2018 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 10
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$8,800,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$74,015,600
Total Entries
7,874
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 7,874
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Hands #297-299: Miles Fighting Back

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante
Heads Up Tony Miles
Heads Up Tony Miles

Hand #297: Tony Miles raised to 6 million from the button and John Cynn defended his big blind.

The flop fell {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Cynn check-called 8 million from Miles. The {9-Diamonds} turn fell, Cynn checked, and Miles bet 16 million. Cynn called, the {7-Diamonds} river completed the board, and both players checked.

Miles tabled {9-Spades}{4-Spades} for nines and fours, besting Cynn's holdings to win the pot.

Hand #298: John Cynn raised to 4 million from the button, Tony Miles three-bet to 16 million from the big blind, and Cynn folded.

Hand #299: Tony Miles raised to 6 million from the button and John Cynn defended his big blind.

They checked to the turn of a {J-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} board where Miles bet 8 million. Cynn called, the {Q-Spades} river completed the board, and both checked.

Cynn tabled {K-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for queens and treys, Miles mucked, and Cynn won the pot.

Tags: John CynnTony Miles

Hands #293-296: Three-Bet Pot for Cynn

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #293: Tony Miles raised it up to 6 million and John Cynn forfeited his big blind.

Hand #294: Cynn raised to 5 million and Miles three-bet to 20 million, Cynn sent his cards into the muck.

Hand #295: Miles raised to 6 million and Cynn defended the big blind to see a flop of {J-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Cynn checked, Miles continued for 8 million, and that ended the hand right there.

Hand #296: Cynn raised it up to 4 million and Miles three-bet to 16 million. Cynn called. The flop came {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Miles fired a continuation bet of 11 million. Cynn gave it some thought and raised to 24.5 million. Miles let go and the pot was sent over to Cynn.

Tags: John CynnTony Miles

Hands #289-292: Two Rivers Seen

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #289: Tony Miles raised to 6 million and John Cynn called. They both checked the flop to a board of {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{k-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Cynn checked and Miles bet 8 million. Cynn called and they went to a {5-Diamonds} river. Cynn checked again and Miles bet 12 million. Cynn spent about 30 seconds thinking and then mucked.

Hand #290: Cynn made it 5 million and Miles defended. On the {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop, Miles check-called 4 million. The turn was the {j-Hearts}. Miles checked, Cynn bet 6.5 million, and Miles called. Check-check on the {q-Diamonds} and {j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} took it for Cynn.

Hand #291: Miles gave a walk to Cynn.

Hand #292: Cynn raised to 5 million and Miles defended. Miles checked the {5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop and folded to 4 million.

Tags: John CynnTony Miles

Hands #286-288: Cynn Extends

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante
Heads Up John Cynn
Heads Up John Cynn

Hand #286: John Cynn raised to 6 million from the button and Tony Miles called from the big blind.

The flop came down {K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Miles check-called 5 million from Cynn. The turn was the {4-Spades}, both players checked, and the {7-Spades} river completed the board. Miles checked for a third time, Cynn bet 11.1 million, and Miles tanked for a bit before he folded.

Hand #287: Tony Miles opened to 6 million from the button, John Cynn three-bet to 18 million from the big blind, and Miles called.

The flop fell {K-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, Cynn bet 16.5 million, and Miles folded.

Hand #288: Tony Miles received a walk in the big blind.

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Hands #281-285: Cynn Maintains Narrow Lead

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #281: Tony Miles raised it up to 6 million and John Cynn three-bet 18.5 million. Miles gave it some thought and folded.

Hand #282: Cynn raised to 4 million and Miles came along to see the {Q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop. Miles checked and instantly folded to a continuation bet of 2.5 million by Cynn.

Hand #283: Miles raised to 6 million and Cynn called. The flop came {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Both players checked and the {9-Clubs} turn paired the board, Cynn bet 8.5 million and Miles sent his cards into the muck.

Hand #284: Cynn opened the action with a raise to 6 million and Miles three-bet to 25 million, forcing a quick fold from Cynn.

Hand #285: A walk for Cynn.

Tags: John CynnTony Miles

Hands #277-280: Miles Back in Front

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #277: Tony Miles raised to 6 million. John Cynn put in a three-bet to 17.5 million and Miles came along to see a {7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop. They checked, bringing a {5-Hearts}. Cynn bet 18.5 million and Miles made the call. The {k-Spades} arrived and they both checked.

Miles showed down {2-Spades}{2-Clubs} and the pair was good.

Hand #278: Miles got a walk.

Hand #279: Miles returned the walking favor.

Hand #280: Cynn raised to 4 million and Miles called. Miles led out for 6 million on {j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Clubs} after two flop checks and Cynn called. Miles bet 10 million on the {j-Diamonds} river and won the pot without showdown.

Tags: John CynnTony Miles

Hand #276: Miles Shoves the River

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante
Tony Miles
Tony Miles

Hand #276: John Cynn raised to 5 million from the button and Tony Miles called from the big blind.

The flop came down {J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Miles check-called 4.5 million from Cynn.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and Miles checked. Cynn bet 6.5 million, Miles check-raised to 20 million, and Cynn called.

The {K-Diamonds} river completed the board and Miles shoved for 95.3 million. Cynn tanked for about three minutes before he folded, giving Miles the pot.

Tags: John CynnTony Miles

Hands #273-275: Three in a Row for Cynn

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #273: Tony Miles raised it up to 6 million and John Cynn called. The flop came {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Cynn checked almost instantly. Miles continued for 8 million and Cynn check-raised to 18.5 million. That was enough to force a fold from Miles and Cynn dragged in another nice pot.

Hand #274: Cynn raised to 5 million and Miles called. The {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop brought a check from Miles, a continuation bet of 4.5 million by Cynn, and a quick fold from Miles.

Hand #275: A walk for Cynn.

Tags: John CynnTony Miles

Hands #271-272: Cynn's River Raise Gets Paid

Level 41 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 300,000 ante
John Cynn
John Cynn

Hand #271: Tony Miles raised to 6 million on the button and John Cynn called. Cynn checked and called 7.5 million on the {q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop. They checked the {8-Hearts}, bringing the {5-Clubs}. Cynn checked, Miles bet 14 million, and Cynn folded after about 30 seconds.

Hand #272: Cynn raised to 6 million and Miles called. Miles bet 8 million on the {4-Spades}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Clubs} board after they checked the flop, and Cynn called. On the {5-Clubs} river, Miles fired again for 17 million. Cynn raised to 38.5 million after some thought.

Miles thought briefly and called but couldn't beat {9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for flopped trips and a turned boat.

Heads Up Tony Miles
Heads Up Tony Miles

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