2018 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1b
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

Addamo Builds; Vornicu Not Yet

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

After finding resistance on two previous streets, Michael Addamo on the button bet 16,000 into a pot of as many chips with the river reading {Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and his opponent in the small blind gave it some thought before releasing his cards.

Valentin Vornicu, who is well known to run up stacks rather quickly, however, experienced the quite opposite fate. After three limpers, Vornicu in the cutoff made it 1,700 to go with 11,000 behind and the big blind reraised to 5,300. That was enough to scare away everyone including the current record WSOP circuit ring winner.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
110,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of William Kakon ma
William Kakon
105,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alexis Fleur fr
Alexis Fleur
90,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Adam Hsiu
Adam Hsiu
83,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
80,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Paul Senat us
Paul Senat
80,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Mike Krasienko us
Mike Krasienko
70,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Erwann Pecheux fr
Erwann Pecheux
68,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Loren Klein us
Loren Klein
65,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Joe Elpayaa us
Joe Elpayaa
64,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
63,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
60,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
56,000
56,000
56,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Pascal Pflock de
Pascal Pflock
52,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
18,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Valentin Vornicu us
Valentin Vornicu
11,000
-51,000
-51,000

Tags: Michael AddamoValentin Vornicu

Seth Gives MacPhee Respect

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

The preflop action was already underway and there was a 2,800 bet in front of the cutoff and a call by Akash Seth on the button. Kevin MacPhee raised it up to 11,600. This got the cutoff out the way, and after some deliberation, Seth did the same, showing the table {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} as he did so. MacPhee mucked, so it will never be known how strong he was.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Akash Seth us
Akash Seth
100,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
93,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Akash SethKevin MacPhee

Chip Counts Amazon Orange and Tan

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Johnny Chan us
Johnny Chan
135,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
125,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Adam Grossack us
Adam Grossack
121,000
51,000
51,000
Profile photo of Charlotte Godwin gb
Charlotte Godwin
75,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Luciano Hollanda il
Luciano Hollanda
64,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
53,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Richard Gryko gb
Richard Gryko
51,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Jasper Meijer van Putten nl
Jasper Meijer van Putten
47,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
46,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Josip Simunic at
Josip Simunic
45,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Hiep Doan us
Hiep Doan
43,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
41,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
40,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gregor Prizmic Martini nl
Gregor Prizmic Martini
36,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Roberly Felicio br
Roberly Felicio
34,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
34,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
34,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
28,000
Profile photo of Thomas Parkes us
Thomas Parkes
27,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Christopher Frank de
Christopher Frank
24,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Max Silver gb
Max Silver
20,000
2,500
2,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Brasilia Chip Counts

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lily Kiletto us
Lily Kiletto
127,500
55,500
55,500
Profile photo of Alexandre Mantovani br
Alexandre Mantovani
69,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Heidi May au
Heidi May
59,700
-300
-300
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
56,400
8,100
8,100
Profile photo of Daniel Ott us
Daniel Ott
49,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Neil Blumenfield us
Neil Blumenfield
44,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Kyle Hartree ca
Kyle Hartree
43,500
-34,500
-34,500
Profile photo of Mike Dentale us
Mike Dentale
29,000
-28,300
-28,300

Tags: Alexandre MantovaniBrian AltmanDaniel OttHeidi MayKyle HartreeLily KilettoMike DentaleNeil Blumenfield

Updated Pavilion Green Counts

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
96,500
20,500
20,500
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
92,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Carl Brewington us
Carl Brewington
90,000
41,300
41,300
Profile photo of Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
89,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of George Danzer de
George Danzer
85,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
85,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Tara Cain us
Tara Cain
76,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
75,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Christopher Leveroni us
Christopher Leveroni
75,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Gina Bacon us
Gina Bacon
57,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Jamie Gold us
Jamie Gold
48,000
-4,500
-4,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
Commerce Casino & Hotel
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Adrien Delmas fr
Adrien Delmas
46,000
-6,000
-6,000
Profile photo of Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
40,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
30,000
-35,000
-35,000
Profile photo of Allyn Shulman us
Allyn Shulman
28,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
20,000
-66,000
-66,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Gaurav Raina us
Gaurav Raina
12,800
-40,200
-40,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
Busted
Profile photo of Ben Maya il
Ben Maya
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Failla Keeps Firing

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

A player opened to 800 from under the gun, Will Failla called from the hijack, and the big blind stuck around as well. The flop fell {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{j-Spades}, action checked to Failla who bet 1,500, and only the big blind opponent called.

The {7-Clubs} came on the turn, action checked to Failla who fired out 3,300, and his opponent called. The river was the {5-Diamonds}, again action checked to Failla who pushed in a bet of 6,400, and his opponent took a few moments before making the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Will Failla us
Will Failla
84,800
34,800
34,800

Tags: Will Failla

Geshkenbein Finds a Fold From Bicknell

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Kristen Bicknell opened to 700 and it was called by the cutoff player, Vladimir Geshkenbein in small blind, and the big blind player.

The flop brought {2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and after the players in the blinds checked, Bicknell continued for 800. Only Geshkenbein made the call. The turn {9-Hearts} brought no betting action and the {6-Diamonds} completed the board. Geshkenbein bet 1,900 and it was enough to make Bicknell fold her hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
64,000
-11,200
-11,200
Profile photo of Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
24,200
-2,300
-2,300
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Kristen BicknellVladimir Geshkenbein

Hallaert Eliminated on the Feature Table

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

Kenny Hallaert reached Day 5, 8, and 6 of the WSOP Main Event in the last three years, yet he was just spotted with PokerCentral's Remko Rinkema on the rail and the duo walked outside of the Amazon room to discuss Hallaert's unfortunate run in the 2018 Main Event, as the Belgian had been eliminated minutes prior.

Hallaert was moved to the main feature table with some 20,000 chips and made a small profit before he got involved in a three-way hand. According to the Belgian, Randy Pisane had raised and Hallaert called from the small blind with the {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. The big blind called also. Hallaert check-called a 1,200 bet by Pisane on the {10-}{8-}{2-} flop and bet the {9-} turn. Pisane raised to 11,500, and Hallaert, who had a total of 23,000 behind at that point, eventually moved all in with top two pair.

Pisane quickly called with a set of eights and that sent Hallaert to the rail in Level 3.

"I seriously considered folding it, don't think I can call there, fold is definitely an option. Out of the 25 flops I have seen today, I didn't hit any pair. I flopped trips once and had to fold on the river, the guy later told me he had the better trips so I was glad about the fold. Maybe it was the frustration on how the day went," Hallaert explained.

The Belgian becomes the second high-profile departure in Level 3 on the feature table after defending champion Scott Blumstein had been eliminated on yesterday's Day 1a.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Randy Pisane us
Randy Pisane
87,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
Busted

Tags: Kenny HallaertRandy PisaneScott Blumstein

Top Two Pair for Fish

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Darryll Fish
Darryll Fish

Darryll Fish and Kevin Buck were heads-up on the river on a {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} board. Buck checked and Fish bet 8,500 into a main pot of about 13,000. Buck leaned back in his chair and thought it over for a few moments before tossing in the calling chips.

Fish turned over {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for top two pair and Buck fired his hand face down into the muck. "Nice hand. I had the best bluff catcher I could have," said Buck as Fish scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
86,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Kevin Buck us
Kevin Buck
9,850
9,850
9,850

Tags: Darryll FishKevin Buck

New Round of Chipcounts From Brasilia

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Samuel Bernabeu es
Samuel Bernabeu
177,000
123,900
123,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
116,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Danielle Andersen us
Danielle Andersen
71,000
-13,000
-13,000
Profile photo of [Removed:393] fr
[Removed:393]
70,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Andrew Frankenberger us
Andrew Frankenberger
65,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
57,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
55,500
-3,500
-3,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Sarah Herzali fr
Sarah Herzali
53,000
53,000
53,000
Profile photo of Nicolas Cardin fr
Nicolas Cardin
52,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Thomas Muhlocker
Thomas Muhlocker
51,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
45,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michel Abecassis fr
Michel Abecassis
42,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Natalia Breviglieri gb
Natalia Breviglieri
38,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
36,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
36,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
31,000
6,500
6,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jay Farber us
Jay Farber
31,000
-8,000
-8,000
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
31,000
-22,000
-22,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Perrin us
Jeremy Perrin
29,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner