2018 World Series of Poker

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

Selected Feature Tables Chip Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
116,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
104,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
87,000
51,000
51,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
64,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Darren Wotton
Darren Wotton
60,000
Profile photo of Brian Allen us
Brian Allen
55,000
Profile photo of Richard Whitebrook us
Richard Whitebrook
54,000
Profile photo of Vladislav Mezheritsky us
Vladislav Mezheritsky
52,000
-13,000
-13,000
Profile photo of Alistair Hill gb
Alistair Hill
41,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Matt Bond us
Matt Bond
40,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Damien Le Goff fr
Damien Le Goff
31,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
24,000
-21,000
-21,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Derek Alley us
Derek Alley
15,000
3,000
3,000

Violette Gives It Up

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

On a board reading {5-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, Cyndy Violette bet 7,000 into about 10,000 from under the gun. Her opponent on the button called and they saw a {k-Spades} river. Violette thought for some time and then checked. Her opponent simply turned over {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and Violette took one last peek at her holding before flicking it to the dealer.

Despite the setback, Violette has amassed nearly three starting stacks.

Player Chips Progress
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Cyndy Violette
130,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Cyndy Violette

"If You're Gonna Go Out, That's the Way to Go Out"

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
John Racener has been eliminated
John Racener has been eliminated

Jason Gray opened to 1,025 in middle position and John Racener flatted in the hijack. The small blind came along but he was just a sparring partner on the {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} which brought fireworks from Gray and Racener.

Gray continued for 3,100, Racener raised to 8,400 and the action returned to Gray who countered with a three-bet to 19,100. Racener shoved all in for just over 30,000 and Gray was ready to go.

Racener was ahead with {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} but Gray had a straight flush draw with {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. And he captured the best card on the {8-Diamonds} turn, leaving Racener drawing dead.

"If you're gonna go out, that's the way to go out, right?" Racener said before leaving the table.

Meanwhile, a meaningless {K-Hearts} completed the board and Gray moved up to 90,000 or so.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Gray
90,000
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: John RacenerJason Gray

Bhandari Adds to His Stack

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

A player in early position raised to 800 and Balram Bhandari re-raised to 1,800 from the big blind. The player called and they went heads-up to the {10-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Spades} flop.

Bhandari checked and his opponent tossed out a bet of 2,500. Bhandari check-raised to 5,600 and the player called. The dealer burned and turned the {4-Diamonds} and Bhandari led out with a bet of 9,500. His opponent folded and Bhandari added the pot to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Balram Bhandari
62,000
28,000
28,000

Tags: Balram Bhandari

Harwood's Piles Keep Growing

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Loni Harwood
Loni Harwood

Loni Harwood has been constantly increasing her stack throughout the first four levels and she's now approaching the 200,000-mark.

We saw Harwood recently claim a small pot, that was originally entered by multiple players. The {7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{6-Hearts} reduced the match to heads up as Harwood (big blind) was the only one willing to pay a 2,500-bet from the original aggressor.

The {4-Spades} turn was favorable for Harwood's range and she evaluated the card as a good one for snatching the betting lead. Harwood fired 4,500 and her opponent gave up.

Player Chips Progress
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Loni Harwood
190,000
43,000
43,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Loni Harwood

Big Call for Drinan

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

The flop was showing {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and four players were in the hand when we got to the table. The players in the blinds checked and the cutoff bet 2,500. Only Connor Drinan situated on the button was interested and made the call.

The turn brought a {10-Hearts} and after a check from his opponent, Drinan bet 5,000. The latter called and the dealer revealed a {3-Hearts} on the river. After some thought, Drinan's opponent chose to push all in for a stack of around 50,000, putting Drinan's tournament at risk should he call, as the latter only had a stack worth 24,250 left.

Drinan showed his surprise regarding the move, repeating a few times "Wait what do you have? I think I have the nuts" and "I'm so confused". After a tank for a few minutes, he ended up making the call. His opponent tabled {q-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a pair of nines, and Drinan saw he made the right call, turning over {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for the straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Connor Drinan
70,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Connor Drinan

Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion Black

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Niall Farrell's seat is now occupied by another player and he confirmed via Twitter that he went bust.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Molly Mossey us
Molly Mossey
120,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Timofey Kuznetsov ru
Timofey Kuznetsov
107,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
95,000
39,000
39,000
Profile photo of Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
87,700
31,700
31,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
86,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Bobby Oboodi us
Bobby Oboodi
64,200
Profile photo of Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
39,500
8,700
8,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tony Ruberto us
Tony Ruberto
32,100
Profile photo of Timothy Ulmer us
Timothy Ulmer
27,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Jake Balsiger us
Jake Balsiger
11,100
-5,600
-5,600
Profile photo of Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner