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Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The cards are back in the air.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 5
Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$74,015,600
Total Entries
7,874
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 7,874
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Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining 132 players are heading on a 20-minute break.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
In the last hand before the break, Alexander Lynskey opened from the hijack and Bart Lybaert defended his big blind. The flop was 
and Lybaert check-called 50,000 from Lynskey.
The turn brought the 
and Lybaert opted to lead out for 400,000, more than the size of the pot. Lynskey called the bet in position.
The hand caught the ESPN crew's attention and the camera's swooped in as the rest of the field already went on break. The river brought the 
and Lybaert checked to Lynskey. The Australian cut out a bet of 675,000, and Lybaert quickly flicked in two chips to indicate a call.
Lynskey turned over 
for Broadway, but it was second best as Lybaert revealed 
for the nut flush to scoop up the sizable pot and extend his lead even further.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
After an open to 90,000 from early position, Ming Xi made it 365,000 a couple of seats over. Danny Qutami jammed in the cutoff for 1,330,000 and Xi thought a bit and slid in a call.
Ming Xi: 
Danny Qutami: 
The jacks held as 
rolled off the deck.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Andrew Ostapchenko found himself all in for his last 2,250,000 against Paulo Goncalves.
Goncalves: 
Ostapchenko: 
Ostapchenko found himself in a great shape to double through as Goncalves had to fade an ace or running spades.
The dealer delivered the 
on the turn to give Goncalves some hope, and when the 
completed the board on the river, Ostapchenko would find himself at the wrong end of a bad beat and was eliminated from the Main Event.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Randy Lowery checked a board of 
from under the gun and Chris Da-Silva bet 70,000. Lowery made it what looked like 225,000 and Da-Silva shoved all in for Lowery's last 950,000 or so. He instantly folded.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Belgian Bart Lybaert has been using the MyStack app, and we caught up with him briefly after his stack jumped up to 8,500,000.
According to Lybaert it all came down to two hands. First, a player opened and Lybaert raised to 300,000 on the button. His opponent called. The flop came 
with two clubs. Lybaert continued for 350,000 and his opponent moved all in for 1,200,000. Lybaert called with 
for the nut flush draw, and the 
on the turn helped him best the 
of his opponent.
Then in a different hand, Lybaert raised from under the gun to 100,000 and got one caller before the cutoff squeezed to 400,000. Lybaert four-bet to 900,000 and the caller folded.
The cutoff then five-bet all in for 2,500,000 and Lybaert called. Lybaert held 
and his opponent 
.
"And aces held?" we asked Lybaert.
The Belgian smiled and pointed towards his stack. "What do you think?"
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Ivan Demidov has just been eliminated from the Main Event.
Speaking to tablemate Chris Da-Silva, he detailed to PokerNews the Demidov elimination.
Demidov raised in early position and Ivan Luca three-bet from the big blind. Demidov called, and on the 
flop, saw the last of his chips enter the pot.
Luca:
Demidov:
The turn and river landed and , and Demidov was eliminated from the Main Event.
