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

Hicks Find the Seven-Deuce Again

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

Following a raise to 15,000, Eric Hicks called in the small blind, as did Mark Zullo in the big blind.

The flop landed {8-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and both Hicks and Zullo checked to the original raiser who bets 15,000. Hicks check-raised to 55,000, and the Zullo folded.

The turn and river of the {10-Spades} and {7-Hearts} were checked through, and Hicks revealed his {7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. His opponent showed his {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a busted flush draw, and Hicks captured another pot holding seven-deuce.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Hicks us
Eric Hicks
1,545,000
345,000
345,000
Mark Zullo us
Mark Zullo
1,140,000
-260,000
-260,000

Tags: Eric Hicks

DiVella Forces a Quick Fold

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

Uri Reichenstein opened to 13,000 from the cutoff and Nick DiVella defended his big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {8-Hearts} on the turn.

DiVella led out for 15,000 and Reichenstein called to see the {9-Hearts} on the river. DiVella tossed in another bet of 15,000 but this time Reichenstein raised to 65,000. DiVella thought for over a minute and then announced all in for around 330,000. Reichenstein instantly tossed his cards to the middle of the table and the pot was pushed to DiVella.

Player Chips Progress
Nick DiVella us
Nick DiVella
472,000
102,000
102,000
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
435,000
-194,000
-194,000

Tags: Nick DiVellaUri Reichenstein

991st-1,014th Place Finishers

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

These players collected $15,920 for their efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Lucio Procopio us
Lucio Procopio
Busted
John Newcombe us
John Newcombe
Busted
Jack Peterson us
Jack Peterson
Busted
Ronni Borg dk
Ronni Borg
Busted
Gregory Back us
Gregory Back
Busted
Siamak Nejad us
Siamak Nejad
Busted
Jaime Menendez us
Jaime Menendez
Busted
William Lewandowski us
William Lewandowski
Busted
Joshua Ormiston us
Joshua Ormiston
Busted
Alexandre Saulnier fr
Alexandre Saulnier
Busted
Martin Mathis us
Martin Mathis
Busted
Colin Guthrie gb
Colin Guthrie
Busted
Shibin Zhang td
Shibin Zhang
Busted
Fawz Bennis us
Fawz Bennis
Busted
Brian Gudim us
Brian Gudim
Busted
Alexey Samkov ru
Alexey Samkov
Busted
Aurelie Quelain fr
Aurelie Quelain
Busted
Corbin White us
Corbin White
Busted
Michael Niwinski ca
Michael Niwinski
Busted
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
Busted
Ryan McKnight us
Ryan McKnight
Busted
Gabi Hecker il
Gabi Hecker
Busted
Frank Ray us
Frank Ray
Busted

Paur Eliminates Bleznick

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

We found Jared Bleznick shoving all in for 333,000 from the small blind on {3-Spades}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Big blind Taylor Paur had put in 64,000. He confirmed the count and then made the call.

Taylor Paur: {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Jared Bleznick: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The {9-Spades} turn brought some additional outs for Bleznick but the {6-Spades} river was a blank.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
1,000,000
410,000
410,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
Busted

Tags: Jared BleznickTaylor Paur

Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Purple

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
In Sun Geoum us
In Sun Geoum
1,480,000
-230,000
-230,000
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
1,275,000
275,000
275,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
1,250,000
-40,000
-40,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
1,025,000
117,000
117,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
1,000,000
292,000
292,000
Jonathan Hilton us
Jonathan Hilton
875,000
84,000
84,000
Mark Kaganovsky us
Mark Kaganovsky
430,000
-46,000
-46,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
331,000
5,000
5,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
272,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Anthony Maio us
Anthony Maio
205,000
36,000
36,000
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
75,000
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Tom McEvoy us
Tom McEvoy
61,000
-146,000
-146,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Saavedra Doubles Through Alaei

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

Stephen Song raised it up to 14,000 and Manuel Saavedra Nunez moved all in for 123,000 from the small blind. Daniel Alaei reshoved out of the big blind for more than 370,000 and Song gave it some thought, but eventually folded.

Manuel Saavedra Nunez: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Daniel Alaei: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}

"Oh wow, you had me crushed," Song said from the other side of the table. Alaei took the lead on the {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop, but the {A-Diamonds} turn and {10-Hearts} river run out let Saavedra double with a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
570,000
-40,000
-40,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Manuel Saavedra Nunez es
Manuel Saavedra Nunez
290,000
198,000
198,000
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
250,000
-110,000
-110,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Daniel AlaeiManuel Saavedra NunezStephen Song

964th-990th Place Finishers

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

These are the last batch of players who earned $15,920.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Rivas us
Nicholas Rivas
Busted
Uriel Remi Levy zw
Uriel Remi Levy
Busted
Cobi Cobian us
Cobi Cobian
Busted
Allen Lu us
Allen Lu
Busted
Nicholas Kallenbach us
Nicholas Kallenbach
Busted
Mike Heshmati us
Mike Heshmati
Busted
Ronald Ramacci us
Ronald Ramacci
Busted
Andrea Rocci it
Andrea Rocci
Busted
Philip Ward gb
Philip Ward
Busted
Steven Kelly us
Steven Kelly
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Busted
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
Busted
Taus Lilius dk
Taus Lilius
Busted
Jarod Ludemann us
Jarod Ludemann
Busted
Russell Holt us
Russell Holt
Busted
Kristen Deardorff us
Kristen Deardorff
Busted
Yudhishter Jaswal gb
Yudhishter Jaswal
Busted
Jordan Spurlin us
Jordan Spurlin
Busted
Gabriel Nastasa us
Gabriel Nastasa
Busted
Timothy Rutherford ca
Timothy Rutherford
Busted
David Bortolucci us
David Bortolucci
Busted
Yukiko Sumida jp
Yukiko Sumida
Busted
Jackson Laskey us
Jackson Laskey
Busted
Adam Murphy us
Adam Murphy
Busted
Franco Mancini us
Franco Mancini
Busted

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Song Doubles Through Volpe

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

As the field was making their way out of the Amazon Room for their first break of the day, Paul Volpe and Stephen Song were still active in a big hand.

On the turn, the board read {2-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Volpe, in middle position, had a bet of 52,000 in front of him. Song made it 104,000 on the cutoff and Volpe called after some thought.

The river brought the {J-Clubs} and Volpe opted to lead out for 100,000. Song took around a minute before shoving all in for 226,000 and Volpe went deep in the tank. The camera's swooped in to catch the action and see Volpe eventually call it off after three minutes.

Song tabled {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} for a boat, Volpe flung his hand face-down in the muck and quickly headed out of the Amazon.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
865,000
-385,000
-385,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
770,000
200,000
200,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Paul VolpeStephen Song

First Break of the Day

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

The frantic pace of "payout table (insert number here)" announcements by the dealers will be on hold for the next 20 minutes, as the remaining 890 players, or fewer, have been sent into the first break of the day.

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000