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

07-09-2018 20:53 UTC-7

Lowery Doubles Through Ziskin

mnuwwarah

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Alexander Ziskin bet 115,000 on an flop and Randy Lowery shoved all in for 680,000. Ziskin made what looked to be a reluctant call after some thought and indeed his was smashed by .

The turn and river were and and Lowery doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Ziskin	4,300,000 -400,000	-400,000
Randy Lowery	1,500,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Alexander Ziskin Randy Lowery

07-09-2018 20:50 UTC-7

Odd Play Leads to an Altman Win

Adam Lamers

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Brian Altman opened to 110,000 from middle position and Paulo Goncalves called from the big blind. The flop came and Goncalves checked to Altman who continued for 90,000. Goncalves called and the landed on the turn.

Goncalves checked again and Altman checked behind. The river brought the and Goncalves just open-folded his cards. The dealer was a bit hesitant but still brought them into the muck. Altman shrugged his shoulders and flipped over for just nine high, but it earned him the pot.

"What a sick hand," Scott Davies said as the table had a bit of a laugh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paulo Goncalves	6,380,000 -20,000	-20,000
Brian Altman	2,625,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Brian Altman Pablo Goncalves Scott Davies

07-09-2018 20:48 UTC-7

More Updated Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Trudeau	4,800,000 850,000	850,000
Ryan Rivers	4,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Benjamin Pollak	4,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Mike Cordell	3,400,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Ofir Mor	3,060,000 -470,000	-470,000
Mike Jukich	2,900,000 1,420,000	1,420,000
Joey Fabre	2,600,000 -700,000	-700,000
Nishant Sharma	2,500,000 300,000	300,000
Jonathon Prested	2,450,000 -575,000	-575,000
Kerry Bell	2,400,000 -775,000	-775,000
Tyler Witteman	2,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Volodymyr Drokin	1,750,000 985,000	985,000
Vivek Rughani	1,300,000 -900,000	-900,000
Daniel Merrilees	1,200,000 -590,000	-590,000
Matas Cikinas	870,000 230,000	230,000
Timothy McDermott	500,000 -600,000	-600,000
Taha Maruf	500,000 -1,250,000	-1,250,000

07-09-2018 20:44 UTC-7

Set for Hecklen Secures His Double

AaronMcBride

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Andres Jeckeln raised to 125,000, and only Henrik Hecklen called from the big blind. Both players checked on the flop, and when the turn came the , Hecklen bet 390,000. Jeckeln made the call, and the river brought the . Hecklen moved all in for 1,150,000 and Jeckeln made the call.

Hecklen tabled for a set and Jeckeln was made to show his losing hand: .

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Jeckeln	5,000,000 -900,000	-900,000
Henrik Hecklen	3,200,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Tags: Andres Jeckeln Henrik Hecklen

07-09-2018 20:43 UTC-7

Miles Cuts Out the Four-Bet

tRaMSt0p

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

From the hijack, Tony Miles opened to 110,000 and Clayton Fletcher three-bet the small blind to 275,000.

Ognjen Sekularac cold-called in the big blind, and with the action back on Miles, he cut out a four-bet amounting to 1,260,000.

Fletcher hesitated for a little then mucked, as did Sekularac, and Miles dragged the pot to move to nearly 3.5 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Miles	3,475,000 395,000	395,000
Ognjen Sekularac	3,360,000 -440,000	-440,000
Clayton Fletcher	2,950,000 -350,000	-350,000

Tags: Clayton Fletcher Ognjen Sekularac Tony Miles

07-09-2018 20:43 UTC-7

"History" Between Reard and Dyer?

Will Shillibier

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Dyer opened to 100,000 and Alexandre Reard called in the small blind.

Reard checked the flop and Dyer bet around 70,000. Reard raised to roughly 260,000. Dyer then three-bet to 500,000 and Reard quickly folded.

"There's got to be history behind that!" said tablemate Alexander Gross marvelling at the hand he'd just witnessed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dyer	3,900,000 495,000	495,000

Alexandre Reard	1,200,000 -755,000	-755,000

Tags: Alexander Gross Alexandre Reard Michael Dyer

07-09-2018 20:40 UTC-7

Ved Eliminated by O'Donnell

Will Shillibier

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Kartk Ved moved all in from the cutoff for around 10 big blinds. Shaun O'Donnell called in the big blind.

Kartik Ved:
Shaun O'Donnell:

O'Donnell had woken up with a monster and he sent Ved to the rail on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun O'Donnell	3,800,000 700,000	700,000
Kartik Ved	Busted

Tags: Kartik Ved Shaun O'Donnell

07-09-2018 20:39 UTC-7

More Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	5,200,000 -185,000	-185,000

Cole Miller	4,850,000 -50,000	-50,000
Hari Bercovici	4,100,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000
Dan Wilson	3,850,000 165,000	165,000
Samuel Bernabeu	3,250,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Joe Cada	3,000,000 480,000	480,000

Sean Marshall	2,400,000 -65,000	-65,000
Michael Lavenburg	2,220,000 330,000	330,000
Victor Pedote Dos Santos	1,850,000 -450,000	-450,000
Krasimir Yankov	1,580,000 280,000	280,000
Nikolaos Platis	1,500,000 425,000	425,000
Brayden Gazlay	1,350,000 15,000	15,000
Ricardo Souza	1,300,000 -400,000	-400,000
Joseph Melancon	1,000,000 -375,000	-375,000

07-09-2018 20:39 UTC-7

Barrell Doubles Through Chun

mnuwwarah

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Philip Chun was in middle position and had made a big bet on the flop against Mason Barrell on the button, with having turned. The pot was now bloated to about 1.7 million and Chun announced he was all in for Barrell's last 1.3 million. Barrell double-checked his holding and quickly called with and Chun showed a worthless , sending a double as the hit the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mason Barrell	4,400,000 1,720,000	1,720,000
Philip Chun	3,500,000 -2,200,000	-2,200,000

Tags: Mason Barrell Philip Chun

07-09-2018 20:37 UTC-7

Amin Doubles Through Kaplin

AaronMcBride

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Henrik Hecklen raised to 110,000 and Kelly Minkin, Jaime Kaplan, and Mario Mosbock all called before the action was on Ahmed Amin in the small blind. Amin three-bet to 625,000 and only Kaplan called.

Heads-up to the flop, Amin moved all in for 1,150,000 and Kaplan called.

Ahmed Amin:
Jaime Kaplan:

Amin was ahead with ace high and also had the nut flush draw. Kaplan had outs, but when the turn came the and the river the , Amin's double was confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Amin	4,000,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Jaime Kaplan	3,700,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000

Tags: Ahmed Amin Henrik Hecklen Jaime Kaplan Kelly Minkin Mario Mosbock