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

1,086th-1,110th Place Finishers

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

Each of these players earned $15,000 for their min-cash.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Eric Schwippert de
Jan Eric Schwippert
Busted
Tuomas Veravainen fi
Tuomas Veravainen
Busted
Ari Eiblum us
Ari Eiblum
Busted
Peter Vitantonio us
Peter Vitantonio
Busted
Tyler Cornell us
Tyler Cornell
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
James Schafer us
James Schafer
Busted
Eric Berman us
Eric Berman
Busted
Cathal Shine ie
Cathal Shine
Busted
Joseph Druetto us
Joseph Druetto
Busted
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Linda Kenney Baden us
Linda Kenney Baden
Busted
Daniel McAulay gb
Daniel McAulay
Busted
Paul Otto gb
Paul Otto
Busted
Sandra Knopow us
Sandra Knopow
Busted
Stephen Hesse us
Stephen Hesse
Busted
Rees Scruggs us
Rees Scruggs
Busted
Edward Liu us
Edward Liu
Busted
Guy Bottin ca
Guy Bottin
Busted
Michael Jarrell us
Michael Jarrell
Busted
Vincent Fazzolari us
Vincent Fazzolari
Busted
Henry Tran ca
Henry Tran
Busted
Karim Chatur ca
Karim Chatur
Busted
Yu Shen cn
Yu Shen
Busted
Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Alpheus Chan ca
Alpheus Chan
Busted

Bushman Falls

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

A short-stacked Larissa Bushman shoved all in for 59,000, Daniel Hensley came over the top for a little over 100,000 and the other players folded.

Larissa Bushman: {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}
Daniel Hensley: {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{K-Clubs} — despite turning a set, the river brought Hensley a straight. Some "ooohs" sounded from the table as the river hit the felt.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Hensley us
Daniel Hensley
185,000
185,000
185,000
Larissa Bushman us
Larissa Bushman
Busted

Tags: Daniel HensleyLarissa Bushman

Vandyke Eliminates Rusing and Cordero

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

Dan Vandyke had 110,000 in front of him on the button and it appeared Carlos Cordero was already all in from middle position for an unknown amount. Oliver Rusing had reshipped for 190,000.

"All right, I call," Vandyke said, tabling {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

He was in fantastic shape against Rusing's {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Cordero's {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. The {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} brought a mighty sweat on the flop but the {9-Clubs} and {6-Spades} kept the kings best.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Vandyke us
Dan Vandyke
570,000
247,000
247,000
Carlos Cordero us
Carlos Cordero
Busted
Oliver Rusing de
Oliver Rusing
Busted

Tags: Oliver RusingDan VandykeCarlos Cordero

Chou Spikes a Queen on the River to Leave Klein Short

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

Andrea Klein moved all in from middle position for her last 96,000. It folded to Chou Chou in the small blind and he put his last 81,000 in the pot. The big blind folded and the hands were shown.

Chou Chou: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Andrea Klein: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

They saw a flop of {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and the dealer burned and turned the {5-Spades}. Klein was just one card away from the double up but the {q-Clubs} hit the river. Chou spiked his three outer to double up and Klein was left with just two and a half big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Chou Chou us
Chou Chou
177,000
118,000
118,000
Andrea Klein de
Andrea Klein
15,000
-18,000
-18,000

Tags: Chou ChouAndrea Klein

Hicks Tells a Tale

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

"Hey! Hey! Hey PokerNews!" bellowed Eric Hicks as a PokerNews reporter was walking past his table.

Hicks was in the middle of a hand where he was facing a check-raise from Timothy McDermott, and eventually decided to fold.

"I got a story to tell you." Hicks added.

"I'm serious. You need to write this down. This is the best hand every played." Hicks continued.

As the PokerNews reporter stood there listening, Hicks continued to splurge details.

"So this guy there had like 120,000" Hicks stated as he pointed to seat five that is currently occupied by Adam Levy.

"Not me. The guy before me" Levy confirmed.

"So he raised big, like 20 or 30,000, and I looked down at seven-deuce. I thought about just folding, but I was like why not, so I called." Hicks stated.

"The flop was like king-eight-deuce and I checked to him, and he bet big; like 20,000 again. I just shoved all in for like 150,000 and he went into the tank!" Hicks continued before he just starts laughing out loud.

"I didn't want to break him, but now I wanted to break him, and he was in pain sitting there thinking and rubbing his head." Hicks added.

"Eventually he calls with King-Queen. And then a deuce came on the turn and I broke him!" Hicks remarked and then laughed again.

"I broke him so good. You gotta write the hand. It's the best. All these guys aren't having fun, but I am!" Hicks stated to complete his story.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Hicks us
Eric Hicks
1,200,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Eric Hicks

1,063rd-1,085th Place Finishers

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

Here are the last of the min-cashers, who earned $15,000 for their showings.

Player Chips Progress
Wei Zhu cn
Wei Zhu
Busted
Josh Pollock us
Josh Pollock
Busted
Mark Brazis us
Mark Brazis
Busted
Dustin Fox us
Dustin Fox
Busted
Mitch Garshofsky us
Mitch Garshofsky
Busted
Marino Candido br
Marino Candido
Busted
Paul Richardson us
Paul Richardson
Busted
Tan Nguyen us
Tan Nguyen
Busted
Edward Franklin us
Edward Franklin
Busted
Jeremy Pozza us
Jeremy Pozza
Busted
Christopher Barrett us
Christopher Barrett
Busted
Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
Busted
Alex Smith us
Alex Smith
Busted
David Hausmann us
David Hausmann
Busted
Tu Huynh us
Tu Huynh
Busted
Eracles Panayiotou us
Eracles Panayiotou
Busted
Ranno Sootla ee
Ranno Sootla
Busted
Jason Sell us
Jason Sell
Busted
Andjelko Andrejevic rs
Andjelko Andrejevic
Busted
Gregory Katayama ca
Gregory Katayama
Busted
Rafal Michalowski us
Rafal Michalowski
Busted
Stanley Leopard us
Stanley Leopard
Busted
Alexey Laptev us
Alexey Laptev
Busted

Peche Falls to Yeh in Brutal Fashion

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

Darryl Ronconi opened with a raise to 17,00 before Andrew Yeh made it 39,000 from late position. Action folded to the blinds where Daniel Peche moved all in with his short stack for 26,000 and Ronconi and Yeh both called creating a side pot with heads up action.

The flop came down {A-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Ronconi checked then called a bet of 27,000 from Yeh.

The turn was the {K-Hearts} and Ronconi checked again. Yeh fired a bet of 78,000 and Ronconi folded so Peche and Yeh showed down their cards.

Andrew Yeh: {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}
Daniel Peche: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

Peche turned a straight while Yeh had top set. Unfortunately the river was the {K-Spades} and that filled up Yeh to a boat and sent the short stack Peche to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Yeh us
Andrew Yeh
785,000
-28,000
-28,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Peche de
Daniel Peche
Busted

Tags: Andrew YehDaniel PecheDarryl Ronconi

Flowers Above Two Million

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

Patrick Sacrispeyre was walking with a payout slip out of the tournament area and mentioned he was part of a three-way all in that saw him at risk with queens.

"The one big stack behind me turned over aces and made quads," Sacrispeyre said in French and that happened to be Frankie Flowers. A quick look at the table showed more than two million for Flowers, who was in great mood as usual and even kissed the dealer right after he was done stacking the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Frankie Flowers us
Frankie Flowers
2,050,000
8,000
8,000
Bryce McVay us
Bryce McVay
1,550,000
680,000
680,000
Bradley Rhodes us
Bradley Rhodes
1,250,000
713,000
713,000
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
1,020,000
232,000
232,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
970,000
-90,000
-90,000
Matthew Reimers us
Matthew Reimers
960,000
12,000
12,000
William Kopp us
William Kopp
850,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ralph Perry us
Ralph Perry
775,000
-245,000
-245,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Wilson ie
Dan Wilson
720,000
65,000
65,000
Amal Bounahra us
Amal Bounahra
650,000
82,000
82,000
Colin Robinson us
Colin Robinson
650,000
-61,000
-61,000
Bas De Laat nl
Bas De Laat
600,000
315,000
315,000
Frederik Brink dk
Frederik Brink
480,000
105,000
105,000
Eric Wasylenko ca
Eric Wasylenko
420,000
-37,000
-37,000
Jordan Young us
Jordan Young
400,000
130,000
130,000
Rhys Jones gb
Rhys Jones
380,000
142,000
142,000
Anatoly Korochensky ru
Anatoly Korochensky
340,000
135,000
135,000
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
275,000
188,000
188,000
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
100,000
-336,000
-336,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Patrick Sacrispeyre fr
Patrick Sacrispeyre
Busted

Tags: Frankie FlowersPatrick Sacrispeyre

Ben Flushes Away Moore

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

Three players saw a flop of {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Robert Moore moved all in for 32,000 into a main pot of 54,000. The player in middle position thought it over for quite some time before folding and Or Ben snap called last to act.

Moore showed {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for top pair and Ben held both straight and flush draws with his {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. The dealer burned and turned the {2-Diamonds} improving Ben to a king high flush leaving Moore drawing dead. The meaningless {10-Clubs} hit the river and Ben earned the pot and the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Or Ben il
Or Ben
435,000
435,000
435,000
Robert Moore us
Robert Moore
Busted