Monday, June 18, 2018 4:16 PM Local Time
Hands #150-155: Stabler Climbing
Hand #150: Bill Stabler raised the button to 580,000 and Matthew Davis called from the big blind. The flop came and Davis checked. Stabler bet 625,000, Davis folded, and Stabler took the pot.
Hand #151: Davis raised to 540,000 from the button and Stabler called. The flop came and Stabler checked. Davis bet 500,000, Stabler folded, and Davis took the chips.
Hand #152: Stabler raised the button to 580,000 and took the pot uncontested.
Hand #153: Davis raised the button to 540,000 and Stabler called. The flop came and Stabler checked. Davis bet 525,000 and Stabler called. The turn brought the and both players checked. The hit the river and they checked again. Stabler showed and it was good enough to win the pot.
Hand #154: Davis got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #155: Davis raised the button to 545,000 Stabler three-bet to 1,425,000, Davis folded, and Stabler took the pot.
Monday, June 18, 2018 4:05 PM Local Time
Hands #145-149: Pots Getting Bigger
Hand #145: Matthew Davis raised to 520,000 and Bill Stabler defended his big blind. Stabler check-folded to a bet of 400,000 on the flop.
Hand #146: Davis received a walk.
Hand #147: Davis raised to 454,000 and Stabler called. The flop came and Stabler check-called a bet of 525,000. The turn was the and Stabler check-called a bet of 1,050,000. The river was checked by both players. Stabler showed for a pair of sixes, and Davis took down the pot with .
Hand #148: Stabler raised to 580,000 and Davis called. The flop came and Davis bet 600,000. Stabler then raised to 1,425,000 and Davis called.
The turn was the . Davis checked and Stabler bet 2,250,000. Davis folded.
Hand #149: Davis limped and Stabler checked his big blind. Stabler check-folded to a bet of 500,000 on a flop.
Bill Stabler | 17,095,000 | -1,200,000 |
Matthew Davis | 12,500,000 | 1,200,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:56 PM Local Time
Hands #140-144: Davis Check-Raises
Hand #140: Bill Stabler raised to 580,000 from the button and Matthew Davis called from the big blind. The flop came and Davis check-called a bet of 680,000 from Stabler. The turn brought the and both players checked. The fell on the river and they checked again. Stabler showed and it was good enough to win the pot.
Hand #141: Stabler got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #142: Stabler raised to 580,000 from the button and Davis called. The flop came , Davis checked, Stabler bet 680,000, Davis check-raised to 2.9 million, Stabler folded, and Davis took the pot.
Hand #143: Davis called from the button and Stabler checked his option. The flop came and Stabler checked. Davis bet 300,000, Stabler folded, and Davis took the chips.
Hand #144: Stabler called from the button and Davis checked his option. The flop came and Davis bet 300,000. Stabler raised to 750,000, Davis folded, and Stabler took the pot.
Bill Stabler | 18,295,000 | 645,000 |
Matthew Davis | 11,300,000 | -650,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:43 PM Local Time
Level 35 started
Level: 35
Blinds: 120000/240000
Ante: 40000
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:33 PM Local Time
Hands #138-139: Hands Before the Break
Hand #138: Bill Stabler raised to 525,000 and Matthew Davis called in the big blind. Davis check-called a bet of 525,000 on the flop, but check-folded to a bet of 1,250,000 on the turn.
Hand #139: Davis limped and Stabler checked. Stabler then bet 450,000 on the flop and Davis folded.
Players are going on a 15-minute break.
Bill Stabler | 17,650,000 | 3,750,000 |
Matthew Davis | 11,950,000 | -3,750,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:31 PM Local Time
Hands #133-137: Second Pair is Good for Davis
Hand #133: Matthew Davis raised to 525,000 from the button and Bill Stabler three-bet to 1,425,000 from the big blind. Davis folded and Stabler took the chips.
Hand #134: Davis got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #135: Davis raised to 525,000 from the button, Stabler three-bet to 1,725,000, and Davis folded.
Hand #136: Stabler raised to 525,000 from the button and Davis called. The flop came and Davis checked. Stabler bet 525,000, Davis check-raised to 1.7 million, Stabler folded, and Davis took the pot.
Hand #137: Davis called from the button, Stabler raised to 625,000 from the big blind, and Davis called. The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought the and Stabler checked. Davis bet 1 million and Stabler called. The fell on the river, both players checked, Davis tabled , and his pair of jacks was good enough to win the pot.
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:22 PM Local Time
Hands #127-132: Stalemate Early On
Hand #127: Bill Stabler received a walk.
Hand #128: Matthew Davis received a walk.
Hand #129: Davis raised to 525,000 and Stabler three-bet to 1,425,000. Davis folded and was shown .
Hand #130: Davis received a walk.
Hand #131: Davis raised to 525,000 and Stabler called. Stabler then check-folded to a bet of 500,000 on a flop.
Hand #132: Stabler raised to 525,000 and Davis called. Davis then check-folded to a bet of 525,000 on a flop.
Matthew Davis | 15,700,000 | 440,000 |
Bill Stabler | 13,900,000 | -450,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:13 PM Local Time
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Matthew Davis | 15,260,000 | 260,000 |
Bill Stabler | 14,350,000 | 1,350,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:10 PM Local Time
Scott Hamilton-Hill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($303,859)
Hand #126: Bill Stabler raised to 525,000 from the button, Scott Hamilton-Hill three-bet shoved from the small blind for 1,625,000, and Stabler called to put Hamilton-Hill at risk.
Bill Stabler:
Scott Hamilton-Hill:
Hamilton-Hill had the preflop advantage and Stabler needed to improve in order to win the pot. The board ran out , which paired Stabler's nine, so he took the pot to end Hamilton-Hill's deep run in this event.
Scott Hamilton-Hill | 0 | -1,600,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:06 PM Local Time
Hands #122-125: Raise and Takes
Hand #122: Matthew Davis raised to 525,000 from the button and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #123: Scott Hamilton-Hill shoved from the small blind for about 1.6 million and took the pot without a fight.
Hand #124: Hamilton-Hill jammed from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #125: Davis raised to 525,000 from the button and took the pot without contest.
Monday, June 18, 2018 3:02 PM Local Time
Hands #115-121: Hamilton-Hill Getting Short
Hand #115: Scott Hamilton-Hill raised to 800,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #116: Matthew Davis raised to 525,000 and Hamilton-Hill three-bet all in. Davis folded and was shown .
Hand #117: Hamilton-Hill limped in the small blind and then called a raise from Davis in the big blind to 625,000.
The players checked and the river was the . Hamilton-Hill bet 400,000 and Davis raised to 1,600,000. Hamilton-Hill folded.
Hand #118: Hamilton-Hill raised to 525,000 and Bill Stabler defended his big blind. Stabler check-called a bet of 700,000 on the flop. The pair then checked the turn and river and Stabler won the pot with .
Hand #119: Stabler moved all in blind on blind and Hamilton-Hill folded.
Hand #120: Davis raised to 525,000 and Stabler folded his small blind.
Matthew Davis | 15,000,000 | 900,000 |
Bill Stabler | 13,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Scott Hamilton-Hill | 1,600,000 | -2,100,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 2:51 PM Local Time
Hands #110-114: Davis Applies Pressure
Hand #110: Matthew Davis raised to 500,000 from the button, Scott Hamilton-Hill shoved from the big blind, and Davis folded.
Hand #111: Hamilton-Hill completed the small blind and Davis checked his option. The flop came , Hamilton-Hill bet 200,000, and Davis called. The turn brought the , Hamilton-Hill checked, Davis bet 350,000, and Hamilton-Hill folded.
Hand #112: Hamilton-Hill raised to 525,000 from the button and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #113: Davis raised to 525,000 from the button and Bill Stabler three-bet to 1.425 million from the small blind. Davis folded and Stabler took the pot.
Hand #114: Hamilton-Hill completed the small blind and Davis checked his option. The flop came , Hamilton-Hill bet 225,000, Davis raised to 700,000, Hamilton-Hill folded, and Davis took the pot.
Monday, June 18, 2018 2:44 PM Local Time
Gary Friedlander Eliminated in 4th Place ($227,111)
Hand #109:
Gary Friedlander moved all in for 3,375,000 from under the gun. Scott Hamilton-Hill gave it considerable thought before folding. Bill Stabler was in the big blind and called.
Gary Friedlander:
Bill Stabler:
The flop gave Friedlander a gutshot. The turn paired Stabler, and Friedlander failed to find a three on the river. He was eliminated in fourth place.
Bill Stabler | 7,400,000 | 3,000,000 |
Gary Friedlander | 0 | -3,400,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 2:41 PM Local Time
Hands #100-108: Raise and Take it
Hand #100: Scott Hamilton-Hill raised to 600,000 in the small blind and won.
Hand #101: Matthew Davis raised in the small blind and everyone folded.
Hand #102: Hamilton-Hill raised to 550,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #103: Davis raised to 550,000 and won.
Hand #104: Gary Friedlander raised to 550,000 and also earned the blinds and antes.
Hand #105: Friedlander raised to 550,000 and Bill Stabler defended his big blind. Stabler bet out 550,000 on the flop and Friedlander folded.
Hand #106: Hamilton-Hill raised to 525,000 and Stabler made it 1,425,000 from the small blind and that was enough to win the pot.
Hand #107: Friedlander raised all in from the small blind and won.
Hand #108: Friedlander raised to 550,000, then folded to a shove from Hamilton-Hill.
Monday, June 18, 2018 2:35 PM Local Time
Hand #99: Friedlander Shoves
Hand #99: Matthew Davis raised to 325,000 from under the gun, Gary Friedlander shoved, Davis folded, and Friedlander took the pot.
Monday, June 18, 2018 2:34 PM Local Time
Bill Bennett Eliminated in 5th Place ($170,973)
Hand #98: Bill Bennett raised to 425,000 from under the gun and Matthew Davis called from the button.
The flop came and Bennett bet 750,000. Davis called.
The hit the turn and Bennett shoved for just over 6 million. Davis quickly called with a barely covering stack and the two players tabled their hands.
Bill Bennett:
Matthew Davis:
Bennett had turned a set of tens but found himself trailing Davis's flopped nut flush. The on the river gave Davis the pot to end Bennett's run in this event.
Although this is Bennett's largest career cash, it's not his deepest finish here at the World Series of Poker. Bennett took down a $1,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event at the 15th WSOP held in 1984 for an $84,000 payday. Had he won this event, he would have set the record for the longest amount of time between bracelet wins.
Matthew Davis | 14,100,000 | 6,900,000 |
Bill Bennett | 0 | -7,300,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 2:27 PM Local Time
Hands #94-97: Stabler Raises Davis
Hand #94: Matthew Davis raised to 425,000 from the cutoff, Gary Friedlander called from the small blind, and Bill Bennett called from the big blind. The flop came and Friedlander checked. Bennett bet 500,000, Davis called, and Friedlander folded. The turn brought the and both players checked. The hit the river, Friedlander checked, Davis bet 825,000, and Friedlander folded.
Hand #95: Bill Bennett completed the small blind and Scott Hamilton-Hill checked his option. The flop came , Bennett bet 500,000, and Hamilton-Hill called. The turn brought the , Bennett shoved, and Hamilton-Hill folded.
Hand #96: Bennett called from the button, Hamilton-Hill completed the small blind, and Davis checked his option. The flop fell and action checked to Bennett. He bet 300,000, both of his opponents folded, and he took the chips.
Hand #97: Davis completed the small blind, Stabler raised to 500,000, and Davis called. The flop came and both players checked. The hit the turn, Davis bet 625,000, Stabler raised to 1.48 million, and Davis folded.
Monday, June 18, 2018 2:26 PM Local Time
Level 34 started
Level: 34
Blinds: 100000/200000
Ante: 30000
Monday, June 18, 2018 2:07 PM Local Time
Hands #89-93: A Double and More for Hamilton-Hill
Hand #89: Scott Hamilton-Hill moved all in from under the gun for 1,350,000. It folded to Bill Bennett in the big blind who called.
Scott Hamilton-Hill:
Bill Bennett:
Hamilton-Hill was in bad shape and was calling for the flop to come three-four-five to give him a straight. The flop came giving him a pair. With the New Zealander and his rail screaming for a deuce, the turn was the and the river was the meaning Hamilton-Hill doubled up.
Hand #90: Bennett limped in the small blind and Hamilton-Hill checked his big blind. Bennett bet 500,000 on the flop and took the pot down.
Hand #91: Bill Stabler raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Hamilton-Hill moved all in from the small blind for 2,680,000. Stabler folded and Hamilton-Hill showed
Hand #92: Gary Friedlander raised to 420,000 from under the gun and Hamilton-Hill moved all in from the button. Friedlander folded and was shown from his opponent.
Hand #93: Matthew Davis raised to 400,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Bill Bennett | 7,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
Matthew Davis | 7,200,000 | -1,700,000 |
Bill Stabler | 5,900,000 | -1,000,000 |
Gary Friedlander | 4,500,000 | -2,000,000 |
Scott Hamilton-Hill | 3,700,000 | 1,100,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2018 1:57 PM Local Time
Hands #84-88: Stabler Check-Raises Hamilton-Hill
Hand #84: Gary Friedlander raised to 330,000 from the small blind and Bill Bennett called from the big. The flop came and both players checked. The fell on the turn and they checked again. The river brought the , Friedlander bet 410,000, and Bennett folded.
Hand #85: Bennett shoved from the small blind and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #86: Scott Hamilton-Hill raised to 450,000 from the small blind, Matthew Davis raised to about 2.7 million from the big blind to put Hamilton-Hill to a decision for his stack, he folded, and Davis took the pot.
Hand #87: Bennett called from the cutoff, Hamilton-Hill called from the button, Davis completed his small blind, and Bill Stabler checked his option. The flop came and action checked to Hamilton-Hill. He bet 350,000, Davis folded, Stabler check-raised to about 2.5 million, Bennett folded, and Hamilton-Hill did the same shortly thereafter.
Hand #88: Hamilton-Hill shoved from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.