2018 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$8,800,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$74,015,600
Entries
7,874
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000

Boujmala Eliminates Garshofsky

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

After an under-the-gun open to 15,000, Mitch Garshofsky jammed for about 80,000. Samy Boujmala reshipped for a little under 200,000 on the button and the opener mucked {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} face up. Boujmala showed {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}.

"That's not good," Garshofsky said, revealing {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

Indeed, the {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board brought little hope for Garshofsky and he headed for payouts.

Player Chips Progress
Samy Boujmala fr
Samy Boujmala
260,000
52,000
52,000
Mitch Garshofsky us
Mitch Garshofsky
Busted

Tags: Mitch GarshofskySamy Boujmala

A Few Updated Chip Counts From Amazon Gold

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
In Sun Geoum us
In Sun Geoum
1,710,000
14,000
14,000
Justin Harvell us
Justin Harvell
1,320,000
392,000
392,000
Martial Blangenwitsch fr
Martial Blangenwitsch
1,300,000
200,000
200,000
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
1,020,000
-20,000
-20,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Brian Green us
Brian Green
880,000
-127,000
-127,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
840,000
-64,000
-64,000
$25K Fantasy
Jason Gooch us
Jason Gooch
760,000
153,000
153,000
Alex Bolotin us
Alex Bolotin
290,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jordan Young us
Jordan Young
270,000
57,400
57,400
Paul Balzano us
Paul Balzano
230,000
-81,000
-81,000
Jackson White us
Jackson White
170,000
-17,000
-17,000
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
125,000
-35,000
-35,000
StakeKings

Moore Doubles Through Van Sanford

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Robert Moore got his last 60,000 all in pre-flop holding {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} against the {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} of Ryan Van Sanford. The dealer fanned the {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop and Moore flopped trip aces to take control of the hand.

The turn {q-Hearts} and river {6-Diamonds} were no help to Van Sanford and Moore earned the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Van Sanford us
Ryan Van Sanford
193,000
74,000
74,000
Robert Moore us
Robert Moore
138,000
88,000
88,000

Tags: Ryan Van SanfordRobert Moore

Heimiller Gets River Value

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Dan Heimiller (earlier in the Main Event)
Dan Heimiller (earlier in the Main Event)

Table #456 in Amazon Purple boasts one of the most stacked line-ups in the field today as Cliff Josephy, Paul Volpe, Daniel Alaei, Stephen Song and Dan Heimiller are all seated at the same table. Two of them, Heimiller and Josephy, tangled in a hand with Gionni Demers.

On a {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} board, Josephy bet 21,000 out of the small blind, Demers called and Heimiller called as well on the button. The {10-Clubs} river was checked to Heimiller, who bet 25,000. Josephy, visibly unpleased, folded after some thought, while Demers called it off.

Heimiller tabled {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and won the hand with tens over kings.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
1,000,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
945,000
-44,000
-44,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
505,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
380,000
-51,000
-51,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Gionni Demers us
Gionni Demers
137,000
-88,000
-88,000

Tags: Cliff JosephyDan HeimillerDaniel AlaeiGionni DemersPaul VolpeStephen Song

Day Defends Big Blind Against Ivey

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Action opened with Phil Ivey in the cutoff tossing in a raise to 14,000. No one else wanted to play with the multiple bracelet winner until it got to Ronnie Day in the big blind.

Day didn't take long to bump it up to 46,000, making Ivey wake up. He leaned forward at the table, removing his sunglasses for the first time, and asked for a verification of the raise size. Visibly unconformable, Ivey eventually made the call.

Ronnie Day: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Phil Ivey: {A-Spades}{5-Spades}

"There you go," he said as he tossed the call in and the flop came {3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}. Day led out for 55,000 with nothing but ace high, and Ivey stared him down for a bit before he finally tossed in the call.

The {10-Hearts} turn gave Day a gutshot to Broadway to go along with Ivey's flopped gutshot to the wheel and he led out for 75,000. Ivey went into the tank again, staring down the big blind player, playing with his chips a bit before he finally slammed the chips back onto his stack before sliding his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
923,000
96,000
96,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Ronnie Day us
Ronnie Day
499,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Lynskey Gets an Early Double Up

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Alexander Lynskey
Alexander Lynskey

Alexander Lynskey opened to 12,000 from early position and Jorden Fox three-bet to 26,000 directly to his left. The action folded back to Lynskey who stuck in a four-bet to 66,000 and Fox just called.

The flop fell {q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Lynskey led out for 30,000. Fox called to see the {j-Spades} on the turn and Lynskey opted to check this time. Fox announced all in and Lynskey called to put himself at risk for 91,000. Fox tabled {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} but it was no match for the {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} from Lynskey.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Lynskey's pair of kings held on to earn him a full double up in the opening hour of play.

Player Chips Progress
Jorden Fox us
Jorden Fox
437,000
-63,000
-63,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
377,000
166,000
166,000

Tags: Alexander LynskeyJorden Fox

1,160th-1,182nd Place Finishers

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Each of these players min-cashed for $15,000.

Player Chips Progress
Vadim Rozin ca
Vadim Rozin
Busted
Mitesh Patel us
Mitesh Patel
Busted
Gabriel Abusada us
Gabriel Abusada
Busted
Yusuke Akiba jp
Yusuke Akiba
Busted
Darren Kennedy ca
Darren Kennedy
Busted
Richard Tatalovich us
Richard Tatalovich
Busted
Christopher Merrill us
Christopher Merrill
Busted
Daniel Deveau us
Daniel Deveau
Busted
Shi Chen us
Shi Chen
Busted
Douglas Malmoe us
Douglas Malmoe
Busted
Will Failla us
Will Failla
Busted
Or Ben il
Or Ben
Busted
Dave Straus us
Dave Straus
Busted
Zachary Hench us
Zachary Hench
Busted
Joshua Millet us
Joshua Millet
Busted
Griffin Malatino us
Griffin Malatino
Busted
Vladimir Dmitriev ru
Vladimir Dmitriev
Busted
Mark Becker us
Mark Becker
Busted
Temperance Hutter us
Temperance Hutter
Busted
Steffen Kylevik gb
Steffen Kylevik
Busted
Timothy Totten us
Timothy Totten
Busted
David Mock us
David Mock
Busted
Steven Pelsnik us
Steven Pelsnik
Busted

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Jonathan Levy shoved all in from under the gun for right around 60,000 chips. Action folded around where Gabriel Nastasa moved all in over the top with a covering stack for about 150,000. Action folded around and it was on to a showdown.

Jonathan Levy: {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Gabriel Nastasa: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{J-Spades} which didn't bring any help to Levy and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Levy, who is the host of poker podcast called "The Breakdown," joins his cohost Grant Denison who was eliminated earlier in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Gabriel Nastasa us
Gabriel Nastasa
225,000
-15,000
-15,000
Jonathan Levy us
Jonathan Levy
Busted

Tags: Gabriel NastasaGrant DenisonJonathan Levy

Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Gold

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Justin Harvell us
Justin Harvell
1,375,000
55,000
55,000
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
995,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Benjamin Keiley us
Benjamin Keiley
825,000
135,000
135,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
805,000
-164,000
-164,000
Aram Zobian us
Aram Zobian
650,000
-120,000
-120,000
Day 6 Chip Leader
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
510,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
455,000
-59,000
-59,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Arsenii Karmatakii ru
Arsenii Karmatakii
350,000
350,000
350,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
215,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
StakeKings
Sean Shah us
Sean Shah
200,000
-4,000
-4,000
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
129,000
8,000
8,000
StakeKings
Rob Brown us
Rob Brown
110,000
110,000
110,000