2018 World Series of Poker

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

Doubles for Gisler and Daciolas

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

With the bubble out of the way, a lot of all-in-and-calls take place over the course of the first level of the day. Jon Gisler was one of them, committing his 89,000 stack from under the gun. Action folded to Richard Lee in the big blind, who called instantly.

Jon Gisler: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Richard Lee: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}

The classic flip landed Gisler's way on a {2-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades} rundown and he doubled up.

At another table, Kenneth Daciolas and William Lewandowski were all in with {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} and {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}, respectively. The {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{7-Spades} rundown left no uncertainty and Lewandowksi was left with fewer than two big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Lee us
Richard Lee
506,000 -132,000
Kenneth Daciolas us
Kenneth Daciolas
290,000 118,000
Jon Gisler us
Jon Gisler
190,000 43,000
William Lewandowski us
William Lewandowski
11,000 -119,000

Tags: Kenneth DaciolasRichard LeeWilliam LewandowskiJon Gisler

Weis Builds Stack

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Julius Malzanini built some early profit and fellow countryman Oliver Weis followed right through in the Amazon Tan section. Hector Dominguez-Depaz three-bet all in with pocket nines and Weis snap-called with pocket jacks to deal the final blow.

Another player at the table asked "did you think for a second you could lose this one?"

Weis grinned and replied with a "not really." He bumped his stack to around 1.3 million, not far behind Malzanini.

Player Chips Progress
Julius Malzanini de
Julius Malzanini
1,450,000 158,000
Oliver Weis de
Oliver Weis
1,300,000 144,000
Hector Dominguez-Depaz us
Hector Dominguez-Depaz
Busted

Tags: Julius MalzaniniOliver WeisHector Dominguez-Depaz

Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Gold

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Justin Harvell us
Justin Harvell
1,375,000 55,000
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
995,000 90,000
Benjamin Keiley us
Benjamin Keiley
825,000 135,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
805,000 -164,000
Aram Zobian us
Aram Zobian
Day 6 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
650,000 -120,000
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
WSOP 5X Winner
510,000 -1,000
Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
WSOP 1X Winner
455,000 -59,000
Arsenii Karmatakii ru
Arsenii Karmatakii
350,000 350,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
215,000 4,000
Sean Shah us
Sean Shah
200,000 -4,000
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
129,000 8,000
Rob Brown us
Rob Brown
110,000 110,000

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Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Jonathan Levy shoved all in from under the gun for right around 60,000 chips. Action folded around where Gabriel Nastasa moved all in over the top with a covering stack for about 150,000. Action folded around and it was on to a showdown.

Jonathan Levy: {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Gabriel Nastasa: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{J-Spades} which didn't bring any help to Levy and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Levy, who is the host of poker podcast called "The Breakdown," joins his cohost Grant Denison who was eliminated earlier in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Gabriel Nastasa us
Gabriel Nastasa
225,000 -15,000
Jonathan Levy us
Jonathan Levy
Busted

Tags: Gabriel NastasaGrant DenisonJonathan Levy

1,160th-1,182nd Place Finishers

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Each of these players min-cashed for $15,000.

Player Chips Progress
Vadim Rozin ca
Vadim Rozin
Busted
Mitesh Patel us
Mitesh Patel
Busted
Gabriel Abusada us
Gabriel Abusada
Busted
Yusuke Akiba jp
Yusuke Akiba
Busted
Darren Kennedy ca
Darren Kennedy
Busted
Richard Tatalovich us
Richard Tatalovich
Busted
Christopher Merrill us
Christopher Merrill
Busted
Daniel Deveau us
Daniel Deveau
Busted
Shi Chen us
Shi Chen
Busted
Douglas Malmoe us
Douglas Malmoe
Busted
Will Failla us
Will Failla
Busted
Or Ben il
Or Ben
Busted
Dave Straus us
Dave Straus
Busted
Zachary Hench us
Zachary Hench
Busted
Joshua Millet us
Joshua Millet
Busted
Griffin Malatino us
Griffin Malatino
Busted
Vladimir Dmitriev ru
Vladimir Dmitriev
Busted
Mark Becker us
Mark Becker
Busted
Temperance Hutter us
Temperance Hutter
Busted
Steffen Kylevik gb
Steffen Kylevik
Busted
Timothy Totten us
Timothy Totten
Busted
David Mock us
David Mock
Busted
Steven Pelsnik us
Steven Pelsnik
Busted

Lynskey Gets an Early Double Up

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Alexander Lynskey
Alexander Lynskey

Alexander Lynskey opened to 12,000 from early position and Jorden Fox three-bet to 26,000 directly to his left. The action folded back to Lynskey who stuck in a four-bet to 66,000 and Fox just called.

The flop fell {q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Lynskey led out for 30,000. Fox called to see the {j-Spades} on the turn and Lynskey opted to check this time. Fox announced all in and Lynskey called to put himself at risk for 91,000. Fox tabled {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} but it was no match for the {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} from Lynskey.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Lynskey's pair of kings held on to earn him a full double up in the opening hour of play.

Player Chips Progress
Jorden Fox us
Jorden Fox
WSOP 1X Winner
437,000 -63,000
Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
377,000 166,000

Tags: Alexander LynskeyJorden Fox

Day Defends Big Blind Against Ivey

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Action opened with Phil Ivey in the cutoff tossing in a raise to 14,000. No one else wanted to play with the multiple bracelet winner until it got to Ronnie Day in the big blind.

Day didn't take long to bump it up to 46,000, making Ivey wake up. He leaned forward at the table, removing his sunglasses for the first time, and asked for a verification of the raise size. Visibly unconformable, Ivey eventually made the call.

Ronnie Day: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Phil Ivey: {A-Spades}{5-Spades}

"There you go," he said as he tossed the call in and the flop came {3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}. Day led out for 55,000 with nothing but ace high, and Ivey stared him down for a bit before he finally tossed in the call.

The {10-Hearts} turn gave Day a gutshot to Broadway to go along with Ivey's flopped gutshot to the wheel and he led out for 75,000. Ivey went into the tank again, staring down the big blind player, playing with his chips a bit before he finally slammed the chips back onto his stack before sliding his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
923,000 96,000
Ronnie Day us
Ronnie Day
WSOP 1X Winner
499,000 16,000