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

Henry Takes From Tarmakov

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Mohsin Charania raised middle position to 2,500 and the player next to him called. Kliment Tarmakov three-bet to 6,000 from the button and small blind Nathan Henry called. Charania and the other player in the hand folded.

The flop came down {4-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {Q-Diamonds} and after Henry checked Tarmakov bet 7,000. Henry took his time and raised the bet to 25,000. Tarmakov folded and Henry is of to a good start.

Player Chips Progress
Nathan Henry ca
Nathan Henry
160,000 27,000
Kliment Tarmakov ca
Kliment Tarmakov
50,000 -25,600

Tags: Nathan HenryKliment TarmakovMohsin Charania

Chow and Tran Play a 15-minute Hand

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

According to the table, the action folded around to Michael Chow who raised it up from the cutoff. Hung Tran was in the big blind and tossed in a three-bet. Chow made a four-bet and Tran countered with another small five-bet. Chow wanted to have the last say and six-bet shoved all in on just the third hand at the table.

Tran was in the tank now and he counted out his chips, visibly showing that he had Chow covered by around 25,000 chips or so. At this point, the table was already restless as they were already ten minutes deep into the hand. Tran stood up from his chair and continued to think some more.

The rest of the table also stood up from their chairs as they discussed what the possible hands could be and what the correct play was. After another few minutes, the clock was finally called and Tran was given 30 seconds to act on his hand. The clock ran out and Tran's hand was declared dead, sending an excruciating pot to Chow in the early going.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Chow us
Michael Chow
WSOP 1X Winner
163,000 60,000
Hung Tran us
Hung Tran
92,000 -40,500

Tags: Hung TranMichael Chow

Hall Finds a Call

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Cate Hall
Cate Hall

Cate Hall opened with a raise to 1,600 from early position and action folded around to the cutoff where Michael Verhaaf called. Everyone else folded so the two headed to a flop.

The flop was {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and both players checked to see the {9-Spades} on the turn. There, Hall led out for 3,500 and Verhaaf called.

On the {7-Hearts} river, Hall slowed down and checked. Verhaaf put out a bet of 11,100 which represented a big portion of Halls remaining stack. She thought about it for a bit over a minute then eventually she decided to call. Verhaaf showed down his {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for a busted straight draw and Hall made the correct call holding her {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a pair of sevens. She collected the pot and moved over 40,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Verhaaf nl
Michael Verhaaf
127,500 -7,200
Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
42,000 18,100

Tags: Cate HallMichael Verhaaf

Lovgren Takes One With No Showdown

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Sofia Lovgren
Sofia Lovgren

Sofia Lovgren was on the button in a pot against Allen Lu in the big blind and Stephen Lee in the small blind. There was 6,000 already in the pot with the flop showing {9-Spades}{4-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Action checked through on the flop to the {K-Diamonds} on the turn. There, Lu led out with a bet of 3,500 and Lovgren called while Lee folded.

The river was the {10-Hearts} and this time Lee checked. Lovgren decided to put out a bet of 6,200. Lee thought about it for a bit, but eventually decided to fold, so Lovgren was able to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sofia Lovgren se
Sofia Lovgren
79,000 9,300
Allen Lu us
Allen Lu
63,500 -1,200

Tags: Allen LuSofia LovgrenStephen Lee

Tocci Makes Schulman Fold

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Nick Schulman opened the action with a raise from under the gun and Timothy Jurkiewicz, in the small blind, and Michael Tocci, in the big blind, both called. Both the blinds checked to Schulman on the {2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Spades} flop, and he continued for 2,700. Jurkiewicz folded, and Tocci called.

Tocci checked on the {7-Hearts} turn, and Schulman bet again, this time for 5,000. Tocci didn't take much time in making his next move and raised to 15,500. Schulman gave himself a minute to think but ultimately let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Tocci us
Michael Tocci
80,000 8,600
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
30,000 -10,000

Tags: Nick SchulmanTimothy Jurkiewicz

Maor Doesn't Give Up

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

In a multi-way pot caught on the {K-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}, Yuanning Wu fired just over 3,000, earning just one caller, the under-the-gun player to his right, Daniel Maor.

The river came {10-Clubs} and Maor let Wu fire 11,200. Then he tossed in calling chips and Wu rolled over {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Maor showed {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Maor us
Daniel Maor
165,000 32,800
Yuanning Wu cn
Yuanning Wu
145,000 -8,900

Tags: Daniel MaorYuanning Wu

Gegan Pays Lynskey

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Alexander Lynskey bet 12,100 from the hijack on a board of {k-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Joseph Gegan check-called from under the gun. On the {9-Clubs} river, Gegan checked again and faced a bet of 28,400. He tanked for a couple of minutes then tossed in a call, but Lynskey held {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} for a set and took down the hefty pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
115,000 47,900
Joseph Gegan us
Joseph Gegan
14,000 -48,700

Tags: Alexander LynskeyJoseph Gegan

Alkhazov Eliminated by Dandrea

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

In a raise from the early position by Christopher Dandrea against the three-bet of Mikhaily Alkhazov from late position, which then resulted in what looked like a four-bet and then a shove. Alkhazov was the one to draw the short straw in the end.

Mikhaily Alkhazov: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Christopher Dandrea: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs} to give Dandrea a set of tens on the flop to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Dandrea us
Christopher Dandrea
92,000 21,000
Mikhaily Alkhazov us
Mikhaily Alkhazov
Busted

Tags: Christopher DandreaMikhaily Alkhazov

Early Pot for Moshe

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

There was roughly 8,000 in the middle and Gregg Merkow checked over to Asi Moshe who was in the cutoff on a flop of {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Moshe put out a bet of 4,500. Merkow tanked for a bit then called.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and Merkow checked again, Moshe thought for a bit then decided to bet 15,500. Merkow tanked for nearly two minutes then decided to fold his hand.

"It was a good fold," Moshe said after the hand. "I mean, if you can fold I had the best hand."

Moshe took down the pot and moved to about 140,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Gregg Merkow us
Gregg Merkow
165,000 -16,800
Asi Moshe il
Asi Moshe
WSOP 4X Winner
139,500 11,100

Tags: Asi MosheGregg Merkow