$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 35 of 64

We’re getting closer to wrapping up the first round of action after two more finished up.

Chad J. Brown’s multi-tabling effort came to an end when he was blinded out against Alex Foxen then Daniel Wirgua defeated Pavel Dyanchenko to leave three matches.

Darren Rabinowitz versus Michael Aron – Tied 1-1
Shannon Shorr versus Michael McNeil – Tied 1-1
Timothy Fisher versus Jerry Wong – Tied 1-1

A few more Round 2 matches kicked off including Paul Balzano versus Aaron Mermelstein and Joe McKeehen versus Marcus Stein. Ari Engel has a 1-0 lead in his match against Amir Babakhani while Sam Panzica and Nick Palma are tied at one win a piece.

Left side of the bracket

Paul Balzano versus Aaron Mermelstein
Daniel Wirgau versus Staffan Lind
George Lusby/Pratyush Buddiga versus Jack Duong
Nick Yunis versus Will Givens
Mark Dube versus Alex Foxen
Kane Kalas versus Scott Heiligman
Michael Aron versus Corey Dodd
Alexander Gambino versus Gary Bolden

Right side of the bracket

Timothy Tenpas versus Ankush Mandavia
Nick Palma versus Sam Panzica
Jonathan Kamhazi Aghai versus Shannon Shorr/Michael McNeil
Hugo Zanotti versus Jonathan Little
David Somers versus Timothy Fisher/Jerry Wong
Amir Babakhani versus Ari Engel
Joe McKeehen versus Marcus Stein
John Dollinger versus Adam Geyer

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 37 of 64

There are only five Round 1 matches still in action while we had two more Round 2 matches kick off recently.

Nick Yunis, David Somers, and Marcus Stein were among the latest to move forward with Brian Reinhert and Brian Hastings hitting the rail.

The Nick Palma/Sam Panzica and Ari Engel/Amir Babahkani second round matches are underway. Kane Kalas has an early 1-0 lead over Scott Heiligman.

Round 2 Matchups:

Left side of the bracket

Paul Balzano versus Aaron Mermelstein
Daniel Wirgau/Pavel Dyanchenko versus Staffan Lind
George Lusby/Pratyush Buddiga versus Jack Duong
Nick Yunis versus Will Givens
Mark Dube versus Alex Foxen/Chad J. Brown
Kane Kalas versus Scott Heiligman
Michael Aron/Darren Robinowitz versus Corey Dodd
Alexander Gambino versus Gary Bolden

Right side of the bracket

Timothy Tenpas versus Ankush Mandavia
Nick Palma versus Sam Panzica
Jonathan Kamhazi Aghai versus Shannon Shorr/Michael McNeil
Hugo Zanotti versus Jonathan Little
David Somers versus Timothy Fisher/Jerry Wong
Amir Babakhani versus Ari Engel
Joe McKeehen versus Marcus Stein
John Dollinger versus Adam Geyer

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 45 of 64

Even while some matches are still running in Round 1, two matches have kicked off the second round. Kane Kalas is up against Scott Heiligman while Jonathan Little  goes against Hugo Zanotti.

We’ll have two more Round 2 matches kicked off at 6:30pm as they try to move it along.

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

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

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 4: 150/300
Players Remaining: 61 of 64

The prize pool for the Heads-Up event was determined early this morning when the field capped at 64 players. They created a prize pool worth $96,000 with the final eight players earning a piece. Making the fourth round guarantees them $4,800 and the semi-final players lock up $9,600.

The runner-up will take home $19,200 with the winner grabbing $38,400 and the SHRPO trophy.

1st: $38,400
2nd: $19,200
3rd: $9,600
4th: $9,600
5th: $4,800
6th: $4,800
7th: $4,800
8th: $4,800

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 3: 100/200
Players Remaining: 63 of 64

Chad J. Brown is a two-tabling machine at the moment. He’s among the leaders in the $1,100 Six-Max event that recently hit its seven-handed final table, but Brown is also entered in the SHRPO Heads-Up and slowly getting blinded off against Alex Foxen.

Tournament staff moved their match closer to the Six-Max area to make it easier on Brown and he jumped in to play some hands while they redrew final table seats.

The field is one player shorter now. Richard Geyer won his first game on the first hand with a coin flip, big slick versus pocket tens. He quickly dispatched Pavel Veksler to book his seat in Round 2.

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 1: 50/100
Total Players: 64

It will take a little time to get through the best-of-three matches, some people haven’t even taken their seats yet to get slowly blinded off, but Chino Rheem now has an early uphill battle after losing his first game.

Rheem was getting short stacked and commented he was happy it was a best-of-three match. He put in all his chips shortly after with and Staffan Lind called with the dominating .

Rheem had a brief glimpse at a double up after the flop but Lind turned it around on the turn. The river was no help to the three-time WPT winner and he needs to win two straight to advance.

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 1: 50/100
Total Players: 64

The $1,650 SHRPO Heads-Up event is underway in the back of the ballroom. The first round has 32 matches with the winner moving on to Round 2. Players begin with 12,000 starting stacks and must win two out of three matches to advance.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member has an interesting draw. He starts his day off against a tough opponent in Willie Wiggins then gets the winner of the Jake Schwartz/Nick Yunis match next. Fellow SHRP team member Michael Laake also has a tough early match against Jonathan Little.

$1,650 SHRPO Heads-Up Round One Matches

The $1,650 SHRPO Heads-Up tournament filled up with 64 players registered and the seat draw has been released. Each match will be best 2-out-3 games with the winner advancing to the next round.

Day 1 will end after all Round 3 matches are complete and the final eight players will return tomorrow to play it out.

Left side of the bracket

Paul Balzano versus Joseph Couden – Table 45
Aaron Mermelstein versus Bret Beebe – Table 45

Daniel Wirgau versus Pavel Dyanchenko – Table 46
Staffan Lind versus Chino Rheem – Table 46

George Lusby versus Pratyush Buddiga – Table 47
Alberto Rodriguez versus Jack Duong – Table 47

Nick Yunis versus Jake Schwartz – Table 48
Sheddy Siddiqui versus Will Givens – Table 48

Mark Dube versus Joseph Marzilli – Table 53
Alex Foxen versus Chad J. Brown – Table 53

Kane Kalas versus Jordan Robinson – Table 54
Scott Heiligman versus Jon Brody – Table 54

Darren Rabinowitz versus Michael Aron – Table 55
Corey Dodd versus Ronald Sullivan – Table 55

Alexander Gambino versus Sean Munjai – Table 56
Justin Fawcett versus Gary Bolden – Table 56

Right side of the bracket

Michael Abitbol versus Timothy Tenpas – Table 61
Ankush Mandavia versus Keith Block – Table 61

Ian O’Hara versus Nick Palma – Table 62
Sam Panzica versus Tom Middleton – Table 62

Jonathan Kamhazi Aghai versus Brian Hastings – Table 63
Shannon Shorr versus Michael McNeil – Table 63

Hugo Zanotti versus Lyle Vincent – Table 64
Michael Laake versus Jonathan Little – Table 64

David Somers versus Alejandro Duque – Table 69
Timothy Fisher versus Jerry Wong – Table 69

Samuel Phillips versus Amir Babakhani – Table 70
Ari Engel versus Raul Doutreleau – Table 70

Joe McKeehen versus Paul Dlugozima – Table 71
Jordan Redavid versus Marcus Stein – Table 71

Brian Reinert versus John Dollinger – Table 72
Adam Geyer versus Pavel Veksler – Table 72

Heads-Up Structure Sheet