2018 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$185,965
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$571,600
Entries
114
Level Info
Level
58
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

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Level 4 : 400/800, 0 ante
Jake Schindler
Jake Schindler
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Player Chips Progress
Gregory Goldberg us
Gregory Goldberg
100,000 50,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 50,000
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 50,000
David Laka es
David Laka
100,000 50,000
Bernd Gleissner de
Bernd Gleissner
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Busted
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
Busted
Keith Lehr us
Keith Lehr
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Level: 4

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

Jacks for Sinclair

Level 3 : 300/600, 0 ante
Jack Sinclair
Jack Sinclair

Ben Tollerene limped in from the button and big blind Jack Sinclair bumped the action to 2,200. Tollerene flatted.

The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{4-Spades} and Sinclair bet 1,600. Tollerene called.

Both players checked the {7-Diamonds} on the turn so the {Q-Clubs} on the river was seen for free. Sinclair bet 2,600 and Tollerene called.

Sinclair showed {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} and Tollerene mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
66,800 16,800
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
33,200 -16,800

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Riess Beats Morgenstern

Level 3 : 300/600, 0 ante
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess was seen talking to Alex Foxen, so we asked him if he had won or lost his match against Anton Morgenstern.

With a sinister smile, Riess told us he had gotten it in with {K-}{10-} against {J-}{4-} on {K-}{J-}{4-}. Riess was behind, though we're not sure how much Morgenstern had left at that point.

Morgenstern was the favorite to double up, but the {Q-} on the turn in combination with the {9-} on the river made for a different ending to the hand. Riess backdoored into a straight, Morgenstern said his goodbyes.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 50,000
Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
Busted

Tags: Anton MorgensternRyan Riess

Samuel Higgs Defeats Dan Smith

Level 3 : 300/600, 0 ante

As told to us by Samuel Higgs, the flop read {K-}{9-}{3-} and Dan Smith checked from the big blind. Higgs checked from the button and a {2-} turn fell. Smith bet 5,000, Higgs called, and a {4-} river completed the board.

Smith shoved for about 18,000 and Higgs called instantly with {6-}{5-} for the nut straight, besting Smith's {K-}{3-} to advance to the next round.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Higgs au
Samuel Higgs
100,000 50,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

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Chidwick Struggling to Stay Alive

Level 3 : 300/600, 0 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Phil Ivey seems to be winning more and more chips from Stephen Chidwick.

Ivey raised to 900 and Chidwick called. They both checked through the {6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop to the {9-Clubs} on the turn. Chidwick check-folded to the 1,000 bet of Ivey.

Chidwick completed the button and Ivey raised to 1,400 and Chidwick folded.

Ivey raised to 900, Chidwick shoved for about 6,000 and Ivey folded.

Chidwick called, Ivey opted to check. The flop came {5-Clubs}{q-Spades}{k-Clubs}, Ivey check-called the 400 bet of Chidwick. They both checked through the {4-Clubs} on the turn to the {2-Spades} on the river. Ivey bet 2,000 and Chidwick folded.

Ivey called, Chidwick raised to 1,400 and Ivey folded.

Chidwick called and Ivey checked. They both checked through the {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}{k-Spades} on the flop to the {6-Hearts} on the turn and to the {8-Spades} on the river. Ivey bet 1,000 and Chidwick folded.

The flop read {q-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Spades} and both players checked to the {9-Hearts} on the turn. Chidwick check-called the 500 bet of Ivey. They checked again when the {q-Diamonds} completed the board. Chidwick tabled {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for queens and fours to take the pot.

Chidwick raised to 700 and Ivey called. They checked through the {3-Spades}{4-Spades}{q-Spades} flop and the {4-Diamonds} on the turn to the {10-Diamonds} on the river. Ivey bet 1,000 and Chidwick called. Ivey tabled {10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for two pair, tens and fours, but Chidwick held {k-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for the same two pair but with the king-kicker to win the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
93,000 19,400
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
7,000 -19,400

Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Level: 3

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0

Katz Knocks Out Hellmuth

Level 2 : 200/400, 0 ante
Cary Katz_ Phil Hellmuth
Cary Katz_ Phil Hellmuth

When we arrived, all the chips were in the middle already. Cary Katz, when the match was over, told us what had happened while he and Hellmuth talked about the hand and their poker history on the rail.

Hellmuth opened the button and Katz called from the big blind. The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Katz checked. Hellmuth bet 700 and Katz raised to 3,000. Hellmuth shoved and Katz called.

Phil Hellmuth: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}
Cary Katz: {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}

The offsuit nine on the turn and ten on the river were blanks and Katz doubled his 48,600 stack.

The next hand, with Hellmuth severely short, Katz moved in from the button. Hellmuth called reluctantly.

Phil Hellmuth: {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Cary Katz: {Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The {J-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop and {7-Spades} turn were good for Hellmuth as he paired his five, but the {Q-Diamonds} on the river meant there would be no comeback story for him.

The two shook hands and talked while walking to the rail. Hellmuth, as calm as he could be, took some selfies with fans on the rail and told Katz if he needed to lose, he was happy to lose to him.

"You have my love Cary," Hellmuth said.

"Did I handle myself with grace?" he asked. Katz nodded.

The two discussed their history that apparently goes back a decade. Hellmuth gets half his buy-in back as he played the first round, Katz will be back in the Amazon Room at 6 PM.

Player Chips Progress
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
100,000 50,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Cary KatzPhil Hellmuth