Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:25 PM Local Time
Alan Percal opens the button to 90,000, and John Smith defends his big blind.
The flop is . Smith checks, Percal bets 100,000, and Smith calls. The turn is the , and Smith checks again. Percal checks behind, and the river is the . Smith leads for 200,000, and Percal folds. Smith wins the pot.
John Smith - 3,720,000
Alan Percal - 9,080,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:23 PM Local Time
John Smith limps the button, and Alan Percal checks his option in the big blind.
The flop is . Both players check there, and it goes check-check again on the turn. The river is the . Percal leads for 75,000, and Smith raises to 380,000. Percal calls.
Smith shows for a miss, and Percal tables to win the pot with two pair.
Alan Percal - 9,270,000
John Smith - 3,530,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:19 PM Local Time
Alan Percal opens the button to 90,000, and John Smith defends his big blind.
The flop is . Both players check, and the turn is the . Smith checks again, Percal bets 90,000, and Smith calls. The river is the . Smith checks, Percal bets 130,000, and Smith calls.
Percal shows , Smith shows , and the two men get their chips back.
Alan Percal - 8,850,000
John Smith - 3,950,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:16 PM Local Time
John Smith opens the button to 220,000, and Alan Percal defends his big blind.
The flop is . Percal checks, Smith continues for 305,000, and Percal calls. The turn is the , and Percal checks again. Smith makes a repeat bet of 305,000, and Percal raises to 900,000. Smith calls. The river is the , double-pairing the board. Percal checks, and Smith bets 1,025,000. Percal considers for a long while, glancing back and forth between his stack and his opponent. Eventually, he calls.
"Good call," Smith says, sliding his cards into the muck. Percal wins a big pot with no showdown on the first hand of the match.
Alan Percal - 8,850,000
John Smith - 3,950,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:10 PM Local Time
The Heads-Up Championship Final is under way. Starting stacks for this round are 6,400,000, and levels are 20 minutes apiece.
Thursday, June 9, 2016 3:10 PM Local Time
| Level: | 1 | | Blinds: | 20,000/40,000 | |
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:48 PM Local Time
The final match is set for this $10,000 Heads-Up Championship.
Alan Percal defeated Olivier Busquet in less than an hour this afternoon to earn his seat at the final table. It took John Smith nearly three hours to win his match, but he overcame a tough duel against Alex Luneau to take the seat across the table from Percal.
The runner-up will collect $198,192, while the winner earns $320,574 and a bracelet.
The two men are being given some time to prepare for the match, which is scheduled to begin at 3:05 p.m. Hand-for-hand coverage will start when the cards go in the air.
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:46 PM Local Time
John Smith - advances to championship match
Alex Luneau raises all in for 756,000 from the button and John Smith calls from the big blind.
Luneau:
Smith:
The flop falls , giving Smith a commanding lead and leaving Luneau drawing to running cards to survive. The turn is the , locking up the pot for Smith. The river card officially ends the match, sending John Smith to the championship round.
Alex Luneau - Eliminated
John Smith - 6,400,000
Alex Luneau - Eliminated in Semifinals ($123,929)
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:44 PM Local Time
John Smith opens the button to 250,000, and Alex Luneau defends his big blind.
The flop is . Both players check, and the turn is the . Luneau leads for 160,000, and Smith calls. The river is the , and Luneau bets 250,000. Smith calls.
"You're good," Luneau laments, turning over for a miss. Smith shows to win the pot with a pair of tens, and these last three hands have put him in complete control of this match.
John Smith - 5,644,000
Alex Luneau - 756,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:39 PM Local Time
Alex Luneau opens the button to 250,000, and John Smith defends his big blind.
The flop is . Both players check, and the turn is the . Smith leads for 300,000, and Luneau calls. The river is the . Smith checks, Luneau bets 500,000, and Smith calls quickly.
Luneau shows for a pair of tens, and Smith tables to win the pot with a pair of jacks.
John Smith - 4,975,000
Alex Luneau - 1,425,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:35 PM Local Time
John Smith opens the button to 250,000, and Alex Luneau defends his big blind.
The flop is . Both players check, and the turn is the . Luneau leads for 200,000, and Smith calls. The river is the , and Luneau makes a repeat bet of 200,000. Smith raises to 450,000, though, and Luneau surrenders his cards into the muck. Smith wins the pot.
John Smith - 3,975,000
Alex Luneau - 2,475,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:27 PM Local Time
| Level: | 7 | | Blinds: | 60,000/120,000 | |
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:27 PM Local Time
John Smith raises to 250,000 from the button and Alex Luneau calls from the big blind.
They check to the turn of a board, where Luneau bets 160,000. Smith calls.
The river is the and Luneau checks. Smith bets 425,000, Luneau calls, and Smith tables .
"That wins," says Luneau.
Alex Luneau - 3,320,000
John Smith - 3,080,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:27 PM Local Time
Alex Luneau raises to 200,000 from the button and John Smith defends his big blind.
The flop is and Smith checks to Luneau, who bets 130,000. Smith calls.
The turn is the and Smith leads out for 330,000. Luneau calls.
The river is the and Smith bets 560,000.
Luneau calls instantly and turns over for fives full of tens. Smith mucks, giving the pot to Luneau.
Alex Luneau - 4,170,000
John Smith - 2,230,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:23 PM Local Time
John Smith raises to 200,000 from the button and Alex Luneau calls from the big blind.
The flop is and Luneau checks to Smith, who bets 325,000. Luneau check-raises to 800,000 and Smith mulls it over for about 45 seconds before he folds.
Alex Luneau - 2,860,000
John Smith - 3,540,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:21 PM Local Time
Alex Luneau raises to 200,000 from the button and John Smith calls from the big blind.
The flop is and Smith checks. Luneau bets 130,000, Smith check-raises to 480,000, and Luneau folds.
John Smith - 4,000,000
Alex Luneau - 2,400,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:11 PM Local Time
Alex Luneau opens the button to 200,000, and John Smith three-bets to 600,000 from the big blind. Luneau calls.
The flop is . Smith continues for 600,000, and Luneau calls. The turn is the , and Smith moves all in for just over 1.3 million. Luneau only considers briefly before folding, and Smith emerges from that exchange with the chip lead.
John Smith - 3,725,000
Alex Luneau - 2,675,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:02 PM Local Time
| Level: | 6 | | Blinds: | 50,000/100,000 | |
Thursday, June 9, 2016 2:01 PM Local Time
John Smith raises to 165,000 from the button and Alex Luneau calls from the big blind.
They check to the turn of a board, where Smith bets 230,000. Luneau check-calls.
The river is the and Luneau checks. Smith bets 575,000 and Luneau folds.
John Smith - 2,420,000
Alex Luneau - 3,980,000
Thursday, June 9, 2016 1:59 PM Local Time
Alex Luneau opens the button to 80,000, and John Smith three-bets to 305,000 from the big blind. Luneau calls.
The flop is . Smith continues for 325,000, and Luneau calls. The turn is the . Smith moves all in for just less than one million, and Luneau considers for about two minutes before folding.
John Smith - 2,225,000
Alex Luneau - 4,175,000