2018 World Series of Poker

Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller
Day: 1
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

Sammartino Jams on Holz

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jonathan Little opened on the button with a raise to 15,000. Next to act was Dario Sammartino in the small blind. He put in a three-bet to 52,000. Fedor Holz was in the big blind and he thought through most of his 30 seconds before putting in a four-bet to 105,000.

Little quickly pitched his cards away and action was back on Sammartino. Sammartino burned through his first 30 seconds, thinking, before putting in a time extension. Near the end of his extra 30 seconds, Sammartino decided to move all in and Holz quickly flicked his cards into the muck. With that, Sammartino took down the pot and now approaches 1 million while Holz drops to just over 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
975,000
90,000
90,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
210,000
-78,000
-78,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dario SammartinoFedor HolzJonathan Little

Sontheimer Bombs the River

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chris Hunichen raised it up to 12,000 from the hijack and Chris Moore flatted from the button. Steffen Sontheimer also called from the big blind and the flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. The action checked to Moore who bet 12,000 and received a call from only Sontheimer.

The {5-Hearts} on the turn put four hearts on the board and both players checked. The river was the {9-Clubs} and Sontheimer led out for 75,000. Moore used up a time extension before finally sending his cards face down into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
646,000
296,000
296,000
Chris Moore us
Chris Moore
610,000
110,000
110,000

Tags: Steffen SontheimerChris MooreChris Hunichen

Aldemir Check-Jams the River Against Holz

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir

Koray Aldemir raised to 11,000 from middle position, Dario Sammartino called from the cutoff, and Fedor Holz three-bet to 50,000 from the button. Both Aldemir and Sammartino called.

They checked to the turn of a {K-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} board where Holz bet 57,000. Aldemir check-called, and Sammartino check-folded.

The river was the {9-Clubs}, and Aldemir checked to Holz who bet 175,000. Aldemir check-raised all in for 462,500, and Holz went into the tank. After using his remaining three time extensions, Holz folded.

"Show one?" asked tablemate Larry Greenberg.

"Show one no club," said a smiling Holz.

Aldemir cracked a little smile as he collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
913,000
358,000
358,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
288,000
-192,000
-192,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dario SammartinoFedor HolzKoray Aldemir

Kaverman Calls Down With King-High

Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Byron Kaverman opened from the cutoff with a raise to 14,000. Johannes Becker called on the button and Alex Foxen called from the big blind.

The flop came down {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Foxen checked to Kaverman who put out a bet of 18,000. Becker folded quickly while Foxen called.

On the {4-Spades} turn, Foxen decided to lead out, putting out a bet of 32,000. Kaverman thought for a bit, then called the bet.

Both players checked on the {A-Spades} river. Foxen showed {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for just the aces on board with a nine kicker. Kaverman showed {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and that earned him the pot.

Meanwhile, on an alternate table, Daniel Negreanu has reentered the event.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
605,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
380,000
-120,000
-120,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex FoxenByron KavermanDaniel Negreanu

Level: 5

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Becker Catches Kurganov in a Bluff

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Johannes Becker
Johannes Becker

Igor Kurganov raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Johannes Becker three-bet to 46,000 from the small blind. Kurganov called and the flop fell {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Becker led out for 30,000 and Kurganov made the call.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and Becker bet another 120,000 which Kurganov still called. The {10-Clubs} paired the board on the river and Becker slowed down with a check this time. Kurganov thought for a minute before announcing a bet of 390,000. Becker wasted little time before placing a couple chips in the pot to signify a call. Kurganov flashed the {a-Spades}{j-Spades} and Becker tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for two pair.

With that pot, Becker soared towards the top of the leaderboard while Kurganov was left with under 30,000 chips and busted shortly therafter.

Player Chips Progress
Johannes Becker de
Johannes Becker
1,280,000
780,000
780,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Igor KurganovJohannes Becker

A Few More Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
1,390,000
445,000
445,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
1,235,000
666,000
666,000
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
980,000
105,000
105,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
800,000
327,000
327,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Michael Rosenfeld us
Michael Rosenfeld
640,000
140,000
140,000
Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
590,000
90,000
90,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
580,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
560,000
-105,000
-105,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Peters us
David Peters
457,000
-118,000
-118,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Blake Bohn us
Blake Bohn
360,000
-50,000
-50,000
Tobias Ziegler de
Tobias Ziegler
245,000
-255,000
-255,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
245,000
-255,000
-255,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
220,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
165,000
-11,000
-11,000
David Peters (CA) us
David Peters (CA)
135,000
-328,000
-328,000
Larry Greenberg us
Larry Greenberg
Busted