2018 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1b
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

Pescatori Busts Luel with a Straight Flush

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Max Pescatori's tweet about an elimination with a straight flush and a quick look at his table confirmed that Didier Luel was missing. Pescatori was kind enough to provide the details.

According to Pescatori, it was a three-way pot to the {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} flop, on which they invested 1,900 each. The {J-Diamonds} on the turn was checked through and Luel bet the {2-Diamonds} river for 4,500. Pescatori raised to 18,000 and instantly called the shove of Luel for 45,000 with {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the straight flush. Luel had the {A-Diamonds} for the rivered ace-high flush to depart in cruel fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
WSOP 4X Winner
108,000 -200
Didier Luel fr
Didier Luel
Busted

Tags: Didier LuelMax Pescatori

Max Steinberg Eliminated in His First Hand of the 2018 Main Event

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante
Max Steinberg (photo from earlier this WSOP)
Max Steinberg (photo from earlier this WSOP)

When PokerNews arrived, the board was already out and the player that had just lost was already gone from the tournament area. We later found out it was 2012 bracelet winner and 2015 November Niner Max Steinberg who was the one to go bust.

According to Steinberg's twitter, Michael Rack opened under the gun for 375. Steinberg three-bet to 1,200 under the gun plus two and both blinds called. Rack four-bet to 45,000 and Steinberg moved all in for 50,000. The blinds folded, Rack called.

Max Steinberg: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Michael Rack: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{x-} to give Rack a set of kings and the first bust-out of the day a mere five minutes into the tournament. Steinberg out as the first player on Day 1b of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Rack us
Michael Rack
100,225 100,225
Max Steinberg us
Max Steinberg
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Max SteinbergMichael Rack