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

Yifrach Triples

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

Jason Loehrs raised from middle position, Gal Yifrach reraised all in for about 38,000 from the button, David Martin called in the big blind and Loehrs called.

They proceeded to check down a board of {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Yifrach tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Spades} for aces full of eights. Both opponents mucked and Yifrach tripled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Loehrs us
Jason Loehrs
305,000 -38,000
David Martin us
David Martin
220,000 -34,000
Gal Yifrach us
Gal Yifrach
WSOP 1X Winner
128,000 73,000

Three Crabs and a Double for Gerhart

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

Sakari Setala opened to 15,000 from middle position and Kevin Gerhart moved all in from the small blind for 27,000. Setala called, and the cards were tabled.

Setala: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}
Gerhart: {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

The dealer spread a {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Hearts} board, and Gerhart spiked his two outer to double through.

Player Chips Progress
Sakari Setala fi
Sakari Setala
170,000 -32,000
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
WSOP 4X Winner
69,000 33,000

Tags: Kevin GerhartSakari Setala

ESPN Ferature Tables at the Start

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

Upon restart, plenty of big names will be featured on the ESPN tables. The main stage belongs to Antonio Esfandiari, Davidi Kitai and Damian Salas.

The one and only Phil Ivey will showcase his talents on the secondary feature against such big names as Dermot Blain and Brian Altman, while the outer table includes Arden Cho and Liv Boeree.

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariArden ChoBrian AltmanDamian SalasDavidi KitaiDermot BlainLiv BoereePhil Ivey

Joll Gets There A Different Way

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

Raymond Joll was one of the players left with crumbs after the bubble and got his final 24,000 in on a {2-Spades}{4-Spades}{A-Clubs} flop. Barry Faecher came along to try and knock Joll out.

Raymond Joll: {K-Spades}{J-Spades}
Barry Faecher: {A-Hearts}{6-Spades}

While the flush didn't get in, Joll got there with the {10-Hearts} turn and {Q-Clubs} river to make Broadway and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Faecher us
Barry Faecher
335,000 -50,000
Raymond Joll us
Raymond Joll
80,000 30,000

Tags: Raymond JollBarry Faecher

Chattaway Caught Bluffing

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

Billy Chattaway bet 56,000 from the hijack on {3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{9-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{a-Clubs} and Robert Gussoni was considering from the big blind. He counted out calling chips and slid them in, and Chattaway revealed {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Gussoni tabled his own six-five but it was {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a turned flush and he took the pot.

Elsewhere, Ubaid Habib caught up with the PokerNews team to update us on his stack of 900,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ubaid Habib us
Ubaid Habib
900,000 829,000
Robert Gussoni us
Robert Gussoni
550,000 50,000
Billy Chattaway gb
Billy Chattaway
255,000 -121,000

Tags: Billy ChattawayRobert Gussoni

Scruggs Finds a Double

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

A short stacked Rees Scruggs moved all in for 24,000 from early position. The action folded to James Dambrosio in the big blind who called and the hands were shown.

Rees Scruggs: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}
James Dambrosio: {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Scruggs improved to trip jacks to earn the pot and the double up.

Player Chips Progress
James Dambrosio us
James Dambrosio
375,000 -36,000
Rees Scruggs us
Rees Scruggs
60,000 31,000

Tags: James DambrosioRees Scruggs

Gudim Sextuples Up

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

Ashley Locker raised to 14,000 from under the gun, Farid Jattin called in middle position and Tristan Bain called from the cutoff. Umang Dattani three-bet to 65,000 on the button, Brian Gudim called all in for 13,000 in the big blind, and Locker folded.

Back on Jattin, he moved all in for 392,000 which quickly got Bain out. Dattani took a few moments before calling it off.

Brian Gudim: {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Farid Jattin: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Umang Dattani: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}

Gudim paired his eight on a {J-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for the sextuple up, while Jattin and Dattani took the rest of their stacks back.

Player Chips Progress
Umang Dattani ca
Umang Dattani
980,000 -21,000
Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
379,000 45,000
Brian Gudim us
Brian Gudim
71,000 70,999

Tags: Brian GudimAshley LockerUmang DattaniFarid JattinTristan Bain