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2018 49th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Monday, July 02, 2018 to Saturday, July 14, 2018

Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $74,015,600
  • Entries: 7,874
  • Remaining: 0

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:44 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #97-98: Cada Gets a Lucky Double
Joe Cada
Joe Cada

Hand #97: Yueqi Zhu raised to 900,000 in the cutoff and got action from big blind Michael Dyer. They checked to     . Dyer bet 1,350,000 and won.

Hand #98: Frederik Brink raised to 900,000 in the cutoff and Joe Cada shoved all in for 6,875,000 in the next seat. Brink called without much thought. Cada was dominated with    against   .

The     flop brought a world of possibilities for Cada. He'd now take a commanding lead with a four, heart or a six. The turn was a  , missing Cada. The river brought the   and Cada doubled with a flush.

Joe Cada14,700,0007,500,000
Frederik Brink7,900,000-7,000,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:44 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #87-91: Labat Crosses 50 Million

Antoine Labat

Hand #87: John Cynn raised to 900,000 from under the gun and Antoine Labat called from the big blind.

The flop came down     and Labat checked to Cynn who continued for 1,000,000. Labat called, the   turn was checked by both players and the   river completed the board. Labat bet 400,000, Cynn called and Labat won with a hand that was not shown by the cameras.

Hand #88: Ryan Phan raised to 850,000 from the button and John Cynn called from the big blind.

The flop fell     and Cynn check-called 500,000 from Phan. The turn was the   and Cynn check-called 1,500,000 from Phan.
The   river completed the board and both players checked.

Cynn tabled    for aces and jacks, besting Phan's    to win the pot.

Hand #89: Tony Miles opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun and got no action.

Hand #90: John Cynn opened to 900,000 from the button, Tony Miles three-bet to 3,400,000 from the big blind and Cynn folded.

Hand #91: Antoine Labat raised to 925,000 from the hijack and Nicolas Manion called from the big blind.

The flop came down     and Manion check-called 925,000 from Labat. The turn was the   and Manion check-folded to Labat's bet of 1,850,000.

Antoine Labat50,100,0004,800,000
Nicolas Manion44,600,000-2,400,000
John Cynn27,000,000-6,600,000
Ryan Phan24,400,0003,000,000
Artem Metalidi21,000,000-200,000
Tony Miles14,500,0002,300,000
Aram Zobian11,700,000-200,000
Konstantin Beylin11,300,000-900,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:40 PM Local Time
Quick Catch Up with Joe Cada

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:40 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #92-96: Dyer Plays Them All

Michael Dyer

Hand #92: Frederik Brink opened to 900,000 from the hijack and Michael Dyer called on the button. The flop fell     and Brink checked to Dyer who tossed in a bet of 850,000. Brink quickly folded and Dyer dragged in the pot.

Hand #93: Dyer raised to 800,000 in the cutoff and Hari Bercovici defended his big blind. The flop came     and Bercovici checked to Dyer who continued for 725,000. Bercovici gave it some thought but elected to lay his hand down, sending another pot to Dyer.

Hand #94: Dyer opened again to 800,000 from the hijack and Martijn Gerrits three-bet to 2,400,000 on the button. Dyer made the call and the flop came    . Both players checked to the   on the turn where Dyer led out for 1,825,000. Gerrits stuck around to see the   on the river. Both players tapped the table and Dyer tabled    but Gerrits showed    to scoop the pot.

Hand #95: Dyer raised to 800,000 from middle position and Yueqi Zhu called from the small blind. The flop came     and Zhu check-called a bet of 725,000 from Dyer. The turn brought the   and both players checked to the   on the river. Two more checks and Zhu showed    to set Dyer back some more.

Hand #96: Dyer made it 800,000 to go from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.

Michael Dyer81,600,000-1,800,000
Alex Lynskey37,700,000-500,000
Martijn Gerrits23,500,0003,800,000
Yueqi Zhu15,300,0003,900,000
Frederik Brink14,900,000-2,700,000
Hari Bercovici9,200,0001,000,000
Joe Cada7,200,000-3,700,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:25 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #86-91: Lynskey Picks Off Dyer's Triple Barrel

Alex Lynskey

Hand #86: Yueqi Zhu made it 900,000 under the gun and took it down.

Hand #87: Joe Cada made it 900,000 second to act and got action from Michael Dyer on his left and Hari Bercovici in the small blind. The flop came     and Bercovici shoved into the other players from the small blind. It was 7.2 million and Cada quickly folded. Dyer needed a moment longer but mucked as well.

Hand #88: Cada opened for 900,000 again and Alex Lynskey called a couple of seats over. Cada checked when the flop came    . Lynskey checked back and they saw a   turn. The river was a   after two more checks. Check-check again and    won it against   , with the pot going Lynskey's way.

Hand #89: Dyer opened for a min-raise and Cada defended his big blind. Dyer's continuation-bet of 725,000 won it on the     flop.

Hand #90: Zhu opened for 900,000 in the cutoff and Dyer defended his big blind. Dyer came out betting with 850,000 on the     flop. Zhu called and the   hit. Dyer checked this time and faced a bet of 1.2 million. Dyer gave it up.

Hand #91: Dyer completed the blind and Lynskey checked. The flop came     and Dyer bet out 425,000. Lynskey stuck around and the   hit. Dyer bet 1,150,000 and Lynskey continued to the   river. Dyer fired a final shell of 2.6 million. Lynskey took some thinking time and called.

Dyer opened    for a bluff and Lynskey took it down with    for just tens.

Michael Dyer83,400,000-6,200,000
Alex Lynskey38,200,0006,500,000
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:22 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #83-86: Manion on the Rise

Nicolas Manion

Hand #83: Ryan Phan entered the pot with a raise to 850,000 from middle position and Nicolas Manion called in the big blind.

The flop landed     and both players checked to see the   land on the turn. Both players checked again, and the river of the   completed the board.

Manion checked, Phan bet 1,200,000, and Manion called. Phan showed the   , but it would be Manion's    for third pair that would earn him the pot.

Hand #84: Tony Miles opened on the button to 900,000 before Nicolas Manion three-bet the small blind to 3,200,000.

Miles folded, and Manion collected the pot and moved into the chip lead on the table with 45.5 million in chips.

Hand #85: From the button, Nicolas Manion raised to 1,000,000, and Aram Zobian called in the big blind.

The flop landed     and Zobian checked to Manion who bet 1,500,000. Zobian folded, and Manion extended his secondary table chip lead.

Hand #86: Artem Metalidi raised his button to 825,000 and Aram Zobian moved all in from the small blind for 10,300,000. Metalidi folded, and Zobian collected the pot.

Nicolas Manion47,000,0005,800,000
Antoine Labat45,300,000-100,000
John Cynn33,600,000-100,000
Ryan Phan21,400,000-2,700,000
Artem Metalidi21,200,000-1,600,000
Konstantin Beylin12,200,000-200,000
Tony Miles12,200,000-1,300,000
Aram Zobian11,900,000400,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:12 PM Local Time
Kao Saechao Eliminated in 16th Place ($375,000)

Kao Saechao

Feature Table Hand #85: Dyer raised it up to 800,000 from the cutoff and Kao Saechao shoved all in for 6,580,000 on the button. The action folded back to Dyer who quickly made the call.

Michael Dyer:   
Kao Saechao:   

The flop came     and Dyer was still in a dominating position. The   on the turn was of no help and the   on the river bricked off for Saechao as well. Dyer's ace-high was good enough to earn the pot and Saechao was eliminated in 16th place.

Michael Dyer89,600,0006,100,000
Kao Saechao0-6,575,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:10 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #78-82: Metalidi Takes from Phan
Artem Metalidi
Artem Metalidi

Hand #78: John Cynn opened to 900,000 from middle position and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #79: Artem Metalidi opened to 825,000 from the cutoff before Ryan Phan three-bet to 2,550,000 from the small blind.

Metalidi called, and the dealer spread a     flop and both players checked to reveal the   on the turn. Both players checked again, and the river landed the  .

Phan bet 1,000,000 and Metalidi called. Phan tabled his   , but it would be Metalidi's    that would earn him the checkmark in the hand, and the pot.

Hand #80: Konstantin Beylin opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #81: Ryan Phan opened to 850,000 from cutoff and collected the blinds and antes.

Hand #82: Ryan Phan opened to 850,000 from the hijack, and he collected the blinds and antes.

Antoine Labat45,400,000-800,000
Nicolas Manion41,200,000-200,000
John Cynn33,700,000-100,000
Ryan Phan24,100,000-1,700,000
Artem Metalidi22,800,0004,100,000
Tony Miles13,500,000-600,000
Konstantin Beylin12,400,000200,000
Aram Zobian11,500,000-200,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:10 PM Local Time
Feature Hands #83-84: Gerrits Rivers a Bigger Flush

Hand #83: The action folded around to Michael Dyer in the small blind who just limped in. Kao Saechao checked his option and the flop came    . Dyer led out for 425,000 and Saechao quickly folded.

Hand #84: Martijn Gerrits opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun and Alex Lynskey defended his big blind. The flop came     and Lynskey checked to Gerrits who continued for 1,000,000. Lynskey called to see the   on the turn. Both players checked and the   completed the board. Two more checks and Lynskey showed    but Gerrits rivered a bigger flush with   .

Michael Dyer83,500,0001,800,000
Alex Lynskey31,700,000-2,400,000
Martijn Gerrits19,700,0002,000,000
Frederik Brink17,600,000-100,000
Yueqi Zhu11,400,000-100,000
Joe Cada10,900,000-400,000
Hari Bercovici8,200,000-600,000
Kao Saechao6,575,000-825,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:07 PM Local Time
Level 34 started
Level: 34
Blinds: 200000/400000
Ante: 50000
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:03 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #74-77: Beylin Doubles Through Zobian

Konstantin Beylin

Hand #74: Artem Metalidi raised to 700,000 from early position and Aram Zobian called from the next seat over. Konstantin Beylin reraised all in for 5,025,000 from the small blind, Metalidi folded and Zobian called with   . Beylin showed   .

The board came down      , giving Beylin eights full of fives to double through Zobian.

Hand #75: Ryan Phan opened to 650,000 from middle position and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #76: Konstantin Beylin raised to 700,000 from the cutoff, everybody folded and Beylin won the pot.

Hand #77: Nicolas Manion opened to 800,000 from the button, Artem Metalidi three-bet from the small blind and Manion called.

They checked to the river of a       board where Metalidi bet 2,100,000. Manion raised to 6,600,000 and after a few moments Metalidi called.

Manion tabled    for the nut flush, Metalidi mucked and Manion won the pot.

Antoine Labat46,200,000-300,000
Nicolas Manion41,400,0009,400,000
John Cynn33,800,0000
Ryan Phan25,800,000200,000
Artem Metalidi18,700,000-10,700,000
Tony Miles14,100,000-700,000
Konstantin Beylin12,200,0006,800,000
Aram Zobian11,700,000-5,800,000
Hari Bercovici8,800,000-200,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:56 PM Local Time
Ming Xi Eliminated in 17th Place ($375,000)

Ming Xi

Feature Table Hand #82: Ming Xi shoved all in for 2.1 million from the hijack. Yueqi Zhu called in the next seat. Frederik Brink jammed as well for 7,380,000 from the button. The blinds mucked and Zhu thought a bit before calling.

Ming Xi:   
Frederik Brink:   
Yueqi Zhu:   

The flop came    , keeping the nines best. The   was a total brick on the turn and the   likewise on the river.

Frederik Brink17,700,00010,310,000
Yueqi Zhu11,500,000-7,400,000
Ming Xi0-2,100,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:52 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #78-81: Dyer in Control; Xi On Seven Big Blinds

Michael Dyer

Hand #78: Michael Dyer raised to 600,000 and Martijn Gerrits called out of the small blind, The flop came     and Gerrits checked, Dyer continued for 525,000 and Gerrits claimed the pot with a check-raise to 3,000,000, forcing a fold from Dyer.

Hand #79: Deyer opened to 600,000 and Alex Lynskey called in the cutoff, as did Yueqi Zhu in the big blind. The flop brought     and Zhu checked, Dyer made it 825,000 and Lynskey folded, Zhu called. On the   turn, Zhu checked once more and Dyer bet 2,100,000, which prompted a check-raise to 5,15,000 by Zhu. Dyer quickly called and the duo headed to the   river.

Zhu checked and Dyer bet 3,850,000 to force a fold.

Hand #80: Dyer raised it up to 600,000 in the very next hand and picked up calls by Gerrits in the cutoff and Zhu in the small blind, Frederik Brink called as well out of the big blind. Four players headed to the     flop and a bet of 1,025,000 by Dyer won the pot right there.

Hand #81: Dyer made it 600,000 to go first to act and Ming Xi called in the cutoff. The flop fell the     and Dyer continued for 525,000 and Xi raised to 1,100,000, Dyer called. On the   turn, Dyer checked and Xi bet 1,200,000, Dyer called without much hesitation.

The   river completed the board and Dyer moved all in for an effective 2,150,000, as that's what Xi had left.

Michael Dyer81,700,00012,300,000
Alex Lynskey34,100,000-3,100,000
Yueqi Zhu18,900,000-7,600,000
Martijn Gerrits17,700,000600,000
Joe Cada11,300,000-600,000
Kao Saechao7,400,000-800,000
Frederik Brink7,390,000-1,110,000
Ming Xi2,100,000-4,550,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:46 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #70-73: Labat Climbing

Hand #70: From under the gun, Antoine Labat opened to 700,000 and John Cynn called next to act, as did Ryan Phan in the big blind.

The flop landed     and Phan checked over to Labat who bet 1,100,000. Cynn folded, and Phan called.

The turn fell the   and Phan checked again as Labat bet 1,875,000. Phan called, and the river of the   completed the board. Both players checked, and Phan tabled his   , but it would be Labat's    that would earn him the pot.

Hand #71: Ryan Phan limped the small blind, and Antoine Labat raised to 1,300,000 from the big blind. Phan folded, and Labat collected the pot.

Hand #72: John Cynn received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #73: Antonie Labat limped for 300,000 from the button before John Cynn made it 850,000 from the small blind. Labat called, and the dealer spread a     flop.

Cynn led out for 700,000 and Labat called as the turn fell the   and both players checked.

The river landed the   and both players checked again. Cynn tabled his   , but it would be Labat's    that would see him collect the pot.

Antoine Labat46,500,0006,500,000
John Cynn33,800,000-2,700,000
Nicolas Manion32,000,000-200,000
Artem Metalidi29,400,000-100,000
Ryan Phan25,600,000-3,900,000
Aram Zobian17,500,000-200,000
Tony Miles14,800,000-200,000
Hari Bercovici9,000,000-300,000
Konstantin Beylin5,400,000-200,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:39 PM Local Time
Sylvain Loosli Eliminated in 18th Place ($375,000)

Sylvain Loosli

Feature Table Hand #75: Action folded to Ming Xi who opened to 650,000. Michael Dyer called in the small blind.

The flop came down     and both players checked to see the  . There, Dyer led out with a bet of 925,000. Xi folded and Dyer raked in the pot.

Feature Table Hand #76: Action folded to Michael Dyer on the button who raised to 600,000 and Alex Lynskey called in the big blind.

The flop was     and Lynskey checked. Dyer put out a bet of 525,000 and Lynskey called.

The turn was the   and both players checked to see the   on the river. There, Lynskey bet 900,000. Dyer called and showed his    while we only saw the   from Lynskey.

Feature Table Hand #77: Sylvain Loosli shoved all in from middle position for 2,380,000. Michael Dyer called from the cutoff and everyone else folded.

Sylvain Loosli:   
Michael Dyer:   

The flop came down     which gave a flush draw to Dyer who still had outs to an ace as well. The turn was the   though which changed nothing. The river was the   and that would be it for Loosli. Dyer made a pair of aces to top Loosli's sixes.

For his deep run and 18th place finish, Loosli collected $375,000.

Sylvain Loosli
Sylvain Loosli
Michael Dyer69,400,0007,200,000
Sylvain Loosli0-2,750,000
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:37 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #66-69: Trips for Phan to Climb Up the Leaderboard

Ryan Phan

Hand #66: The action folded to Tony Miles, and he raised to 1,150,000 and Nicolas Manion in the big blind folded.

Hand #67: Aram Zobian raised to 800,000 from under the gun and Ryan Phan called from middle position to see a flop of    .

Zobian checked, and Phan bet out 750,000. Zobian called, and the turn landed the  . Zobian checked again before Phan bet 1,800,000.

Zobian called, and the river of the   completed the board. For a third time, Zobian checked over to Phan and he bet 5,200,000 and Zobian called.

Phan tabled his    for trips, and Zobian mucked. Phan now has nearly 30 million in chips.

Hand #68: Nicolas Manion opened to 800,000 from the button and Artem Metalidi three-bet to 2,800,000 from the small blind.

The action returned to Manion, and he folded.

Hand #69: John Cynn opened to 700,000 from middle position and collected the blinds and antes.

Antoine Labat40,000,0001,000,000
John Cynn36,500,0001,600,000
Nicolas Manion32,200,000-1,400,000
Ryan Phan29,500,0009,000,000
Artem Metalidi29,500,0001,000,000
Aram Zobian17,700,000-9,200,000
Tony Miles15,000,000600,000
Hari Bercovici9,300,000-500,000
Konstantin Beylin5,600,000-200,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:30 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #70-74: Saechao Gets a Shove Through
Kao Saechao
Kao Saechao

Hand #70: Michael Dyer made it 600,000 to go and claimed the blinds and antes.

Hand #71: Alex Lynskey raised to 650,000 from the hijack and the action folded all the way to Frederik Brink in the big blind, who came along to see the     flop. Both checked and the   appeared on the turn. Brink bet 800,000 and Lynskey folded, the Danish rail cheered.

Hand #72: Dyer opened to 600,000 once more and Kao Saechao moved all in for 5,880,000 from one seat over. All opponents folded and Saechao claimed the pot.

Hand #73: Lynskey opened the action with a raise to 650,000 and Joe Cada called in the big blind. The     flop was checked and the   appeared on the turn. Cada bet 650,000 and Lynskey came along to see the   on the river. Cada bet 1,500,000 and that ended up winning the pot without showdown, as Lynskey folded.

Hand #74: Saechao raised it up to 700,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Michael Dyer62,200,000-300,000
Alex Lynskey37,200,000-2,200,000
Yueqi Zhu26,500,000-700,000
Martijn Gerrits17,100,000-300,000
Joe Cada11,900,0001,500,000
Frederik Brink8,500,000800,000
Kao Saechao8,200,0001,425,000
Ming Xi6,650,000-250,000
Sylvain Loosli2,750,000-250,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:18 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Hands #62-65: Labat Approaching 40 Million

Hand #62: Nicolas Manion raised to 750,000 from middle position, Aram Zobian called from the cutoff and Antoine Labat called from the big blind.

The flop came down     and Labat checked to Manion who continued for 700,000. Zobian folded, Labat check-raised to 3,800,000 and Manion folded.

Hand #63: Ryan Phan raised to 700,000 from the button, Antoine Labat three-bet to 2,650,000 from the small blind and Phan folded.

Hand #64: John Cynn limped from the small blind and Konstantin Beylin checked his option.

The flop came down    , Cynn bet 300,00 and Beylin called. The turn was the   and Cynn check-called 650,000 from Beylin.

The river was the   and both players checked.

Cynn tabled    for a pair of nines and Beylin mucked.

Hand #65: Hari Bercovici raised to 600,000 from middle position, John Cynn three-bet to 1,650,000 from the button and Bercovici folded.

Antoine Labat39,000,0004,075,000
John Cynn34,900,0002,700,000
Nicolas Manion33,600,000-1,675,000
Artem Metalidi28,500,000-150,000
Aram Zobian26,900,000-900,000
Ryan Phan20,500,000-1,050,000
Tony Miles14,400,000-525,000
Hari Bercovici9,800,000-800,000
Konstantin Beylin5,800,000-1,575,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:18 PM Local Time
Feature Table Hands #64-69:Dyer Scoops a Monster From Gerrits

Michael Dyer

Hand #64: Alexander Lynskey opened to 650,000 from middle position and Yueqi Szhu called from the cutoff.

The flop came down     and Lynskey checked. Zhu put out a bet of 750,000 and Lynskey called.

The turn was the   and both players checked. On the river, Lynskey led out with a bet of 1,800,000 and Zhu folded allowing Synskey to take down the pot.

Hand #65: Lynskey opened again from early position, making it 650,000. Action folded around and Lynskey took down another pot.

Hand #66: Michael Dyer limped in from the small blind and Kao Saechao checked his option in the big blind.

Dyer led out for 325,000 on the     flop and Saechao promptly folded.

Hand #67: Martijn Gerrits opened to 650,000 from under the gun and Dyer called on the button. Lynskey called in the big blind.

The flop was     and Lynskey checked his option. Gerrits bet 1,200,000 and Dyer called while Lynskey folded.

The turn was the   and Gerrits put out a bet of 2,500,000. and Dyer called.

On the   river, Gerrits put out a bet of 5,000,000 and Dyer called. Dyer showed his    for a full house and it was good to take down the pot chipping him up to over 60 million.

Hand #68: Yueqi Zhu opened to 650,000 and everyone else folded so Zhu scooped the pot.

Hand #69: Joe Cada opened to 650,000 from middle position and everyone folded so Cada scooped the pot.

Michael Dyer62,500,00010,775,000
Alex Lynskey39,400,0002,075,000
Yueqi Zhu27,200,000-750,000
Martijn Gerrits17,400,000-10,075,000
Joe Cada10,400,000125,000
Frederik Brink7,700,000-275,000
Ming Xi6,900,000-600,000
Sylvain Loosli3,000,000-675,000
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:03 PM Local Time
Play Resumes

The cards are back in the air.

There is 51 minutes and 28 seconds remaining in the level, and the button is in seat nine.

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