World Series Of Poker Update: Phil Ivey Moves On In Heads-Up Event

This year, the well-known professional poker players have not made as big of a splash as they have in past years at the World Series of Poker. The events in Las Vegas have passed the halfway point, and many high profile players have yet to take home a bracelet.

Phil Ivey is attempting to change all of that. Ivey has come out of the gate firing in Event #35, a Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship tournament. Ivey is among a group of pros that are still around in the event that saw 256 players enter.

In a Heads-Up event, it is player versus player. The dynamic of others at the table is eliminated, and Ivey is usually at his best when he is going head to head against another player. Ivey ran into Victor Ramdin in the second round, and was able to defeat Ramdin. The win allowed both Ivey and Ramdin to move along to another tournament they had been entered in.

With the win over Ramdin, Ivey secured his spot in the third round. He will be joined there by fellow players David Williams, Antonio Esfandiari, Gavin Smith, and Brian Rast. There are still 104 players remaining from the starting field.

The buy-in for the Heads-Up championship event was $10,000, and the field was capped at 256 players. The total prize pool stretches just over $2.4 million, and the tournament will continue through Saturday, and conclude on Sunday.

Most players are concerned with earning the gold WSOP bracelet, but some players are in it to win their share of the prize pool. First place prize money for this event will be $625,682. The second place winner will earn $36,636, and third and fourth will win $214,289. The top thirty-two finishers will all receive a portion of the prize pool.

6/20 World Series Of Poker Recap: Mike Ellis Wins No-Limit Event

World Series Of Poker Recap: Mike Ellis Wins No-Limit Event

With each passing day, the focus of the World Series of Poker becomes more about the main event and less about all of the lead-up events. On Saturday, however, two players walked away from the Rio with bracelets and wads of cash.

Konstantin Puchkov became the first Russian bracelet winner this year when he outplayed Al Barbieri in Event #31, a H.O.R.S.E tournament. Puchnov, from Moscow, won not only the gold bracelet, but also $256,820. Barbieri took home $158,647 for his second place finish.

Event #28, a Pot-Limit Omaha tourney came to a conclusion Saturday as well, and it was Miguel Proulx from Canada that topped the field of 596 players. The buy-in for the event was $2,500, and Proulx made a nice return on his investment when he collected $315,311 for his win. Loren Klein finished in second place and won $195,147.

Another tournament that ended Saturday was Event #30, a No-Limit Hold'em event. Mike Ellis became the fourth bracelet winner from the UK when he defeated Christopher Gonzales heads-up. Along with making it on to the champions list at the WSOP, Ellis won $581,851.

Six tournaments are ongoing with the featured event being #35, a World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em tournament with some of the biggest name in the game involved. Vanessa Rousso, who has become one of the top heads-up players in the world, is one of the final sixteen players.

Gavin Smith, Bertrand Grospellier, and Phil Gordon are all still alive as well. David Williams and Antonio Esfandiari are among the sixteen players that were eliminated in the last round. The tournament is scheduled to conclude on Sunday.

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