Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 6 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-10-2018 16:39 UTC-7

Double Knockout Vaults Labat into The Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Michael Fail raised to 210,000 from early position and Alex Lynskey called on the button. Brent Ballentine moved all in for 1,435,000 in the small blind, and Antoine Labat in the big blind asked for a count, then announced the call. Feil moved all in for just over 7.5 million to force an instant fold from Lynskey. Labat called in a heart beat.

Brent Ballentine:
Michael Feil:
Antoine Labat:

"This is so sick," queens versus kings and aces, Feil said when he flashed his own cards high for his rail to see. The board came and the stacks were counted. Labat had more than 8 million in chips, thus confirming a double knockout and vaulting the Frenchman into the top spot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	18,000,000	9,200,000
Brent Ballentine	Busted
Michael Feil	Busted

Tags: Alex Lynskey Antoine Labat Brent Ballentine Michael Feil

07-10-2018 16:08 UTC-7

Barrell Eliminated by Labat

Mickey Doft

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Action was on Antoine Labat, who had limped from the button and was facing an all-in shove from Mason Barrell in the small blind for about 1,000,000. Eventually, Labat called and showed , slightly trailing Barrell's .

The board came down , giving Labat queens up to eliminate Barrell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	8,800,000	1,900,000
Mason Barrell	Busted

Tags: Antoine Labat Mason Barrell

07-10-2018 15:51 UTC-7

Sick Runout Sees Wilson Busted

mnuwwarah

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Michael Feil opened on the button for 210,000 and Dan Wilson three-bet to 685,000 on his left. Feil announced all in and Wilson snap-called, tabling . He was behind against , but the in the window was the last card Feil wanted to see. It was followed by and then an turn. The river brought the though, the only out Feil had.

Feil had about 4.2 million and Wilson slightly under 4 million, so Wilson headed to payouts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Feil	8,200,000	3,300,000
Dan Wilson	Busted

Tags: Dan Wilson Michael Feil

07-10-2018 15:39 UTC-7

Miller Runs Kings into Aces

Will Shillibier

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Cole Miller raised and Sylvain Loosli three-bet on the button. Miller then four-bet to 2,200,000 and Loosli called.

The flop came and Miller open-shoved for around 3,350,000. Loosli snap-called.

Cole Miller:
Sylvain Loosli:

The board ran out and, after a quick count, Miller was found to be the short stack and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylvain Loosli	12,250,000	6,620,000
Cole Miller	Busted

Tags: Cole Miller Sylvain Loosli

07-10-2018 15:27 UTC-7

Queens Bring Lady Luck for Minkin

AaronMcBride

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Kelly Minkin moved all in for 1.5 million from middle position and saw Mark Zullo reshove for 4.3 million from the cutoff. The rest of the players at the table got out the way, and Minkin saw she was in bad shape.

Kelly Minkin:
Mark Zullo:

Board:

Minkin, the last remaining woman in the Main Event, spiked a queen on the flop to take the lead, and her rail cheered in the ESPN Main Stage arena. The turn didn't help Zullo, and the river queen of spades only increased Minkin's hand to trips and secured her a lifeline.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	3,300,000	1,400,000
Mark Zullo	3,100,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Kelly Minkin Mark Zullo

07-10-2018 15:18 UTC-7

Cada Shoves On Drokin

MrCleverFox

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

On the button, Joe Cada opened with a raise to 220,000. Volodymyr Drokin called in the big blind.

The flop came down and Drokin checked to Cada who put out a bet of 250,000. Drokin called.

The turn was the and Drokin decided to lead out, making it 340,000. Cada raised, making it 1,180,000. Drokin thought for quite some time, then called.

The river was the and Drokin checked. Cada moved all in for about 2,870,000 effective, what was left of Drokin's stack. Drokin tanked for over five minutes but eventually he settled on a fold. Cada raked in the pot to move over seven million chips with no showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Cada	7,400,000	1,700,000
Volodymyr Drokin	2,900,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Joe Cada Volodymyr Drokin

07-10-2018 14:45 UTC-7

Trudeau Makes A Monster Call to Bust Levinksas

Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jeff Trudeau raised from early position and Laurynas Levinskas called on the button.

The flop came and Trudeau checked to Levinskas who bet roughly the size pot of the pot. Trudeau called to see the turn and checked to Levinskas, who bet 930,000. Trudeau took almost two minutes before sliding in a call.

The river was the and Trudeau checked. Levinskas thought around twenty seconds before shoving all in for 3,300,000. This time, Trudeau needed just a minute before deciding on a call.

Laurynas Levinskas:
Jeff Trudeau:

As if Trudeau had gazed directly through Levinskas' soul, he had called the shove holding nothing but ace-jack high. Levinskas, with eight-high, had to make his way to the exit in 79th place ($91,610).

With the huge call, Trudeau soared to 10,900,000 and the second place behind Fox.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Trudeau	10,900,000	4,100,000
Laurynas Levinskas	Busted

Tags: Jeff Trudeau Laurynas Levinskas

07-10-2018 13:57 UTC-7

Gross Missteps; Fox Soars to Huge Lead

Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

In one big hand, Jorden Fox has claimed the chip lead in the 2018 WSOP Main Event. The board was already completed with and Fox bet 800,000. Gross raised all in for around 3,800,000 and Fox snap-called it off.

Knowing he was beat, Gross flung open in the muck for a pair and a straight blocker. Fox showed the absolute nuts with and racked up the nearly ten million chip pot.

"Nut-nut," Fox cheered in celebration.

"Of course he has the jack-ten," Gross muttered, whose Main Event came to an end just like that. He finished in 87nd place and received $77,695.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Fox	15,925,000
Alexander Gross	Busted

Tags: Alexander Gross Jorden Fox

07-10-2018 13:41 UTC-7

One Day at a Time. One Hand at a Time.

4projectmayhem

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Tags: Danny Tang

07-10-2018 13:00 UTC-7

Qutami Eliminated by Shorr

MrCleverFox

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hari Bercovici opened with a raise to 200,000 from middle position and Shannon Shorr three-bet from the cutoff to 535,000. Action folded to the small blind where Danny Qutami moved all in for 330,000 (he quadrupled up on the first hand in unknown fashion). Bercovici called Shorr's bet creating a heads-up side pot.

The flop was and Bercovici checked to Shorr who bet 580,000. Bercovici quickly folded so Shorr and Qutami showed their hands.