The World's Best Gather for Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up Championship
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Today sees the start of Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, one of the most prestigious events on the WSOP schedule.
This three-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time. Registration closes prior to the first draw, or will sell out once it reaches 64 entries. The schedule for Day 1 has players playing two rounds, with possible byes in Round 1.
Matches will take place at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. with breaks between matches. The starting stack is 150,000 chips with surviving players resuming on Day 2 at 12 p.m. where they will play two more matches, again at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Last year's event saw 64 players generate a prize pool of $1,504,000. The winner was Chanracy Khun who defeated poker legend Doug Polk heads up to win $507,020 and his first WSOP bracelet.
"I feel really good. I'm relieved," he told PokerNews. "And it's tough to find any words, but it's a mix of emotions. But at the end of the day, I'm really, really glad it's over."
Over the years, this tournament has attracted some of the best heads-up players the world has ever seen and has had numerous noteworthy champions:
| Year | Buy-In | Winner | Entries | Payout | Country | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $25,000 | Chanracy Khun | 64 | $507,020 | Canada | Doug Polk |
| 2022 | $25,000 | Dan Smith | 64 | $509,717 | United States | Christoph Vogelsang |
| 2021 | $25,000 | Jason Koon | 57 | $243,981 | United States | Gabor Szabo |
| 2019 | $10,000 | Sean Swingruber | 112 | $186,356 | United States | Ben Yu |
| 2018 | $10,000 | Justin Bonomo | 114 | $185,965 | United States | Jason McConnon |
| 2017 | $10,000 | Adrian Mateos | 129 | $336,656 | Spain | John Smith |
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