2018 World Series of Poker

Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day: 2
12
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,650,773
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 128
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Benjamin Pollak Eliminated in 10th Place ($139,699)

Level 20 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

Action folded around to the blinds where Ben Yu shoved all in for about 725,000 effective. Benjamin Pollak was in the big blind and he sweated his cards for a bit before calling.

Ben Yu: {J-Clubs}{5-Spades}
Benjamin Pollak: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}{6-Spades}{A-Clubs}{9-Clubs} thought and Yu made a pair of jacks to eliminate Pollak. Pollak will collect $139,699 for his 10th place finish.

The final 9 players are now on an unscheduled 15-minute break while they move to the Brasilia feature table.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
7,725,000
670,000
670,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Benjamin Pollak
Busted

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Jason Koon Eliminated in 11th Place ($115,102)

Level 20 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

Jason Koon fired a bet of 230,000 from the big blind on the flop of a {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} board. The pot had gone three ways to the flop and Ben Yu made the call from early position while Elio Fox check-folded from the small blind.

Both players checked the {3-Diamonds} on the turn and the {k-Diamonds} river brought four diamonds on the board.

Koon checked once more but this time, Yu put out a stack of 100,000 chips easily covering Koon and Koon went into the tank.

"What a f*cking day," said Koon. "I have an ace and a six."

Koon used up four time-extensions before eventually putting in his stack.

Yu tabled the {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for a flush and Koon turned over the {a-Spades}{6-Clubs} before he said goodbye to his tablemates, exiting in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
7,055,000
1,980,000
1,980,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Jason Koon
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Ben YuElio FoxJason Koon

Ryan Riess Eliminated in 12th Place ($115,102)

Level 19 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

After a raise to 200,000 from Ben Yu, action folded to Ryan Riess who moved all in for right around 800,000. Action folded back to Yu and he snap called.

Ben Yu: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}
Ryan Riess: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{A-Hearts} and it was a bit of overkill on the river as Yu made a set against Riess' eights. That sent Riess to the payout desk to collect $115,102 while Yu collected the pot and moved over six million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
6,200,000
830,000
830,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Ryan Riess
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ben YuRyan Riess

Mustapha Kanit Eliminated in 13th Place ($97,160)

Level 19 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit
Mustapha Kanit

Nick Petrangelo opened to 180,000 on the button and called a three-bet shove from Mustapha Kanit out of the small blind for about 1,200,000.

Mustapha Kanit: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Nick Petrangelo: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{j-Clubs} giving Petrangelo broadway on the turn and Kanit departed in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Petrangelo
5,100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Mustapha Kanit
Busted

Tags: Mustapha KanitNick Petrangelo

Matthias Eibinger Eliminated in 14th Place ($97,160)

Level 18 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger
Matthias Eibinger

Matthias Eibinger moved all in from middle position, shoving for 95,000. Action folded to the blinds where Elio Fox raised, making it 205,000. Jason Koon called in the big blind.

The flop was {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and both Fox and Koon checked to the {A-Hearts} on the turn. There, Fox led out with a bet of 250,000 and Koon promptly folded, so Fox and Eibinger showed down.

Elio Fox: {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Matthias Eibinger: {Q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Eibinger flopped better but Fox turned a three outer to take the lead. The river was the {6-Hearts} changing nothing and Eibinger was eliminated while Fox scooped the side and main pots.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Koon
2,650,000
290,000
290,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Elio Fox
2,550,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Matthias Eibinger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Elio FoxJason KoonMatthias Eibinger

Ramin Hajiyev Eliminated in 15th Place ($84,073)

Level 18 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ramin Hajiyev
Ramin Hajiyev

According to Manig Loeser he opened from the cutoff with a raise to 130,000. Ramin Hajiyev was next to act and he shoved all in for 635,000. Action folded around the Loeser called.

Manig Loeser: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Ramin Hajiyev: {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-}{9-}{3-}{10-}{Q-} and Loeser binked a queen on the river to make the best hand and eliminate Hajiyev from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Manig Loeser
3,450,000
650,000
650,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Ramin Hajiyev
Busted

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Chris Hunichen Eliminated in 16th Place ($84,073)

Level 18 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Chris Hunichen
Chris Hunichen

Chris Hunichen check-called a bet of 125,000 on the flop of {10-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} board to see the {6-Spades} on the turn. Yu fired 225,000 and Hunichen check-called once more.

The {8-Clubs} completed the board on the river and after using two time-extensions, Hunichen check-called off the remainder of his 1,200,000 stack. Yu tabled the {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} and Hunichen turned over the {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} as he hit the rail in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
5,550,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
WSOP 4X Winner
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Chris Hunichen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

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Stefan Schillhabel Eliminated in 17th Place ($74,623)

Level 18 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel
Stefan Schillhabel

Nick Petrangelo raised to 230,000 from the small blind and Stefan Schillhabel defended his big blind.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Petrangelo continued for 310,000. Schillhabel called.

The turn was the {4-Spades} and Petrangelo moved all in. Schillhabel thought about his decision before calling all in for his last 1,100,000.

Stefan Schillhabel: {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Nick Petrangelo: {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Schillhabel was in the lead with top pair but Petrangelo had an open-ended straight draw. The river was the {7-Hearts} completing his straight and eliminating Schillhabel in 17th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Petrangelo
3,900,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Stefan Schillhabel
Busted

Tags: Nick PetrangeloStefan Schillhabel