2018 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2ab
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

Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Samuel Bernabeu es
Samuel Bernabeu
400,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Cabrera es
David Cabrera
380,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Smain Mamouni fr
Smain Mamouni
340,000
40,500
40,500
Profile photo of Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
270,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Christopher Brammer gb
Christopher Brammer
125,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Fraser MacIntyre gb
Fraser MacIntyre
110,000
-124,000
-124,000
Profile photo of Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
80,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
20,000
-27,000
-27,000
Profile photo of Dara O'Kearney ie
Dara O'Kearney
Busted
Profile photo of Natalia Breviglieri gb
Natalia Breviglieri
Busted

Degiulio Cracks Perry's Aces

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Sean Perry had been using his large chip stack to bully around the table, and his opponent started to become non-believers. Perry opened again from middle position and this time Paul Degiulio was the one to defend his big blind.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Degiulio checked to Perry who continued for 3,200. Degiulio check-raised to 17,000 and Perry made the call. The turn brought the {7-Clubs} and Degiulio moved all in for 55,200 which was snap-called by Perry.

Degiulio turned over {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for two pair and Perry tabled {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}. The {10-Hearts} on the river was safe for Degiulio as he earned a full double up at the hands of Perry.

"I didn't think you were that strong," Degiulio said from across the table. "It's hard to believe you have a hand."

"Sometimes you wake up with a hand," Perry replied as he pushed chips across the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Perry
161,400
-12,600
-12,600
Profile photo of Paul Degiulio bm
Paul Degiulio
150,500
98,900
98,900

Tags: Paul DegiulioSean Perry

Clash of the Titans

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Darren Elias and Ben Yu have been seated at the same table since the start of the day and they were bound to find themselves in a pot together at some point. On a flop reading {10-Clubs}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, Yu checked from the big blind and Elias tossed in a bet of 5,200 from late position. Yu called and the {8-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Yu checked again and Elias continued to bet, this time for 14,000. Yu called again and checked on the {9-Hearts} river as well. Elias pushed in a bet of 36,000 and Yu paid him off. Elias flipped over {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Yu was unable to beat it as he sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
223,000
-47,000
-47,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
164,500
32,200
32,200

Tags: Ben YuDarren Elias

Kruk Doubles Through Hamati

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

On the four-way turn of {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, George Hamati bet 35,000 and Christopher Kruk was the only caller, while Kory Kilpatrick and another player sent their cards into the muck.

When the {10-Hearts} appeared on the river, Hamati asked Kruk how many chips he had behind, and once he had a look at it, moved all in. Kruk was talking through all possible hand combinations and eventually called for his last 61,200.

Hamati turned over {Q-Spades}{9-Spades} for a straight and Kruk had that beat with {J-Spades}{8-Spades} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Christopher Kruk
230,000
193,000
193,000
Profile photo of George Hamati us
George Hamati
75,000
-69,000
-69,000

Tags: Christopher KrukGeorge HamatiKory Kilpatrick

Berkey Binks the River, Gets Paid

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A pot with roughly 34,000 in the middle and a board reading {6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} lay in front of Matt Berkey and his heads-up opponent.

Berkey's opponent bet 21,000 and after a moment, Berkey raised to 72,000. A couple moments went by before his opponent made the call and Berkey tabled the {7-Spades}{5-Clubs}, making a straight on the river to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Berkey
128,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Matt Berkey

Ferguson Takes Down Three-Bet Pot

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Small blind Chris Ferguson three-bet over a button-raise and his left-hand opponent cold called while the initial aggressor folded. Ferguson fired 7,100 when the {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades} landed and received one more call before the {J-Hearts} turn and {6-Spades} river were checked down. Ferguson's {Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} beat {7-}{7-} and the reigning WSOP Player of the Year collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Ferguson
164,500
12,500
12,500
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Margereson Wins Some, McConnon Loses Some

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Scott Margereson was involved in a three-way pot with Steven van Zadelhoff and another player. When the flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts} it checked to Margereson and he bet out 3,400. Both his opponents folded and the pot was shoved in his direction.

On another table, it was Jason Mcconnon who three-bet preflop and continued on the {5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop. He slowed down and check-folded on the {J-Clubs} turn.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Margereson
160,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Jason Mcconnon gb
Jason Mcconnon
80,000
-3,500
-3,500

Tags: Jason McConnonScott MargeresonSteven van Zadelhoff

Koon Takes it From Berkey

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Matt Berkey opened to 3,000 from early position. Jason Koon, on the cutoff, called, along with the small blind and the blind.

A flop of {8-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} was dealt and checked through to the {k-Clubs} turn and {10-Hearts} river. The blinds checked. Berkey bet 9,000. Koon called. The blinds folded. Berkey showed {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Koon showed {k-Spades}{j-Spades} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
252,000
124,000
124,000
Profile photo of Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
57,000
40,300
40,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Jason KoonMatt Berkey

Foxen's Bluff Fails

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Jeffrey Chang made it 2,300 in middle position and Alex Foxen three-bet to 11,300 out of the small blind. Chang called to see the {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{K-Hearts} flop and Foxen continued for 8,000. Chang called again and the {Q-Clubs} appeared on the turn.

Foxen fired a big barrel of 26,700 but Chang stuck around, calling. They saw the {6-Diamonds} complete the board and Foxen finally tapped. Chang checked back and Foxen announced ace-high, turning up what looked like {A-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Chang showed {A-Hearts}{K-Spades} and collected a huge pot just before the players headed out for a break.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Foxen
225,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Jeffrey Chang
150,000

Hicks Gunning for the Lead; Hegele Out

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Eric Hicks
Eric Hicks

Eric Hicks had gathered quite some attention from the ESPN cameras, claiming to be the chip leader, and he indeed has been hovering near the top of the counts. Just now he knocked out an opponent with aces versus eights when both hit a set, then folded to an open-shove for 35,000 and mucked the {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} out of the big blind face up.

Not in anymore is Germany's Robin Hegele, who walked out of the tournament area and explained that his four-bet shove with pocket tens was called by an opponent with queen-jack suited, a queen appeared on the flop and that was it for the 27th place finisher of the previous year.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Hicks
394,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Robin Hegele de
Robin Hegele
Busted

Tags: Eric HicksRobin Hegele