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

Deeb on Fire

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

It wasn't long ago that Shaun Deeb had about 200,000 left. Now, he's soared past 1.5 million as his latest come-up saw him bust a player who got the last few chips in on a {k-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop. Deeb held the nuts with {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} and he was fading only {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}. The {7-Spades} ended it on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
1,530,000
230,000
230,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Jeckeln Sees a Sour River

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Andres Jeckeln opened to 36,000 from middle position, and action folded to the big blind who called.

Both players checked the {3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop as the turn landed the {K-Hearts}. The big blind checked, Jeckeln bet 50,000, and his opponent called.

Both players then checked back the {3-Clubs} on the river, and the big blind tabled his {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for trips.

Jeckeln flashed the {6-Clubs}, and dropped to 4.8 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Andres Jeckeln ar
Andres Jeckeln
4,810,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Andres Jeckeln

Trudeau Gets River Value

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

In a pot that looked to have seen a few raises preflop, Jeff Trudeau was on the button and called 150,000 from the small blind on {8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. The turn {a-Spades} got checked through and the river was a {6-Hearts}. The small blind checked and snap-called 275,000, and Trudeau had the winner with {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Trudeau us
Jeff Trudeau
2,850,000
900,000
900,000

Tags: Jeff Trudeau

391st - 414th Place Finishers

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jonathan Duhamel
Jonathan Duhamel

The following players collected $33,305 for their respective finishes.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Vener us
Scott Vener
Busted
Mark Davidoff us
Mark Davidoff
Busted
Ryan Hohner us
Ryan Hohner
Busted
Romain Lefebvre fr
Romain Lefebvre
Busted
Smain Mamouni fr
Smain Mamouni
Busted
Carole Agostini us
Carole Agostini
Busted
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Scott Hamilton-Hill nz
Scott Hamilton-Hill
Busted
Adam Walton us
Adam Walton
Busted
Ronald Sewell us
Ronald Sewell
Busted
Jesse McVicker us
Jesse McVicker
Busted
Chen An Lin tw
Chen An Lin
Busted
Keith Carter us
Keith Carter
Busted
Oliver Price gb
Oliver Price
Busted
Eric Hicks us
Eric Hicks
Busted
In Sun Geoum us
In Sun Geoum
Busted
Jose Puente es
Jose Puente
Busted
Borut Mlakar si
Borut Mlakar
Busted
Dean Murphy ca
Dean Murphy
Busted
Quang Vu us
Quang Vu
Busted
Andrew Wilson gb
Andrew Wilson
Busted
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
Busted
Matthew Reed us
Matthew Reed
Busted
Felix Merdinger fr
Felix Merdinger
Busted

Goncalves Finds a Double

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Paulo Goncalves got his last 257,000 in the middle from late position with {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and was called by an opponent on his left who had {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}. The {7-}{5-}{k-} flop favored Goncalves. The {q-} turn made it so he had a few cards to dodge but the {6-} river was safe for him.

Player Chips Progress
Paulo Goncalves br
Paulo Goncalves
554,000
304,000
304,000

Tags: Paulo Goncalves

Pollak Scoops a Monster with the Best Kicker

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak
Benjamin Pollak

We arrived at the table to find Benjamin Pollak facing a bet of 240,000 from his opponent in the small blind. There was already upwards of 400,000 in the pot with the board reading {k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. Pollak made the call and the rail inched closer to the table to get a glimpse of the action.

The river brought the {10-Spades} and the small blind opted to check this time. Pollak thought for a moment and then slammed his hand on the table as if to give up. His opponent turned over {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} and much to Pollak's surprise, he held the best hand with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Although he missed his flush draw, Pollak's hand was good enough to earn a monster pot.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
1,780,000
415,000
415,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak

Break Time

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The remaining players are heading on their last 20-minute break of the evening.

There are currently 351 players remaining, and they are all guaranteed a $37,705 payday.

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Play Resumes

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The cards are back in the air.

Players will be playing just 60-minutes of this level before bagging and tagging for the night.

364th - 390th Place Finishers

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree

The following players earned $33,305 for their respective finishes.

Player Chips Progress
Yeow Chung cn
Yeow Chung
Busted
Erkut Yilmaz us
Erkut Yilmaz
Busted
Michael Brunner us
Michael Brunner
Busted
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
Busted
Kevin Mcminniman us
Kevin Mcminniman
Busted
Dario Delpiano us
Dario Delpiano
Busted
Ernest Smith us
Ernest Smith
Busted
Benjamin Keiley us
Benjamin Keiley
Busted
Ivan Galinec hr
Ivan Galinec
Busted
Nick Jivkov bg
Nick Jivkov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Oleg Chebotarev ru
Oleg Chebotarev
Busted
Samy Boujmala fr
Samy Boujmala
Busted
Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
Busted
Anthony Maio us
Anthony Maio
Busted
Katie Stone us
Katie Stone
Busted
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
Busted
Ian Bott us
Ian Bott
Busted
Joel Tushnet us
Joel Tushnet
Busted
Alessandro Borsa it
Alessandro Borsa
Busted
Simon Mallemaci ar
Simon Mallemaci
Busted
Jerad Klick us
Jerad Klick
Busted
Anthony Ibrahim us
Anthony Ibrahim
Busted
Paul Varano us
Paul Varano
Busted
Chad Wiedenhoeft us
Chad Wiedenhoeft
Busted

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