2018 World Series of Poker

Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$323,472
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,351
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Hands #121-125: Kovoorchathoth Earns Some Back

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #121: Longsheng Tan raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Jayaram Kovoorchathoth called. The flop came {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn brought them the {9-Hearts}, Tan bet 150,000, and Kovoorchathoth called. The river completed the board with the {k-Spades} on which they both checked again. Kovoorchathoth took the pot with {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} for two pair, kings and queens.

Hand #122: Tan raised to 180,000 from the button and Lanny Levine shoved for 1,370,000 from the big blind. Tan considered his options and then folded.

Hand #123: Kovoorchathoth raised to 180,000 from the button and was only called by Tan. The flop came {3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. Tan check-folded to the 135,000 bet of Kovoorchathoth.

Hand #124: Tan completed his small blind and Kovoorchathoth opted to check. The flop brought them the {3-Spades}{2-Spades}{k-Clubs}. Tan check-folded to the 100,000 bet of Kovoorchathoth.

Hand #125: Tan raised to 180,000 from the button and Levine shoved in the big blind. Tan snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
5,800,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
2,500,000
600,000
600,000
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,800,000
400,000
400,000

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLanny LevineLongsheng Tan

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Hands #118-120: Kovoorchathoth Doubles Up

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth

Hand #118: Longsheng Tan shoved the small blind and Jayaram Kovoorchathoth called for his last 830,000 in the big blind. Kovoorchathoth was ahead.

Tan: {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Kovoorchathoth: {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{K-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, no help to either, and Kovoorchathoth's ace high gained him the double-up.

Hand #119: Tan raised to 140,000 on the button and Kovoorchathoth shoved from the small blind. Levine and Tan both folded and Kovoorchathoth won more chips.

Hand 120: Levine moved all in from the small blind for 1.3 million and Tan folded.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
6,800,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
1,900,000
1,060,000
1,060,000
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,400,000

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLanny LevineLongsheng Tan

Hands #113-117: Kovoorchathoth Shoves a Lot

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #113: Jayaram Kovoorchathoth completed his small blind and Lanny Levine raised to put Kovoorchathoth all in. Kovoorchathoth folded.

Hand #114: Kovoorchathoth shoved on the button for 595,000 in total. Longsheng Tan asked for a count and then folded.

Hand #115: A walk for Kovoorchathoth.

Hand #116: Kovoorchathoth shoved from the small blind and Levine quickly folded.

Hand #117: A walk for Tan.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
7,800,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,400,000
-100,000
-100,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
840,000
165,000
165,000

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLanny LevineLongsheng Tan

Hands #108-112: Tan Running Away with It

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #108: Jayaram Marty Kovoorchathoth raised to 135,000 on the button and both blinds called. On the {8-Clubs}{J-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop, action checked through and the turn brought the {4-Diamonds}.

Levine checked from the small blind, Longsheng Tan bet 175,000 in the big blind, and Kovoorchathoth called. Levine let it go and it was heads up to the {Q-Spades} river. Both players checked and Tan tabled {K-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a pair of sixes while Kovoorchathoth's {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} for a better pair won the pot.

Hand #109: Action folded to Tan in the small blind and he made it 150,000. Kovoorchathoth folded his hand and Tan won the pot.

Hand #110: Tan raised to 140,000 on the button and won the pot when his opponents folded.

Hand #111: Kovoorchathoth raised to 135,000 on the button and Tan three-bet to 425,000 from the big blind. Kovoorchathoth four-bet to 1,150,000 and Tan moved it in.

Kovoorchathoth folded and Tan took the big pot.

Hand #112: It folded to Tan in the small blind and he put forward enough to put Kovoorchathoth to a decision for his stack. Kovoorchathoth folded and Tan took another.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
7,900,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,500,000
-200,000
-200,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
675,000
-925,000
-925,000

Tags: Longsheng TanLanny LevineJayaram Kovoorchathoth

Hands #103-107: Tan Doesn't Stop

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #103: Longsheng Tan completed his small blind and Jayaram Kovoorchathoth checked. The flop came {2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, Tan bet 70,000, and Kovoorchathoth called. The turn brought them the {q-Clubs}. Tan check-folded to the 125,000 bet of Kovoorchathoth.

Hand #104: Tan raised to 140,000 from the button and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #105: Kovoorchathoth raised to 135,000 from the button and Tan three-bet to 425,000 from the big blind. Kovoorchathoth folded.

Hand #106: Tan raised to 150,000 from the small blind and got no action.

Hand #107: Tan raised to 140,000 from the button and nobody called.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
6,800,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,700,000
-200,000
-200,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
1,600,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLongsheng Tan

Hands #98-102: Tan Extends Lead, Wins Four of Five Hands

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #98: Longsheng Tan raised to 140,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes when both blinds folded.

Hand #99: Lanny Levine raised to 135,000 in the small blind and Tan defended. The flop came {2-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} and both players checked. On the {7-Diamonds} turn, Levine checked, Tan bet 150,000, and Levine folded.

Hand #100: Tan raised to 150,000 from the small blind and Jayaram Kovoorchathoth defended. On the {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}{6-Clubs} flop, Tan bet 150,000 and Kovoorchathoth folded. Another pot to Tan.

Hand #101: Tan raised to 140,000 on the button and both blinds folded.

Hand #102: Jayaram Kovoorchathoth raised to 130,000 on the button and Tan defended. They saw a flop of {Q-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Tan checked. Kovoorchathoth continued for 125,000 and Tan let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
6,400,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,900,000
-300,000
-300,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
1,700,000

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLanny LevineLongsheng Tan

Trey Brabham Eliminated in 4th Place ($103,212)

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Trey Brabham
Trey Brabham

Hand #97: Trey Brabham shoved from under the gun for 120,000 and got called by Longsheng Tan in the small blind and Jayaram Kovoorchathoth in the big blind.

They both checked through the {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} on the flop and the {k-Clubs} on the turn to the {6-Hearts} on the river. Tan check-folded to Kovoorchathoth's bet of 100,000.

Trey Brabham: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth: {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Kovoorchathoth had turned a flush to push Tan out of the hand and eliminate Brabham in fourth place for $103,212.

Player Chips Progress
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
1,700,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
Busted

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLongsheng TanTrey Brabham

Hands #94-98: Levine Doubles; Brabham Short

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #94: Longsheng Tan raised to 140,000 from the button and Trey Brabham called in the big blind. The flop came {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, and Brabham check-folded to Tan's bet of 140,000.

Hand #95: Jayaram Kovoorchathoth raised to 135,000 from the button. Brabham and Lanny Levine both called in the blinds. The flop came {5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Brabham checked, and Levine shoved for 1,010,000. Kovoorchathoth quickly folded and Brabham asked for a count. Brabham sighed and called.

Lanny Levine: {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Trey Brabham: {K-Spades}{8-Spades}

They both flopped two pair but Brabham held the higher kicker.

The rest of the board was completed with the {4-Diamonds} on the turn and the {9-Spades} on the river to give Levine the higher two pair to double up. This would leave Brabham behind with 140,000.

Hand #96: Levine completed his small blind and Tan raised to 160,000 in the big blind. Levine called. The flop came {k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, and both players checked. The turn brought them the {10-Diamonds}. Levine check-folded to the 125,000-bet of Tan.

Player Chips Progress
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
2,200,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
130,000
-1,270,000
-1,270,000

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLanny LevineLongsheng TanTrey Brabham