2018 World Series of Poker

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

This Ain't No Bed of Roses for Flowers

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Frank Flowers
Frank Flowers

Following a raise to 12,000, and then a call from a player on the button, Frank Flowers looked down at his hand in the small blind.

Flowers responded by pushing out a stack of forest green 25,000-denomination chips into the pot for a three-bet amounting to 502,500.

The initial raiser folded, as did the button, and Flowers added to his chip stack and climbed into the top three.

Player Chips Progress
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Frankie Flowers
1,275,000
-16,000
-16,000

Tags: Frank Flowers

Kitai Picks up Some Chips

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Davidi Kitai
Davidi Kitai

There was a raise to 11,000 from under the gun and Davidi Kitai three-bet to 33,000 in middle position. The action folded back to the initial raiser who made the call. The flop came {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and the action checked to Kitai who continued for 18,000. His opponent quickly called and the {4-Diamonds} landed on the turn.

Both players tapped the table and the {8-Clubs} completed the board. Kitai was faced with a river bet of 35,000 and he decided to look his opponent up. He showed {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} while Kitai held {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Davidi Kitai
324,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Davidi Kitai

Moorman Takes One Out

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

A player in middle position opened to 13,500 and Chris Moorman three-bet to 37,000 from the cutoff. The player in middle position four-bet shoved for about 178,000 and Moorman called with {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}, leading his opponent's {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}.

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, safe for Moorman to score the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Moorman
585,000
185,000
185,000

Tags: Chris Moorman

Umdenstock Takes From Albertson

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Cory Albertson opened to 11,500 on the button. Joseph Umdenstock called in the small blind.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Umdenstock checked. Albertson bet 10,000. Umdenstock check-called. The turn was the {j-Clubs} and Umdenstock checked again. Albertson continued for 50,000. He check-called. The {7-Clubs} river filled up the board. Umdenstock checked for a third time. Albertson fired a bet of 100,000. Umdenstock snap-called.

''You don't want to see it...'' commented Albertson before turning over {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}. But Umdenstock actually did, as he turned over {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Cory Albertson
1,250,000
-4,000
-4,000
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Joseph Umdenstock
660,000
496,600
496,600

Tags: Cory AlbertsonJoseph Umdenstock

A Huge Double for Geyer

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Adam Geyer
Adam Geyer

There was a massive pot of about 600,000 in the middle and the complete {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} board was out when we got to the table. The small blind had shoved, putting Adam Geyer, who was in middle position, to a decision for his 282,000-chip stack. After some time in the tank, Geyer called.

"Your aces are good," said the small blind as he flipped over {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}.

Geyer tabled {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} and took the pot to double up, putting his stack into seven-figure territory.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Geyer
1,100,000
1,035,000
1,035,000

Tags: Adam Geyer

Can't Knock the Hustle

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Following a raise to 11,000, Phil Ivey called out of the big blind and then checked the {3-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} flop.

His opponent continued for 15,000, and after mulling over his decision for a few moments, Ivey cut out a check-raise amounting to 45,000.

His opponent couldn't face the heat and tossed his cards to the muck, as Ivey collected this pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
435,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Phil Ivey

Another Dutch Update

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The Dutch contingent has lost some players over the day but they still have a bunch of players in the Main Event. They even have two players in the top 10 of the counts currently with Farukh Tach and Govert Metaal.

Joep Raemaekers just won a hand when he bet 15,300 from the small blind on a {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} board with about 29,000 in the middle already. His opponent in the big blind raised to 52,000 and Raemaekers tanked. After a minute or two, Raemaekers decided to call. His opponent showed {7-Clubs}{6-Spades} for the flopped pair of sixes but was beat by the {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades} that Raemaekers tabled for the flopped pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
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Farukh Tach
1,047,000
-71,000
-71,000
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
1,000,000
Profile photo of Martijn Gerrits nl
Martijn Gerrits
535,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Michael Verhaaf nl
Michael Verhaaf
510,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
368,000
178,000
178,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
342,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Luigi Knoppers nl
Luigi Knoppers
255,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Rens Feenstra nl
Rens Feenstra
160,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Bas De Laat nl
Bas De Laat
100,000
-75,000
-75,000

Tags: Farukh TachGovert MetaalJoep Raemaekers

Big Stacks in Action in Tan

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

After defending his big blind against a button raise, big stack Jake Toole bet the heads-up turn of {Q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{J-Hearts} for 33,000 and his sole opponent called. On the {K-Spades} river, Toole made it 70,000 to go and that won the pot uncontested, boosting Toole's stack above one million.

Tobias Ziegler was involved in a limped three-way pot and check-called a min-bet by James Romero on the {Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop. On the {J-Spades} turn, both players checked and the {9-Spades} on the river brought a bet of 22,000 by Ziegler. Romero gave it some thought and called, Ziegler rolled over {Q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, and Romero won the pot with the {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}.

Last but not least, Manig Loeser looked up the shove of Siagzar Payvar with {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and scored the knockout despite Payvar picking up a straight and flush draw with his {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Jake Toole
1,050,000
825,500
825,500
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Tobias Ziegler
930,000
-55,000
-55,000
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Manig Loeser
590,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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James Romero
255,000
55,000
55,000
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Siagzar Payvar
Busted
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Lauren Kling
Busted

Tags: Jake TooleJames RomeroManig LoeserSiagzar PayvarTobias Ziegler

Amazon Purple Chip Counts

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Green us
Brian Green
750,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Samuel Touil fr
Samuel Touil
740,000
40,000
40,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Yarron Bendor us
Yarron Bendor
510,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Kevin MacPhee us
Kevin MacPhee
480,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jessica Dawley us
Jessica Dawley
455,000
260,000
260,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
440,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
415,000
89,000
89,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Dombrowski us
Chris Dombrowski
410,000
245,000
245,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Danny Qutami us
Danny Qutami
345,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
285,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
230,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
215,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of TJ Shulman us
TJ Shulman
140,000
-130,000
-130,000
Profile photo of Ryan Van Sanford us
Ryan Van Sanford
97,000
-238,000
-238,000
Profile photo of Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
95,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
55,000
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of David Diaz us
David Diaz
45,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
40,000
-385,000
-385,000