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

Updated Chip Counts from Orange Section

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Samuel Bernabeu es
Samuel Bernabeu
1,090,000
-328,000
-328,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
780,000
-455,000
-455,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Ema Zajmovic ba
Ema Zajmovic
751,000
382,000
382,000
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
600,000
-94,000
-94,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
590,000
-47,000
-47,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
580,000
-270,000
-270,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
500,000
-65,000
-65,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
StakeKings
Matthew Reed us
Matthew Reed
467,000
199,000
199,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
450,000
WSOP 3X Winner
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
341,000
68,000
68,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
310,000
-74,000
-74,000
WSOP 2X Winner
StakeKings
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
280,000
203,000
203,000
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
120,000
119,999
119,999
WSOP 2X Winner
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
77,000
-12,000
-12,000

1,040th-1,062nd Place Finishers

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

Each of these players pocketed $15,920 for their respective finishes.

Player Chips Progress
Dimitar Danchev bg
Dimitar Danchev
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Brian England us
Brian England
Busted
Joseph Palma us
Joseph Palma
Busted
Illya Trincher us
Illya Trincher
Busted
Brett Bader us
Brett Bader
Busted
Sriharsha Doddapaneni in
Sriharsha Doddapaneni
Busted
Manuel Javier us
Manuel Javier
Busted
Sean Remz us
Sean Remz
Busted
Paul Fisher us
Paul Fisher
Busted
Rebecca Campbell us
Rebecca Campbell
Busted
Jesse Yoder us
Jesse Yoder
Busted
Corey Dodd us
Corey Dodd
Busted
Andreas Michelmann de
Andreas Michelmann
Busted
David Gutfreund us
David Gutfreund
Busted
Ronald Rosenberg us
Ronald Rosenberg
Busted
Ruslan Dykshteyn us
Ruslan Dykshteyn
Busted
Julian Menhardt at
Julian Menhardt
Busted
Lexy Gavin us
Lexy Gavin
Busted
James Westenburg ca
James Westenburg
Busted
Kamel Boukhalfa fr
Kamel Boukhalfa
Busted
Anthony Pinto us
Anthony Pinto
Busted
Jose Montes us
Jose Montes
Busted

Flowers the First Over Two Million

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

"Man this table would make a great TV table!" stated Frankie Flowers after dragging a pot.

Flowers broke down his chip stack, and it amounted to be over the two million chip mark meaning that Flowers is the first player to cross this threshold.

Player Chips Progress
Frankie Flowers us
Frankie Flowers
2,016,000
116,000
116,000

Tags: Frankie Flowers

Yu Bluffs Off a Heap on River

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

Ben Yu was on the button with {10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} having been dealt as the community. He had a wager of 150,000 in front of him, which looked to be slightly under the size of the pot, and Lawrence Ma was thinking things over in the big blind. Eventually, he called, and Yu just mucked his cards and conceded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
808,000
-212,000
-212,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Lawrence Ma us
Lawrence Ma
750,000
340,000
340,000

Tags: Ben YuLawrence Ma

Tach Soaring

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

It's been all Farukh Tach in the first level of the day over at table #462 in Amazon Purple. Tach, who started at 1.2m, eliminated several players to soar to 1,770,000.

According to Tach, he first eliminated a player in an all-in situation with pocket tens against ace-queen, where his tens held up. Shortly after, another player opened to four big blinds, the button called and Tach peeled as well with {A-}{10-} in the big blind.

On an {A-}{10-}{X-} flop, the initial raiser shoved 150,000 — twice the size of the pot — with {A-}{K-}. Tach called and held up to send another one to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Farukh Tach nl
Farukh Tach
1,770,000
195,000
195,000

Tags: Farukh Tach

1,015th-1,039th Place Finishers

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ba Dinh gb
Ba Dinh
Busted
Ryan Gianquitti us
Ryan Gianquitti
Busted
John Gallagher (HI) us
John Gallagher (HI)
Busted
Pedro Llanes us
Pedro Llanes
Busted
Eric Cruz us
Eric Cruz
Busted
Mohammad Shahid us
Mohammad Shahid
Busted
Bret Maynard us
Bret Maynard
Busted
Steven Prentky us
Steven Prentky
Busted
Sundiata Devore us
Sundiata Devore
Busted
StakeKings
Jason Strasser us
Jason Strasser
Busted
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
Busted
Edward Ho us
Edward Ho
Busted
Samuel Vonkennel us
Samuel Vonkennel
Busted
Bruno Portaro au
Bruno Portaro
Busted
Craig Strobel us
Craig Strobel
Busted
Jonathan Levy us
Jonathan Levy
Busted
Vasili Firsau by
Vasili Firsau
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Todor Plaseski ca
Todor Plaseski
Busted
Brian Frasca us
Brian Frasca
Busted
Danny Steinberg us
Danny Steinberg
Busted
Josef Ujlaky us
Josef Ujlaky
Busted
Robert Ferdinand us
Robert Ferdinand
Busted
Edwin Lau us
Edwin Lau
Busted
Charles Clark gb
Charles Clark
Busted
Jacob Meeks us
Jacob Meeks
Busted

Choupeaux's Stack Chopped by Ivey and Lenaghan

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

Over on the secondary feature, Ryan Lenaghan raised to 15,000 first to act and Victor Choupeaux moved all in from the hijack for 75,000. Phil Ivey reraised to 150,000 on the button and Lenaghan shoved for 360,000, Ivey called.

Victor Choupeaux: {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Ryan Lenaghan: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Phil Ivey: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The board came {J-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and Choupeaux's stack was chopped by Ivey and Lenaghan, sending the former above one million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
1,100,000
177,000
177,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
889,000
152,000
152,000
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
426,000
-139,000
-139,000
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
407,000
115,000
115,000
Victor Choupeaux fr
Victor Choupeaux
Busted
Brian England us
Brian England
Busted

Tags: Phil IveyRyan LenaghanVictor Choupeaux

Nguyen Busts to Quads

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

The preflop action was unknown, but when all was done and dusted, Anh Van Nguyen was handed a payout slip with his {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} still tabled and Christopher Mcnally raked in the pot with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Mcnally had flopped a set and even got the overkill quads on the river of a board {8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{7-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Mcnally us
Christopher Mcnally
680,000
212,000
212,000
Anh Van Nguyen ca
Anh Van Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Anh Van NguyenChristopher Mcnally

Main Feature Table News

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

There has been no casualty so far on the main feature stage and China's Yang Zhang has pulled into the lead, ahead of Davidi Kitai, Antonio Esfandiari and Damian Salas.

Player Chips Progress
Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
932,000
135,000
135,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
832,000
129,000
129,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
654,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
619,000
67,000
67,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariDamian SalasDavidi KitaiYang Zhang

Glick Doubles Through Harvell in Nasty Cooler

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

On the button, Mike Glick opened with a raise to 13,000. Drew Dumanski was in the small blind and he three-bet to 42,000. Justin Harvell was in the big blind and he put in a cold four-bet to 126,000. Action was back on Glick and he shoved all in for 308,000. Dumanski folded while Harvell called.

Justin Harvell: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Mike Glick: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} which was safe for Glick the whole way through and he was able to double up.

"You didn't have a king did you?" a player at the table asked Dumanski after the hand. "You look like you're going to puke."

Dumanski just nodded silently then shook his head.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Harvell us
Justin Harvell
1,340,000
-410,000
-410,000
Mike Glick us
Mike Glick
670,000
407,000
407,000

Tags: Drew DumanskiJustin HarvellMike Glick