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

Rettenmaier Busts to Chen

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

The ten-high board was all but rushed away while Marvin Rettenmaier was waiting for a payout runner to arrive and the chips of the German were shipped over to table neighbor Andrew Chen. Both hole cards were still visible, Rettenmaier's {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} and Chen's {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}.

According to Chen, Rettenmaier had opened from under the gun and four-bet all in for 29 big blinds with his ace-queen suited, Chen looked him up with the superior kicker and that ended up vital to award the pot to the Canadian.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
510,000
217,000
217,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
Busted

Tags: Andrew ChenMarvin Rettenmaier

1,111th-1,136th Place Finishers

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

Each of the players pocketed $15,000 for their respective showings.

Player Chips Progress
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
Busted
Valentino Kim us
Valentino Kim
Busted
Larry Smart us
Larry Smart
Busted
Yotam Shmuelov us
Yotam Shmuelov
Busted
Federico Butteroni it
Federico Butteroni
Busted
Matthew Higgins us
Matthew Higgins
Busted
Stephan Schiessl us
Stephan Schiessl
Busted
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman
Busted
Lacey Jones us
Lacey Jones
Busted
Scott Hilton us
Scott Hilton
Busted
Rafael Telles br
Rafael Telles
Busted
Thomas Ward (SCO) gb
Thomas Ward (SCO)
Busted
Jeffrey Sager us
Jeffrey Sager
Busted
John Dwyer us
John Dwyer
Busted
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
Juan Pastor fr
Juan Pastor
Busted
Daniel Hensley us
Daniel Hensley
Busted
Andrew Jernigan us
Andrew Jernigan
Busted
Michel Pomaret fr
Michel Pomaret
Busted
Antonin Teisseire fr
Antonin Teisseire
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Rittie Chuaprasert us
Rittie Chuaprasert
Busted
Andrew Weisner us
Andrew Weisner
Busted
Jefferson Morrill us
Jefferson Morrill
Busted
John Helmle us
John Helmle
Busted
Sean Rice us
Sean Rice
Busted

Bergman Clips Antonius

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

On a flop of {J-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}, Josh Bergman and Patrik Antonius check to Nageswaran Sarangapani in the cutoff who bets 27,000.

Bergman called, as did Antonius, and then the {2-Hearts} is checked through on the turn.

The river landed the {Q-Diamonds}, and Bergman bets out 55,000. Antonius called, and Sarangapani folds and states he had {K-}{J-}.

Bergman tabled his {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for a set, and Antonius nods his head and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Nageswaran Sarangapani us
Nageswaran Sarangapani
665,000
555,000
555,000
Josh Bergman us
Josh Bergman
410,000
-70,000
-70,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
255,000
-354,000
-354,000

Tags: Josh BergmanPatrik AntoniusNageswaran Sarangapani

Lafleur Doubles After Friendly Flop

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

Sammy Lafleur raised on the button and called a three-bet to 48,000 from his neighbor in the small blind. The flop came {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Lafleur called a bet of 50,000. On the {4-Clubs} turn, the money got in with one player jamming and the other snap-calling, though we didn't see who was the aggressor.

Sammy Lafleur: {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Small blind: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

The {j-Hearts} river was safe for a Lafleur double and he collected an additional 158,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sammy Lafleur ca
Sammy Lafleur
540,000
164,000
164,000

Tags: Sammy Lafleur

Hankins Scores Double KO, Soars Over Milly

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

Amir Parvizian shoved all in for 55,000 and Russell Holt called him one seat over. Behind Holt, Robert Hankins three-bet to 154,000, which send Holt in the tank. After several minutes, he splashed in a call, leaving himself with a mere 43,000 behind.

On the {8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{J-Spades} flop, those final few chips went in as well. Hankins beat Holt to the pot with a call.

Amir Parvizian: {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Russell Holt: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Robert Hankins: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

Hankins had the best of it and held up during the {10-Spades} turn and {3-Spades} river to send two players home.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Hankins us
Robert Hankins
1,100,000
630,000
630,000
Russell Holt us
Russell Holt
Busted
Amir Parvizian us
Amir Parvizian
Busted

Tags: Amir ParvizianRobert HankinsRussell Holt

O'Neal Flushes Away His Opponent

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

The action folded around to the player on the button and he raised to 17,000. Brandon O'Neal re-raised to 42,000 from the big blind and the player called.

They went heads up to the {9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and O'Neal checked. His opponent bet 50,000 and O'Neal check-raised all in. The player quickly called for his last 100,000 and the hands were shown.

Brandon O'Neal: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Opponent: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The dealer burned and turned the {6-Clubs} and O'Neal improved to the nut flush to take the lead. "Pair the board" shouted his opponent but the {10-Hearts} river card sealed the deal for O'Neal who earned the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon O'Neal us
Brandon O'Neal
615,000

Fernandez Doubles Through Cade

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

After a raise to 14,000 from Ben Cade, Pablo Fernandez moved all in for 128,000. Action folded around back to Cade who thought for a bit then called.

Pablo Fernandez: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Ben Cade: {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}{J-Spades}{K-Hearts} which gave Fernandez a flush and allowed him to double up to over 250,000 while Cade was left with just over 70,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Fernandez Campo gb
Pablo Fernandez Campo
270,000
207,000
207,000
Ben Cade ca
Ben Cade
75,000
-217,000
-217,000

Tags: Ben CadePablo Fernandez

Lacas Doubles Through Antonius

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

From under the gun, Patrik Antonius raised to 13,000 and Nageswaran Sarangapani called from a few seats over before Stephane Lacas three-bet shoved all in for 46,000 from the hijack.

With the action back on Antonius, he pushed out a stack of chips amounting to a four-bet of 213,000, and Sarangapani folded claiming he had {7-}{7-}.

Antonius: {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Lacas: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and Lacas doubled through Antonius.

Player Chips Progress
Nageswaran Sarangapani us
Nageswaran Sarangapani
645,000
-20,000
-20,000
Patrik Antonius fi
Patrik Antonius
208,000
-47,000
-47,000
Stephane Lacas ca
Stephane Lacas
120,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Patrik AntoniusNageswaran SarangapaniStephane Lacas

Updated Counts in Amazon Tan

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Julius Malzanini de
Julius Malzanini
1,440,000
-10,000
-10,000
Paul Michaelis de
Paul Michaelis
1,200,000
401,000
401,000
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
1,200,000
405,000
405,000
Kaylen Lebaron us
Kaylen Lebaron
1,172,000
-112,000
-112,000
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
1,070,000
162,000
162,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
646,000
-105,000
-105,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Arne Ruge de
Arne Ruge
560,000
-51,000
-51,000
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
521,000
47,000
47,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
380,000
-361,000
-361,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
375,000
79,000
79,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
361,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Aymon Hata gb
Aymon Hata
310,000
234,000
234,000
Johnny Chan us
Johnny Chan
240,000
78,000
78,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer