2018 World Series of Poker

Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day: 1
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

Pollak Over a Million and Still Climbing

Level 10 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak opened with a raise to 22,000 and he was called by Michael Rosenfeld on the button and Larry Greenberg in the big blind.

The flop was {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and action checked to Pollak who bet 36,000. He was called by both of his opponents.

On the {6-Hearts} turn, action checked to Pollak again. He put out a bet of 98,000 and both of his opponents wasted no time folding.

After taking down the pot, Pollak was up to 1,180,000 putting him well over a million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
1,180,000 507,000
Larry Greenberg us
Larry Greenberg
540,000 190,000
Michael Rosenfeld us
Michael Rosenfeld
360,000 -195,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakLarry GreenbergMichael Rosenfeld

A Round of Counts

Level 10 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
680,000 240,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
630,000 80,000
Jan Eric Schwippert de
Jan Eric Schwippert
612,000 42,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
610,000 48,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
360,000 -1,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
351,000 119,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
WSOP 3X Winner
350,000 15,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
350,000 80,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
312,000 37,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
285,000 105,000
Kitson Kho ph
Kitson Kho
226,000 125,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
210,000 135,000
Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
WSOP 1X Winner
175,000 -75,000
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
170,000 35,000
Aymon Hata gb
Aymon Hata
Busted
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
Busted
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
Busted
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
Busted
Ajay Chabra us
Ajay Chabra
Busted
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Zhang Doubles Through Caldwell

Level 10 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

While we didn't catch the cards of Graham Caldwell, Chi Zhang was all in holding {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} on a board showing {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts}. Zhang was all in for 169,000 and Caldwell's hand was already in the muck. He was forced to cut out and send the chips over to Zhang who doubled to over 300,000 while Caldwell was left with just over 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Graham Caldwell us
Graham Caldwell
435,000 -235,000
Chi Zhang gb
Chi Zhang
350,000 350,000

Tags: Chi ZhangGraham Caldwell

Fox Bested by Foxen

Level 9 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Igor Kurganov raised to 18,000 and Elio Fox three-bet all in for 194,000. Alex Foxen was in the big blind and four-bet all in for 480,000. Kurganov thought about it but eventually folded.

Alex Foxen: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Elio Fox: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} with Foxen sending Fox to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
700,000 200,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
WSOP 1X Winner
420,000 40,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Alex FoxenElio FoxIgor Kurganov

Katz Gives Kanit the Rope, but He Doesn't Hang Himself

Level 9 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On a flop of {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{4-Hearts}, action was four ways and Ben Lamb was first to act. He checked. Ramon Munoz checked and Cary Katz made it 36,000. Mustapha Kanit called while Lamb and Munoz both folded.

The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and both players checked. On the {Q-Diamonds} river, Katz checked again.

"I'll give you a chance to bluff at it," Katz said.

Kanit did not, though. He checked it back. Katz showed down his {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} and it was good enough to earn him the pot.

"You had kings?!" Lamb asked incredulously after the hand. "You were trying to talk me into going all in and you had kings? That's why you can't talk in a multi-way pot. That's cheating."

Player Chips Progress
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
445,000 50,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
335,000 -180,000

Tags: Ben LambCary KatzMustapha KanitRamon Munoz