Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The third level of the day has come to an end with some 2,500 players remaining on Day 2c and they have been sent into a 20-minute break.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$74,015,600
Entries
7,874
Level
44
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
500,000
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
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Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Will Kassouf raised to 3,600 in late position and the player on the button three-bet to 11,400.
"Why so much? Did you mean to make it 11.4?" Kassouf asked, then asked the dealer to touch the deck and check if it was cold.
"This might be the one," Kassouf, who was covered by his opponent, said and called. The flop came 
and Kassouf checked, then faced a bet of 15,400 by his opponent. "Do you have queens?" Kassouf said, gave it some thought and folded. He was indeed shown the 
and replied "I had ace king, the most overrated hand in poker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
-16,800
|
-16,800 |
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Under the gun, Ihar Soika fired 12,600 into about 18,000 on the 
when the big blind checked to him. Soika's bet eventually got through as the big blind contemplated his decision for a while and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
With about 15,000 in the pot, Tony Cousineau bet 8,000 from middle position against four opponents on 
. The hijack called, the player on the button called, and Marcos Da Silva made it 26,000 from the small blind. Cousineau folded, as did the hijack. The player on the button took longer but eventually let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
50,000
15,600
|
15,600 |
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Veselin Karakitukov limped in from the small blind and Loni Harwood popped it to 4,100 in the big blind. Back on Karakitukov and he reraised, making it 12,600 to go. Harwood called.
The flop was 
and Karakitukov led with a bet of 7,100. Harwood called.
Both players checked on the 
turn and Karakitukov lead out for 24,000 on the 
river. Harwood thought for a while, said something quietly to Karakitukov, then folded her hand.
Karakitukov's neighbor then pushed his hand back to Karakitukov, requesting that he show one card. Karakitukov showed the 
.
"They were both the same," Harwood said. Harwood lost the pot but is still over 160,000 while Karakitukov now sits with nearly 180,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,500
70,100
|
70,100 |
|
161,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
||
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
280,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
270,000
181,800
|
181,800 |
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
After the action was opened with a raise from the hijack and the player in the cutoff moved all in, Andrew Brown, in the small blind, made the call as did the initial raiser. On the flop, Brown bet 22,000 and was called.
The turn was the 
, and Brown moved all in. With two players now all in and a main and side pot to win, Brown's opponent went into the tank. He thought over his decision for a couple of minutes before he let his hand go.
Brown took the side pot and also took the main after he tabled 
for top set, and the other preflop all-in player showed 
, and the river 
sealed his exit as Brown moved up to 92,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
192,000
115,300
|
115,300 |
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
A short stack was all in for 3,200 and a French qualifier called before William Kassouf in the big blind jammed for 36,400. After some (plenty) of table talk, Kassouf managed to force a fold and the short stack turned over the 
. Kassouf had and locked up the elimination on the turn of a board 
.
Kassouf claimed the next pot on the flop and jumped back above the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
28,000
|
28,000 |