC-7

Taylor Paur Defeats Michael Pickett

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Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

Taylor Paur punches his ticket to the Round of 16

Taylor Paur raised on the button, Michael Pickett three-bet shoved for about 180,000 from the big blind and Paur called.

Paur:
Pickett:

The board rolled out , safe for Paur to clinch the victory.

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Taylor Paur	480,000	239,000

Michael Pickett	Eliminat

Taguri: Michael Pickett Taylor Paur

2014-06-20 00:39 UTC-7

Ankush Mandavia Defeats Chris Whitcomb

Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

Ankush Mandavia pushed all in from the button, and Chris Whitcomb called off.

Mandavia:
Whitcomb:

Whitcomb's hand stayed best on the flop, but a turn gave Mandavia lead with a pair. All wasn't lost for Whitcomb, as he could hit a club or an ace to stay alive, but a meant the end.

"Good match," Mandavia said. "Crapshoot there at the end."

At the other table, Taylor Paur just got ran down when he was all in pre with and Michael Pickett paired a queen with to stay alive. The two are nearly even now.

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Ankush Mandavia	480,000	212,000

Taylor Paur	241,000	-101,000

Michael Pickett	239,000	101,000

Chris Whitcomb	Eliminat

Taguri: Ankush Mandavia Chris Whitcomb Michael Pickett Taylor Paur

2014-06-20 00:38 UTC-7

Ivey Closes the Gap

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Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

John Smith raised on the button to 25,000, Phil Ivey called from the big blind and the flop came down . Ivey led out for 25,000, Smith called and both checked the turn. The river completed the board and Ivey shoved for about 80,000. Smith gave it some thought, but ultimately folded.

A few hands later Ivey limped on the button and Smith checked his option. The flop came down and Smith check-called 12,000 from Ivey to see the turn. Smith check-called another 30,000 from Ivey, landing the river where Smith checked for a third time. Ivey bet 75,000, but this time Smith couldn't find a call.

Jucător	Fise	Progres
John Smith	250,000	-75,000

Phil Ivey	230,000	75,000

Taguri: Phil Ivey John Smith

2014-06-20 00:34 UTC-7

Whitcomb Doubles

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Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

Chris Whitcomb was all in for 106,000 with against Ankush Mandavia's . The board ran out , giving Whitcomb two pair to double up.

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Ankush Mandavia	268,000	-82,000

Chris Whitcomb	212,000	82,000

Taguri: Ankush Mandavia Chris Whitcomb

2014-06-20 00:30 UTC-7

Perfect Turn for Paur

Nivel 47 : 6,000-12,000, 0 ante

Taylor Paur opened for 25,000, and Michael Pickett defended. Both players checked the flop, and Pickett bet 30,000 on the turn. Paur called, and the river brought the . Pickett cut out 75,000, only to see Paur shove all in.

"Wow," Pickett whispered before calling.

Paur held for trips, but the key was his superior kicker since Pickett had also turned trips with .

Pickett had just 69,000 left, but he doubled the next hand by jamming on the button and holding against .

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Taylor Paur	342,000	87,000

Michael Pickett	138,000	-87,000

Taguri: Michael Pickett Taylor Paur