2018 World Series of Poker

Event #71: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels)
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
$485,082
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,101,800
Entries
452
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Break

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The eight remaining players have just been sent for a 15-minute break. When they return, they will continue play with a small blind of 40,000, big blind of 80,000, and a running ante of 10,000.

Hands #16-20: Hellmuth Puts in a Big Check-Raise

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Hand #16: Phil Hellmuth raised to 140,000 from middle position, Ken Fishman called on the button and Steven Wolansky called from the big blind. The flop was {J-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades} and Hellmuth checked. Fishman bet 75,000, Wolansky folded and Hellmuth called.

On the {6-Clubs} turn, Hellmuth checked and Fishman bet 135,000. Hellmuth gave it some thought before he check-raised to 550,000, which sent Fishman deep in the tank. He gazed and the board, then at Hellmuth and back at the board, trying to figure it out.

After several minutes, he laid it down and Hellmuth collected the pot. Fishman inquired to Hellmuth's holding after the hand.

"Thirty minutes," Hellmuth said, referring to the delayed stream with hole cards.

Thirty minutes later, the stream revealed {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for Hellmuth and {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs} for Fishman.

Hand #17: Paul Hoefer shoved all in for 550,000 from early position and all other players folded.

Hand #18: Aliaksei Boika shoved the small blind and a shorter stacked Hoefer folded his big blind.

Hand #19: Boika raised to 120,000 on the button, Hoefer three-bet shoved 640,000 from the small blind. Hellmuth tank-folded and Boika snap-folded, much to Hellmuth's dismay, who indicated he would've snap-called if Boika wasn't in the hand.

Hand #20: Hellmuth completed the small blind and Matt Glantz checked his option. Both players checked the {7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{J-Spades} flop. Hellmuth bet 150,000 on the turn and Glantz gave it up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
2,400,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
2,300,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,600,000
-200,000
-200,000
Team Lucky
Profile photo of Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
1,400,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
1,300,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Hoefer de
Paul Hoefer
890,000
320,000
320,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ken Fishman us
Ken Fishman
795,000
-405,000
-405,000
Profile photo of Ralph Wong us
Ralph Wong
455,000
-80,000
-80,000

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaKen FishmanMatt GlantzPaul HoeferPhil HellmuthSteven Wolansky

Hands #11-15: Boika Wins A Big One

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #11: Steven Wolansky shoved all in for 995,000 from the cutoff and got no action.

Hand #12: Alan Sternberg raised to 120,000 from under the gun and only Matt Glantz called in the big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{6-Clubs}, Glantz check-called the 135,000 bet of Sternberg. The turn brought them the {5-Clubs}, Glantz checked again. Sternberg now bet 250,000. Glantz called. The river completed the board with the {3-Hearts}, Glantz checked for the final time. So did Sternberg. Glantz tabled {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for the flopped pair of tens which improved to two pair on the river to scoop the pot.

Hand #13: Ralph Wong shoved all in for 590,000 from early position and got no callers.

Hand #14: Aliaksei Boika limped in from mid-position and Glantz did the same on the button. Sternberg completed his small blind and Ken Fishman opted to check his big blind. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, Sternberg bet 115,000 and only Boika called. The turn brought them the {k-Hearts}, Sternberg continued with a bet of 200,000 and Boika called. The river completed the board with the {10-Diamonds}, Sternberg fired another bet of 450,000 into the pot. Boika moved all in for 985,000 in total. Sternberg sighed and then folded.

Hand #15: Wolansky raised to 120,000 from the under-the-gun position and Wong called in the big blind. The flop came {8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{q-Spades}, Wong check-called the 85,000 bet of Wolansky. The turn brought them the {5-Clubs}, Wong now decided to check again. Wolansky bet to put Wong all-in. Wong considered all his options and then decided to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
2,400,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
1,900,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,800,000
500,000
500,000
Team Lucky
Profile photo of Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
1,500,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
1,400,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ken Fishman us
Ken Fishman
1,200,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Paul Hoefer de
Paul Hoefer
570,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ralph Wong us
Ralph Wong
535,000
-85,000
-85,000

Tags: Alan SternbergAliaksei BoikaKen FishmanMatt GlantzRalph WongSteven Wolansky

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Hands #7-10: Wong Shoves Three Times

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Ralph Wong
Ralph Wong

Hand #7: Aliaksei Boika raised to 100,000 from early position, Alan Sternberg called on the button and Ralph Wong called from the big blind.

The flop was {3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and both Wong and Boika checked. Sternberg bet 175,000, Wong called and Boika folded. On the {2-Spades} turn, Wong checked after some thought. Sternberg shoved all in, putting Wong to the test for his remaining 360,000, and Wong folded.

Hand #8: It folded to Ken Fishman on the button who raised to 120,000. Wong three-bet shoved 355,000 from the small blind, Steven Wolansky folded and Fishman called.

Ken Fishman: {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Ralph Wong: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

The {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop gave Fishman a pair and Wong an open-ender. The {5-Spades} on the turn completed Wong's straight but the {8-Hearts} on the river chopped the pot.

Hand #9: Wong shoved again, this time for 395,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #10: Wong shoved 505,000 all in from the cutoff and once again picked up the blinds and antes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
2,900,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
2,000,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
1,400,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Ken Fishman us
Ken Fishman
1,300,000
Profile photo of Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,300,000
Team Lucky
Profile photo of Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
1,000,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Hoefer de
Paul Hoefer
650,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ralph Wong us
Ralph Wong
620,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Alan SternbergAliaksei BoikaKen FishmanRalph Wong

Hands #2-6: Wolansky Doubles Up

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Steven Wolansky
Steven Wolansky

Hand #2: Steven Wolansky shoved for 520,000 from the cutoff and Paul Hoefer called in the small blind.

Steven Wolansky: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Paul Hoefer: {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{a-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Spades}, no danger for Wolansky as he doubled up.

Hand #3: Hoefer completed his small blind and Phil Hellmuth opted to check his big blind. The flop came {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, Hoefer bet 50,000 and Hellmuth called. The turn brought them the {6-Diamonds}, Hoefer now bet 180,000 and Hellmuth snap-called. The river completed the board with the {10-Diamonds}, they both checked and Hellmuth took the pot with {j-Hearts}{2-} for the flopped pair of jacks.

Hand #4: Ken Fishman raised to 110,000 from early position and got no action.

Hand #5: Fishman raised to 110,000 from under the gun and only Alan Sternberg called in the big blind. The flop came {4-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and both players checked to the {5-Diamonds} on the turn. Sternberg bet 100,000 and Fishman folded.

Hand #6: Sternberg raised to 150,000 from the small blind and action was on Fishman in the big blind who called. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, Sternberg continued with a bet of 130,000. Fishman called. The turn brought them the {7-Hearts}, Sternberg now checked. Fishman shoved and Sternberg insta-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
2,500,000
-110,000
-110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
2,000,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
1,600,000
165,000
165,000
Profile photo of Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,300,000
-100,000
-100,000
Team Lucky
Profile photo of Ken Fishman us
Ken Fishman
1,300,000
260,000
260,000
Profile photo of Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
1,100,000
570,000
570,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Hoefer de
Paul Hoefer
720,000
-840,000
-840,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ralph Wong us
Ralph Wong
640,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Alan SternbergKen FishmanPaul HoeferPhil HellmuthSteven Wolansky

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Hand #1: First Hand of the Official Final Table

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #1: Phil Hellmuth raised to 80,000 from early position and only Aliaksei Boika called in the big blind.

The flop came {8-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, Boika bet 90,000 and Hellmuth called.

The turn brought them the {5-Diamonds}, Boika now checked and so did Hellmuth.

The river completed the board with the {2-Spades} and they both checked again. Boika tabled {j-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Hellmuth quickly mucked his hand.

Tags: Aliaksei BoikaPhil Hellmuth

Official Final Table Chip Counts

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Final Table
Final Table

There are still 34 seconds left in the level and the 8 remaining players have been moved around so the RFID cards can be used so the hole cards can be shown on the live stream with the security delay.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alan Sternberg us
Alan Sternberg
2,610,000
-90,000
-90,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
1,925,000
135,000
135,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Paul Hoefer de
Paul Hoefer
1,560,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aliaksei Boika by
Aliaksei Boika
1,435,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
1,400,000
-50,000
-50,000
Team Lucky
Profile photo of Ken Fishman us
Ken Fishman
1,040,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Ralph Wong us
Ralph Wong
670,000
-130,000
-130,000
Profile photo of Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
530,000
-75,000
-75,000
WSOP 2X Winner