2018 World Series of Poker

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

Salter Nearly Triples Up

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Three players checked a board of {4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{7-Spades} with 11,000 in the pot and the blinds checked to the player under the gun on the {j-Hearts} river. He piled for 12,075 and the small blind was in there with a quick call. Jack Salter shoved from the big blind for 5,375 more and the small blind called that as well.

The player under the gun showed {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for top pair but he was smashed the whole way by the {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} of the small blind. Salter had everyone beat though, with {6-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
58,000 36,500

Tags: Jack Salter

Ramage Doubles with River Tank Call

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Masatoshi Arai raised to 1,500 from the under the gun position and it folded all the way around to big blind Grayson Ramage. Ramage decided on a call and they went heads-up to the flop.

The flop was {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and both Arai and Ramage checked their option. The {Q-Hearts} was added to the board and Ramage checked to Arai. Arai put in a bet of 1,500 and Ramage raised to 5,500. Arai made the call after looking how much Ramage had behind.

The {4-Hearts} completed the board and Ramage lead out with a bet of 10,500, having only 6,000 behind. Arai took his time and moved all in. He covered Ramage and now he was the one making a decision about whether or not to risk his tournament life.

Ramage called after a couple minutes and showed {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} which was enough to beat Arai's {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Grayson Ramage us
Grayson Ramage
60,000 3,000
Masatoshi Arai jp
Masatoshi Arai
31,000 -19,000

Tags: Grayson RamageMasatoshi Arai

Pho Tran Eliminated

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Three players got to the turn on the {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades} board and it checked to Pho Tran, who moved all in for about 20,000. Adel Naoun called and with the action on the player in middle position he moved all in for 38,725.

Naoun folded his {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} face up and the hands were shown. Tran turned over {k-Clubs}{j-Spades} for top pair and a flush draw and the player in middle position showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for a full house. Tran would need a jack on the river to survive but the {5-Clubs} completed the board and Tran was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Pho Tran us
Pho Tran
Busted

Tags: Adel NaounPho Tran

Hansen Takes Over on the River

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante
Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen

Gus Hansen opened to 1,100 from late position, an opponent in the cutoff three-bet to 3,500 and Hansen made the call. The flop came down {q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Hansen check-called a bet of 2,700 from his opponent.

The {3-Clubs} hit the turn, both players checked and the river came down the {5-Diamonds}. Hansen then reached into his stack and threw in a bet of 11,100. His opponent took several minutes off thought before deciding to make the fold and Hansen picked up yet another pot on a heavy river bet.

Player Chips Progress
Gus Hansen dk
Gus Hansen
WSOP 1X Winner
51,100 -2,400

Tags: Gus Hansen

Harwood Loses a Small One

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Loni Harwood opened to 1,200 from the hijack and only the player in the small blind made the call.

The flop appeared {5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Harwood's opponent check-called her continuation bet for 1,500. The turn {8-Hearts} and the river {9-Spades} brought no betting action and Harwood mucked her cards when her opponent tabled {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
WSOP 2X Winner
185,000 -15,000

Tags: Loni Hartwood

Sinclair Sinking

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Jack Sinclair opened in the cutoff and then called a three-bet to 3,500 from Benjamin Morgan on his left. The flop came {4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Sinclair checked and instantly folded to a bet from Morgan.

Sinclair is down to about a third of the starting stack and has some work to do if he wants to bag an average stack tonight.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Morgan us
Benjamin Morgan
114,000 -19,000
Jack Sinclair gb
Jack Sinclair
WSOP 1X Winner
18,700 -29,300

Iodice Flops the Goods

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Steffen Sontheimer was in the cutoff, three-betting to 4,200 over a 1,300-raise from middle position. A player in the small blind cold-called before Marco Iodice cold four-bet to 13,400 out of the big blind. Sontheimer matched the price and so did the small blind so they went three-way to the flop with over 40,000 in the middle of the table.

The dealer spread out the {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and the small blind instantly front-shoved his last 18,325. Iodice asked for a count and then reshoved, prompting a fast fold from Sontheimer.

The showdown was rather surprising with the small blind showing {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} while Iodice turned up {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs} for a king-high flush. The {3-Hearts} turn sealed it for Iodice and the {2-Hearts} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
120,000 25,000
Marco Iodice it
Marco Iodice
100,000

Tags: Marco IodiceSteffen Sontheimer

Mezheritsky Doubles Through Kitai; Aces Versus Kings

Level 5 : 250/500, 75 ante

Davidi Kitai raised to 1,125 from early position and was three-bet by Damian Le Goff to 3,500. The action folded around to Vladislav Mezheritsky who four-bet to 8,000. Kitai five-bet 27,525, enough to put Mezheritsky all in. Le Goff got out the way, and Mezheritsky called.

Vladislav Mezheritsky: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Davidi Kitai: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Board: {9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

Kitai received the bad news that he was behind and the board was no help to him. Mezheritsky moved up to 59,000 and Kitai dropped down to 85,000.

Player Chips Progress
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
WSOP 3X Winner
85,000 -57,000
Vladislav Mezheritsky us
Vladislav Mezheritsky
59,000 7,000

Tags: Davidi KitaiVladislav Mezheritsky