2019 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
$186,356
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,052,800
Entries
112
Level Info
Level
83
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0

Hand #45: Five-Minute Tank Fold from Swingruber

Level 75 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Sean Swingruber
Sean Swingruber

Sean Swingruber raised to 100,000 from the button, Ben Yu three-bet to 325,000 from the big blind and Swingruber called.

The flop was {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Yu continued for 200,000 and Swingruber called.

The turn was the {5-Clubs}, Yu checked, Swingruber bet 375,000, Yu check-raised to 1,100,000 and Swingruber tanked for a quarter of the level before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
4,900,000
900,000
900,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Sean Swingruber
2,780,000
-900,000
-900,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben YuSean Swingruber

Hands #40-44: Three Walks in a Row

Level 75 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #40: Ben Yu limped in on the button and Sean Swingruber checked the big blind. The flop fell {5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {4-Spades} on the turn. Swingruber checked again and Yu bet 40,000 which Swingruber called. The river was the {j-Diamonds} and Swingruber led out for 75,000. Yu thought for a minute but decided to pitch his cards to the muck.

Hand #41: Swingruber folded his button and Yu received a walk.

Hand #42: Yu decided to fold his button, giving Swingruber his first walk of the match.

Hand #43: Yu picked up the third walk in a row.

Hand #44: Yu raised to 120,000 and Swingruber defended his big blind. The flop came {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Swingruber check-called a bet of 75,000 from Yu. The turn brought the {7-Clubs} and both players checked to the {8-Clubs} on the river. Two more checks and Swingruber tabled {k-Diamonds}{3-Spades} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
4,000,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Sean Swingruber
3,680,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben YuSean Swingruber

Level: 75

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

Hands #36-39: Swingruber Closes the Gap

Level 74 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Sean Swingruber
Sean Swingruber

Hand #36: Ben Yu limped his button, Sean Swingruber raised to 90,000 from the big blind and Yu called.

The flop was {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, Swingruber bet 100,000 and Yu called.

The turn was the {8-Hearts}, both players checked, the river was the {10-Hearts} and Swingruber bet 275,000. Yu mulled it over for a bit before he folded.

The blinds have increased to 20,000/40,000

Hand #37: Sean Swingruber raised to 100,000 from the button and Ben Yu called from the big blind.

The flop came down {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Yu check-called 75,000 from Swingruber.

The turn was the {j-Clubs}, Yu check-called 135,000 from Swingruber and the {k-Diamonds} river completed the board. Yu checked, Swingruber bet 265,000 and Yu quickly called.

Swingruber showed {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} for a pair of aces with a queen kicker, Yu mucked and Swingruber won the pot to nearly even the match.

Hand #38: Ben Yu raised to 120,000 from the button and Sean Swingruber called from the big blind.

The flop was {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} and Swingruber checked to Yu who continued for 150,000. Swingruber folded.

Hand #39: Sean Swingruber raised to 100,000 from the button and Ben Yu called from the big blind.

The flop came down {k-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Yu check-called 100,000 from Swingruber.

The turn was the {4-Clubs}, both checked, the {6-Hearts} river completed the board and Yu bet 375,000. Swingruber folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
4,200,000
-480,000
-480,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Sean Swingruber
3,480,000
480,000
480,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Hands #31-35: Swingruber Narrows the Gap

Level 74 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Hand #31: Sean Swingruber raised to 70,000 on the button and Ben Yu folded his big blind.

Hand #32: Yu opened to 90,000 and Swingruber defended from the big blind. The flop came {j-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Swingruber check-called a bet of 45,000 from Yu. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {6-Diamonds} on the river. Swingruber checked again and Yu tossed in a bet of 125,000. Swingruber folded and Yu scooped the pot.

Hand #33: Swingruber made it 70,000 to go and Yu called. The flop came {j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Yu checked to Swingruber who bet 75,000. Yu called and the {q-Clubs} landed on the turn.

Yu checked again and Swingruber dropped in a bet of 180,000. Yu check-raised to 500,000 only to have Swingruber three-bet shove all in for 2,140,000. Yu quickly folded and Swingruber earned some much-needed chips.

Hand #34: Yu limped in on the button and Swingruber opted to see a flop. The flop came {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} and both players checked to the {7-Clubs} on the turn. Swingruber led out for 30,000 and Yu folded.

Hand #35: Swingruber raised to 70,000 and Yu folded his big blind.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
4,680,000
-620,000
-620,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Sean Swingruber
3,000,000
620,000
620,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben YuSean Swingruber

Hands #25-30: Swingruber Gets a Little Back

Level 74 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Sean Swingruber
Sean Swingruber

Hand #25: Sean Swingruber raised to 70,000 from the button and Ben Yu called from the big blind.

The flop was {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, Yu checked, Swingruber bet 50,000 and Yu called.

The {q-Spades} turn fell, Yu checked, Swingruber bet 145,000 and Yu folded.

Hand #26: Ben Yu limped his button and Sean Swingruber checked his option.

The flop was {j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Swingruber checked to Yu bet 30,000. Swingruber check-raised to 90,000, Yu folded and Swingruber won the pot.

Hand #27: Sean Swingruber limped his button and Ben Yu checked his option.

They checked to the turn of a {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts} board where Yu bet 30,000. Swingruber raised to 90,000 and Yu folded.

Hand #28: Ben Yu raised to 90,000 from the button and Sean Swingruber folded.

Hand #29: Ben Yu received a walk.

Hand #30: Ben Yu raised to 90,000 and Sean Swinguber folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
5,300,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Sean Swingruber
2,380,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben YuSean Swingruber

Level: 74

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

Hands #20-24: Swingruber Earns a Couple Pots from the Big Blind

Level 73 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Hand #20: Ben Yu raised to 70,000 on the button and Sean Swingruber defended from the big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Swingruber check-called a bet of 45,000 from Yu.

The {9-Spades} landed on the turn and both players checked to the {4-Hearts} on the river. Swingruber checked for the third time and Yu put together a bet of 120,000. Swingruber tossed his cards to the muck and Yu collected the pot.

Hand #21: Swingruber opened to 60,000 and Yu folded his big blind.

Hand #22: Yu limped in on the button and Swingruber bumped it up to 79,000. Yu folded and Swingruber took down the pot.

Hand #23: Swingruber folded his button and Yu received a walk.

Hand #24: Yu limped on the button again and Swingruber repeated his raise from earlier, making it 79,000. Yu called this time and the flop came {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. Swingruber led out for 100,000 and Yu quickly mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
5,500,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Sean Swingruber
2,180,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben YuSean Swingruber

Hands #13-19: No Rivers

Level 73 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Hand #13: Sean Swingruber limped his button and Ben Yu checked his option.

They checked to the turn of a {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs} board where Swingruber bet 50,000. Yu folded.

Hand #14: Ben Yu raised to 70,000 from the button and Sean Swingruber called from the big blind.

The flop was {q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, Swingruber checked, Yu bet 45,000 and Swingruber folded.

Hand #15: Sean Swingruber raised to 60,000 from the button and Ben Yu folded.

Hand #16: Ben Yu raised to 70,000 from the button, Sean Swingruber three-bet to 199,000 from the big blind and Yu folded.

Hand #17: Ben Yu received a walk.

Hand #18: Ben Yu raised to 70,000 from the button and Sean Swingruber folded.

Hand #19: Sean Swingruber raised to 60,000 from the button, Ben Yu three-bet to 200,000 from the big blind and Swingruber folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
5,520,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Sean Swingruber
2,160,000
-120,000
-120,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben YuSean Swingruber

Level: 73

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 0