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Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
This is the final batch of eliminated players who earned $19,900 for their efforts.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$74,015,600
Total Entries
7,874
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 7,874
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Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
A big pot was brewing between Mike Takayama and Michael Lavenburg, and the other players, including Ema Zajmovic, were waiting with their chips already racked up, as the table was the next to break. According to Zajmovic, Takayama had raised first to act and picked up one caller in the cutoff, Lavenburg raised on the button, and Takayama was the only caller.
On the 
flop, Takayama check-called a bet to head to the 
turn, and there, the first bracelet winner from the Philippines checked once more. Lavenburg now made it 175,000 to go and Takayama called. On the 
river, the board paired and Takayama checked the third street in a row.
Lavenburg bet 450,000 and hid his face behind sunglasses and a cap, staring at the middle of the table while trying not to give away any emotion. Takayama stared over for more than two minutes before announcing the call and Lavenburg turned over 
for aces and sevens. That was good enough to win the pot, as Takayama tapped the table in defeat before heading to his new table.
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Ivan Galinec opened the action and Kelly Minkin three-bet. It folded back to Galinec who called and they went heads up to the 
flop. Galinec led out with a bet of 135,000 and Minkin raised to 270,000.
Galinec called and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Galinec checked and Minkin slid out a bet of 250,000. Galinec threw his hand into the muck and Minkin slammed down her 
face up as she dragged in the pot.
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Brian Altman opened to 23,000 from early position and Navot Golan three-bet to 70,000 from middle position. The action folded back to Altman who called to see a flop of 
. Altman checked to Golan who continued for 57,000 and Altman still called.
The turn was the 
and Altman checked again. Golan checked behind and the completed the board. Altman checked one more time and Golan followed suit. Altman tabled 
and that proved to be good enough to win the pot.
Here is how the secondary feature tables lines up.
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
From the hijack, Elizabeth Montizanti opened to 24,000 and both the small blind, and Jaime Kaplan called in the big blind.
The flop landed 
and both the small blind and Kaplan check to Montizanti who continued for 30,000. The small blind folded, but Kaplan check-raised to 95,000. Montizanti called, and when the turn landed the 
, Kaplan checked the action over to her again.
Montizanti pushed out a stack of orange 5,000-denomination chips for a bet of 100,000, and Kaplan responded with another check-raise; this time amounting to 300,000.
Montizanti announced she was all in for 1,060,000, and Kaplan quickly called having her covered with his 1,151,000 in chips.
Montizanti: 
Kaplan: 
In a cruel set-over-set situation for Montizanti, no one-outer would follow on the river as it fell the 
, and Montizanti was eliminated from the Main Event while Kaplan soared to nearly 2.5 million in chips.
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
These players collected $19,900 for their respective finishes.
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Ludovic Geilich and Jonathan Duhamel saw a 
flop and Geilich bet 37,000 from his spot under the gun. Duhamel, on his left, put in a call. Both checked the and the river was a 
. Geilich slid in 87,000 and after getting the count, Duhamel folded.
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Johnny Chan moved all in for what appeared to be 120,000 out of the big blind and Dennis Wilke on the button quickly called.
Johnny Chan: 
Dennis Wilke:
The board came and Wilke claimed the pot to send the poker legend to the rail.
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
