WSOPE 2010: £10,000 Heads-Up Tournament Kicks Off with Exciting Matches

The fourth WSOPE tournament featured a £10,000 heads-up event with 103 participants.

Govard Ledeer, Nikolai Evdakov, Gus Hansen, John Juanda, and 20 other players automatically advanced to the second round.

Sam Trickett was the first to be eliminated from the tournament after losing to Phil Ivy. Daniel Negreanu defeated Carlos Mortensen in the first round. Victor Blom was eliminated in the first round by Amit Mahiya. Tom Dwan was eliminated in the second round by Talal Shakerchi. Phil Ivy defeated Erik Sagstrom in the second round. Daniel Kayts was eliminated by Howard Ledeer in the second round. Nikolai Evdakov lost to Saar Vilf in the second round. Daniel Negreanu defeated Yuha Helppi in the second round. Evgeny Timoshenko eliminated Will 'The Thrill' Fayl in the second round. Gus Hansen defeated Max Steinberg in the second round.