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

Bart Lybaert Eliminated in 24th Place ($282,630)

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Secondary Table Hand #18: Hari Bercovici raised to 500,000 from middle position, John Cynn called from the cutoff, and Bart Lybaert three-bet shoved from the small blind for 6,050,000. Bercovici folded quickly, while Cynn mulled it over for a while before he called.

Lybaert tabled {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, but Cynn was in the lead with {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}.

The flop came down {7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs}, giving Cynn a set of sevens and leaving Lybaert needing running straight cards. The {6-Hearts} turn was a good start for Lybaert, but the {J-Diamonds} river ended his Main Event in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
Paulo Goncalves br
Paulo Goncalves
25,100,000 -200,000
Michael Dyer us
Michael Dyer
Day 8 Chip Leader
20,800,000 1,000,000
John Cynn us
John Cynn
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
19,800,000 6,900,000
Kao Saechao us
Kao Saechao
14,000,000 1,000,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
10,100,000 -900,000
Hari Bercovici il
Hari Bercovici
9,700,000 -600,000
Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
7,500,000 -200,000
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
Busted

Tags: Bart LybaertHari BercoviciJohn Cynn

Feature Table Hands #21-25: Manion Takes a Big One with a Turn Raise

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #21: Ryan Phan opened with a raise to 525,000 from middle position. Action folded around and Phan took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #22: Under the gun, Sylvain Loosli opened with a raise to 550,000. Joe Cada was in the small blind and he three-bet making it 1,800,000. Nicolas Manion folded the big blind and Loosli folded as well allowing Cada to take down the pot.

Hand #23: Manion limped in from the small blind and Loosli checked in the big blind.

The flop was {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Manion led out for 325,000. Loosli quickly folded and Manion took down the pot.

Hand #24: Aram Zobian raised from the hijack to 560,000. Ryan Phan defended in the big blind.

The flop was {K-Spades}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Phan checked. Zobian put out a bet of 425,000 and Phan promptly folded.

Hand #25: Artem Metalidi opened with a raise to 500,000 in early position and Nicholas Manion called in the cutoff. Ryan Phan called from the small blind and Nirath Rean called in the big blind.

The flop was {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Phan checked as well as Rean, Metalidi, and Manion.

On the {3-Spades} turn Phan led out for 1,200,000. Rean called while Metalidi folded. Manion then clicked it, raising to 3,200,000. Phan folded after some thought and Rean tanked for several minutes before folding as well. So Manion took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aram Zobian us
Aram Zobian
Day 6 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
43,200,000 700,000
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
26,800,000 -700,000
Nicolas Manion us
Nicolas Manion
Day 7 Chip Leader
22,200,000 4,300,000
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
13,300,000 -1,800,000
Frederik Brink dk
Frederik Brink
10,800,000 -200,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
10,500,000 700,000
Nirath Rean us
Nirath Rean
4,500,000 -1,900,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
4,300,000 -1,100,000

Tags: Aram ZobianArtem MetalidiJoe CadaNicolas ManionNirath ReanRyan PhanSylvain Loosli

Outer Table Hands #25-28: Xi Continues to Ship or Fold

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #25: Tony Miles opened to 550,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Haro called from the small blind along with Martijn Gerrits in the big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and the action checked to Miles who bet 1,100,000 which was good enough to take down the pot.

Hand #26: Ming Xi ripped all in for 9,020,000 in middle position and everyone folded.

Hand #27: Gerrits raised to 600,000 on the button and Alex Lynskey called from the small blind. Yueqi Zhu three-bet to 2,000,000 in the big blind and both Gerrits and Lynskey folded.

Hand #28: Haro opened to 550,000 from the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.

Tags: Alex LynskeyAlexander HaroMartijn GerritsMing XiTony MilesYueqi Zhu

Secondary Table Hands #19-23: Bercovici Raises Goncalves Out of the Pot

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #19: John Cynn raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Kosntantin Beylin called in the big blind.

The {K-Hearts}{5-Spades}{J-Hearts} flop was checked around as the {5-Clubs} landed on the turn. Beylin checked, Cynn bet 500,000, and Beylin called.

The river fell the {5-Diamonds} and both players checked. Beylin tabled his {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a full house, and Cynn mucked.

Hand #20: John Cynn raised to 500,000 from the hijack, and Paulo Goncalves called in the big blind.

The flop landed {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Goncalves checked to Cynn who bet 650,000. Goncalves folded, and Cynn collected the pot.

Hand #21: Ivan Luca opened to 520,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #22: Michael Dyer opened to 480,000 from the hijack and Ivan Luca called in the big blind.

The flop landed {J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Dyer continued for 425,000. Luca check-raised to 1,040,000 and Dyer quickly called as the {2-Diamonds} landed on the turn.

Luca checked, Dyer bet 1,950,000, and Luca folded.

Hand #23: Paulo Goncalves opened to 500,000 in the cutoff and Hari Bercovici called on the button, as did John Cynn in the big blind.

The flop landed {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{A-Hearts} and Cynn checked to Goncalves who bet 480,000. Bercovici raised to 1,380,000 and Cynn folded. Goncalves folded, and Bercovici collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Paulo Goncalves br
Paulo Goncalves
23,300,000 -1,800,000
Michael Dyer us
Michael Dyer
Day 8 Chip Leader
22,400,000 1,600,000
John Cynn us
John Cynn
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
19,000,000 -800,000
Kao Saechao us
Kao Saechao
13,800,000 -200,000
Hari Bercovici il
Hari Bercovici
11,000,000 1,300,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
9,100,000 -1,000,000
Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
8,700,000 1,200,000

Tags: John CynnKonstantin BeylinMichael DyerPaulo Goncalves

Eric Froehlich Eliminated in 23rd Place ($282,630)

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Eric Froehlich
Eric Froehlich

Outer Table Hand #29: Antoine Labat opened to 550,000 in early position and Martijn Gerrits three-bet to 1,700,000 from the hijack. Alex Lynskey put in a four-bet to 4,100,000 from the cutoff and Eric Froehlich five-bet shipped for around 16,300,000 from the small blind. Labat and Gerrits both quickly folded and Lynskey made the call.

Eric Froehlich: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Alex Lynskey: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Lynskey was in a great position to eliminate Froehlich and win a monster pot. The flop came {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Lynskey was still well in the lead. The {3-Spades} on the turn meant Froehlich would need to hit one of two remaining queens in the deck. The river brought the {2-Diamonds} and Froehlich headed to the payout desk in 23rd place.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
42,850,000 18,550,000
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Alex LynskeyAntoine LabatEric FroehlichMartijn Gerrits

Feature Table Hands #26-30: Metalidi Takes From Zobian

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #26: Aram Zobian got involved in the action and raised it up from early position, making it 560,000 to go. All opponents folded and the start-of-day chip leader claimed the blinds and antes.

Hand #27: Nicolas Manion raised it up to 600,000 in late position, and that ended all further action right there.

Hand #28: Artem Metalidi limped from the small blind and Zobian checked his option out of the big blind. On the {7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop, Metalidi bet 275,000 and Zobian called to see the {K-Hearts} on the turn. Metalidi slowed down and checked, prompting Zobian to bet 450,000. Metalidi called and the duo checked the {Q-Spades} on the river. Metalidi showed the {9-Spades}{7-Clubs} for a pair of sevens and that won the pot.

Hand #29: Metalidi raised to 500,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #30: Zobian raised to 530,000 from the button and Joe Cada, as well as Manion in the blinds, sent their cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Aram Zobian us
Aram Zobian
Day 6 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
43,300,000 100,000
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
28,400,000 1,600,000
Nicolas Manion us
Nicolas Manion
Day 7 Chip Leader
22,500,000 300,000
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
13,100,000 -200,000
Frederik Brink dk
Frederik Brink
10,300,000 -500,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
9,900,000 -600,000
Nirath Rean us
Nirath Rean
4,200,000 -300,000
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
4,100,000 -200,000

Tags: Aram ZobianArtem MetalidiJoe CadaNicolas Manion

Secondary Table Hands #24-29: Saechao and Cynn Collecting Pots

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #24: Michael Dyer opened to 480,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #25: Paulo Goncalves opened to 500,000 from early position and John Cynn three bet to 1,500,000 from the button. Goncalves called, and the flop landed {A-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}.

Goncalves checked, Cynn bet 1,200,000, and Goncalves folded.

Hand #26: John Cynn raised to 500,000 and Konstantin Beylin called in the big blind.

The flop landed {J-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and and both players checked as the {2-Hearts} fell on the turn. Both players checked, and the river landed the {10-Clubs} and both players checked again.

Beylin tabled his {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, and Cynn mucked.

Hand #27: Kao Saechao opened to 500,000 in the cutoff and Paulo Goncalves called in the big blind.

The flop landed {6-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and action checked through to see the {A-Hearts} land on the turn.

Goncalves checked, Saechao bet 450,000, and Goncalves folded.

Hand #28: Michael Dyer raised to 480,000 from the cutoff and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #29: John Cynn opened to 500,000 from under the gun, and Ivan Luca called in the big blind.

The flop fell {5-Hearts}{A-Spades}{10-Spades} and Luca checked to Cynn who bet 500,000. Luca called, and the turn landed the {Q-Spades} and both players checked.

The river landed the {6-Clubs} and both players checked. Luca tabled his {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}, but Cynn's {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Dyer us
Michael Dyer
Day 8 Chip Leader
23,100,000 700,000
John Cynn us
John Cynn
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
21,700,000 2,700,000
Paulo Goncalves br
Paulo Goncalves
21,000,000 -2,300,000
Kao Saechao us
Kao Saechao
14,100,000 300,000
Hari Bercovici il
Hari Bercovici
10,400,000 -600,000
Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
9,200,000 500,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
7,700,000 -1,400,000

Tags: Ivan LucaJohn CynnKao SaechaoKonstantin BeylinMichael DyerPaulo Goncalves

Outer Table Hands #29-34: Miles Shoves on Haro

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Tony Miles
Tony Miles

Hand #30: Yueqi Zhu raised to 550,000 in the cutoff and Tony Miles defended big blind. The flop came {6-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Spades} and Miles check-folded to about 740,000.

Hand #31: Martijn Gerrits raised to 550,000 second to act and Antoine Labat defended big blind. Labat check-folded to 700,000 on the {2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop.

Hand #32: Alex Lynskey opened for 500,000 second to act and Alexander Haro defended big blind. He check-folded on the {q-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Spades} flop.

Hand #33: Miles opened for 500,000 in the cutoff and Labat made it 1.5 million on his left. That was enough to win the pot.

Hand #34: Miles again opened for 500,000, with Haro calling from the button. The flop came {k-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Miles checked. Haro bet 500,000 and Miles called. On the {j-Diamonds} turn, Miles checked again and Haro instantly announced 1 million. Miles jammed for about 7 million and Haro quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Miles us
Tony Miles
10,950,000 950,000
Alexander Haro us
Alexander Haro
8,750,000 -4,190,000

Tags: Alex LynskeyAlexander HaroAntoine LabatMartijn GerritsTony MilesYueqi Zhu

Feature Table Hands #31-33: Zobian Recovers a Bit

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #31: Ryan Phan opened under the gun with a raise to 525,000. Frederik Brink three-bet to 1,550,000 from two seats over. Aram Zobian four-bet from the cutoff with a raise to 3,150,000. Action folded back to Phan who thought for a bit before folding. Back on Brink and he folded as well so Zobian scooped the pot with his four-bet.

Hand #32: Aram Zobian opened from the hijack to 560,000 and everyone folded allowing Zobian to take down the pot.

Hand #33: Artem Metalidi opened to 500,000 from early position and Aram Zobian called from the next seat over.

The flop was {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and both players checked to the {8-Spades} on the turn and they both checked again.

The river was the {7-Spades} and both players checked again. Zobian showed down his {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} for ace-king high while Metalidi held {A-Spades}{4-Spades} for a worse hand, so Zobian took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aram Zobian us
Aram Zobian
Day 6 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
48,300,000 5,000,000

Tags: Aram ZobianArtem MetalidiFrederik BrinkRyan Phan

Nirath Rean Eliminated in 22nd Place ($282,630)

Level 32 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante
Nirath Rean
Nirath Rean

Feature Table Hand #34: Artem Metalidi opened under the gun with a raise to 500,000. Action folded to Nicolas Manion in middle position and he called. Ryan Phan called on the button. Nirath Rean then moved all in from the small blind for 3,760,000. Frederik Brink was in the big blind and he tanked for a while before folding. Metalidi called while the other two players folded and it was on to a showdown

Nirath Rean: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Artem Metalidi: {A-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The flop came down {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{2-Hearts} which gave Rean a straight draw while Metalidi made a pair of tens. The turn was the {5-Clubs} which changed nothing. The river was the {6-Diamonds} and that wasn't what Rean needed to stay alive and he was eliminated in 22nd place.

For his run, Rean will collect $282,630.

Player Chips Progress
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
32,700,000 4,300,000
Nirath Rean us
Nirath Rean
Busted

Tags: Artem MetalidiFrederik BrinkNicolas ManionNirath ReanRyan Phan