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

Minkin Takes One More Before Break

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Benjamin Pollak opened with a raise to 140,000 and he was called by Kelly Minkin in the small blind.

The flop came down {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and Minkin checked to Pollak who put out a bet of 130,000. Minkin called.

Both players checked on the {9-Spades} turn to see the {6-Diamonds} on the river. There, Minkin led for 235,000. Pollak dropped into the tank but didn't end up calling, so Minkin took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
4,960,000 -755,000
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
3,360,000 360,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakKelly Minkin

Obst Doubles Through Dyer

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Samuel Bernabeu opened the action with a raise to 130,000 from under the gun and James Obst called from middle position. Michael Dyer on the button made it 525,000 to go and Bernabeu let go after some consideration. Obst moved all in for more than 2 million and Dyer called instantly.

James Obst: {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Michael Dyer: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

On the {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop, Obst picked up a flush draw and Justin Harvell added "wow, good for the cameras." The Aussie instantly improved to a winning flush with the {2-Diamonds} turn, making the {K-Clubs} river a formality. Obst doubled for 2,180,000 and Dyer took another hit to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dyer us
Michael Dyer
Day 8 Chip Leader
7,740,000 -3,360,000
Samuel Bernabeu es
Samuel Bernabeu
WSOP 1X Winner
5,780,000 -320,000
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
4,800,000 2,600,000

Tags: James ObstJustin HarvellMichael DyerSamuel Bernabeu

Labat Cracks Aces to Double Through Rivers and Eliminates Adams

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Antoine Labat
Antoine Labat

Ryan Rivers opened to 125,000 from the hijack, Steven Adams reraised all in from the button for 1,230,000 and Antoine Labat four-bet shoved from the big blind for 2,730,000.

Rivers called instantly and tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}, leading Labat's {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} and Adams' {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

The board came down {K-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{J-Spades}{3-Hearts}, giving Labat a set of kings to eliminate Adams and double through RIvers.

Player Chips Progress
Antoine Labat fr
Antoine Labat
6,800,000 4,785,000
Ryan Rivers ca
Ryan Rivers
6,100,000 -2,600,000
Steven Adams us
Steven Adams
Busted

Tags: Antoine LabatRyan RiversSteven Adams

Rean Picks Off a Big Bluff From Beylin

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Nirath Rean
Nirath Rean

With over a million in the pot on the river and the board showing {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Spades}{3-Spades} Nirath Rean put out a bet of 500,000. Konstantin Beylin was the other player in the hand and he thought for a bit before he made a raise to 1,500,000.

Rean dropped into the tank and he continued thinking as ESPN cameras gathered around. He thought for nearly three minutes before he eventually made the call.

Beylin appeared to be turning his hand into a bluff, sensing that his {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} was no good because Rean was holding {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for a rivered straight. With that pot, Rean moved over seven million chips while Beylin was left with just over four million.

Player Chips Progress
Nirath Rean us
Nirath Rean
7,550,000 1,960,000
Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
4,175,000 -2,755,000

Tags: Konstantin BeylinNirath Rean

Bercovici Over 10 Million

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Volodymyr Drokin raised to 135,000 from early position, Hari Bercovici called in middle position and Shannon Shorr called from the small blind. The {6-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{A-Hearts} flop got checked to Bercovici, who bet 200,000. Two quick folds followed and the Argentinian stacked up even more.

With the pot, Bercovici now sits at one of the biggest stacks in the room with 11,350,000.

Player Chips Progress
Hari Bercovici il
Hari Bercovici
11,350,000 3,700,000
Volodymyr Drokin ua
Volodymyr Drokin
3,700,000 -30,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
WSOP 2X Winner
1,900,000 160,000

Tags: Hari BercoviciShannon ShorrVolodymyr Drokin

Cooler For Da-Silva Doubles Up Phan

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Da-Silva was on the button and up against Ryan Phan in the big blind. The flop was down {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, and Phan had the all-in button in front of him as well as {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}. Silva had obliged and held {a-Spades}{k-Spades}.

The turn brought the {j-Spades}, which gave Da-Silva outs to the nut flush. But the {10-Hearts} river was no help to him, and he had to sacrifice 2m to Phan who secured a full double-up in a perfect spot.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
4,150,000 2,075,000
Chris Da-Silva gb
Chris Da-Silva
2,700,000 -2,900,000

Tags: Chris Da SilvaRyan Phan

Goncalves Loses to Cynn

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Paulo Goncalves raised to 140,000 and got calls from Eric Froehlich and John Cynn.

The flop {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} was checked by all three players. Goncalves bet 280,000 on the {8-Hearts} turn and Froehlich called. Cynn raised to 560,000 and Goncalves quickly three-bet to 1,300,000. Froehlich folded and Cynn called.

The pair checked the {a-Hearts} river. Goncalves showed {a-Clubs}{10-Spades} for a rivered pair of aces, with Cynn turning over {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
John Cynn us
John Cynn
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
7,400,000 2,245,000
Paulo Goncalves br
Paulo Goncalves
5,200,000 -1,740,000

Tags: Eric FroehlichJohn Cynn

Zobian Builds Stack

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

In a three-bet pot to the {J-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop, Aram Zobian checked and called a continuation bet for 475,000 by Jeff Trudeau. The {8-Hearts} fell on the turn and both players opted to check. Zobian also quickly checked the {3-Spades} on the river and Trudeau checked behind to get shown {A-Spades}{10-Spades} for the nut flush by Zobian.

Player Chips Progress
Aram Zobian us
Aram Zobian
Day 6 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
9,450,000 1,250,000
Jeff Trudeau us
Jeff Trudeau
4,000,000 -975,000

Tags: Aram ZobianJeff Trudeau