Tuesday, April 24, 2018 12:03 AM Local Time
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Dylan Wilkerson opens the button to 550,000, and Erick Lindgren three-bets to 1,600,000 in the big blind. Wilkerson moves all in for 7,255,000 effective, and Lindgren quickly calls to put himself at risk.
Wilkerson:
Lindgren:
"You've got to be kidding me," Lindgren can't help himself.
The board runs out , and Wilkerson's kings hold to earn him the pot. It's the last one of the series, locking up the Main Event title for Harrah's Cherokee.
The two men exchange handshakes and well wishes, as Lindgren heads off to receive his consolation prize of $181,864. It's his second-career runner-up finish in a Circuit Main Event.
Wilkerson, on the other hand, collects the top prize of $294,152 and his second gold ring, both in Main Events. He also earns a reserved seat to the WSOP Global Championship, to be held in this building in August.
More about his win will be published shortly.
Monday, April 23, 2018 11:46 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren limps the button, and Dylan Wilkerson checks his option in the big blind.
The flop is . Wilkerson checks, Lindgren bets 325,000, and Wilkerson calls. They both check through the turn and the river, and Wilkerson shows .
"Nine plays?" Lindgren asks. The dealer doesn't immediately respond, which seems to irk him just a bit more. He flashes . "I can ask you a question," he says. "I don't know why we're butting heads."
Lindgren isn't exactly angry, but there's a bit of an uncomfortable atmosphere over the table right now, maybe stemming back to that double-up a few minutes ago.
Dylan Wilkerson - 13,750,000 (57 bb)
Erick Lindgren - 7,450,000 (31 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 11:42 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson checks the flop and Erick Lindgren bets 325,000. Wilkerson calls.
The turn brings the , Wilkerson checks and Lindgren bets 800,000. Wilkerson check-raises to 2,100,000 and Lindgren calls.
The river brings the and Wilkerson moves all in for 3,255,000.
Lindgren goes into the tank and starts thinking out loud, "King-eight-three, why would you just check? To get it in maybe?.. I don't know. Set it up perfectly for value, man this sucks.. definitely ten-six of hearts"
Wilkerson calls the clock, Lindgren says, "That's fair," the floor comes over and counts down to ten seconds. Lindgren puts in the calling chips.
Wilkerson turns over , and Lindgren puts his cards face down. Wilkerson motions for the dealer to turn them over, and the dealer shows .
Dylan Wilkerson - 14,200,000 (59 bb)
Erick Lindgren - 7,000,000 (29 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 11:26 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren open-shoves the button, and Dylan Wilkerson calls all in for 2,455,000 to put himself at risk.
Lindgren:
Wilkerson:
The flop is clean for Lindgren, though Wilkerson does pick up some backdoor possibilities. The turn brings the , though, giving Wilkerson a big lead with one to come. Lindgren can still win the tournament with a non-spade ace, but the river is the blank .
Wilkerson doubles up with kings up.
Dylan Wilkerson - 4,990,000 (21 bb)
Erick Lindgren - 16,210,000 (68 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 11:17 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson limps the button and Erick Lindgren checks his option. The flop comes , Lindgren checks and Wilkerson bets 290,000. Lindgren calls.
They both check the on the turn. The river brings the , Lindgren bets 525,000 and Wilkerson calls. Lindgren turns over for the winning pair of jacks and Wilkerson mucks.
Erick Lindgren - 18,200,000 (76 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 3,000,000 (13 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 11:11 PM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 40,000
Monday, April 23, 2018 11:08 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson opens the button to 450,000, and Erick Lindgren calls in the big blind.
They both check though the flop, and the turn is the . Lindgren bets 550,000, and Wilkerson calls. The river is the , and Lindgren bets 1,300,000. Wilkerson calls.
Lindgren tables for the nut flush, and it's good.
"That was supposed to be pocket sevens," Wilkerson says, shuffling his two cards in his hands. "Instead, it's jack-seven suited. When you're hot, you're hot."
The seven of spades is on the bottom as his cards hit the muck, and Lindgren wins the pot.
Erick Lindgren - 16,600,000 (83 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 4,600,000 (23 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 11:03 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson limps the button, and Erick Lindgren checks his option in the big blind.
The flop is . Lindgren checks, Wilkerson bets 200,000, and Lindgren calls. They both check through the turn, and the river is the . Lindgren bets 425,000, and Wilkerson calls.
Lindgren shows , winning the pot with a pair of queens.
Erick Lindgren - 14,175,000 (71 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 7,025,000 (35 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:59 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson limps the button and Erick Lindgren checks his option.
The flop comes , Lindgren checks and Wilkerson bets 250,000. Lindren calls. The turn brings the , Lindgren checks and Wilkerson bets 550,000. Lindgren calls.
They both check the on the river, Lindgren tables but is no good against Wilkerson's .
Dylan Wilkerson - 7,850,000 (39 bb)
Erick Lindgren - 13,350,000 (67 b)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:56 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson limps the button and Erick Lindgren checks his option.
They check the flop. The turn brings the , Lindgren checks, and Wilkerson bets 250,000. Lindgren calls.
The river is the , Lindgren checks again and Wilkerson bets 575,000 winning himself the pot.
Dylan Wilkerson - 6,850,000 (34 bb)
Erick Lindgren - 14,350,000 (72 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:52 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson limps the button and Erick Lindgren raises to 600,000. Wilkerson calls.
The flop comes , Lindgren bets 400,000 and Wilkerson folds.
Erick Lindgren - 14,980,000 (75 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 6,220,000 (31 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:45 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson opens the button to 450,000, and Erick Lindgren three-bets to 1,300,000 in the big blind. Wilkerson calls.
The flop is . Lindgren continues for 800,000, and Wilkerson calls.
The turn is the , and Lindgren checks this time. Wilkerson takes his cue to bet 1,200,000, and Lindgren calls after just a few seconds.
The river is the . Lindgren checks again, and Wilkerson bets 2,100,000. This time, Lindgren needs a minute or two to ponder. He cuts down his stack and squirms in his chair for a bit, then eventually calls.
"King-high," Wilkerson says, making a motion to muck. Lindgren promptly shows down , winning the pot with fives and treys. It's the biggest one of the heads-up duel so far, and it moves Lindgren into the lead for the first time today.
Erick Lindgren - 13,720,000 (69 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 7,480,000 (37 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:40 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson has worked his way back into a decent lead, courtesy of a string of small pots.
In the most recent one, Erick Lindgren opens the button to 400,000, and Wilkerson defends his big blind.
The flop is . Wilkerson checks, Lindgren continues for 425,000, and Wilkerson calls. They both check through the turn, and Wilkerson leads for 600,000 on the river. Lindgren folds.
Dylan Wilkerson - 13,000,000 (65 bb)
Erick Lindgren - 8,200,000 (41 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:34 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren limps the button and Dylan Wilkerson raises to 750,000. Lindgren calls.
The flop comes , Wilkerson checks, and Lindgren bets 700,000. Wilkerson calls. Both players check the on the turn.
The river is the , Wilkerson checks, and Lindgren bets 2,700,000. Wilkerson thinks a while before laying it down. Lindgren flashes the .
Erick Lindgren - 10,350,000 (52 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 10,850,000 (54 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:30 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren limps the button and Dylan Wilkerson checks.
They check down the board to the river. Wilkerson checks and Lindgren bets 300,000. Wilkerson calls and Lindgren tables for a flopped full house.
Wilkerson smiles and goes "well done" as he puts his cards in the muck.
Erick Lindgren - 7,680,000 (38 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 13,320,000 (67 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:18 PM Local Time
Dylan Wilkerson opens the button to 425,000, and Erick Lindgren defends his big blind.
Both players check through the flop, and the turn is the . Lindgren checks again, Wilkerson bets 300,000, and Lindgren calls. The river is the , and Lindgren checks again. Wilkerson bets 800,000, but this time, Lindgren check-raises to what looks like 2,400,000. Wilkerson folds, and Lindgren makes up a little more ground in the chip counts.
Erick Lindgren - 6,850,000 (34 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 14,350,000 (72 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 10:13 PM Local Time
Erick Lindren raises to 400,000 on the button and Dylan Wilkerson calls.
Both players check the flop. The turn brings the and Lindren bets 450,000 winning himself the pot.
Erick Lindgren - 5,380,000 (27 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson - 15,820,000 (79 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 9:59 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Monday, April 23, 2018 9:54 PM Local Time
From 1,060 entrants the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Cherokee is down to its final two. Here's a look at how they stack up:
Dylan Wilkerson - 16,035,000 (100 bb)
Erick Lindgren - 5,165,000 (32 bb)
Monday, April 23, 2018 9:48 PM Local Time
Daniel Wagner
Dylan Wilkerson opens to 325,000 from the button, Daniel Wagner moves all in for around 2,900,000, and Howard Setzer calls all in for 2,300,000 from the big blind.
Wilkerson calls, having them both well covered.
Dylan Wilkerson:
Daniel Wagner:
Howard Setzer:
The board runs out and Wilkerson spikes an ace on the flop to score the double knockout.
Dylan Wilkerson - 16,000,000 (160 bb)
Daniel Wagner - Eliminated in 3rd Place ($135,150)
Howard Setzer - Eliminated in 4th Place ($101,601)
Howard Setzer