2018 World Series of Poker

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

Himmelbrand Eliminates Bardah

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Ronnie Bardah was all in when we got to his table for just over 19,000 on the button. Greg Himmelbrand isolated with a raise to 46,000 in the small blind and that cleared it to heads-up. Bardah showed {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} but said he knew he was in trouble because of the way Himmelbrand stuck in his chips without much thought. Sure enough, Himmelbrand had {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

The {6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Spades} flop was brick city for Bardah but the {4-Spades} turn gave him a shot with a flush draw plus outs to chop. The {8-Diamonds} river was a brick, though.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
265,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Greg HimmelbrandRonnie Bardah

Recent Chip Counts Brasilia

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
375,000
354,400
354,400
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
315,000
-89,700
-89,700
Profile photo of Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
293,000
113,000
113,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Samuel Touil fr
Samuel Touil
218,000
35,000
35,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Rens Feenstra nl
Rens Feenstra
214,000
57,300
57,300
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
180,000
28,000
28,000
Profile photo of Farukh Tach nl
Farukh Tach
176,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
158,000
-57,000
-57,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
135,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
120,000
88,000
88,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Berende nl
Paul Berende
115,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
100,000
51,300
51,300
Profile photo of Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
100,000
Profile photo of Matthias De Clercq be
Matthias De Clercq
92,000
Profile photo of Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
92,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Alan Widmann de
Alan Widmann
68,000
-39,000
-39,000
Profile photo of Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
52,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Tony Sinishtaj us
Tony Sinishtaj
47,600
13,500
13,500
Profile photo of Jochum Weenink nl
Jochum Weenink
40,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Max Lehmanski de
Max Lehmanski
33,000
-7,000
-7,000

Vecino Chips Up Even More

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Juan Vecino
Juan Vecino

Juan Vecino seems to be the new chip leader in the Amazon purple section. He is seated at the table with 2014 Main Event finalist Billy Pappas and they got involved in a six-way pot.

Pappas raised from the under-the-gun position to 3,000 and he got called by five players, including Vecino in late position and both players in the blinds.

The flop came down {K-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and they checked it around to Vecino and he put in a bet of 6,200. All the players folded, except for the player in the small blind.

The turn was the {9-Spades} and the player in the small blind check-called a bet of 21,500 from Vecino.

The {7-Spades} river completed the board and after the player in the small blind checked again it was Vecino with a bet of 33,000. It took Vecino's opponent a while but he eventually made the call, but he mucked his hand when he saw Vecino open up {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Vecino now has well over 350,000 and he is most likely the chip leader in the purple section and ranks among the top counts in the entire Day 2c field.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Juan Vecino es
Juan Vecino
371,000
101,000
101,000
Profile photo of Billy Pappas us
Billy Pappas
85,000
-19,500
-19,500

Tags: Billy PappasJuan Vecino

Bazeley and Obst Tangle

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

There was a flop of {A-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Spades} out in a three-way pot. The player in the big blind was first to act and he checked over to Jake Bazely who put out a bet of 3,500. James Obst called while the player in the big blind folded.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} and this time Bazeley checked. Obst fired a bet of 10,000 and Bazely tossed in a call.

On the {4-Hearts} river, both players slowed down with a check. Bazeley showed down his {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} but it was no match for Obts' {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for top pair. Obst scooped the pot to chip up while Bazeley dropped down a bit in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
151,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Jake Bazeley us
Jake Bazeley
61,000
8,400
8,400

Tags: James ObstJake Bazely

Charania Loses Flip to Henry

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Mohsin Charania
Mohsin Charania

A squeeze to 12,000 was in front of Nathan Henry and Mohsin Charania then moved all in for what appeared to be 66,000. Henry gave it a lot of thought and eventually called.

Mohsin Charania: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Nathan Henry: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

The board came {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Charania failed to improve. "He got me covered," Charania quickly said and grabbed his belongings. Indeed, the triple crown champion was covered by a few big blinds and joined the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nathan Henry ca
Nathan Henry
150,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mohsin CharaniaNathan Henry

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Byron Kaverman walked away from the tournament room after being knocked out. It looked to be Danny Steinberg who took care of the American high roller.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Robert Varkonyi us
Robert Varkonyi
220,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kiryl Radzivonau by
Kiryl Radzivonau
200,000
-75,000
-75,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Concepcion es
Jonathan Concepcion
180,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Nabil Cardoso es
Nabil Cardoso
180,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Stuart Rutter gb
Stuart Rutter
145,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of Ladislav Cerveny sk
Ladislav Cerveny
110,000
33,500
33,500
Profile photo of Carl Diveglia us
Carl Diveglia
110,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Jiri Horak cz
Jiri Horak
81,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
80,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Jeff Hakim us
Jeff Hakim
63,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
55,000
4,400
4,400
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
47,000
6,200
6,200
Profile photo of Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
26,000
-33,000
-33,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Updated Chip Counts from Pavilion

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yosuke Sekiya jp
Yosuke Sekiya
220,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Farid Jattin co
Farid Jattin
220,000
129,600
129,600
Profile photo of Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
201,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
140,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
130,000
43,900
43,900
Profile photo of Alan Lau hk
Alan Lau
115,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
115,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jackson White us
Jackson White
84,000
-40,900
-40,900
Profile photo of Michael Rocco us
Michael Rocco
69,000
11,200
11,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
61,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
50,600
-21,400
-21,400
Profile photo of Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
21,400
-23,100
-23,100
Profile photo of Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
13,900
-10,700
-10,700
WSOP 1X Winner

Kassouf Spikes an Ace to Double

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
William Kassouf
William Kassouf

After a raise and a three-bet to 9,000 by William Kassouf on the cutoff, initial raiser Erhart Edquist moved all in from the hijack and the camera crews rushed by to see if a showdown would take place. Eventually, Kassouf called it off for his last 42,100 and the cards were turned over.

William Kassouf: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}
Erhart Edquist: {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

"Any aces about?" Kassouf asked and received one right on the {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{J-Clubs} flop. The {4-Hearts} turn and {2-Spades} river were blanks and the talkative Brit doubled.

"The haters won't like it, they hope I bust. But now I get more TV time," Kassouf added while stacking the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of William Kassouf gb
William Kassouf
88,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Erhart Edquist us
Erhart Edquist
30,000
13,700
13,700

Tags: Erhart EdquistWilliam Kassouf

Ziegler Rising

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Below are assorted stacks across the Amazon Room with Tobias Ziegler rising towards the top of the leader board.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tobias Ziegler de
Tobias Ziegler
380,000
180,000
180,000
Profile photo of Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
240,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Konstantinos Nanos gr
Konstantinos Nanos
240,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
220,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
200,000
122,100
122,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Vishal Maini gb
Vishal Maini
145,000
93,500
93,500
Profile photo of Goran Mandic hr
Goran Mandic
140,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Daniel Tang hk
Daniel Tang
135,000
54,200
54,200
Profile photo of Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
120,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of Laurent Polito fr
Laurent Polito
90,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Ranno Sootla ee
Ranno Sootla
87,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Weiemann de
Martin Weiemann
70,000
-18,500
-18,500
Profile photo of Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
50,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Ashish Gupta au
Ashish Gupta
35,000
-32,000
-32,000
Profile photo of Cyndy Violette us
Cyndy Violette
34,000
-131,000
-131,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Colby Robertson us
Colby Robertson
Busted

Tags: Tobias Ziegler