Blinds: 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 256

Chip Counts:

1. Leo Wolpert — 4,250,000
2. John Duthie — 3,180,000

Final Match Score (Best of Three): John Duthie — 1 Leo Wolpert — 1

Big Hands:

Leo Wolpert Takes the Lead

John Duthie raised to 150,000 on the button and Leo Wolpert made the call. The flop was dealt A52 and Wolpert checked. Duthie bet 300,000 and Wolpert check-raised to 925,000. Duthie thought for a few minutes and then decided to muck. Wolpert picked up the pot and he led after the hand with 5.4 million. Duthie held 2,280,000 after the hand.

John Duthie Doubles Up

John Duthie raised to 125,000 on the button and Leo Wolpert made the call. The flop was dealt K75 and Wolpert checked. Duthie bet 300,000 and Wolpert reraised all in. Duthie made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Duthie: 86
Wolpert: KJ

Turn and River: 84

Duthie doubled up to 3,180,000 after the hand and Wolpert was down to 4,250,000.

Blinds: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 256

NOTE: The players went on a 20-minute break at the conclusion of the first match.

Chip Counts:

1. John Duthie — 7,680,000
2. Leo Wolpert — 0

Final Match Score (Best of Three): John Duthie — 1 Leo Wolpert — 0

Big Hands:

John Duthie Doubles Up Again

Leo Wolpert raised to 150,000 from the button and John Duthie made the call. The flop was dealt K83 and Duthie checked. Wolpert bet 180,000 and Duthie made the call. The turn fell 9 and Duthie checked again. Wolpert bet 420,000 and Duthie raised an additional 2 million. Wolpert reraised all in and Duthie made the call. Their cards:

Duthie: 107
Wolpert: KK

River: 4

Duthie doubled up with a flush on the river and he took a hige chip lead in the first match. Duthie held 6,730,000 and Wolpert was down to 950,000.

Duthie Wins First Match

Leo Wolpert reraised all in after John Duthie opened the pot from the button. Duthie made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Duthie: AQ
Wolpert: KQ

Board: 8532A

Duthie won the hand and he took a 1-0 lead in the final heads-up match.

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 256

Chip Counts:

1. John Duthie — 3,870,000
2. Leo Wolpert — 3,810,000

Final Match Score (Best of Three): John Duthie — 0 Leo Wolpert — 0

Big Hands:

Leo Wolpert Jumps out to the Lead

John Duthie raised to 90,000 on the button and Leo Wolpert made the call. The flop was dealt 1066 and Wolpert checked. Duthie bet 125,000 and Wolpert made the call.

The turn fell A and both players checked. The river fell A and Wolpert bet 280,000. Duthie raised to 800,000 and Wolpert reraised all in. Duthie mucked his hand and Wolpert grew his stack to 5.76 million. Duthie held just 1.92 million after a rough starting stretch in their best-of-three heads-up match.

John Duthie Doubles Up

John Duthie raised to 120,000 on the button and Leo Wolpert reraised all in. Duthie made the all-in call and they flipped up their cards:

Duthie: 1010
Wolpert: AQ

Board: K107K9

Duthie made a full house to double up on the hand and survive. The hand brought the chip counts close to even.