2018 World Series of Poker

Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller
Day: 1
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Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$2,910,227
Event Info
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$10,185,000
Entries
105
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Left 1 / 105
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A Few Updated Chip Counts

Level 2 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
665,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
620,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of David Eldridge us
David Eldridge
593,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Andreas Eiler de
Andreas Eiler
570,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
550,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
510,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
480,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
480,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
470,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of David Peters (CA) us
David Peters (CA)
463,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
440,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
400,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
395,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
350,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

An Unexpected Raise From Holz

Level 2 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action kicked off with Jonathan Little who was in the big blind on a flop of {J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Little checked over to Fedor Holz who was under the gun. Holz put out a bet of 7,500. Little thought for a bit, then check-raised to 22,000. Holz thought for a bit, then called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts} and Little continued firing, making it 30,000. After some thought, Holz called again.

On the {4-Clubs} river, Little fired one more bullet, this time making it 40,000. Holz thought his way through his first 30 seconds before using an extension. As his time was just about to expire, he raised, making it 110,000. Little didn't take too long to fold.

"I didn't expect a raise there," Little said after the hand.

"Yeah," Holz responded. "It doesn't happen very often."

Holz made a comment about possibly having peeled with ace-three, but took down the pot with no showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
670,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
555,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Fedor HolzJonathan Little

Mateos Flops Top Pair

Level 2 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Adrián Mateos
Adrián Mateos

Adrian Mateos raised to 5,000 from the button, Jake Schindler three-bet to 24,000 from the small blind, and Mateos called.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Schindler continued for 15,000, and Mateos called.

Both players proceeded to check the {A-Clubs} turn and {9-Clubs} river.

Schindler showed {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a pair of sevens, while Mateos tabled {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} for a pair of queens to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
555,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
520,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian MateosJake Schindler

Phil Hellmuth Wants to Make You Money

Level 2 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth discusses the recent twitter debate regarding buying parts in players and just how you will make money. Some players say the markups are outrageous, Phil stands by making money via players regardless and explains why. The argument over this started at the super high roller. The WSOP 2018 has a lot of players staking. Many of the players staked at WSOP are champs that have made people a lot of money. What difference does it make marking up a small margin? Phil wants to make you money, none it seems - if as usual you choose wisely!

Badziakouski Off to a Good Start

Level 2 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski opened with a raise to 6,000 and action folded around to Ben Tollerene who put in a three-bet to 23,000 in position. Action was back on Badziakouski who called.

The flop came down {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{5-Spades} and Badziakouski checked to Tollerene who continued but sized down with a bet of 10,000. Badziakouski called.

The two players checked on the {4-Spades} turn and the {J-Clubs} came on the river. Badziakouski led out, betting 26,000. Tollerene tanked until the end of his 30 seconds then decided to fold.

With that pot, and after collecting a bit before, Badziakouski moved to over 600,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
655,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
530,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Ben TollereneMikita Badziakouski

Foxen Welcomes Esfandiari to the Table, Little Continues to Stack Chips

Level 2 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Antonio Esfandiari just took his seat and was reminded just how fun this game of poker is. With around 15,000 in the middle and the board reading {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, Esfandiari led out for 6,000 into a pot of around 15,000. Alex Foxen made the call in position and the {j-Hearts} landed on the river.

Esfandiari fired another 16,000 only to have Foxen raise to 53,000. Esfandiari used up a time extension before making the call. Foxen turned over {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for a straight and Esfandiari mucked his cards. "Poker is so much fun," he said.

On the next hand, Jonathan Little raised to 5,000 and was called by Elio Fox in the big blind. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Fox check-called a bet of 10,000 from Little.

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and Fox checked again which led to Little betting another 30,000. Fox continued to call and the {8-Diamonds} completed the board. Fox checked one more time and Little checked behind. Fox tabled {a-}{9-} and Little rolled over {a-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
760,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
450,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
435,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
332,000
168,000
168,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Alex FoxenAntonio EsfandiariElio FoxJonathan Little

A Few More Recent Arrivals

Level 2 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Andress us
John Andress
500,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of James Alexander us
James Alexander
500,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Nice Pot For Little

Level 2 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jonathan Little
Jonathan Little

Matthias Eibinger raised from the cutoff, Jonathan Little called from the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind.

The flop came down {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, and action checked to Eibinger who bet 5,500. Little check-raised to 18,000, Negreanu folded, and Eibinger called.

The turn was the {10-Clubs}, Little bet 20,000, and Eibinger called.

The river was the {5-Clubs}, Little bet 5,000, and Eibinger folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
680,000
180,000
180,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
553,000
78,000
78,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
505,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJonathan LittleMatthias Eibinger

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000