Kelly Minkin on Being Last Lady Standing Again
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 6
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$74,015,600
Entries
7,874
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000
Ricky Pyne Eliminated in 45th Place ($189,165)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Ricky Pyne opened for 300,000 in the cutoff and Ming Xi defended big blind. Xi checked the 
flop and Pyne bet 325,000. Xi raised to 925,000. Pyne responded with an all-in shove. Xi got a count of 3,020,000, thought about two minutes, and slid in calling chips.
Ming Xi: 
Ricky Pyne: 
Pyne was way ahead but the 
emerged right away for Xi. The river was the 
and Pyne took his leave in 45th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,850,000 | 3,050,000 |
|
Busted |
James Obst Eliminated in 46th Place ($156,265)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
A raise to 300,000 by Aram Zobian was followed by the three-bet shove of James Obst for approximately 3.1 million and once again Zobian called instantly when it was his turn to act.
James Obst: 
Aram Zobian: 
The 
flop was of no help, but the Aussie picked up a sweat on the turn.
"Seems fair," Zobian said.
The 
on the river, however, was of no help for Obst, and he departed in 46th place for $156,265.
"Good game, it was nice playing with you," Zobian added and continued his hot streak after the previous break to send yet another opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,200,000 | 3,450,000 |
|
Busted |
Ubaid Habib Eliminated in 47th Place ($156,265)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Nirath Rean raised to 260,000 and Ubaid Habib three-bet all in for 2,145,000 from the big blind. The pair had a lively conversation back and forth before Rean slammed the chips down in the middle to call.
Nirath Rean: 
Ubaid Habib:
"Oooh, dominated," said Alexander Haro.
The flop came 
.
"I need your king, you need my ten," said Rean. The turn gave Rean extra outs to send Habib home. The river 
was one of them, with Rean rivering his straight to eliminate Habib.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,700,000 | 2,750,000 |
|
Busted |
Artur Koren Eliminated in 48th Place ($156,265)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Artur Koren raised it up to 260,000 from the hijack and Henrik Hecklen called on the button. Out of the small blind, big stack Aram Zobian, who had been unstoppable as of lately, three-bet to 1,150,000. Koren almost instantly moved all in for around 3.1 million, which forced out Hecklen, and Zobian called.
Artur Koren: 
Aram Zobian:
The 
flop instantly improved Zobian to a pair of aces and Koren stood up from his chair, turned around and grabbed his phone. Both the 
turn and the river were blanks and the German, that now calls Vienna his home, was eliminated in 48th place for $156,265.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,750,000 | 3,350,000 |
|
Busted |
Kelly Minkin Eliminated in 50th Place ($156,265)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
The action folded around to Kelly Minkin on the button, and she raised to 255,000. Frederik Jensen was in the small blind and raised to 715,000. Bart Lybaert folded in the big blind, and the action was back on Minkin.
Minkin made her move and shoved all in for 2.23m. Jensen made the call, and Minkin saw she needed help from the board once more.
Kelly Minkin: 
Frederik Jensen: 
Minkin picked up additional outs on the flop when the king and queen appeared to give her a gutshot straight draw. But the board bricked for Minkin, and her elimination in 50th place for $156,265 was confirmed as the Amazon room gave her a loud round of applause for her efforts.
Minkin also had the honor of being named the longest lasting female player in the WSOP Main Event for the second time in four years.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000,000 | 2,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Mike Jukich Eliminated in 51st Place ($156,265)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Nghia Le raised to 240,000 from under the gun and Alexander Haro three-bet to 800,000 from middle position. Mike Jukich was in the big blind and four-bet all in for just over 10 big blinds. Le thought before moving all in and Haro called, putting both players at risk.
Mike Jukich: 
Nghia Le:
Alexander Haro: 
The board ran out 
with Jukich eliminated, and Le doubled through Haro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500,000 | 4,600,000 |
|
7,100,000 | -900,000 |
|
Busted |
Mark Stockton Eliminated in 52nd Place ($156,265)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Alex Lynskey raised to 250,000 from middle position, Randall Lack three-bet to 650,000 from the button, and Mark Stockton four-bet shoved from the small blind for 970,000. Paulo Goncalves called out of the big blind, Lynskey folded, and Lack called.
Both Goncalves and Lack proceeded to check down a board of 
and Stockton tabled . Lack, though, showed , besting Goncalves' 
and Stockton's queen to eliminate Stockton in 52nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,400,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
7,300,000 | -500,000 |
|
Busted |
Drokin Eliminated by Hutter
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Ubaid Habib opened on the button with a raise to 275,000. Next to act in the small blind, Volodymyr Drokin moved all in for 2,335,000. In the big blind, Barry Hutter moved all in over the top. Action was back on Habib who released quickly.
Barry Hutter:
Volodymyr Drokin:
The board ran out 
which gave Hutter a set on the flop but also gave Drokin a flush draw. Unfortunately for Drokin he was only able to improve to a set and he would be sent home in 56th place to collect $129,930 for his run in this year's Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,400,000 | 2,600,000 |
|
Busted |
No River Miracle For Azevedo; Eliminated by Rean
Level 28
: 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
After a raise to 225,000 from Nirath Rean, Franklin Azevedo moved all in for 1,400,000. Action folded around back to Rean who called off the excess amount.
Nirath Rean: 
Franklin Azevedo: 
The board ran out 
which gave Azevedo a slew of outs along the way, but unlike his other compatriots at the outer feature table, Azevado wasn't able to hit the river to catch up and survive and he was eliminated.
Rean moved to 12,600,000 after collecting the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,600,000 | 1,900,000 |
|
Busted |