Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 7 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-11-2018 18:11 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #104-105: Zhu Picks Off Lynskey

mnuwwarah

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #104: Hari Bercovici called in middle position, Joe Cada completed the blind, and Michael Dyer checked. Dyer bet 525,000 on the flop and won the pot.

Hand #105: Yueqi Zhu raised to 900,000 in middle position and Alex Lynskey defended big blind. The flop came and Lynskey check-called 1.1 million. The turn paired the board with the . Lynskey opted to lead out with 1,525,000 and Zhu called. The river was the and Lynskey fired 4.8 million. After some thought, Zhu called with and it was good against .

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	29,300,000 -8,425,000	-8,425,000
Yueqi Zhu	21,900,000 8,825,000	8,825,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Hari Bercovici Joe Cada Michael Dyer Yueqi Zhu

07-11-2018 18:21 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #106-110: Delayed C-Bet from Zhu Takes it Down

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Adam Lamers

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #106: Frederik Brink opened to 900,000 from the hijack and Martijn Gerrits called from the big blind. The flop came and Gerrits check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 from Brinks.

Hand #107: Alex Lynskey raised to 850,000 on the button and the blinds folded.

Hand #108: Michael Dyer raised it up to 800,000 in the hijack but did not get any action.

Hand #109: Gerrits opened to 900,000 from the cutoff and Yueqi Zhu three-bet to 2,100,000 out of the small blind. Gerrits made the call and the flop fell . Both players checked and the landed on the turn. Zhu led out for 2,300,000 and Gerrits tossed his cards to the muck.

Hand #110: Gerrits made it 900,000 to go again and picked up the blinds and antes.

Tags: Alex Lynskey Frederik Brink Martijn Gerrits Michael Dyer Yueqi Zhu

07-11-2018 18:24 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #97-101: Cynn Five-Bets Against Phan

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #97: Nicolas Manion opened to 950,000 and that won the blinds and antes on the secondary table in the first hand back from the dinner break.

Hand #98: Antoine Labat made it 925,000 to go from the cutoff and John Cynn called on the button, Tony Miles came along from the big blind. On the flop, Miles checked, and Labat did so as well. Cynn bet 1,400,000, Miles called, and Labat got out of the way. After the turn, both players checked and the river brought no betting action either. Cynn turned over and that won the pot.

Hand #99: Cynn raised from the cutoff to 900,000 and Manion defended his big blind. The flop fell and Manion checked, as did Cynn, to see the on the turn. Manion made it 1,300,000 to go and Cynn sent his cards into the muck.

Hand #100: Labat raised to 1,000,000 and the Frenchman won the blinds and antes without resistance.

Hand #101: First to act, Ryan Phan raised to 900,000 and Cynn three-bet to 2,600,000 from two seats over. The action folded back to Phan and he gave it some consideration before four-betting to 7,000,000. Cynn took an equally long time before five-betting to 13,500,000, which forced a fold from Phan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Labat	49,100,000 -150,000	-150,000
John Cynn	47,000,000 10,550,000	10,550,000

Nicolas Manion	44,600,000 2,075,000	2,075,000

Artem Metalidi	16,600,000 -875,000	-875,000
Ryan Phan	16,300,000 -7,275,000	-7,275,000
Tony Miles	12,700,000 -2,775,000	-2,775,000
Aram Zobian	10,900,000 -900,000	-900,000

Konstantin Beylin	7,100,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Antoine Labat John Cynn Nicolas Manion Ryan Phan Tony Miles

07-11-2018 18:32 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #111-113: Lynskey Over Bercovici

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mnuwwarah

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #111: Alex Lynskey made it 850,000 under the gun and Hari Bercovici called a couple of seats over. The board read after two checks and Lynskey bet 1.6 million. Bercovici called and the river was the . Lynskey fired 3.3 million and Bercovici thought briefly before calling.

Lynskey's triumphed over .

Hand #112: Action folded to the small blind where Michael Dyer completed. Lynskey checked and they saw . Dyer bet 425,000 and Lynskey called. The checked through, bringing the . Check-check again and of Lynskey took it down.

Hand #113: Martijn Gerrits got a walk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	37,300,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Hari Bercovici	4,000,000 -7,725,000	-7,725,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Hari Bercovici Martijn Gerrits Michael Dyer

07-11-2018 18:34 UTC-8

Martijn Gerrits Eliminated in 15th Place ($475,000)

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mnuwwarah

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #114: Alex Lynskey opened for 800,000 on the button. Gerrits made it 3.5 million. Lynskey came back with 7,250,000. Gerrits shipped for 20.1 million and Lynskey snap-called with . Gerrits had .

The board was dealt and Gerrits busted in 15th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	58,200,000 20,900,000	20,900,000
Martijn Gerrits	Busted

Tags: Alex Lynskey Martijn Gerrits

07-11-2018 18:39 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #102-105: Cynn Fires Three Streets

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MrCleverFox

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #102: Nicolas Manion opened to 900,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded, allowing Manion to take down the pot.

Hand #103: On the button, Aram Zobian raised to 900,000. Antoine Labat raised to 2,850,000 and Zobian quickly released, allowing Labat to take down the pot.

Hand #104: John Cynn received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #105: Labat raised to 400,000 on the button and John Cynn called in the small blind. Konstantin Beylin called in the big blind as well.

The flop came down and Cynn led out with a bet of 625,000. Only Labat called.

The turn was the and Cynn led again with a bet of 1,000,000. Labat called once more.

On the river, Cynn led out for 3,200,000. Labat folded, allowing Cynn to take the pot.

After this hand, Tony Miles moved to the Main Feature table.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cynn	50,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Antoine Labat	48,100,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Nicolas Manion	44,900,000 300,000	300,000

Artem Metalidi	16,400,000 -200,000	-200,000
Ryan Phan	15,500,000 -800,000	-800,000
Aram Zobian	9,800,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Konstantin Beylin	6,600,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Antoine Labat Aram Zobian John Cynn Konstantin Beylin Nicolas Manion Tony Miles

07-11-2018 18:43 UTC-8

Konstantin Beylin Eliminated in 14th Place ($475,000)

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MrCleverFox

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Secondary Table Hand #106: John Cynn raised to 900,000 from the button. Konstantin Beylin shoved all in from the small blind for 6,500,000. Action was back on Cynn and he called.

John Cynn:
Konstantin Beylin:

Cynn made the call with just queen high after giving it some thought, but he was right on the money with his read as Beylin was just holding nine high. The flop came down offering only a few extra backdoor outs to Beylin. The on the turn changed nothing either. It was the on the river and that would seal the deal. Cynn held up with his queen high and that would earn him the pot.

For his 14th-place finish, Beylin will collect $475,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cynn	57,400,000 7,400,000	7,400,000

Konstantin Beylin	Busted

Tags: John Cynn Konstantin Beylin

07-11-2018 18:54 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #115-118: The Action Heats Up, Cada Chips Up

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Adam Lamers

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #115: Michael Dyer opened to 800,000 in the cutoff and Alex Lynskey flat-called on the button. Hari Bercovici also called from the small blind and Yueqi Zhu three-bet to 4,800,000 from the big blind. Both Dyer and Lynskey quickly folded while Bercovici took over a minute before letting his hand go.

Hand #116: The action folded to Yueqi Zhu in the small blind who shipped all in, putting Frederik Brink to the test for his remaining 7,075,000 chips. After looking at his cards, Brink sent them to the muck, sending the pot to Zhu.

Hand #117: Dyer raised to 800,000 from middle position and Hari Bercovici called from the hijack. Tony Miles also called from the big blind and the dealer spread a flop of . Miles checked to Dyer who continued for 1,125,000. Bercovici shoved all in for 2,275,000 and both Miles and Dyer laid their hands down.

Hand #118: Miles limped in from the small blind and Joe Cada checked his option. The flop came and Miles checked to Cada who bet 600,000. Miles called and the hit the turn. Miles checked again and Cada fired another 1,600,000. Miles stuck around to see the complete the board.

Miles checked for the third time and Cada checked behind, tabling for the smallest flush possible. It was still good enough to earn him the pot as Miles sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dyer	79,500,000 -2,750,000	-2,750,000

Alex Lynskey	57,200,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Yueqi Zhu	27,200,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Joe Cada	16,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tony Miles	8,900,000 -3,800,000	-3,800,000
Frederik Brink	6,400,000 -475,000	-475,000
Hari Bercovici	6,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Frederik Brink Hari Bercovici Joe Cada Michael Dyer Tony Miles Yueqi Zhu

07-11-2018 18:55 UTC-8

Hari Bercovici Eliminated in 13th Place ($575,000)

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mnuwwarah

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #119: Hari Bercovici called second to act and Michael Dyer made it 1,950,000 from the big blind. Bercovici jammed for 6,250,000 and Dyer called with . Bercovici was racing with .

The flop paired Dyer. The was a blank on the turn, leaving Bercovici in need of one of the last two fours. The hit though, sending Bercovici to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Dyer	86,200,000 6,700,000	6,700,000

Hari Bercovici	Busted

Tags: Hari Bercovici Michael Dyer

07-11-2018 18:59 UTC-8

An Omaha Stake: Ryan Phan Satellites Way Into Main Event for $1,100

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Chad Holloway

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

No matter where he finishes in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, 34-year-old Ryan Phan, who immigrated from Vietnam when he was seven, is guaranteed a career-high score. Playing in his third consecutive WSOP Main Event, Phan has gotten better each year.

In 2016, he made it to Day 3 busting out of the money shortly after the dinner break but before the money. Last year, he min-cashed on Day 4 taking down $15,000 for finishing in 1,076th place.

“This year I predicted I was going to make it to Day 7. A lot of people said it should’ve been Day 5, but my logic was Day 3 plus Day 4 equals Day 7,” Phan joked. “I was being optimistic and confident about it because my play has been strong lately. I’ve been studying a lot and playing well.”

Prior to his Main Event run, the poker pro from Omaha, Nebraska had $452,622 in lifetime earnings including a previous best of $69,962 for finishing runner-up in the 2016 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event. A month before that, he also had a second-place finish in the MSPT Meskwaki for $58,296. Earlier this year, Phan won a gold ring at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore in Event #7: $580 NLHE Re-Entry for $22,950.

Phan, who primarily plays cash games 3-5 times a week at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, decided to use some of the $6,075 he won for finishing 117th in the 2018 WSOP Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights to play a $1,100 satellite. It’s there that he won his way into the Main Event.

“I did a small swap with some friends and sold a small percentage,” Phan shared. “It’s a lucky money type of deal for me. When people have a piece of me then I do very well. Mainly I sell to my friends and family because I want to make them money. They don’t play poker so I want to help out my family and close friends. I ask them to buy a piece of me, I want them to buy a piece of me because I want to win them a large chunk of life-changing money.”

Phan, who is divorced, has custody of his two children Armani, 9, and Sophia, 11.

“They’re very excited every time I go and play,” he said of his family. “When I took second in the MSPT they called and were excited I won $60,000. They’re going to be excited about this. I haven’t had much time to talk to them because I’ve been so focused and playing long hours.”

While in Vegas, Phan is staying with fellow poker pro John Phan (no relation), who he met two years ago.

“It’s been unreal so far,” Phan said of his run thus far. “I can’t believe how calm and relaxed, focused and composed, I’ve been at the table. Like right now, I’m not even thinking about the money, I don’t know what the payout or pay jump is. I’m focused on playing the best poker of my life right now.”

Day	End-of-Day Chip Count	Rank
1c	49,900	2,090/3,480
2c	251,000	173/1,655
3	251,100	296/1,182
4	850,000	192/310
5	2,075,000	79/109
6	9,545,000	18/26

While Phan is getting plenty of coverage on Day 7 of the Main Event, the biggest hand for him came back on Day 2 and wasn’t captured by any media. Phan had started the day with 50,000 but had both kings and queens cracked to drop down to 15,000 at the 400/800/100.

“There was a late opener and I defended with the jack-nine of clubs,” Phan explained. “The flop came 9x6x7x with two clubs. I had top pair with a flush draw and was ready to go with it. I checked and he bet small. I jammed all in and he called with the queen-eight of clubs for the higher flush draw and an open-ended straight draw.”

Phan faded that and soon scored another double to put himself back in contention.

“I ran that up to 250K for Day 3. That was a very crucial hand for me."

You can follow Phan on Twitter at @TheJanit0r84.

Tags: Ryan Phan