2018 World Series of Poker

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

Wolansky Eliminated by Reilly

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Steven Wolansky
Steven Wolansky

Tim Reilly raised to 1,600 from early position. It folded all the way around to Steven Wolansky and he pushed all in for right about 20,000. Reilly called and the cards were turned on their backs.

Tim Reilly: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Steven Wolansky: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and when Reilly spiked the {9-Spades} on the river there was a big gasp coming from the player in the seven-seat, claiming he folded a nine.

Wolansky got it in correctly, but he will not be the new world champion after being eliminated by a cruel, alleged, one-outer.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
170,000 38,100
Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Steven WolanskyTim Reilly

Hellmuth Defending Every Big Blind

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

The action folded to Joel Dickerson in the cutoff who raised it up and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. The flop came {3-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Hellmuth checked to Dickerson who tossed in a continuation bet. Hellmuth check-raised to 5,600 but Dickerson still called.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} and Hellmuth announced a bet of 7,200. Dickerson thought for a minute and then made the call. The river brought the {q-Diamonds} and both players quickly checked. Hellmuth tabled {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Dickerson showed {k-Spades}{8-Spades} to chop the pot.

"We're playing the game now," Hellmuth said to Dickerson as the two exchanged fist bumps. "I'm going to defend every big blind, just so you all know. And if I sense weakness, I'll check-raise you."

Player Chips Progress
Joel Dickerson us
Joel Dickerson
74,900 -9,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
55,500 -8,200

Tags: Joel DickersonPhil Hellmuth

Himmelbrand Doubles Through Brereton

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

On a {6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop, Luke Brereton bet 10,000 in the hijack and Greg Himmelbrand raised to 20,000 on the button. Brereton counted out his stack and shoved, and Himmelbrand raised his chips high in the air and slammed them into the pot, revealing {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

Brereton had {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} and turned massive outs with the {5-Clubs}.

"Lot of cards to fade now," Himmelbrand said.

He did so on the {10-Hearts} river though and collected a double for 41,400.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
124,000 81,300
Luke Brereton gb
Luke Brereton
20,600 -54,300

Tags: Greg HimmelbrandLuke Brereton

Assorted Counts Amazon Orange

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
205,000 -3,200
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
175,000 25,500
Samantha Abernathy us
Samantha Abernathy
165,000 -300
Aristeidis Moschonas gr
Aristeidis Moschonas
150,000 14,100
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
WSOP 1X Winner
145,000 33,700
Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
120,000 8,500
Eric Wasylenko ca
Eric Wasylenko
110,000 26,400
Mihails Morozovs lv
Mihails Morozovs
105,000 -2,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
95,000 19,600
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
WSOP 1X Winner
70,000 -6,200
Matthew Wakeman au
Matthew Wakeman
65,000 -5,200
David Laka es
David Laka
60,000 14,600
Noah Vaillancourt ca
Noah Vaillancourt
52,000 -2,100
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
WSOP 3X Winner
50,000 -54,200
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
50,000 13,800
Claas Segebrecht de
Claas Segebrecht
45,000 -2,000
Michael Chi Zhang gb
Michael Chi Zhang
22,000 -15,300
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
20,000 3,100
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
15,000 7,500
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
Busted

Koziz Takes From Serock

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Joe Serock, Adrian Mateos, and Robert Kozik were all still in the pot with the board down {k-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Serock bet 5,000 which made Mateos think. The Spaniard gave himself a minute before he folded and with the action on Koziz he quickly raised to 16,000, and Serock quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Kozik us
Robert Kozik
120,000 4,300

Tags: Joe SerockAdrian MateosRobert Kozik

Drinan Has the Big Slick

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

In a battle of blinds, Adam Horowitz and Connor Drinan made it to the {J-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} river with roughly 11,000 in the pot. Horowitz checked to Drinan who bet 6,000 and Horowitz called. Drinan opened {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Horowitz couldn't compete with that.

"Again?" another player on that table asked, indicating that Drinan had already shown this hand today.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Horowitz us
Adam Horowitz
54,000 -30,800
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
WSOP 1X Winner
38,000 22,000

Tags: Connor DrinanAdam Horowitz

Garcia Forces Out Keener

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

With about 15,000 in the middle and the {6-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} on the table, Justin Keener fired 7,500 out of position. Cord Garcia was on the button and he slid forward a pile of orange chips to cover Keener's stack which was 35,800 total.

Keener eventually folded and Garcia offered him to peel one of his cards if he'd let Garcia do the same. Garcia turned up the {7-Hearts} of Keener and Keener opened Garcia's {K-Spades} in return.

Player Chips Progress
Cord Garcia us
Cord Garcia
102,000 24,500
Justin Keener us
Justin Keener
28,300 -18,500

Tags: Cord GarciaJustin Keener

Andrews Takes Two

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Thi Nguyen was involved in a three-bet pot and had to fold on the river against a third barrel to drop some chips.

The same table also features a short-stacked Cherish Andrews, who won two small pots in quick succession. Both times, Andrews had raised to 1,200. In the first hand she picked up one caller and took it down on a flop of {A-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}. In the second hand, Andre Krieger and Nguyen called and checked to Andrews on the {K-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop. Andrews bet 2,000 and that won the pot right there.

A few tables over, Keith Block, who had more than half of his stack early on, raised to 1,600 on the button. The small blind called and Fahredin Mustafov three-bet to 7,600 in the big blind. Block moved all in, the small blind and Mustafov folded instantly.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Krieger at
Andre Krieger
95,000 -3,400
Thi Nguyen ca
Thi Nguyen
68,000 -19,000
Fahredin Mustafov bg
Fahredin Mustafov
40,000 -2,500
Keith Block us
Keith Block
32,000 -30,600
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
16,000 4,300
Salvatore Dicarlo Jr us
Salvatore Dicarlo Jr
Busted

Tags: Andre KriegerCherish AndrewsFahredin MustafovKeith BlockThi Nguyen

Soho Eliminated

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Walter Soho started the day with only 15 big blinds and just now he has lost them all.

He pushed all in holding {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} on a {J-}{10-}{X-} flop. His opponent was holding {K-}{J-} and Soho needed a queen, nine or ace for the winning hand. The turn was the {K-} and the river a complete blank awarding the pot to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Walter Soho us
Walter Soho
Busted

Tags: Walter Soho