Hand #1: Alex Lynskey opened to 425,000 from early position and Paulo Goncalves three-bet to 1,500,000 next to act.
The action folded back to Lynskey, and he gave them a chuck to the muck.
Hand #2: Hari Bercovici opened to 450,000 from middle position and John Cynn called in the hijack.
The flop landed and Bercovici bet out 475,000. Cynn folded, and Bervocici collected the pot.
Hand #3: Hari Bervocici limped in from early position and Alex Lynskey checked in the big blind.
The flop landed and Bercovici bet 300,000 and Lynskey check-folded.
Hand #4: Konstantin Beylin opened to 500,000 from the button and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #5: Alex Lynskey opened the button to 425,000 and Paulo Goncalves called in the small blind, as did Hari Bercovici in the big blind.
The flop landed and Goncalves checked to Bercovici who bet 450,000. Lynskey folded, and Goncalves called as the turn landed the and both players checked.
The river landed the and Goncalves bet out 1,000,000, and Bercovici folded.
In the second part of this 888ride, Norman Chad tells us about a legendary home game, getting scammed by Norm Macdonald, and his largest losing session.
Johnny Moss. Doyle Brunson. Johnny Chan. Stu Ungar. Legendary names that echo across every poker room in the world. They all have one thing in common: winning the World Series of Poker Main Event multiple times (Moss, Ungar three times, Brunson, Chan two times). With 26 players remaining in the 2018 Main Event, Joe Cada has a shot to etch his name in poker history alongside these greats, as the 2009 champion will be back on Day 7 to win it all once more nine years after becoming the youngest Main Event champion of all time at just 21 years and 11 months of age.
To achieve the improbable, Cada — now an experienced veteran — has a steep mountain to climb. When action resumes at 12 p.m. local time to the Amazon room in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, The Michigan resident will return with 8,850,000 in chips in his quest for poker glory and the first place prize of $8,800,000. Cada sports half the average stack, still more than 40 big blinds at this point, giving him some room to work with.
Boasting five times Cada's stack, as well as the overall chip lead, is Aram Zobian (41,585,000). Zobian had a monster day six that saw him eliminating players left and right to claim the top spot. Despite the chip lead, Zobian suffered a big setback on Day 6 when he lost a massive all-in confrontation with kings against the ace-king of Artem Metalidi (30,845,000), who will start second in chips.
After the day, Zobian said he wasn't too distraught after the hand, and he rebounded from it. His mantra is simple: "Stay cool, confident and try to play my best," he said after Day 6. Zobian's best cash to date is $47,000 at 2018 $1,650 NLHE MegaStack Challenge in Foxwoods and no matter what happens today this amount will be absolutely shattered.
While Zobian may come without a pedigree, the aforementioned Metalidi knows what it's like to win big. The Ukranian sports more than $2 million in lifetime winnings, including a second place in the 2012 $3K No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max for $350,806. Metalidi started Day 6 with just 11 big blinds, but finds himself in second place at the end of it.
Other highly experienced players with more than seven figures in lifetime winnings remaining are Alex Lynskey (22,045,000), bracelet winner Yueqi Zhu (19,245,000), two-time bracelet winner Eric Froehlich (15,285,000), Frederik Jensen (12,100,000), Sylvain Loosli (11,635,000), bracelet winner Ivan Luca (8,820,000), Bart Lybaert (3,825,000) and Barry Hutter. Hutter, who also has a piece of jewelry around his wrist, will start as the absolute short stack with 2,250,000 in chips.
For the first time in many, many years, play at the final table will continue the day directly after Day 7. Last year, the November Nine concept was shelved, but players had two days off to prepare for the biggest final table of their career. Stamina, always an important factor during the grueling grind that is the Main Event, will become an even more important factor as precious sleep hours will be limited throughout.
The plan on Day 7 is to play down to the final nine, which happened during Level 36 last year. Here's the blind schedule for today:
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
31
10 minutes
100,000
200,000
30,000
32
120 minutes
120,000
240,000
40,000
20-minute break
33
120 minutes
150,000
300,000
50,000
60-minute break
34
120 minutes
200,000
400,000
50,000
20-minute break
35
120 minutes
250,000
500,000
75,000
20-minute break
36
120 minutes
300,000
600,000
100,000
Break when 9 players remain
2018 WSOP Main Event Streaming Day 7
The streaming schedule for today is as follows:
PokerGO
11:30 a.m.
9:30 p.m.
ESPN2
9:30 p.m.
end
2018 WSOP Main Event Day 7 Seat Draw
Room
Table
Seat
Player Name
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
Amazon
1
1
Nirath Rean
United States
4,950,000
25
Amazon
1
2
Frederik Jensen
Denmark
12,100,000
61
Amazon
1
3
Artem Metalidi
Ukraine
30,845,000
154
Amazon
1
4
Aram Zobian
United States
41,585,000
208
Amazon
1
5
Joe Cada
United States
8,850,000
44
Amazon
1
6
Nicolas Manion
United States
17,630,000
88
Amazon
1
7
Eric Froehlich
United States
15,285,000
76
Amazon
1
8
Sylvain Loosli
France
11,635,000
58
Amazon
1
9
Ryan Phan
United States
9,545,000
48
Amazon
2
1
Bart Lybaert
Belgium
3,825,000
19
Amazon
2
2
Michael Dyer
United States
26,515,000
133
Amazon
2
3
Konstantin Beylin
United States
8,305,000
42
Amazon
2
4
Alex Lynskey
Australia
22,000,045
110
Amazon
2
5
Paulo Goncalves
Brazil
15,230,000
76
Amazon
2
6
Hari Bercovici
Israel
12,775,000
64
Amazon
2
7
Ivan Luca
Argentina
8,820,000
44
Amazon
2
8
John Cynn
United States
14,750,000
74
Amazon
2
9
Kao Saechao
United States
18,985,000
95
Amazon
3
1
Martijn Gerrits
Netherlands
17,790,000
89
Amazon
3
2
Barry Hutter
United States
2,250,000
11
Amazon
3
4
Yueqi Zhu
China
19,245,000
96
Amazon
3
5
Jeff Trudeau
United States
5,090,000
25
Amazon
3
6
Ming Xi
China
7,550,000
38
Amazon
3
7
Tony Miles
United States
14,945,000
75
Amazon
3
8
Antoine Labat
France
28,445,000
142
Amazon
3
9
Alexander Haro
United States
12,940,000
65
Career Earning and More Stats for Final 27 Players
Player
Country
Chip Count
WSOP Cashes
WSOP Bracelets
Career WSOP Earnings
Career Earnings
Biggst Cash
GPI Ranking
Aram Zobian
United States
41,585,000
10
0
$22,191
$110,444
2nd 2018 $1,650 NLHE MegaStack Challenge
$47,000
1,946th
Artem Metalidi
Ukraine
30,845,000
25
0
$728,254
$2,131,437
2nd 2012 WSOP $3K 6-max
$350,806
567th
Antoine Labat
France
28,445,000
2
0
$6,857
$194,789
2nd 2010 Evian Poker Open
$52,842
13,662nd
Michael Dyer
United States
26,515,000
2
0
$5,610
$95,020
8th 2009 WSOP $2k NLHM
$65,905
179,657th
Alex Lynskey
Australia
22,045,000
14
0
$556,389
$1,769,666
2nd 2017 WSOP The Marathon
$426,663
525th
Yueqi Zhu
China
19,245,000
76
1
$1,456,884
$1,523,586
3rd WSOP 2010 $10K Omaha Hi/Lo
$225,325
1,164th
Kao Saechao
United States
18,985,000
8
0
$67,253
$589,448
2nd 2018 Goliath Phamous Poker Series $600
$78,440
1,226th
Martijn Gerrits
Netherlands
17,790,000
6
0
$82,233
$313,082
3rd 2018 WSOP $10K Heads Up
$73,179
503th
Nicolas Manion
United States
17,630,000
1
0
$5,769
$16,739
21st 2018 MSPT Michigan
$9,850
32,585th
Eric Froehlich
United States
15,285,000
38
2
$1,559,294
$2,312,873
1st 2005 WSOP $1,500 NLHM
$303,908
18,222th
Paulo Goncalves
Brazil
15,230,000
3
0
$64,195
$101,776
3rd 2016 WSOPC Sao Paulo
$47,042
15,300th
Tony Miles
United States
14,945,000
5
0
$17,539
$54,333
3rd 2011 $300 WPT Regional Jacksonville
$18,000
16,766th
John Cynn
United States
14,750,000
16
0
$739,416
$944,786
11th 2016 WSOP Main Event
$650,000
3,926th
Alexander Haro
United States
12,940,000
3
0
$7,306
$151,693
1st 2012 $2,500 Deep Stack Extravaganza
$142,503
54,154th
Hari Bercovici
Israel
12,775,000
2
0
$218,137
$290,524
34th 2016 WSOP Main Event
$216,211
8,422nd
Frederik Jensen
Denmark
12,100,000
13
0
$197,627
$3,897,790
2nd 2010 Aussie Millions
$1,015,257
1,230th
Sylvain Loosli
France
11,635,000
12
0
$3,075,627
$6,648,418
4th 2013 WSOP Main Event
$2,792,533
251st
Ryan Phan
United States
9,545,000
27
0
$192,746
$452,622
2nd 2016 WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs
$69,962
591st
Joe Cada
United States
8,850,000
33
3
$10,340,058
$10,779,041
1st 2009 WSOP Main Event
$8,546,435
849th
Ivan Luca
Argentina
8,820,000
11
1
$487,898
$5,755,393
3rd 2016 PCA $50k High Roller
$494,080
214th
Konstantin Beylin
United States
8,305,000
12
0
$147,460
$153,663
17th 2018 WSOP $25k PLO
$46,190
4,456th
Ming Xi
China
7,550,000
0
0
$0
$32,276
8th 2016 WPT National China
$30,560
7,2481st
Jeff Trudeau
United States
5,090,000
34
0
$410,950
$875,028
1st 2017 WSOPC Cherokee
$63,599
195th
Nirath Rean
United States
4,950,000
4
0
$9,912
$173,841
2nd 2015 CPPT Jacksonville
$82,826
10,193rd
Bart Lybaert
Belgium
3,825,000
28
0
$630,345
$2,088,158
3rd 2017 PokerStars National Championship Barcelona