2018 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$296,222
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,071,600
Entries
114
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

No Repeat Champion

Level 8 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante
Joe McKeehen earlier today
Joe McKeehen earlier today

Joe McKeehen arrived in the eighth level of the day and has busted within a very short time frame as he is already out the door. That means we are getting a new champion for this event and the chance of a repeat champion is out of question.

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Joe McKeehen

Vieira Stacking Chips

Level 8 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

Joao Vieira may just have lost a small pot but he's definitely stacking chips throughout the day. Vieira check-called a bet on a {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop and bet on the {6-Spades} turn. When Philip Cordano raised, he folded quickly.

Vieira still has over a lot of chips in front of him and is playing almost three times the starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
140,000 35,000
Philip Cordano us
Philip Cordano
80,000 80,000

Tags: Joao VieiraPhilip Cordano

Akkari Versus Vitch

Level 8 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante
Andre Akkari
Andre Akkari

Andre Akkari and Chris Vitch saw the {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades} flop appear and Akkari check-called a bet from Vitch. They both checked on the {A-Hearts} turn and the {Q-Spades} was dealt to complete the board.

Akkari checked to Vitch again and he bet out. Akkari opted to fold and has just over 6 big bets left.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
69,000 25,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
WSOP 1X Winner
33,000 -8,000

Tags: Andre AkkariChris Vitch

Henson Not Slowing Down

Level 8 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante
Ray Henson
Ray Henson

Tommy Rounds raised from the hijack and Ray Henson three-bet from the cutoff. It folded back to Henson who called and they went heads-up to the {10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop.

Rounds check-called a bet from Henson and the dealer burned and turned the {j-Diamonds}. Again Rounds check-called a bet from Henson and the river was the {5-Clubs}. Rounds checked and Henson threw out another bet to get an instant fold from Rounds.

Henson added another pot to his mountain of chips and he's distanced himself well out in front of the field with about 290,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
290,000 110,000
Tommy Rounds us
Tommy Rounds
90,000 -10,000

Tags: Ray HensonTommy Rounds

The Defending Champion Is Here

Level 8 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante
Joe McKeehen from a previous event
Joe McKeehen from a previous event

World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen just arrived. Last year, he won his second bracelet by winning this exact tournament.

McKeehen already has two third-place finishes at this years WSOP. Finishing third in the $3,000 shoutout and in the Millionaire Maker.

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
50,000 50,000

Tags: Joe McKeehen

Eights are Enough for Song

Level 8 : 1,300/2,500, 0 ante
Kevin Song
Kevin Song

JC Tran and Kevin Song went heads-up to the {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Spades} and Tran check-called a bet from Song. The turn was the {2-Spades} and both players knuckled the felt. The river was the {3-Hearts} and Tran tossed out a bet.

Song called and Tran showed {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for middle pair but Song's {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} were enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Song us
Kevin Song
WSOP 1X Winner
80,000 -12,000
JC Tran us
JC Tran
31,000 -48,000

Tags: Kevin SongJC Tran

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,300/2,500
Limits: 2,500/5,000

Zerwin Climbing

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Jerid "JZ Scrilla" Zewin has been hovering around the 50,000 starting stack for much of the night but he has stayed patient. That patience is paying off and Zewin is starting to climb the chip counts. He recently raked in a few pots and he's chipped up to 80,000.

Zewin already notched one WSOP cash this series with a deep run in the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em - Double Stack (Event #34) and will look to add another WSOP cash to his poker resume here in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.

Player Chips Progress
Jerid Zewin us
Jerid Zewin
80,000

Tags: Jerid Zewin

Glantz In, Sinclair and Baker Out

Level 7 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
David "ODB" Baker
David "ODB" Baker

Jack Sinclair seems to have been eliminated as his chair is now empty. At the table he was seated, David "ODB" Baker raised to two bets from the button and Ashish Gupta made it three bets from the big blind. Baker called and they saw a flop.

The flop was {2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and Gupta continued with a bet. Baker folded his hand and was left with 12,000.

Matt Glantz arrived at the table and took Sinclair's old seat, next to Ashish Gupta. A couple of hands later, Baker was also eliminated from the tournament, just like Sinclair.

Player Chips Progress
Ashish Gupta au
Ashish Gupta
92,000 42,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
50,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Ashish GuptaJack SinclairMatt GlantzDavid ODB Baker