2018 World Series of Poker

Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$323,472
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,351
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Stephen Bierman Eliminated in 6th Place ($55,892)

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Stephen Bierman
Stephen Bierman

Hand #49: Bierman shoved again from the button. Kovoorchathoth asked for a count and the dealer confirmed it was for 345,000. Kovoorchathoth called from the small blind. Trey Brabham folded his big blind.

Stephen Bierman: {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{a-Hearts} to give Bierman outs on the turn to chop the pot but the ace on the river sealed his fate and he was eliminated in 6th place for $55,892.

Player Chips Progress
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
2,300,000 400,000
Stephen Bierman us
Stephen Bierman
Busted

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothStephen BiermanTrey Brabham

Hands #50-54: Some More for Tan

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #50: Adam Laskey raised to 100,000 in middle position and Lanny Levine defended his big blind. The flop came {K-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Levine checked over to Laskey who bet 120,000. Levine folded and Laskey took the pot.

Hand #51: Levine limped from the small blind and Longsheng Tan made it 100,000 in the big. Levine let it go and Tan won the hand.

Hand #52: Tan completed in the small blind and Laskey checked his option. They saw a flop of {4-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and both players checked to the {10-Diamonds} turn.

Tan led 50,000, Laskey called and the river was the {5-Diamonds}. Tan bet 110,000, Laskey folded and Tan won another.

Hand #53: Trey Brabham raised to 95,000 under the gun and his opponents folded.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
WSOP 1X Winner
3,400,000 200,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
2,200,000 -100,000
Adam Laskey us
Adam Laskey
1,800,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
1,400,000
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,200,000 -200,000

Tags: Longsheng TanAdam LaskeyLanny LevineTrey Brabham

Level: 28

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Hands #54-58: Laskey Adding Chips

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #54: Jayaram Kovoorchathoth raised to 110,000 from the small blind and Trey Brabham called in the big blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts} Kovoorchathoth check-folded to Brabham's bet of 75,000.

Hand #55: Kovoorchathoth raised to 110,000 again but now from the button. Lanny Levine called in the big blind. The flop came {2-Clubs}{q-Spades}{3-Hearts}, Levine check-folded to Kovoorchathoth's continuation-bet of 100,000.

Hand #56: Brabham raised to 115,000 from the button and Longsheng Tan called in the big blind. The flop came {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, Tan checked and Brabham continued with a bet of 75,000 which Tan called. The turn brought them the {6-Spades} on which they both checked through to the {10-Clubs} on the river to complete the board. Both players checked again and Tan took down the pot with {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

Hand #57: Tan raised to 125,000 from the small blind and Adam Laskey called. The flop came {3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{a-Clubs}, Tan bet 115,000 and Laskey called. The turn was the {j-Diamonds}, Tan now bet 235,000. Laskey looked at Tan's bet and his stack. Laskey called. The river completed the board with the {2-Spades}, Tan checked. Laskey kept stealing glances at Tan's stack and then decided to bet 355,000. Tan folded.

Hand #58: Laskey raised to 130,000 from the small blind and Kovoorchathoth folded the big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
WSOP 1X Winner
3,100,000 -300,000
Adam Laskey us
Adam Laskey
2,400,000 600,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
2,200,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
1,300,000 -100,000
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,000,000 -200,000

Tags: Adam LaskeyJayaram KovoorchathothLanny LevineLongsheng TanTrey Brabham

Hands #59-63: Stacks Evening Out

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #59: Longsheng Tan raised to 125,000 in middle position, Trey Brabham moved all in from the big blind, and Tan folded his hand.

Hand #60: Tan raised to 125,000 under the gun, Adam Laskey called in the cutoff and Lanny Levine came along from the big blind. They saw a flop of {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and Levine checked.

Tan bet 175,000, Laskey folded and Levine called. On the {J-Clubs} turn, Levine moved all in for 715,000 and Tan let his hand go.

Hand #61: Brabham raised to 115,000 on the button, Levine folded and Tan called. The flop was {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Tan checked. Brabham bet 75,000 and Tan called.

The {8-Diamonds} turn checked through and the river was the {5-Clubs}. Tan led 175,000 and Brabham called. Tan showed {Q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Brabham won the pot with {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}.

Hand #62: Laskey got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #63: Brabham raised to 115,000 under the gun and Jayaram Kovoorchathoth called in the big blind. The flop came {7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} and both players checked.

On the {4-Spades} turn, Kovoorchathoth bet 115,000 and Brabham let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
WSOP 1X Winner
2,300,000 -800,000
Adam Laskey us
Adam Laskey
2,300,000 -100,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
2,300,000 100,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
1,700,000 400,000
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,500,000 500,000

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLanny LevineLongsheng TanTrey BrabhamAdam Laskey

Hands #64-68: Tan Takes the Lead Again

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #64: Longsheng Tan raised to 125,000 from the cutoff. Adam Laskey three-bet to 355,000 from the button. Action folded back to Tan who four-bet to 900,000. Laskey stared at Tan's stack and then folded.

Hand #65: Trey Brabham completed his small blind and Lanny Levine opted to check. The flop came {2-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, Brabham check-raised the 100,000 bet of Levine to 325,000. Levine folded.

Hand #66: Brabham raised 115,000 from the button and Levine shoved in the small blind for 1,290,000. Brabham folded.

Hand #67: Tan raised to 125,000 from the small blind and Laskey called in the big blind. The flop came {4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, Tan bet another 115,000 and Laskey folded.

Hand #68: Laskey called in the small blind and Jayaram Kovoorchathoth opted to check. The flop came with the {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{10-Hearts}, Laskey bet 60,000 and Kovoorchathoth folded.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
WSOP 1X Winner
2,800,000 500,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
2,200,000 -100,000
Adam Laskey us
Adam Laskey
1,800,000 -500,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
1,700,000
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,500,000

Tags: Adam LaskeyLanny LevineLongsheng TanTrey BrabhamJayaram Kovoorchathoth

Hands #69-71: More for Tan

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #69: Adam Laskey raised to 115,000 on the button and Trey Brabham defended his big blind. The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Brabham checked. Laskey bet 125,000 and Brabham let it go.

Hand #70: Longsheng Tan raised to 125,000 under the gun and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #71: Brabham raised to 115,000 on the button and Tan made it 315,000 in the big blind. Brabham folded and Tan won the pot.

Tags: Longsheng Tan

Adam Laskey Eliminated in 5th Place ($75,497)

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Adam Laskey
Adam Laskey

Hand #72: Tan completed in the small blind and Laskey checked his option. The flop came {5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Tan led 50,000. Laskey raised to 150,000 and Tan made it 400,000. Laskey called.

The turn brought the {J-Diamonds} and Tan bet 550,000. Laskey called and they saw the {6-Hearts} on the river. Tan moved all in for 985,000 and Laskey called for his last 550,000.

Tan's {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} for a rivered full house was good against Laskey's {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Laskey became the fifth-place finisher. Laskey takes home $75,497 for his run in Event #66.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
WSOP 1X Winner
5,300,000 2,500,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
2,100,000 -100,000
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,400,000 -100,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
1,300,000 -400,000
Adam Laskey us
Adam Laskey
Busted

Tags: Adam LaskeyLongsheng Tan

Hand #73-77: Tan Tries to Terrorise the Table

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #73: Longsheng Tan raised to 125,000 from the button and got no action.

Hand #74: Tan raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Trey Brabham called in the big blind. The flop came {j-Spades}{6-Spades}{k-Spades} and Brabham check-folded to Tan's 100,000 bet.

Hand #75: Tan raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and got no callers.

Hand #76: Lanny Levine raised to 125,000 from the small blind and Tan called. The flop came {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{9-Diamonds} on which they both checked. The turn brought them the {4-Spades} and Tan bet 125,00 after Levine checked to take the pot.

Hand #77: Tan raised to 125,000 from the small blind and Jayaram Kovoorchathoth called in the big blind. The flop came {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, Tan check-raised the 100,000 bet of Kovoorchathoth to 300,000. The turn brought them the {4-Spades} on which they both checked through to the {9-Diamonds} on the river. Tan checked. Kovoorchathoth bet 175,000 and Tan insta-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
WSOP 1X Winner
5,100,000 -200,000
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth us
Jayaram Kovoorchathoth
2,500,000 400,000
Trey Brabham us
Trey Brabham
1,300,000
Lanny Levine us
Lanny Levine
1,200,000 -200,000

Tags: Jayaram KovoorchathothLanny LevineLongsheng TanTrey Brabham

Hands #78-83: Tan Wins Four of Six

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Longsheng Tan
Longsheng Tan

Hand #78: Longsheng Tan raised the button and both blinds folded.

Hand #79: Tan raised to 125,000 under the gun and Lanny Levine called in the big blind. The flop came {3-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{3-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {5-Hearts} and Levine checked to Tan, who bet 125,000. Levine folded and Tan won another pot.

Hand #80: Tan got a walk in his big blind.

Hand #81: Trey Brabham raised to 115,000 under the gun and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #82: Jayaram Kovoorchathoth raised to 110,000 in the small blind and Brabham called in the big blind. The flop was {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}{A-Hearts} and both players checked.

On the {10-Spades}, Kovoorchathoth check-called 100,000 and the river was the {2-Spades}. Kovoorchathoth checked, Brabham bet 200,000 and Kovoorchathoth folded.

Hand #83: Tan raised to 125,000 under the gun and won the blinds and antes before the break.

Tags: Longsheng TanTrey Brabham