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

Kim is Excited

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

After an open in middle position to 90,000, Hyon Kim called in the small blind. Ivan Luca made it 360,000 in the big and it went three ways to {7-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Everyone checked, bringing the {6-Hearts}. Kim checked, Luca bet 340,000 and only Kim called. The river was a {2-Clubs} and both players checked. Kim slammed down {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for a set, knowing it was good if Luca checked.

"Bang, baby!" he shouted before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hyon Kim us
Hyon Kim
3,470,000
940,000
940,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
1,560,000
-490,000
-490,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Hyon KimIvan Luca

Double Knockout for Lack Propels Him to Six Million Chips

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hari Bercovici limped in from early position and action folded around to Greg Perry who moved all in for about 150,000. Next to act, Pierre Gentil moved all in over the top for roughly 700,000, and in the small blind, Randall Lack called both shoves. Action was back on Bercovici and he folded promptly, bringing the three players to an all-in showdown.

Randall Lack: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Gregory Perry: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}
Pierre Gentil: {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}

Lack was in the lead as the three hands went to the flop and he retained it as the board rolled out {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. With his ace-king kickers to the board, Lack would scoop the pot and move to right around six million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Randall Lack us
Randall Lack
6,000,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
Gregory Perry us
Gregory Perry
Busted
Pierre Gentil fr
Pierre Gentil
Busted

Tags: Greg PerryHari BercoviciPierre GentilRandall Lack

Cikinas Doubles Through Fabre

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

From under the gun, Daniel Merrilees raised to 75,000 and Joey Fabre three-bet to 325,000 from a few seats over.

With the action on Matas Cikinas on the button, he moved all in for 1,050,000, and Merrilees folded.

Fabre went deep into the tank for several minutes before eventually making the call.

Cikinas: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Fabre: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Cikinas doubled through to over 2.2 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Matas Cikinas lt
Matas Cikinas
2,265,000
1,325,000
1,325,000
Daniel Merrilees gb
Daniel Merrilees
1,790,000
-205,000
-205,000
Joey Fabre us
Joey Fabre
1,350,000
-1,150,000
-1,150,000

Tags: Daniel MerrileesJoey FabreMatas Cikinas

Tang Takes it With Two Pair

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Danny Tang
Danny Tang

Jason Maeroff opened the action with a raise to 90,000 from early position, and Daniel Tang defended his big blind. The flop came down {4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{q-Clubs}, and Tang check-called a 110,000 bet. Both players checked on the {2-Hearts} turn, and when the river came the {k-Diamonds}, Tang led for 315,000. Maeroff made the call and mucked after tabled {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Tang hk
Daniel Tang
2,500,000
470,000
470,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Maeroff us
Jason Maeroff
1,400,000
-275,000
-275,000

Tags: Daniel TangJason Maeroff

Miscikowski Eliminated by Beylin

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Following a flop of {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and a series of bets and raises, David Miscikowski was all in for about 1,250,000 with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} from early position against Konstantin Beylin in the big blind with {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}.

The {2-Diamonds} turn and {3-Diamonds} river completed the board, no help to Miscikowski, locking up the pot for Beylin.

Player Chips Progress
Konstantin Beylin us
Konstantin Beylin
3,250,000
1,605,000
1,605,000
David Miscikowski us
David Miscikowski
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David MiscikowskiKonstantin Beylin

DiVella Doubles Through Pollak with a Good River

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Nick DiVella moved all in before the flop for a bit more than 400,000. Benjamin Pollak was next to act and he just called while the rest of the table folded around, bringing the two players to a showdown.

Benjamin Pollak: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}
Nick DiVella: {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and that gave DiVella a winning pair of sevens on the river to double up.

"Hi, mom!" DiVella said after the hand, waving at the ESPN cameras that had gathered around.

"She says, 'Nice river,'" another player at the table said.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
2,900,000
-410,000
-410,000
Nick DiVella us
Nick DiVella
850,000
430,000
430,000

Tags: Benjamin PollakNick DiVella

Hutter Moves into Chip Lead

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Barry Hutter
Barry Hutter

Barry Hutter came back from dinner with a top-ten stack, and when we got to his table, Nils Tolpingrud had checked a board of {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Hutter had bet 325,000.

Tolpingrud called and the river was the {2-Hearts}. Tolpingrud checked and Hutter bet 875,000. Tolpingrud thought before calling and Hutter showed {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for a set of sevens and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
6,700,000
1,550,000
1,550,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Nils Tolpingrud us
Nils Tolpingrud
960,000
-1,415,000
-1,415,000

Tags: Barry HutterNils Tolpingrud

Dos Santos Eliminates Desai

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Victor Pedote Dos Santos opened to 80,000 under the gun and got one call before small blind Anthony Desai stuck his 400,000-or-so in. Dos Santos reraised to isolate but his {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} was dominated by {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}. The {4-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop changed that in a hurry, though, and Desai took his leave on the wrong end of a beat after the {8-Diamonds} and {8-Clubs} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Pedote Dos Santos es
Victor Pedote Dos Santos
2,300,000
620,000
620,000
Anthony Desai gb
Anthony Desai
Busted

Tags: Anthony DesaiVictor Pedote Dos Santos

Rughani Doubles Through Fabre

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Vivek Rughani raised to 500,000 from early position and Joey Fabre called from the hijack.

The flop came down {J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, Rughani bet his remaining 5,000, and Fabre called with {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}, trailing Rughani's {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}.

The {3-Hearts} turn and {10-Hearts} river completed the board, safe for Rughani to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Fabre us
Joey Fabre
2,500,000
-485,000
-485,000
Vivek Rughani in
Vivek Rughani
1,115,000
595,000
595,000

Tags: Joey FabreVivek Rughani