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

Assorted Stack Updates from Amazon Purple

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Timothy Lau us
Timothy Lau
262,000
77,000
77,000
Profile photo of Eric Liebeler us
Eric Liebeler
133,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Ema Zajmovic ba
Ema Zajmovic
131,000
24,200
24,200
Profile photo of Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
124,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
101,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
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Christopher Kruk
89,000
-9,800
-9,800
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
74,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
74,000
40,500
40,500
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of David Prociak us
David Prociak
56,000
28,600
28,600
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
49,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jameson Painter
45,000
-6,400
-6,400
Profile photo of Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Addamo's Run Halted

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Five-way to the {4-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{A-Spades} flop, Michael Addamo bet 1,700 sitting in a middle position. Only Rob Salaburu called out of the small blind and they saw the {4-Clubs} hit the felt. Addamo barrelled for 3,700 and Salaburu snap-called.

The river was the {3-Spades} and Salaburu checked to Addamo again. Addamo took almost all of his chips and fired 15,800, leaving himself with just 100. Salaburu again snapped him off. Addamo showed {J-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a bluff and Salaburu raked in the pot with {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Addamo was ante all-in on the next hand that saw six other players join the flop for 1,300. The board read {3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{K-Spades} and Salaburu raised a bet of 2,200 on the turn, making it 10,500. He was called by the initial bettor who checked the river. Salaburu fired 14,000 but folded when he faced a min-raise. While Addamo peeled pocket sevens, he couldn't beat pocket fours and left the tournament just before the first break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Salaburu
128,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

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Chait Down and Up

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

The player in late position raised to 1,300 and was called by the players in the hijack, button, Craig Chait in the small blind and the big blind.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Chait bet 4,000. Everyone but the button folded.

The turn brought them the {4-Diamonds}, Chait bet 6,000.

"Not afraid of the flush?" The player on the button asked Chait.

"No!" replied Chait with a smile.

The player on the button raised to 16,000. Chait looked at his cards again and then decided to call.

The {4-Clubs} on the river completed the board and Chait checked. So did his opponent. Chait's opponent tabled {q-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for the turned flush and Chait glanced at his cards once more and then mucked them.

Player Chips Progress
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Craig Chait
34,400
-15,700
-15,700

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McKeehen Wins a Small Pot

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante
Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

Joe McKeehen has been chipping up nicely in the first level of Day 2ab. McKeehen raised from middle position to 1,500 and a player in late position called, as did the player on the big blind.

McKeehen continued on the {4-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop with a bet of 1,800 and that was enough to take down the pot.

Seth Davies was on one of the tables that broke and is now on the direct left of McKeehen.

Player Chips Progress
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Seth Davies
66,000
-29,000
-29,000
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Joe McKeehen
65,000
28,800
28,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Joe McKeehenSeth Davies

Hegele Loses Some

Level 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Robin Hegele faced a raise to 1,500 by Jackson Laskey and three-bet to 5,000 from one seat over. William Harder called out of the small blind and Frank Williams made it 15,000 to go from the big blind. Laskey folded and Hegele called, as did Harder. All three players checked the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop and the {7-Spades} turn, the {8-Hearts} fell on the river and Harder bet 12,000. Williams folded and Hegele needed two minutes to come to the same conclusion.

"You had aces? Really? Such a sick spot," the 27th place finisher of the 2017 WSOP Main Event said before heading into the first break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jackson Laskey us
Jackson Laskey
185,000
25,400
25,400
Profile photo of William Harder us
William Harder
100,000
32,300
32,300
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Robin Hegele
21,100
21,100
21,100

Tags: Frank WilliamsJackson LaskeyRobin HegeleWilliam HarderWSOPWSOP Main Event

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Assorted Counts Amazon Orange

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chris Fraser gb
Chris Fraser
315,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Brian Borne us
Brian Borne
250,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
235,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of John Choi us
John Choi
200,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Juan Lopez us
Juan Lopez
170,000
68,100
68,100
Profile photo of Kevin Boudreau us
Kevin Boudreau
170,000
-16,300
-16,300
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Julian Stuer
160,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
145,000
-40,600
-40,600
Profile photo of Billy Baxter us
Billy Baxter
140,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Thomas Lutz us
Thomas Lutz
120,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Mina Greco us
Mina Greco
60,000
24,500
24,500
Profile photo of Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
40,000
-9,000
-9,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lena Evans us
Lena Evans
12,000
-7,900
-7,900
Profile photo of Christopher Brody us
Christopher Brody
Busted
Profile photo of Zachary Smiley us
Zachary Smiley
Busted
Profile photo of Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

2018 WSOP Main Event Fun Facts and Demographics

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante
Tournament Room
Tournament Room

With 7,874 players, the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event is the second-biggest ever held in the WSOP’s 49-year history (largest since 2006). The $10,000 buy-in tournament was up 9 percent year over year and drew 925 players on Day 1A, 2,378 on 1B, and 4,571 on 1C (which was the largest single flight in WSOP history).

That created a $74,015,600 prize pool that’ll be paid to the top 1,182 places with $8.8 million going to the eventual winner. Players came from the world around – 88 different countries to be exact – with the United States contributing the most players by far with 5,758.

Of those American players, all 50 states and the District of Colombia were represented. California had the most players with 1,009 followed by Nevada and Florida with 519 and 456 players respectively. Texas rounded out the top five with 390 runners. On the opposite end of the spectrum, West Virginia was the country least represented with just five players followed by Delaware with seven players.

Canada was second on the list of countries represented with 415, the UK third with 350, and France fourth with 136. Some faraway countries represented include Bosnia, Kenya, Luxemborg, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Zambia, Andorra, Mynamar, and the Isle of Man.

Here are some other fun facts regarding the 2018 WSOP Main Event:

  • 393,700,000 value of chips in play (most ever)
  • 267,716 physical chips in play (each player started with 34 individual chips)
  • 760 dealers used
  • 1,694 decks of cards utilized
  • 88-year-old John Olsen of Moss Point, Mississippi was the oldest player in the field. He bagged on Day 1B.
  • Nicholas Dashinau of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania was the younger player in the field after turning 21 on July 1. He bagged 90,700 in chips on Day 1C.

Main Event Demographic Breakdown

The average age of 2018 WSOP Main Event participants is 41.23. For males, the average is 43.71 and for females, 41.13. Here is a more detailed look at the age ranges of this year’s participants.

Age RangeTotalMaleFemale
21-253103055
26-301,4391,40831
31-351,6891,62564
36-401,05099951
41-4586583035
46-5081578233
51-5563660333
>561,0701,02149
Total7,8747,573301

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