Heads-Up Play: Shuffle Up & Deal!

Photo:  Marco Niederdeppe (left) and Sandor Mate

After a short break, heads-up play is ready to begin. Blinds are still 75,000-150,000 with a 150,000 ante.

Reminder:  In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

Here are the official chip counts, followed by the final table prizepool:

Sandor Mate – 12,500,000 (83 bb)
Marco Niederdeppe – 3,975,000 (27 bb)

1st:  €109,660*  (~US $118,964*)
2nd:  €64,700  (~US $70,189)

3rd:  Dmitry Lineburg  –  €47,600  (~US $51,638)
4th:  Giovanni Ursoleo  –  €35,400  (~US $38,403)
5th:  Tal Herzog  –  €26,600  (~US $28,857)
6th:  Szymon Bujok  –  €20,300  (~US $22,022)
7th:  Thomas Ward  –  €15,600  (~US $16,924)
8th:  Ondrej Drozd  –  €12,100  (~US $13,127)
9th:  Patrik Zidek  –  €9,500  (~US $10,306)

NOTE:  For worldwide consistency across all WPT events, the amounts on the Payouts page are in U.S. dollars. For this event, payouts have been converted using a rate of €1.00 = US $1.08484.

* First-prize amount includes a €12,500 package for the winner to play in the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.