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

Lavenburg Left Short after Tank-Folding to Yoon

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Brian Yoon three-bet an open raise from Michael Lavenburg and made it 480,000 to go out of the small blind, Lavenburg called and there were already more than a million in the middle to the {Q-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop. Yoon made it 350,000 to go and Lavenburg called. Both players then opted to check through the {6-Diamonds} turn, and Yoon pushed all in after the {K-Spades} river.

Lavenburg had some 1.25 million behind and was sent into the think. After some five minutes, another player on the table eventually called the clock on him and Lavenburg was given 30 seconds to act. The time ran down without any decision and Lavenburg's hand was pulled into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
9,400,000
1,005,000
1,005,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Michael Lavenburg
1,250,000
-985,000
-985,000

Tags: Brian YoonMichael Lavenburg

Minkin Secures Early Double

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Kelly Minkin
Kelly Minkin

Ricardo Souza raised to 125,000 on the button and Kelly Minkin three-bet to 385,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Souza four-bet all in putting Minkin to the test.

Minkin called for her tournament life pushing her 1,445,000 into the middle.

Ricardo Souza: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Kelly Minkin: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Minkin would have to flip well to stay alive and she did with the board running out {5-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} as she flashed her rail an 'OK' sign, before going over to tell them the good news.

Player Chips Progress
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Kelly Minkin
3,000,000
1,795,000
1,795,000
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Ricardo Souza
2,100,000
-1,475,000
-1,475,000

Tags: Kelly MinkinRicardo Souza

Lack Shoves on Haro to take a Big One

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

There was nearly 900,000 in the pot with the board showing {9-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts} on the turn. Randall Lack had a bet of 675,000 in front of him and action was back to Alexander Haro, his lone opponent. Haro took his time before cutting out a bet of 1,400,000.

Lack then thought for about a minute then moved all in for 3,665,000 total. Haro asked for a count and mulled over his decision for a bit.

"Ok," Haro said. "I guess I'll believe you."

Haro folded and Lack was able to take down the pot with no showdown, chipping up to nearly six million.

Player Chips Progress
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Randall Lack
5,940,000
1,295,000
1,295,000
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Alexander Haro
5,520,000
-1,780,000
-1,780,000

Tags: Alexander HaroRandall Lack

Reard Shoves; Williams Very Short

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Joe Cada raised to 135,000 on the button and Alexandre Reard three-bet shoved around 1,700,000 from the small blind. The camera's rushed in but to no avail as Cada quickly folded.

At another table, Cory Williams paid off a river bet of 425,000 from Dan Wilson on an {8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} board. Wilson tabled {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades} for the rivered top-top and Williams mucked, leaving himself with a mere 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Wilson
3,100,000
1,115,000
1,115,000
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Joe Cada
2,480,000
-485,000
-485,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
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Alexandre Reard
1,900,000
260,000
260,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Cory Williams
400,000
-910,000
-910,000

Tags: Alexandre ReardCory WilliamsDan WilsonJoe Cada

Fletcher Takes From Kaplan

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The ESPN camera crew swarmed around one of the corner tables and seizable pot had already built with the turn showing {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Jaime Kaplan bet 700,000 in the big blind, which Clayton Fletcher on the button called. The {A-Hearts} appeared on the river and both players opted to check.

Kaplan showed the {J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} for a bluff and Fletcher won the pot with the {K-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. "That will shake up the table a bit," he added while raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Clayton Fletcher
3,900,000
2,160,000
2,160,000
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Jaime Kaplan
3,600,000
-1,385,000
-1,385,000

Tags: Clayton FletcherJaime Kaplan

Miles Shoves on Shorr

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

The board was {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Tony Miles was first to act in a pot against Shannon Shorr. Miles checked over to Shorr and Shorr put out a bet of 675,000. Miles called and it was on to a river.

The river was the {Q-Clubs} and with a covering stack, Miles moved all in for about 1,740,000 effective. Shorr wasted no time folding so Miles took down the pot, chipping up to almost six million.

Player Chips Progress
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Tony Miles
5,800,000
200,000
200,000
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Shannon Shorr
1,740,000
-1,175,000
-1,175,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Shannon ShorrTony Miles

Zobian Wins Huge Pot With River Shove

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Aram Zobian opened to 145,000 from under the gun and Jeff Trudeau three-bet to 400,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Zobian who four-bet to 1,030,000 and Trudeau then five-bet to 1,975,000. Zobian called.

With close to four million chips in the pot already, Zobian checked a {5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop to his opponent who bet 925,000. Zobian called. The turn was the {4-Hearts} and both players checked. The river was the {5-Hearts}. Zobian moved all in for 3,425,000 and after a short tank, Trudeau folded allowing Zobian to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Aram Zobian
9,200,000
3,750,000
3,750,000
Day 6 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jeff Trudeau
4,975,000
-3,330,000
-3,330,000

Tags: Aram ZobianJeff Trudeau

Drokin Cracks Prested's Aces

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Jonathon Prested was all in preflop for under a million and Volodymyr Drokin was the one trying to score the knockout.

Jonathon Prested: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}
Volodymyr Drokin: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

The camera's swooped in for the showdown as the dealer spread out the {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop, giving Drokin a gutshot to go with his jacks. Drokin caught the straight piece on the {8-Diamonds} turn, leaving Prested drawing to a chop.

The river was the {3-Diamonds} and Prested knocked the table. "Good game," he said as he made his way out of Amazon Tan.

Player Chips Progress
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Volodymyr Drokin
3,730,000
885,000
885,000
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Jonathon Prested
Busted

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Harvell Shoves on Bernabeu

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Justin Harvell opened from early position with a raise to 140,000. He was called by Nishant Sharma in the cutoff as well as Samuel Bernabeu in the big blind.

The flop came down {J-Spades}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and action checked to Harvell who put out a bet of 225,000. Sharma folded quickly while Bernabeu called.

On the {3-Clubs} turn, Bernabeu checked and Harvell shoved all in for just over a million. Very promptly Bernabeu folded and Harvell was able to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Samuel Bernabeu
6,225,000
390,000
390,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Justin Harvell
2,000,000
775,000
775,000

Tags: Justin HarvellNishant SharmaSamuel Bernabeu