2018 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2ab
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

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

MacDonnell Busts Kostoulas

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Christopher Kostoulas
Christopher Kostoulas

Christopher Kostoulas couldn't be found in his seat anymore after the break. Marc MacDonnell said he had busted him just before the break:

Kostoulas opened to 2,700 from under the gun and MacDonnel three-bet to 7,700 from the button and Kostoulas called.

The flop came {10-}{8-}{3-} rainbow, Kostoulas check-called MacDonnell's 6,000 continuation-bet.

The turn was a {3-}, Kostoulas once again check-called the now 12,000 bet of MacDonnell.

The river was an {a-}, now Kostoulas check-called all-in for about 30,000. MacDonnell held {a-}{a-} for the full house, aces over treys, and Kostoulas mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
280,000
43,000
43,000
Christopher Kostoulas us
Christopher Kostoulas
Busted

Tags: Christopher KostoulasMarc MacDonnell

Romano Doubles Before the Break

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Ray Romano
Ray Romano

According to the ESPN crew, Ray Romano was all in and at risk after an eight-high flop with two clubs and showed pocket kings. One opponent had folded, while the other called with {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for middle pair and a backdoor flush draw. Running eights gave Romano the superior full house and he doubled to remain in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Romano us
Ray Romano
80,000
44,000
44,000

Tags: Ray Romano

Assorted Counts from Amazon Purple

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Brian Borne us
Brian Borne
400,000
-90,000
-90,000
Lexy Gavin us
Lexy Gavin
350,000
166,000
166,000
Jeffrey Frye us
Jeffrey Frye
275,000
-35,000
-35,000
John Vossoughi us
John Vossoughi
265,000
44,700
44,700
Chris Fraser gb
Chris Fraser
260,000
10,000
10,000
[Removed:153] se
[Removed:153]
255,000
167,700
167,700
Thomas Lutz us
Thomas Lutz
220,000
-10,000
-10,000
Ema Zajmovic ba
Ema Zajmovic
195,000
40,000
40,000
John Choi us
John Choi
195,000
55,000
55,000
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
160,000
25,000
25,000
Fredrik Kaarem no
Fredrik Kaarem
150,000
28,400
28,400
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
130,000
-23,000
-23,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings

Updated Chip Counts

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
305,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
280,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
270,000
60,000
60,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
235,000
44,500
44,500
$25K Fantasy
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
205,000
30,000
30,000
Christopher Frank de
Christopher Frank
175,000
42,000
42,000
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
122,000
95,300
95,300
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
James Mackey us
James Mackey
115,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
100,000
-50,000
-50,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
98,000
-27,000
-27,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Christopher Brammer gb
Christopher Brammer
43,000
-82,000
-82,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
40,000
-48,000
-48,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
36,000
-109,000
-109,000
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
22,000
-18,300
-18,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Esfandiari Called Down

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Antonio Esfandiari fired a bet worth 4,600 on the flop of an {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds} board and his heads-up opponent check-called. The {q-Spades} was delivered on the turn and once again Antonio's bet was check-called, this time for 6,400.

The {9-Clubs} hit the river and Esfandiari fired a third bullet worth 10,300 and his opponent check-snapped. Esfandiari tabled the {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} but lost to his opponent's {q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
86,000
-44,000
-44,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari

Latest Miranda Chip Counts

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Or Arusi il
Or Arusi
304,000
8,000
8,000
Steven Snyder us
Steven Snyder
281,000
209,400
209,400
David Swift us
David Swift
255,000
-50,000
-50,000
Jeremy Wien us
Jeremy Wien
254,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
240,000
28,000
28,000
William Reymond fr
William Reymond
240,000
-11,000
-11,000
Lee Markholt us
Lee Markholt
235,000
5,000
5,000
Jasper Wetemans nl
Jasper Wetemans
202,000
12,000
12,000
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
180,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
167,000
-3,000
-3,000
Luigi Knoppers nl
Luigi Knoppers
160,000
21,000
21,000
Sebastian Langrock de
Sebastian Langrock
141,000
51,100
51,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
140,000
-3,000
-3,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
129,500
-40,500
-40,500
Alberto Destrade us
Alberto Destrade
128,000
-27,000
-27,000
Roman Valerstein us
Roman Valerstein
123,000
-47,000
-47,000
Rafael Augus Souza Perri br
Rafael Augus Souza Perri
115,000
-10,000
-10,000
Andrew Brokos us
Andrew Brokos
112,000
72,000
72,000
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
100,000
-37,000
-37,000
Dylan Hortin us
Dylan Hortin
91,000
-31,000
-31,000
StakeKings
Emile Schiff jm
Emile Schiff
82,000
17,000
17,000
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
80,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Gina Bacon us
Gina Bacon
63,000
-800
-800
Arash Ghaneian us
Arash Ghaneian
54,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Richard Otts us
Richard Otts
46,000
-19,000
-19,000

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Secondary Feature Table Changes

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Michael Mizrachi is ahead of Adrian Naya on the main feature table while the secondary line-up changed and now includes Govert Metaal, Matt Berkey, Benjamin Dobson and Jason Koon. Metaal appears to be the biggest stack there in the last level of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
380,000
20,000
20,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
249,000
32,000
32,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Adrian Naya Lopez es
Adrian Naya Lopez
220,000
16,000
16,000
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
220,000
-50,000
-50,000
Benjamin Dobson gb
Benjamin Dobson
132,000
2,000
2,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
90,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adrian NayaBenjamin DobsonGovert MetaalJason KoonMatt BerkeyMichael Mizrachi

Helppi Gets Value

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The board was already reading {J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and Juha Helppi was heads-up. He was facing a bet of 5,000 and ended up calling that bet.

The {8-Spades} came in on the turn and both players decided to check. The river was the {5-Hearts} and this time it was Helppi doing the betting. He put in a bet of 4,200 and after about half a minute his opponent called.

Helppi showed {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and that was enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
232,000
-52,000
-52,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Juha Helppi