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

Gazlay Doubles Through Yankov

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Brayden Gazlay found himself all in from the cutoff for his last 645,000 holding {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} against Krasimir Yankov in the small blind with his {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}.

The dealer spread a {K-Clubs}{3-Spades}{A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{9-Spades} board and Gazley secured the double to over 1.3 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Brayden Gazlay us
Brayden Gazlay
1,335,000
-80,000
-80,000
Krasimir Yankov bg
Krasimir Yankov
1,300,000
-425,000
-425,000

Tags: Brayden GazlayKrasimir Yankov

Updated Counts from the Third Feature Table

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alexander Gross us
Alexander Gross
5,625,000
-100,000
-100,000
Kao Saechao us
Kao Saechao
4,160,000
2,360,000
2,360,000
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
3,535,000
-165,000
-165,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jan Mach cz
Jan Mach
3,350,000
800,000
800,000
Natalie Teh my
Natalie Teh
2,180,000
1,130,000
1,130,000
William Kopp us
William Kopp
1,400,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Rodeen Talebi us
Rodeen Talebi
1,300,000
-195,000
-195,000
Michael Dyer us
Michael Dyer
930,000
-330,000
-330,000
Day 8 Chip Leader
Thomas Lutz us
Thomas Lutz
690,000
-1,365,000
-1,365,000

Watson Eliminated; Cada Finally Leaves Short Stack Territory

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Joe Cada
Joe Cada

From early position, Kenneth Watson moved all in for roughly 720,000. Next to act, Joe Cada thought for a good while before moving all in over the top. Action folded around so Cada and Watson turned up their cards.

Joe Cada: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Kenneth Watson: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} which kept Cada's jacks in the lead the whole way and allowed him to take down the pot as Watson was dispatched from the tournament.

"You're doing pretty well for a short stack," someone at the table said to Cada.

"He's not short anymore!" someone else replied.

Cada just smirked and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
2,520,000
905,000
905,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Kenneth Watson jm
Kenneth Watson
Busted

Tags: Joe CadaKenneth Watson

Jensen Tanks About 15 Minutes Before Making Massive Call on Altman

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Brian Altman
Brian Altman

There was over 1 million in the pot between Frederik Jensen on the button and Brian Altman in the cutoff. The board had come {7-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Spades}{k-Spades} and a player at the table filled us in on the action leading to Jensen tanking for his stack.

Apparently, Altman had opened cutoff and Jensen called. Altman check-called 115,000 on the flop and 315,000 on the turn. On the river, Altman checked and Jensen bet 810,000. Altman shoved all in for Jensen's remaining chips, just over 2.9 million. Jensen had apparently been tanking around 10 minutes already. He placed his head in his hands as he thought and thought. Players from the table milled about, discussing the hand among themselves.

Finally, after about 15 minutes in the tank, Jensen grabbed some chips and placed them in the middle. Altman turned over {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} for aces with the nut flush blocker and Jensen showed {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a flopped straight.

"Yes!" he cried in relief, head turned up to the ceiling.

Player Chips Progress
Frederik Brink dk
Frederik Brink
7,000,000
3,720,000
3,720,000
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
1,650,000
-3,150,000
-3,150,000

Tags: Brian AltmanFrederik Jensen

Fletcher Doubles Through Sekularac

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Clayton Fletcher found himself all in for his last 1,450,000 from the small blind against Ognjen Sekularac in the big blind.

Fletcher: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Sekularac: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{9-Clubs} and Fletcher doubled to over 2.9 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
3,150,000
-1,480,000
-1,480,000
Clayton Fletcher us
Clayton Fletcher
2,945,000
805,000
805,000

Tags: Clayton FletcherOgnjen Sekularac

Jensen's Aces Double Through Loosli's Kings

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

After a series of raises, Frederik Jensen was all in for 1,570,000 with {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs} from under the gun against Sylvain Loosli with {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades} on the button.

The board came down {J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, safe for Jensen to score the double.

Player Chips Progress
Frederik Brink dk
Frederik Brink
3,280,000
1,405,000
1,405,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
1,200,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Frederik JensenSylvain Loosli

Fabre Shoves Flop; No Callers

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Joey Fabre opened to 90,000 from the cutoff. Martial Blangenwitsch three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind and Jeff Trudeau cold-called out of the big blind. Fabre also called, putting up a pot of almost a million chips preflop.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Blangenwitsch continued for 385,000. Trudeau called before Fabre moved all in for 1,575,000. He got two quick folds from his opponents and showed {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for two pair and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Trudeau us
Jeff Trudeau
3,950,000
-230,000
-230,000
Joey Fabre us
Joey Fabre
3,300,000
1,950,000
1,950,000
Martial Blangenwitsch fr
Martial Blangenwitsch
800,000
-840,000
-840,000

Tags: Jeff TrudeauJoey FabreMartial Blangenwitsch

Jeckeln Four-Bets and Takes It Down

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Andres Jeckeln raised to 90,000 from the hijack and Mario Mosbock called in the cutoff. Ahmed Amin put in a three-bet to 350,000 on the button and Jeckeln countered with a four-bet to 715,000. Mosbock got out of the way and Amin called.

The flop came {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Jeckeln led out for 350,000. Amin quickly sent his cards to the muck and Jeckeln raked in a sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jaime Kaplan us
Jaime Kaplan
6,300,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Andres Jeckeln ar
Andres Jeckeln
5,500,000
-85,000
-85,000
Peter Campo us
Peter Campo
4,700,000
400,000
400,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
4,400,000
-410,000
-410,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
3,200,000
-5,000
-5,000
Ricky Pyne us
Ricky Pyne
2,000,000
900,000
900,000
Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
1,600,000
-365,000
-365,000
Mario Mosbock at
Mario Mosbock
1,400,000
-390,000
-390,000
Ahmed Amin us
Ahmed Amin
1,300,000
-665,000
-665,000

Tags: Ahmed AminAndres JeckelnMario Mosbock