Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius Advance to Final 8 in WPT HeadsUp Championship

Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius have secured their spots in the final 8 of the WPT HeadsUp Championship. Doug Polk was eliminated by Antonius in a thrilling match.

Doug Polk was eliminated from the $25k buy-in WPT HeadsUp Championship by Patrik Antonius. Polk had previously defeated Tom Dwan but lost to Antonius in a best-of-3 match showdown on the Poker King app. The first rubber saw Antonius turn a boat when both had flopped trips, and the second rubber went Antonius’ way when his suited 8-9 paired on the flop to topple Polk’s ace-eight.

Phil Ivey, an ambassador for the Poker King app, defeated Anthony Zinno. Ivey will face Stephen Chidwick in the quarter-finals, who bested Darren Elias. Stefan Burakov defeated Daniel Dvoress, and Sam Greenwood defeated Alexandra Botez. Dan Smith defeated Jean-Robert Bellande, and Wiktor Malinowski defeated Tuukka Sevänen. Christopher Kruk defeated Olivier Busquet in a long, tough match.