Event 19: Updating the Board

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 52 of 64

Jonathan Little eliminated SHRP team member Michael Laake
Jonathan Little eliminated SHRP team member Michael Laake

The Heads-Up event is moving right along and we’ve had several players advance while a couple matches are still tied 0-0 on their first game.

It wasn’t a good first round for Team SHRP with both Sheddy Siddiqui and Michael Laake dropping out early. Ari Engel, Sam Panzica, Jonathan Little, and WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen are among those who booked their Round 2 seats.

David Somers thought he was well on his way with a 1-0 lead over Alejandro Duque and dominating in the second game with aces versus big slick. He’ll have a little more work to do when big slick river a Broadway straight to even up the match.

Left side of the bracket

Paul Balzano versus Joseph Couden – Balzano wins
Aaron Mermelstein versus Bret Beebe – Mermelstein wins

Daniel Wirgau versus Pavel Dyanchenko – Tied 1-1
Staffan Lind versus Chino Rheem – Lind wins

George Lusby versus Pratyush Buddiga – Lusby leads 1-0
Alberto Rodriguez versus Jack Duong – Rodriguez wins

Nick Yunis versus Jake Schwartz – Schwartz leads 1-0
Sheddy Siddiqui versus Will Givens – Givens wins

Mark Dube versus Joseph Marzilli – Marzilli wins
Alex Foxen versus Chad J. Brown – Foxen leads 1-0

Kane Kalas versus Jordan Robinson – Kalas wins
Scott Heiligman versus Jon Brody – Heiligman leads 1-0

Darren Rabinowitz versus Michael Aron – Tied 1-1
Corey Dodd versus Ronald Sullivan – Tied 0-0

Alexander Gambino versus Sean Munjai – Tied 1-1
Justin Fawcett versus Gary Bolden – Bolden leads 1-0

Right side of the bracket

Michael Abitbol versus Timothy Tenpas – Tenpas wins
Ankush Mandavia versus Keith Block – Mandavia leads 1-0

Ian O’Hara versus Nick Palma – Tied 1-1
Sam Panzica versus Tom Middleton – Panzica wins

Jonathan Kamhazi Aghai versus Brian Hastings – Aghai leads 1-0
Shannon Shorr versus Michael McNeil – Tied 1-1

Hugo Zanotti versus Lyle Vincent – Zanotti wins
Michael Laake versus Jonathan Little – Little wins

David Somers versus Alejandro Duque – Tied 1-1
Timothy Fisher versus Jerry Wong – Tied 0-0

Samuel Phillips versus Amir Babakhani – Tied 1-1
Ari Engel versus Raul Doutreleau – Engel wins

Joe McKeehen versus Paul Dlugozima – McKeehen wins
Jordan Redavid versus Marcus Stein – Redavid leads 1-0

Brian Reinert versus John Dollinger – Dollinger leads 1-0
Adam Geyer versus Pavel Veksler – Geyer wins