Ayaz Mahmood limped in from the button, and Ernst Schmejkal checked. The flop came 
, and Schmejkal bet 55,000. Mahmood responded with a raise to 155,000, and Schmejkal skedaddled.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,406,400
Entries
256
Level
7
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
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Ernst Schmejkal opened to 70,000 and Ayaz Mahmood made the call to see a 
flop fall.
Both players checked and when the 
landed on the turn, Mahmood fired out 110,000 to take the pot away from Schmejkal.
Ernst Schmejkal raised to 65,000 from the button, and Ayaz Mahmood made the call. The flop came 
, and both players checked.
The turn brought the 
and a bet of 110,000 from Mahmood, forcing a fold from Schmejkal.
Mahmood starts out taking a small advantage, with 4.18 million to Schmejkal's 3.5 million.
Ayaz Mahmood opened to 90,000 from the button and Ernst Schmejkal made the call to see a 
flop fall.
Both players checked to see the 
land on the turn and Schmejkal fire out a bet of 105,000.
Mahmood made the call as the dealer burned and turned the 
on the river as the action went check, check.
Mahmood tabled his 
to rake in the pot and take the slight lead in this heads up match.
Ayaz Mahmood opened to 90,000 from the button and Ernst Schmejkal made the call.
Both players checked the 
flop to see the 
land on the turn and a bet of 80,000 from Schmejkal take down the pot.
Ernst Schmejkal entered the pot with a min-raise of 60,000 only to have Ayaz Mahmood three-bet to 210,000.
Schmejkal didn't take too long to find a fold and see Mahmood claim the first three-bet pot of the match.
After giving Ayaz Mahmood two consecutive walks, Ernst Schmejkal bumped it to 65,000 to pick up Mahmood's blind and claim his first hand of heads up play.
Ayaz Mahmood opened to 90,000 from the button and Ernst Schmejkal made the call from the big blind to see the 
flop fall.
Schmejkal checked and Mahmood's 185,000-chip bet was enough to prompt a fold from Schmejkal.
Ernst Schmejkal is a 24-year-old poker pro from Germany who currently resides in London. Primarily an online player -- where he goes by the name "Trader" -- this event marks Schmejkal's first big live score.
Schmejkal defeated Nikolay Evdakov, Joao Barbosa, Juan Ramirez, David Williams, Alexander Kravchenko, Vanessa Rousso, and Alexander Kostritsyn to make the final.
Ayaz Mahmood is a 38-year-old professional poker player currently living in Houston, Texas. He has numerous WSOP cashes to his credit already, including a couple of final tables. He finished fifth in the $5,000 six-handed NLH event in 2005, and seventh in the $2,000 pot-limit hold'em event in 2008.
Mahmood defeated John Duthie, Nathan Doudney, James Collopy, Kevin Saul, Brian Rast, Faraz Jaka, and Jason Somerville to reach the final.