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

Negreanu Eliminated by Song

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

Daniel Negreanu was nursing a short stack and now has lost all of his chips. JC Tran made it two bets and saw his neighbor Kevin Song raise to three bets. The player in the two-seat called and Negreanu pushed all-in. Tran made it four bets and Song and the two-seat both called.

The flop was {4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{J-Clubs} and Tran checked to Song who put out a bet. Both players called and the {10-Hearts} turn was dealt. Tran checked to Song again and after he put out a bet the two-seat and Tran both folded.

Song opened up {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and Negreanu said "I have queen-eight. I swear I have a queen-eight straight!" After ten seconds he opened up {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and the dealer completed the board by putting down the {6-Diamonds} river.

One table over, Kahle Burns also stood up from his seat and walked away from the tournament with no more chips on the table.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Song us
Kevin Song
92,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
JC Tran us
JC Tran
79,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJC TranKahle BurnsKevin Song

Henson Chipping Up

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

Ray Henson has caught fire following the break and continues to rake in pot after pot. Henson is now sitting behind a mountain of about 180,000 and he has moved into the Event #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
180,000
78,000
78,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Ray Henson

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
42,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
50,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ashish GuptaJack SinclairMatt GlantzDavid ODB Baker

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

Level: 8

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

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
80,000
-12,000
-12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
JC Tran us
JC Tran
31,000
-48,000
-48,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Kevin SongJC Tran

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
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Joe McKeehen

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
110,000
$25K Fantasy
Tommy Rounds us
Tommy Rounds
90,000
-10,000
-10,000

Tags: Ray HensonTommy Rounds

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
25,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
33,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andre AkkariChris Vitch