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

Faecher Eliminated by Fox

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

Jorden Fox and Barry Faecher got it all-in pre-flop with Faecher at risk.

Barry Faecher: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Jorden Fox: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Fox doubled up his 4,110,000 stack, leaving Faecher with just 45,000 behind.

Faecher was the big blind next hand and Fox limped the button, with Cole Miller calling in the small blind.

Miller check-folded to a bet of 200,000 on the {7-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop.

"I have the nuts," said Fox, showing {9-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for a jack-high straight.

"Well look at that," replied Faecher, showing {6-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for the bottom end of the straight. With almost the entire table calling for a jack for a chop, the board ran out {5-Spades}{8-Clubs} and Faecher was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Jorden Fox us
Jorden Fox
8,700,000
4,590,000
4,590,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Barry Faecher us
Barry Faecher
Busted

Tags: Barry FaecherCole MillerJorden Fox

Chun Eliminated by Drokin

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

After a raise to 175,000 from Volodymyr Drokin, Phillip Chun moved all in for 1,180,000 on the button. Action folded back to Drokin who instantly called.

Volodymyr Drokin: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}
Phillip Chun: {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs} which didn't offer much help for Chun along the way. He would be eliminated in 91st place while Drokin moved over four million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Volodymyr Drokin ua
Volodymyr Drokin
4,600,000
900,000
900,000
Philip Chun us
Philip Chun
Busted

Tags: Phillip chunVolodymyr Drokin

Rughani Survives on the River

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

Vivek Rughani raised to 450,000 from middle position, which left him with just 10,000 behind. Benjamin Pollak called in the next seat, and Frederik Jensen called in the big blind. Jensen and Rughani checked on the {5-Clubs}{7-Spades}{j-Spades} flop and Pollak bet 450,000. Jensen folded, and Rughani put his last couple of chips into the middle.

Vivek Rughani: {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Benjamin Pollak: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Pollak was ahead with top pair, but Rughani had outs to the straight, which he needed if he was to survive. The {5-Spades} turn kept Pollak in the lead but when the {9-Spades} peeled off on the river Rughani hit his straight for a miracle revival.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
5,100,000
-200,000
-200,000
Vivek Rughani in
Vivek Rughani
1,500,000
1,020,000
1,020,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakFrederik JensenVivek Rughani

Phan Gets Paid

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

With the pot already up to around a million, the board read {5-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Nghia Le had a bet of 525,000 in front of him. After taking more than two minutes, Ryan Phan put in a raise to 1,465,000.

Le briefly considered it before paying it off but had to muck when Phan rolled over {K-Spades}{10-Spades} for the nut straight.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
6,200,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Nghia Le us
Nghia Le
5,600,000
-1,125,000
-1,125,000

Tags: Nghia LeRyan Phan

Updated Feature Table Chip Counts

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
5,300,000
340,000
340,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
5,100,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mark Zullo us
Mark Zullo
5,000,000
2,025,000
2,025,000
Peter Nguyen us
Peter Nguyen
3,900,000
1,060,000
1,060,000
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
3,700,000
340,000
340,000
Frederik Brink dk
Frederik Brink
3,300,000
-2,335,000
-2,335,000
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
2,500,000
315,000
315,000
Ricardo Souza br
Ricardo Souza
1,100,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Vivek Rughani in
Vivek Rughani
480,000
-1,065,000
-1,065,000

Goncalves Sees Through Cynn

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

Action was heads-up on a {10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} turn when John Cynn checked to Paulo Goncalves, who quickly flicked 300,000 in the middle. Cynn came along with a rapid call.

The river brought the {5-Spades} and Cynn checked to Goncalves. Without hesitation, the Brazilian splashed 455,000 in the pot. Cynn took around a minute before check-raising to what appeared to be around 1.5 million. With lightning speed, Goncalves threw in a calling chip.

Cynn showed a counterfeited {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Goncalves tabled the winner with {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Player Chips Progress
Paulo Goncalves br
Paulo Goncalves
7,000,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
John Cynn us
John Cynn
5,100,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: John CynnPaulo Goncalves

Foster Eliminated Against Duong

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

Two short stacks got their chips in pre-flop with the two players turning over the following.

Jack Duong: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Seth Foster: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Foster was the at-risk player, but looked set to double on the {a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop. The turn was the {4-Hearts}, changing nothing, but the river was the {7-Hearts} and Duong rivered a set to send Foster to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Duong us
Jack Duong
1,700,000
450,000
450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Seth Foster us
Seth Foster
Busted

Tags: Jack DuongSeth Foster

Qutami Eliminated by Shorr

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

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 {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Bercovici checked to Shorr who bet 580,000. Bercovici quickly folded so Shorr and Qutami showed their hands.

Shannon Shorr: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}
Danny Qutami: {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The board completed with the {3-Hearts} and the {2-Spades} and that would be it for Qutami who's top pair was inferior to Shorr's over pair, sending him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
4,100,000
800,000
800,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Danny Qutami us
Danny Qutami
Busted

Tags: Danny QutamiHari BercoviciShannon Shorr