Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 5 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-09-2018 17:22 UTC-8

Kim is Excited

Mohammed Nuwwarah

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

After an open in middle position to 90,000, Hyon Kim called in the small blind. Ivan Luca made it 360,000 in the big and it went three ways to . Everyone checked, bringing the . Kim checked, Luca bet 340,000 and only Kim called. The river was a and both players checked. Kim slammed down for a set, knowing it was good if Luca checked.

"Bang, baby!" he shouted before raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hyon Kim	3,470,000 940,000	940,000
Ivan Luca	1,560,000 490,000	490,000

Tags: Hyon Kim Ivan Luca

07-09-2018 17:21 UTC-8

Bolton Eliminated by Uemura

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Tim Duckworth

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

Following a hijack open from Paulino Uemura, John Bolton moved all in for roughly 400,000 from the big blind. Uemura called, and the cards were revealed.

Uemura:
Bolton:

The board ran out and Bolton was eliminated by Uemura.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulino Uemura	2,900,000 695,000	695,000
John Bolton	Busted

Tags: Paulino Uemura John Bolton

07-09-2018 17:18 UTC-8

Double Knockout for Lack Propels Him to Six Million Chips

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Sam Cosby

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

Hari Bercovici limped in from early position and action folded around to Greg Perry who moved all in for about 150,000. Next to act, Pierre Gentil moved all in over the top for roughly 700,000, and in the small blind, Randall Lack called both shoves. Action was back on Bercovici and he folded promptly, bringing the three players to an all-in showdown.

Randall Lack:
Gregory Perry:
Pierre Gentil:

Lack was in the lead as the three hands went to the flop and he retained it as the board rolled out . With his ace-king kickers to the board, Lack would scoop the pot and move to right around six million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randall Lack	6,000,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Gregory Perry	Busted
Pierre Gentil	Busted

Tags: Greg Perry Hari Bercovici Pierre Gentil Randall Lack

07-09-2018 17:18 UTC-8

Cikinas Doubles Through Fabre

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Tim Duckworth

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

From under the gun, Daniel Merrilees raised to 75,000 and Joey Fabre three-bet to 325,000 from a few seats over.

With the action on Matas Cikinas on the button, he moved all in for 1,050,000, and Merrilees folded.

Fabre went deep into the tank for several minutes before eventually making the call.

Cikinas:
Fabre:

The board ran out and Cikinas doubled through to over 2.2 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cikinas	2,265,000 1,325,000	1,325,000
Daniel Merrilees	1,790,000 205,000	205,000
Joey Fabre	1,350,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Tags: Daniel Merrilees Joey Fabre Matas Cikinas

07-09-2018 17:16 UTC-8

Tang Takes it With Two Pair

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Aaron McBride

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

Jason Maeroff opened the action with a raise to 90,000 from early position, and Daniel Tang defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Tang check-called a 110,000 bet. Both players checked on the turn, and when the river came the , Tang led for 315,000. Maeroff made the call and mucked after tabled for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Tang	2,500,000 470,000	470,000
Jason Maeroff	1,400,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Daniel Tang Jason Maeroff

07-09-2018 17:15 UTC-8

Miscikowski Eliminated by Beylin

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Mickey Doft

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

Following a flop of and a series of bets and raises, David Miscikowski was all in for about 1,250,000 with from early position against Konstantin Beylin in the big blind with .

The turn and river completed the board, no help to Miscikowski, locking up the pot for Beylin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Beylin	3,250,000 1,605,000	1,605,000
David Miscikowski	Busted

Tags: David Miscikowski Konstantin Beylin

07-09-2018 17:11 UTC-8

DiVella Doubles Through Pollak with a Good River

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Sam Cosby

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

Nick DiVella moved all in before the flop for a bit more than 400,000. Benjamin Pollak was next to act and he just called while the rest of the table folded around, bringing the two players to a showdown.

Benjamin Pollak:
Nick DiVella:

The board ran out and that gave DiVella a winning pair of sevens on the river to double up.

"Hi, mom!" DiVella said after the hand, waving at the ESPN cameras that had gathered around.

"She says, 'Nice river,'" another player at the table said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	2,900,000 410,000	410,000
Nick DiVella	850,000 430,000	430,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak Nick DiVella

07-09-2018 17:10 UTC-8

Hutter Moves into Chip Lead

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Will Shillibier

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

Barry Hutter came back from dinner with a top-ten stack, and when we got to his table, Nils Tolpingrud had checked a board of and Hutter had bet 325,000.

Tolpingrud called and the river was the . Tolpingrud checked and Hutter bet 875,000. Tolpingrud thought before calling and Hutter showed for a set of sevens and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Hutter	6,700,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Nils Tolpingrud	960,000 1,415,000	1,415,000

Tags: Barry Hutter Nils Tolpingrud

07-09-2018 17:09 UTC-8

Dos Santos Eliminates Desai

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

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

Victor Pedote Dos Santos opened to 80,000 under the gun and got one call before small blind Anthony Desai stuck his 400,000-or-so in. Dos Santos reraised to isolate but his was dominated by . The flop changed that in a hurry, though, and Desai took his leave on the wrong end of a beat after the and completed the board.