$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em Players Remaining: 7 Level 5: 200/400 8116y

On the turn of a board, Alex Foxen bet 2,550 into a pot of about 3,000, and Corey Dodd called. The river was the , and Foxen moved all in for 5,850. Dodd called, putting his opponent at risk.

Foxen showed , winning the pot with two pair. He now has a sizable lead in the first game of the match.

Alex Foxen – 21,400
Corey Dodd – 2,600

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 7
Level 4: 150/300

Timothy Tenpas was heads up and out of position on a flop, and he led out for 1,000. Jonathan Little called that bet, then another 2,500 after the turn. The river was the , and Tenpas moved all in for about 8,000. Little had him slightly covered, and he quickly called to put Tenpas at risk.

Tenpas didn’t want to, but he was forced to show his . Little tabled , winning the pot and the game with three kings.

That result evens the match 1-1, and the two players are jumping right into the rubber match without a break.

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 7

Ari Engel was down early in the best-of-three match against Jake Dollinger but evened it up soon after. The two were not deep into the third match when it also came to a quick end.

With the board reading , Dollinger put all his chips in the middle with and was in deep trouble against Engel’s flopped top two . Dollinger was looking for an ace or a counterfeiting two pair river but it blanked to put an end to the first match of the day.

Ari Engel – Advances to Semifinals
Jake Dollinger – Eliminated in Quarterfinals ($4,800)

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 8

The first match between Ari Engel and Jake Dollinger ended with one of them short stack shoving, the second match ended with two big hands.

The board was reading when all the chips went in the middle. Engel had a near-lock on the hand with against to leave Dollinger looking for one of three chop outs. The river was not one of them and Engel evened their match up 1-1.

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 8

The Heads-Up matches got underway on time but we were missing one player for the first five minutes. Aaron Mermelstein was enjoying the South Florida weather and gifted a few blinds to Gary Lusby before he took his seat.

Ari Engel is at an early disadvantage after losing his first match against Jake Dollinger. The critical hand saw Dollinger raise Engel all-in with the board reading . Engel had 3,125 invested on the river alone and took several minutes before folding.

He was left with 3,000 and put them in the middle pre-flop a few hands later with . Dollinger called with and he hit the flop. The board finished with the turn and river to give Dollinger the early 1-0 lead.

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 8

The SHRPO Heads-Up event pitted 64 players against each other, one opponent at a time until we now have only eight players remaining.

Jonathan Little perhaps has the biggest résumé of those returning, with better than $6 million earned, but Ari Engel and the others might have something to say about that.

Combined, these eight players have more than $13 million in career tournaments earnings, ten WSOP Circuit rings, and four WPT titles plus Engel’s recent 2016 APPT Aussie Millions Main Event victory.

All eight will start with the same stacks, the same blinds, and the same chance to advance. Whoever can win three straight best-of-three matches today will be our Heads-Up champion at the end of the night. Everyone is in the money, now it’s time to get down to the business of awarding a trophy.

Right Side of the Bracket
Tim Tenpas vs. Jonathan Little
Ari Engel vs. Jake Dollinger

Left Side of the Bracket
Aaron Mermelstein vs. George Lusby
Alex Foxen vs. Corey Dodd

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
Players Remaining: 8

There were 64 players that started the day in the $1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em, but after three rounds of play, only eight players remain and they are all in the money.

The final eight will come back at 2 p.m. on Friday to start the second and final day of this event. After another three rounds of play, a winner will be crowned.

Here is a look at the match-ups for Day 2:

Right Side of the Bracket

Tim James vs. Jonathan Little
Ari Engel vs. Jake Dollinger

Left Side of the Bracket

Aaron Mermelstein vs. George Lusby
Alex Foxen vs. Corey Dodd

The final eight players are all guaranteed at least $4,800, but with each match they win, they will make a pay jump. Winning three matches will give them the title and $38,400.

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 8

Jake Dollinger moved all in on the button and Joe McKeehen calls, all in for about 2,500.

Dollinger showed and had McKeehen’s dominated. The board ran out and Dollinger scooped the pot to win the series 2-1 and advance to the final day.

Jake Dollinger – 24,000
Joe McKeehen – Eliminated 

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 9

Joe McKeehen raised to 900 on the button and Jake Dollinger called. The flop was and Dollinger checked.

McKeehen bet 800 and Dollinger called. Both players checked the turn card and the came on the river. Dollinger bet 1,000 and McKeehen called.

Dollinger showed , good for a full house and McKeehen mucked his hand. Dollinger won the pot and left McKeehen with just a few big blinds.

Jake Dollinger – 21,500
Joe McKeehen – 2,500

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 9

With blinds of 200/400, Joe McKeehen raised to 900 on the button and Jake Dollinger called out of the big blind. Both players check a flop of and the comes on the turn.

Dollinger bet 925 and McKeehen called. The river was the and Dollinger checked. McKeehen checked behind and Dollinger showed .

McKeehen mucked his hand and Dollinger dragged the pot. He is beginning to open up a sizable chip lead over McKeehen.

Jake Dollinger – 17,500
Joe McKeehen – 6,500