Final Four Set in $25K Heads-Up Event

Gus Hansen waited nearly an eternity for his first World Series of Poker bracelet. Now after winning his first this past September, the Danish poker pro is just two opponents away from his second — in another high buy-in heads-up event no less — as the final four is set in the $25,000 heads-up event at the 2011 WSOP after just one round of play on Thursday.

Also still left in the event are former online tournament powerhouse Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Eric Froehlich, who is looking to make multiple people richer after selling pieces of himself, and Jake Cody.

Here at the elimination hands:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko’s Superior Ace Holds Up

David Paredes made a min-raise and Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised to 105,000. Paredes then reraised all in for 550,000 and Timoshenko made the call. Paredes turned over the A 6 and was crushed by the A 10 of Timoshenko. The board ran out J 7 4 2 Q, and Paredes hit the rail. Timoshenko became the first player to advance to the final four.

Eric Froehlich Wins Cooler, Advances

Eric Froehlich raised to 50,000 preflop and Nikolay Evdakov reraised to 150,000. Froehlich made the call and the board rolled out 10 6 2. Evdakov bet 150,000 and Froehlich made the call. The Q followed on the turn. Evdakov moved all in for 226,000, and Froehlich made the call with the Q 6. Evdakov flipped over the now-dominated A Q. The 6 on the river improved Froehlich to a full house, and he moved on.

Gus Hansen Dodges a Ton of Outs

Gus Hansen checked a A 10 6 J board and Matt Marafioti then moved all in for 461,000 into a pot that held about 150,000. Hansen made the call to cover him and they flipped over their cards. Hansen was ahead with the J 6, but had to fade a lot of outs as his opponent tabled the Q 8. The river 4 was safe for Hansen, and he walked away victorious.

Jake Cody Wins with Pair-Over-Pair Cooler

Jake Cody entered the pot with a raise and Anthony Guetti reraised to 105,000. Cody then moved all in and Guetti made the all-in call. Guetti exposed the 7 7, while Cody tabled a superior pair of tens. The board bricked out for the sevens as it came K J 9 3 6. Cody advanced to the final four with the win and Guetti was eliminated, taking home $138,852 as bitter-sweet consolation.

Tomorrow’s semifinal round will see Hansen against Cody and Froehlich v. Timoshenko. The winners will battle it out in a best-of-three finale, with the champion walking away with nearly $900,000.

Check out a video on Card Player TV, which includes a interview with Eric Froehlich.

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