2018 World Series of Poker

Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$653,581
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$3,485,124
Entries
1,637
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,637
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Ruzicka in Action

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Vojtech Ruzicka entered the Marathon field at the start of level 4 and has already won a sizeable pot.

There was a raise to 1,200 from middle position and a flat from the button before Ruzicka three-bet to 4,850. Only the initial raiser called and they were heads-up to a flop of {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. Both players checked, and the action mirrored on the {5-Hearts} turn before Ruzicka bet 3,400 on the {j-Spades} river.

'Did I let your jack get there?' he said, before making the call.

Ruzicka tabled {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}, and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Vojtech Ruzicka
40,000
40,000
40,000

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Chip Counts

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
100,000
34,000
34,000
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Dan Shak
80,000
31,000
31,000
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Paawan Bansal
72,000
8,000
8,000
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Joey Weissman
65,000
22,000
22,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
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Jake Baumgartner
41,000
4,000
4,000
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Neil Blumenfield
40,000
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Mike Dentale
34,500
5,500
5,500
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Martin Jacobson
29,000
Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
888poker
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Marcel Vonk
26,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ana Marquez
23,000
14,000
14,000
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Cliff Josephy
20,500
8,000
8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Faraz Jaka
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching

Hof Gives Up

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Natalie Hof was involved in a hand that went four-way to the flop.

The flop of {5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{Q-Spades} was checked to Hof who bet out 1,825 and only got called by the player on the button, the other two players in the hand folded.

Hof checked-folded on the {7-Diamonds} turn and was left with 22,000.

Right now they're starting to break up tables in the Pavillion room because more people are busting out than entering the tournament at this point.

Player Chips Progress
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Natalie Hof
22,000
5,000
5,000
888poker

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Cohen Doubles With a Knockout

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante
Sam Cohen
Sam Cohen

The action was opened from middle position with a raise to 1,200 and the cutoff player called before Samantha Cohen three-bet to 3,600 from the button. Both her opponents made the call, and the flop came down {4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}.

The action checked through to the {q-Spades} turn and Cohen called a bet of 5,500 after the cutoff player had folded.

When the {10-Spades} hit the river, Cohen saw her opponent move all in and she snap-called.

Samantha Cohen: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

It was runner-runner nut flush for Cohen and two pair for her opponent who was covered and ultimately sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Cohen
45,000
18,800
18,800

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Big Stack Metaal Shows Strength

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Govert Metaal had about 120,000 in front of him before the last hand. He saw a player open to 1,300 and when it folded to his right neighbor, Mike Del Vecchio, he put in a three-bet to 3,600 and it was up to Metaal in the small blind to decide what to do.

After a minute Metaal made it a little more than 8,000 and every player in the hand quickly folded.

Mike Del Vecchio showed {A-Spades}{2-Spades} to Metaal and he returned the favor by showing {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Govert Metaal
125,000
5,000
5,000
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Mike Del Vecchio
18,000
8,200
8,200

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Ramdin Gets Full Value With Aces

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

Victor Ramdin limped under the gun and it folded around to the small blind Joey Weissman. He decided to raise it to 2,500 and the player in the big blind folded. The action was back on Ramdin and he three-bet to 6,100. Weissman called.

The flop was {10-Spades}{A-Spades}{2-Clubs} and both players checked. Weissman check-called a bet of 5,700 on the {9-Diamonds} turn.

Weissman checked again on the {2-Spades} river and this time Ramdin fired out 20,000. Weissman thought about it for a couple of minutes and he eventually called to see Ramdin holding {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Victor Ramdin
80,000
36,000
36,000
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Joey Weissman
27,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

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Hallaert Finds a Double

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Kenny Hallaert moved all in from the small blind after the cutoff had raised and he got a call.

Kenny Hallaert: {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Board: {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Hallaert came out on top in the classic flip situation after hitting a king on the flop and holding to receive a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Kenny Hallaert
23,000
9,000
9,000

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