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

Myers Doubles Through Macdonald

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Bradley Myers was in the cutoff and managed to get his 665,000 stack into the middle preflop against Thomas Macdonald on the button.

Bradley Myers: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Thomas Macdonald: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

Board: {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades}

Myers was the big preflop favorite and increased his lead significantly on the flop when he hit two pair. Macdonald couldn't find his outs as the board completed and Myers secured a vital double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Macdonald gb
Thomas Macdonald
2,700,000
200,000
200,000
Profile photo of Bradley Myers us
Bradley Myers
1,500,000
912,000
912,000

Tags: Bradley MyersThomas Macdonald

Odonnell Takes from Sarkisyan

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Karen Sarkisyan raised to 57,000 from under the gun and Shaun Odonnell re-raised to 165,000 from middle position. It folded back to Sarkisyan who called and they went heads up to the {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop.

Sarkisyan check-called a bet of 125,000 and the dealer burned and turned the {3-Clubs}.

Sarkisyan checked, Odonnell bet 260,000 and Sarkisyan called. The river was the {4-Hearts} and Sarkisyan checked for a third time. Odonnell bet 425,000 and after nearly two minutes in the tank Sarkisyan called.

Odonnell turned over his {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a jack high flush and Sarkisyan fired his hand face down into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shaun O'Donnell us
Shaun O'Donnell
3,850,000
1,290,000
1,290,000
Profile photo of Karen Sarkisyan ru
Karen Sarkisyan
825,000
-575,000
-575,000

Tags: Karen SarkisyanShaun Odonnell

Speedbump For Minkin

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Kelly Minkin was facing off against Ahmed Amin with Minkin in the big blind and Amin in the hijack stead. By the turn, the board was {J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Minkin, who was first to act put out a bet of 275,000 and Amin thought for a good while before calling.

The river was the {K-Hearts} and Minkin checked her option this time. Amin then put out a bet, one that was the same size as Minkin's turn bet, for 275,000. Minkin thought briefly but released her hand and Amin was able to take down the sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Kelly Minkin
4,950,000
-450,000
-450,000
Profile photo of Ahmed Amin us
Ahmed Amin
1,950,000
1,378,000
1,378,000

Tags: Ahmed AminKelly Minkin

Lynskey Doubles Through Kaarem

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On a board of {A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{K-Clubs}, Fredrik Kaarem bet out 380,000 before Alexander Lynskey moved all in for 1,151,000.

Kareem deliberated for several minutes before eventually calling.

Lynskey tabled his {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} for the nut straight, and Kaarem mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Lynskey
2,800,000
700,000
700,000
Profile photo of Fredrik Kaarem no
Fredrik Kaarem
1,729,000
-553,000
-553,000

Tags: Alexander LynskeyKredrik Kaarem

Minkin Extends Chip Lead

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On a {8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Clubs} Richard Pyne check-called a bet of 275,000 from Kelly Minkin. The river was the {k-Diamonds} and both players checked.

Minkin turned over {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and that was good enough to take down the pot and extend her chip lead. She is now approaching the six million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
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Kelly Minkin
5,700,000
750,000
750,000
Profile photo of Ricky Pyne us
Ricky Pyne
885,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Kelly MinkinRichard Pyne

Updated Counts

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
2,570,000
-195,000
-195,000
Profile photo of Richard Gryko gb
Richard Gryko
2,100,000
1,307,000
1,307,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Eric Wasylenko ca
Eric Wasylenko
1,765,000
-299,000
-299,000
Profile photo of Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
1,610,000
493,000
493,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
1,500,000
-651,000
-651,000
Profile photo of Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
1,500,000
850,000
850,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Bas De Laat nl
Bas De Laat
1,381,000
-485,000
-485,000
Profile photo of Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
963,000
-182,000
-182,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tobias Ziegler de
Tobias Ziegler
931,000
-723,000
-723,000
Profile photo of Nick DiVella us
Nick DiVella
920,000
-52,000
-52,000
Profile photo of Brian Green us
Brian Green
575,000
-800,000
-800,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Ostapchenko Pays Yu's Big Bet

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Ben Yu
Ben Yu

Andrew Ostapchenko raised to 50,000 in the hijack and got called by both blinds. Everyone checked the {2-Spades}{a-Spades}{2-Clubs}, bringing the {5-Diamonds}. Ben Yu bet 175,000 in the small blind and Ostapchenko called. On the {7-Diamonds} river, Yu piled in 525,000. Ostapchenko thought a couple of minutes and called, and Yu revealed {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} for a turned boat.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Yu
3,050,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Ostapchenko us
Andrew Ostapchenko
1,700,000
-765,000
-765,000

Tags: Andrew OstapchenkoBen Yu

239th - 262nd Place Finishers

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Daniel Ospina
Daniel Ospina

The following players collected $42,980 for their respective finishes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
Busted
Profile photo of Billy Pilossoph us
Billy Pilossoph
Busted
Profile photo of Jonathan Greenbaum us
Jonathan Greenbaum
Busted
Profile photo of Michael Brady us
Michael Brady
Busted
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Busted
Profile photo of Daniel Ospina co
Daniel Ospina
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nicholas Petitti us
Nicholas Petitti
Busted
Profile photo of Yashuo Chin us
Yashuo Chin
Busted
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
Busted
Profile photo of Anthony Marsico us
Anthony Marsico
Busted
Profile photo of Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Dong Kim us
Dong Kim
Busted
Profile photo of Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
Busted
Profile photo of Dustin Nelson us
Dustin Nelson
Busted
Profile photo of Joep Raemaekers nl
Joep Raemaekers
Busted
Profile photo of Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Carlos Gonzalez mx
Carlos Gonzalez
Busted
Profile photo of Andrea Buonocore it
Andrea Buonocore
Busted
Profile photo of Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
Busted
Profile photo of Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
Busted
Profile photo of Samuel Touil fr
Samuel Touil
Busted
Day 1C Chip Leader
Profile photo of Bradley Rhodes us
Bradley Rhodes
Busted
Profile photo of Simon Thwaites nz
Simon Thwaites
Busted

Ved Doubles Through Deeb

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

While the action is unknown Kartik Ved was all in for a bit over 500,000 and he had been called by Shaun Deeb who had a covering stack.

Shaun Deeb: {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Kartik Ved: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}

The board showed {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and that meant that Ved would earn a full double from Deeb to over one million. Deeb, on the other hand, was left with about 1.2 million after sending over the chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Shaun Deeb
1,200,000
-350,000
-350,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Kartik Ved in
Kartik Ved
1,135,000
525,000
525,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Kartik VedShaun Deeb