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
Entries
7,874
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000

Early Amazon Gold Arrivals

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Play is just underway here in the WSOP $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT. We are already seeing plenty of familiar faces in their seats in the Gold section of the Amazon room.

Below is a look at some of the early arrivals who are already putting their starting stacks to work.

Player Chips Progress
Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
50,500 50,500
Katie Stone Cappuccio
Katie Stone Cappuccio
50,400 50,400
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Stacey Sullivan us
Stacey Sullivan
50,000 50,000

Tags: Katie StonePratyush BuddigaStacey SullivanStephen ChidwickWSOP

"Are You Gaelle?"

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante

Chance Kornuth was one of four players in a limped pot to the flop of {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. The action checked to Kornuth and he bet 400 to claim the pot uncontested. After the hand, Kornuth glanced over to Gaelle Baumann, who was in the small blind in the hand, and asked "are you Gaelle?"

Baumann asked back "Are you Chance?" and Kornuth then smiled. "Your hair is different, but now I hear it."

Baumann replied "Congrats, by the way," referring to Kornuth's victory in the $3,200 Online Event that earned him the second WSOP bracelet of his career two days ago.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
50,500 500
Andrew Barber us
Andrew Barber
WSOP 1X Winner
50,500 50,500
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
50,000 50,000
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
50,000 50,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
50,000 50,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
50,000 50,000
Len Ashby us
Len Ashby
50,000 50,000
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
50,000 50,000
Michael Moore us
Michael Moore
50,000 50,000
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
49,850 49,850

Tags: Chance KornuthGaelle Baumann

Koon Joins the Field

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

We're only at Level 1 of Day 1a of the Main Event but many notables have already taken their seats including Jason Koon. Koon has already secured three cashes this summer including two final tables. He got 7th in Event#5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for $372,894 and 5th in Event#42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller for 295,606. He will be looking to make another final table, and add another big score to his summer.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000

Tags: Jason Koon

Bold Looks Down at Aces Early

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante

A player in the cutoff opened to 400 and Wolfram Liebold three-bet to 1,600 from the big blind. The initial raiser called and the flop fell {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

Liebold threw out a bet of 2,000 and the opponent in the cutoff quickly folded. Liebold smiled as he flipped over his hand to show {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for a nice pair of bullets early in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Wolfram Liebold de
Wolfram Liebold
54,500 54,500

Tags: Wolfram Liebold

Ramdin Doubles in His First Hand

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

In the very first hand off the deck for Victor Ramdin, a player raised to 400 from early position. Ramdin re-raised to 1,500 from the button and the original raiser called. They went heads-up to the {10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop and the player continued with a bet of 4,000.

Ramdin called and the dealer burned and turned the {k-Hearts} and the player led out with a bet of 13,000. Ramdin raised to 26,000 and with the action back on his opponent, she moved all in for 44,500.

Ramdin snap called turning over {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} for top set and his opponent showed {q-Spades}{j-Clubs} for an open-ended straight draw. The {q-Diamonds} river card sealed the deal for Ramdin who earned the double up and the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
100,000 100,000

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Hata Builds Stack With a Set

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante

In a three-bet pot to the {A-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop, the Ken Yamamoto bet 800 out of the small blind into what appeared to be 2,000 and Aymon Hata in the cutoff called. The {7-Hearts} fell on the turn and Yamamoto checked to Hata, who bet 3,200 and received a call.

On the {5-Diamonds} river, the Yamamoto check-called another bet of 7,100 and Hata rolled over the {7-Clubs}{7-Spades} for a set of sevens to scoop a nice pot early on and boost his stack. Marius Pospiech can also be found in the Amazon Gold section and shares a table with Victor Ramdin.

Player Chips Progress
Aymon Hata gb
Aymon Hata
63,000 63,000
Marius Pospiech de
Marius Pospiech
50,000 50,000

Tags: Aymon HataMarius PospiechVictor RamdinKen Yamamoto

Griffin Folds a Set of Kings

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante

Mark Griffin and his opponent were heads-up on a {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} board and there was 6,500 in the pot. Griffin checked and his opponent moved all in. Griffin thought it over for a few moments and announced "fold" showing {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} for middle set.

"Good fold, I just wanted to take the pot right there" his opponent said turning over {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for a flopped flush proving that Griffin did indeed make the correct laydown.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Griffin us
Mark Griffin
47,800

Tags: Mark Griffin

Kornuth's Kicker Plays

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante
Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

The player under the gun limped. Chance Kornuth, in the hijack, raised to 700. Gaelle Baumann, in the hijack called, along with the limper.

A flop reading {9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} was dealt and checked through to the {4-Spades} turn. The original raiser and Baumann checked again. Kornuth fired 1,200. Both his opponents check-called. The {3-Spades} river completed the board and was checked around. Baumann showed {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. The player under the gun tabled {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Kornuth revealed {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
54,000 3,500
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
47,800 -2,050

Tags: Chance KornuthGaelle Baumann