2018 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1a
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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Defending Champion Blumstein Takes a Seat

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante
Scott Blumstein
Scott Blumstein

Defending WSOP Main Event champion Scott Blumstein has entered the fray on Day 1a and, despite not being involved in any of the action yet, has already made an impact on his table. All smiles, very chatty and interacting with the other players at the table, the atmosphere is very relaxed.

The table also features three-time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Yoon, Jean Montury and Lacey Jones.

Yoon just raised to 800 first to act and was called by Joseph Ingalls in the big blind. After a {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop both players checked. Ingalls checked the {K-Spades} turn, Yoon bet 1,000 and folded to Ingall's check-raise of 4,500.

Tags: Brian YoonJean MonturyLacey JonesScott BlumsteinJoseph Ingalls

More For Stuve

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Robert Stuve opened to 650 from middle position. The player from one seat over called.

The dealer spread a flop of {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Stuve bet 650. His opponent called. The turn brought the {4-Spades}. Stuve continued for 1,250. His opponent called again. The {9-Diamonds} filled up the river and Stuve fired 3,400. His opponent gave up his hand.

Tags: Robert Stuve

Ladies Treat Khuu Right

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

The board read {6-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, James Juvancic checked from early position and Chuc Khuu bet 2,600 from late position into a pot around 5,000. The cutoff stuck around and so did Juvancic.

The turn came the {4-Clubs}, action checked to Khuu who fired out 7,000, the cutoff folded and Juvancic made the call. The river fell a {2-Spades} and both players checked, Juvancic tabled {6-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a pair of sixes and Khuu then showed {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for a pair of queens, taking down the pot.

Tags: Chuc KhuuJames Juvancic

Gabel Versus Katz

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante
Cary Katz
Cary Katz

Vincent Gabel raised from middle position to 650 and both players in the blinds called. All three players checked on the {9-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} board and the {8-Diamonds} turn was added on to the board.

This time the small blind checked to Cary Katz in the big blind and the latter bet out 1,200. Gabel called and the player in the small blind folded.

The river was the {9-Hearts} and Katz fired another bet. He put 2,800 in the middle and Gabel called after about a minute. Katz tabled {7-Spades}{2-Spades} for missed flush draw and Gabel won with {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Tags: Cary KatzVincent Gabel

Updated Chip Counts

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Dougles Takes From Duthweiler

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

On the flop of {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades}, Tobias Duthweiler check-called a bet of 1,300 by Shane Douglas and check-raised the {6-Spades} turn from 2,100 to 8,600 out of the blinds. Douglas didn't go anywhere and called to see the {3-Hearts} on the river. Both players elected to check and Duthweiler announced "I have a six," while Douglas rolled over the {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} to drag in the big pot.

Tags: Shane DouglasTobias Duthweiler

Straight For Perez

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Cesar Perez opened to 1,200 from early position. Van Tran, on the cutoff, called.

The flop came {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Perez bet 1,600. Tran called. The dealer burned and turned the {9-Spades}. Perez checked. Tran fired 2,000. Perez check-called. The {k-Spades} river completed the board and was checked around. Tran tabled {9-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Perez revealed {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for a rivered straight to win the pot.

Tags: Cesar PerezVan Tran

Stuve Stacks Further Chips

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Joining the action on the heads-up flop of {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}, Kalidou Sow led for 3,000 and Robert Stuve raised it up to 6,500, which Sow called. Both ended up checking down the {10-Clubs} turn and the {A-Hearts} river and Stuve showed {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for a straight to win the pot.

"It is good to run in the Main Event, but most people save it for level 18 and later," Frank Kassela joked from the other side of the table before adding "I am rooting for you." Stuve is the current chip leader on the table that is filled with big names such as Kassela, Sow and Antonio Esfandiari.

Below are further assorted counts from the Orange section.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariFrank KasselaKalidou SowRobert Stuve

Fishman Flops it and Holds on

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Kenneth Fishman opened to 850 from under the gun, Bart Lybaert in the hijack, the cutoff, and Montgomery Cole in the small blind all called.

The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs}, Fishman led for 1,000 and action folded to Cole who raised to 2,000. Fishman made the call and a {10-Diamonds} fell on the turn.

This time it was Cole that led, he bet 2,000, Fishman quickly raised to 5,000 and Cole then three-bet to 10,000. Fishman thought for a second and then made the call.

The {a-Spades} came on the river and both players decided to check. Cole turned over {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for two pair and Fishman turned over {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for a flopped straight, taking down the pot. "I didn't like that turn card," said Fishman as he stacked up some newly acquired chips.

Tags: Bart LybaertKenneth FishmanMontgomery Cole

Shober Sets Up Fandrich

Level 2 : 150/300, 0 ante

Dave Shober raised to 750 from early position and Sam Soverel called. Samuel Fandrich re-raised to 3,900 from the button and both players called.

They went three handed to the {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop and Shober led out with a bet of 6,700. Soverel folded, Fandrich called and the turn was the {j-Diamonds}. Both players knuckled the felt and the {5-Diamonds} completed the board.

Shober led out with a bet of 8,400 and Fandrich called. Shober turned over his {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} for a flopped set of tens and Fandrich mucked.

Tags: Dave ShoberSam SoverelSamuel Fandrich