2018 World Series of Poker

Event #13: $1,500 Big Blind Antes No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Benjamin Moon
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$315,346
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,763,100
Entries
1,306
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Steven Snyder Eliminated in 4th Place ($$100,268)

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Steven Snyder
Steven Snyder

Hand #73: Benjamin Moon opened to 160,000 under the gun and Steven Snyder moved all in from the big blind for 455,000. Moon called to put Snyder at risk.

Steven Snyder: {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Benjamin Moon: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

A {j-Hearts}{a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts} board fanned out and Snyder was sent o the rail in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Moon
6,500,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Steven Snyder
Busted

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Hands #70-72: Robinson Shoves

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Hand #70: Romain Lewis opened to 190,000 under the gun and cleared the table.

Hand #71: Benjamin Moon opened to 240,000 in the small blind and Lewis called from the big blind. Moon led a {7-Clubs}{a-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop and Lewis folded.

Hand #72: Lewis limped from the small blind and folded to a shove from Robinson in the big blind.

Tags: Benjamin MoonColin RobinsonNhathanh NguyenRomain LewisSteven Snyder

Hand #67-69: Lewis Doubles Through Snyder

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Hand #67: Colin Robinson raised to 180,000 from the under-the-gun position and everyone else folded.

Hand #68: Benjamin Moon raised to 160,000 from the button and both blinds folded.

Hand #69: Romain Lewis shoved all in from the button for 685,000 in total. Steven Snyder called in the big blind.

Romain Lewis: {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Steven Snyder: {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{4-Spades} to give Lewis a flopped pair of queens to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Moon
6,000,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Colin Robinson
1,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Romain Lewis
1,500,000
615,000
615,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Steven Snyder
575,000
-725,000
-725,000

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Nhathanh Nguyen Eliminated in 5th Place ($73,242)

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nhathanh Nguyen
Nhathanh Nguyen

Benjamin Moon raised to 160,000 from the small blind and Nhathanh Nguyen shoved all in from the big blind. Moon asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Nguyen had 640,000 in front of him. Moon called.

Nhathanh Nguyen: {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Benjamin Moon: {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The flop came {A-Clubs}{a-Spades}{6-Hearts} to give Moon trip aces. The turn brought them the {J-Diamonds} which meant that Nguyen was now drawing dead. Before the {2-Diamonds} was even dealt on the river, the rest of the table got up to shake his hand. Nguyen was sent to the payout desk to collect his cash of $73,242 for finishing in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Moon
5,700,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nhathanh Nguyen
Busted

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Hands #61-65: Nguyen Doubles Through Moon

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Hand #61: Colin Robinson opened to 200,000 and folded to a three-bet from Benjamin Moon worth 550,000.

Hand #62: Romain Lewis was given a walk.

Hand #63: Lewis open-shoved for 725,000 in the small blind and Robinson folded in the big.

Hand #64: Moon opened to 160,000 under the gun and called a three-bet jam from Nhathanh Nguyen in middle position for 260,000.

Nguyen: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Moon: {k-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Nguyen scored the double up.

Hand #65: Moon was given a walk.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Moon
5,100,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Colin Robinson
1,800,000
-400,000
-400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Steven Snyder
1,300,000
-200,000
-200,000
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Romain Lewis
885,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nhathanh Nguyen
665,000
232,000
232,000

Tags: Nhathanh NguyenRomain LewisColin RobinsonSteven SnyderBenjamin Moon

Listen to True Gambling Stories #005: Dead Man’s Hand – The Shot in the Back That Killed Wild Bill Hickok

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Summertime brings a special event for gamblers – the World Series of Poker. In honor of that event, this month’s episode of True Gambling Stories features one the world’s best-known poker tales. It’s the story of how one of the most famous American Lawmen of the Old West met his ultimate demise at the card table. Dead Man's Hand has become synonymous with Wild Bill Hickok, and here's all the card-playing, gun-fighting history.

Guests this week include: Jim McManus, author of Positively Fifth Street who also has a new story that is part of the new anthology "He Played for his Wife and Other Stories"; Aaron Woodard, author of the new book "The Revenger: The Life and Times of Wild Bill Hickok"; and Louie Lalonde, owner Saloon No. 10 in Deadwood, S.D.

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

Hand #57-60: Moon Keeps Rising

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Hand #57: Benjamin Moon shoved on the button and both Nhathanh Nguyen and Romain Lewis folded in the blinds.

Hand #58: Moon raised to 120,000 from the cutoff and was called by Colin Robinson in the big blind. The flop came {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, Robinson check-called the 125,000 bet of Moon. They both checked through the {J-Clubs} on the turn to the {K-Spades}. Robinson bet 275,000 and Moon raised to 650,000. Robinson quickly folded.

Hand #59: Moon raised to 120,000 from the under-the-gun position and everyone else folded.

Hand #60: Steven Snyder completed his small blind and Moon opted to check. The flop came {3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, Snyder check-folded to the 85,000 bet of Moon.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Moon
4,900,000
900,000
900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Colin Robinson
2,200,000
-600,000
-600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Snyder us
Steven Snyder
1,500,000
-200,000
-200,000
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Romain Lewis
685,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nhathanh Nguyen
433,000
-150,000
-150,000

Tags: Nhathanh NguyenRomain LewisColin RobinsonSteven SnyderBenjamin Moon

Bohdan Slyvinsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($54,160)

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Bohdan Slyvinskyi
Bohdan Slyvinskyi

Hand #56: Bohdan Slyvinsky open-jammed for 560,000 from under the gun and Colin Robinson put him at risk, after shoving from the cutoff to clear the rest of the table.

Bohdan Slyvinskyi: {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Colin Robinson: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Slyvinskyi became the first casualty of Day 4.

Player Chips Progress
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Colin Robinson
2,800,000
700,000
700,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Bohdan Slyvinskyi
Busted

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Hand #50-55: Deuces For Moon

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Hand #50: Steven Snyder raised to 130,000 from the button and Benjamin Moon called in the small blind. The flop came {4-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, Moon bet 120,000 and Snyder called. The turn brought them the {4-Diamonds}, Moon continued with a bet of 400,000 and Snyder folded.

Hand #51: Moon bet 150,000 from the button and the blinds folded.

Hand #52: Colin Robinson raised to 140,000 from the under-the-gun position and everyone else folded.

Hand #53: Snyder raised to 130,000 from the under-the-gun position and everyone folded.

Hand #54: Robinson raised to 220,000 from the small blind and Snyder shoved in the big blind. Robinson folded.

Hand #55: Romain Lewis raised to 125,000 from the hijack and Moon called in the big blind. They both checked through the {J-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} on the flop to the {9-Hearts} on the turn. Moon bet 120,000 and Lewis called. They both checked again on the {j-Clubs} on the river. Moon tabled {2-Hearts}{2-Spades} which was good enough to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Moon
4,000,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Colin Robinson us
Colin Robinson
2,100,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Snyder us
Steven Snyder
1,700,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
835,000
-265,000
-265,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nhathanh Nguyen
583,000
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Bohdan Slyvinskyi
560,000
-30,000
-30,000

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