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

Minkin Has Aces Back to Back

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Kelly Minkin
Kelly Minkin

Kevin Patel raised to 3,500 and Kelly Minkin three-bet to 11,000. Patel called and the flop came {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Patel check-called a bet of 10,000 and the turn was the {6-Hearts}.

Patel checked and Minkin bet again, this time for 24,000. Patel called.

The river was the {q-Spades}. Patel checked and Minkin bet 39,000. Patel called. MInkin showed {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} and took down the pot.

On the very next hand Minkin raised to 3,200 from the cutoff and the blinds both folded. The small blind check-called a bet of 5,000 on the {10-}{10-}{8-} flop, but check-folded to a bet of 12,000 on the {4-} turn. Minkin showed {a-}{a-} again.

Player Chips Progress
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
270,000
76,700
76,700

Tags: Kelly MinkinKevin Patel

Wilson Doubles Up

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

On a flop of {8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and a pot of around 25,000, the player in early position checked. Jacob Wilson threw in a bet of 10,000. The player in early position check-called. The turn came the {a-Spades} and this time, the player in early position led for 20,000. Wilson raised all in for 32,000. The player in early position tank-called.

Jacob Wilson: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

The {a-Clubs} river completed the board and Wilson doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Wilson us
Jacob Wilson
105,000
-21,800
-21,800

Tags: Jacob Wilson

Kokoska Shoves on Ferguson

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Robert Kokoska raised in the hijack and Chris Ferguson defended his big blind. The flop came {5-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{K-Hearts} and Ferguson let Kokoska fire 3,800, then check-raised to 10,000. Kokoska called.

Ferguson tossed in 13,000 when the {4-Hearts} turn arrived and Kokoska called one more time to see the {Q-Clubs} hit the river. Ferguson decided to check the last betting round and Kokoska moved all in for just under 50,000. Ferguson folded and Kokoska almost tied him in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
112,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Robert Kokoska cz
Robert Kokoska
105,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Chris FergusonRobert Kokoska

Glazier Pushes Back

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jackie Glazier opened from the hijack and was called by the big blind. The two players saw a flop of {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and the big blind checked to Glazier who continued for 3,000. Her opponent check-raised to 11,500 but Glazier fired back with another raise to 23,000.

Her opponent thought for a minute and looked back at his cards before giving up this fight with the tough Australian.

Player Chips Progress
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
138,000
29,300
29,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jackie Glazier

Margets Jams Up Stack

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Igor Merda chipped up with quad nines before his table broke and Leo Margets just did so against Daniel Fuhs. The completed board showed {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Margets checked out of the big blind. Fuhs bet 15,500 into a pot of around 22,000 from the cutoff and Margets check-raised all in.

Fuhs asked for a count, but eventually folded when it was deemed to be for 64,100 total.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Van Sanford us
Ryan Van Sanford
500,000
160,000
160,000
Chris Fraser gb
Chris Fraser
300,000
40,000
40,000
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
235,000
-35,000
-35,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Igor Merda de
Igor Merda
185,000
75,000
75,000
Gavin Cochrane gb
Gavin Cochrane
165,000
25,000
25,000
Mina Greco us
Mina Greco
160,000
28,000
28,000
Lena Evans us
Lena Evans
150,000
40,000
40,000
Marius Pospiech de
Marius Pospiech
115,000
19,000
19,000
Daniel Fuhs us
Daniel Fuhs
105,000
-29,500
-29,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Leo Margets es
Leo Margets
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
85,000
-25,000
-25,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Daniel FuhsIgor MerdaLeo Margets

Elias Wins a Flip

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Darren Elias made it 3,500 in the middle position, earning a call from the button. The player in the big blind squeeze-shoved 33,500 and Elias called after verifying the count. The other player cleared the way for a heads-up race.

It was a fair fight as Elias' {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} stood against {A-Clubs}{J-Spades} and the {8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs} board was a pleasant one for the small pair. Elias scored an elimination and increased his stack to 260,000.

Player Chips Progress
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
260,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Darren Elias

Klein Takes from Zoughari

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Loren Klein opened to 3,500 from middle position. Moundir Zoughari, on the cutoff called.

''Three-Four-Six, one time baby!'' commented Klein before the dealer spread a flop of {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. ''Pretty much,'' he added, throwing in a bet of 6,600. Zoughari called.

The turn brought the {a-Hearts} and Klein continued with a bet of 8,500, that was enough to steal the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Moundir Zoughari fr
Moundir Zoughari
265,000
-11,000
-11,000
Loren Klein us
Loren Klein
70,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Loren KleinMoundir Zoughari

Hunichen Runs into Aces

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Chris Hunichen and Michael Pearson piled about 30,000 into the middle before seeing a {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop. Pearson bet 5,500 and Hunichen made the call.

The {2-Hearts} hit the turn and Pearson check-called a bet of 9,600 to bring the {9-Diamonds} on the river. Both players checked and Pearson tabled the {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Pearson us
Michael Pearson
192,000
129,600
129,600
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
140,000
-50,000
-50,000
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings

Tags: Michael PearsonChris Hunichen