Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:46 PM Local Time
Keating's Shove Get Through
Alex Keating opened to 1,600 under the gun. The player in the big blind called.
A flop reading was dealt. The big blind checked. Keating quickly moved all in for 10,300. His opponent gave up his hand.
Alex Keating | 14,000 | -36,600 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:44 PM Local Time
East Coast Gone
"East Coast" Mike Ross squeeze-shoved for 27,300 in middle position and a player in the cutoff cold called. The other players got out of the way.
Ross tabled and needed some help against . The board of didn't give him anything and Ross walked away out of the room.
Mike Ross | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:41 PM Local Time
It's Not 20 Questions...It's 8 Questions
And Sarah bombs...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:40 PM Local Time
Rozas Sends One Home
David Rozas eliminated a player after getting it all in on the turn. His opponent was drawing dead and was already packing up before the river card was dealt.
Rozas was holding on an board and his opponent had for Broadway and a flush draw. The river was the inconsequential and Rozas is now right around the 100,000 chip mark.
David Rozas | 100,000 | 21,300 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:36 PM Local Time
Full House vs Quads
Joshua Abady raised to 1,800. Robert Formella called in the hijack and Norberto Santamaria called on the button. The big blind also called and the four players saw a flop of . It checked to Formella who bet 7,500. Santamaria called and the other two players both folded.
The turn was the and Formella bet 18,000. Santamaria called. The river was the and Formella moved all in and Santamaria called for his last 32,700.
Robert Formella:
Norberto Santamaria:
Santamaria had flopped quads and had gotten paid by the full house of Formella.
Norberto Santamaria | 133,000 | 122,800 |
Robert Formella | 87,000 | -67,500 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:34 PM Local Time
2018 WSOP Main Event Fun Facts and Demographics
With 7,874 players, the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event is the second-biggest ever held in the WSOP's 49-year history (largest since 2006). The $10,000 buy-in tournament was up 9 percent year over year and drew 925 players on Day 1A, 2,378 on 1B, and 4,571 on 1C (which was the largest single flight in WSOP history).
That created a $74,015,600 prize pool that'll be paid to the top 1,182 places with $8.8 million going to the eventual winner. Players came from the world around – 88 different countries to be exact – with the United States contributing the most players by far with 5,758.
Of those American players, all 50 states and the District of Colombia were represented. California had the most players with 1,009 followed by Nevada and Florida with 519 and 456 players respectively. Texas rounded out the top five with 390 runners. On the opposite end of the spectrum, West Virginia was the country least represented with just five players followed by Delaware with seven players.
Canada was second on the list of countries represented with 415, the UK third with 350, and France fourth with 136. Some faraway countries represented include Bosnia, Kenya, Luxemborg, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Zambia, Andorra, Mynamar, and the Isle of Man.
Here are some other fun facts regarding the 2018 WSOP Main Event:
- 393,700,000 value of chips in play (most ever)
- 267,716 physical chips in play (each player started with 34 individual chips)
- 760 dealers used
- 1,694 decks of cards utilized
- 88-year-old John Olsen of Moss Point, Mississippi was the oldest player in the field. He bagged on Day 1B.
- Nicholas Dashinau of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania was the younger player in the field after turning 21 on July 1. He bagged 90,700 in chips on Day 1C.
Main Event Demographic Breakdown
The average age of 2018 WSOP Main Event participants is 41.23. For males, the average is 43.71 and for females, 41.13. Here is a more detailed look at the age ranges of this year's participants.
Age Range | Total | Male | Female |
21-25 | 310 | 305 | 5 |
26-30 | 1,439 | 1,408 | 31 |
31-35 | 1,689 | 1,625 | 64 |
36-40 | 1,050 | 999 | 51 |
41-45 | 865 | 830 | 35 |
46-50 | 815 | 782 | 33 |
51-55 | 636 | 603 | 33 |
>56 | 1,070 | 1,021 | 49 |
Total | 7,874 | 7,573 | 301 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:27 PM Local Time
Chait Takes Two
Craig Chait just eliminated two other players when his held up against the and of his two opponents. Chait is now back to above starting stack.
Craig Chait | 58,000 | 23,600 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:25 PM Local Time
Assorted Counts Amazon Orange
Chris Fraser | 315,000 | -15,000 |
Brian Borne | 250,000 | 60,000 |
Govert Metaal | 235,000 | 10,000 |
John Choi | 200,000 | 15,000 |
Juan Lopez | 170,000 | 68,100 |
Kevin Boudreau | 170,000 | -16,300 |
Julian Stuer | 160,000 | 37,000 |
Matt Berkey | 145,000 | -40,600 |
Billy Baxter | 140,000 | 11,000 |
Thomas Lutz | 120,000 | 12,000 |
Mina Greco | 60,000 | 24,500 |
Joe Hachem | 40,000 | -9,000 |
Lena Evans | 12,000 | -7,900 |
Christopher Brody | 0 | -53,900 |
Zachary Smiley | 0 | -36,300 |
Tony Dunst | 0 | -14,300 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:23 PM Local Time
Level 7 started
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:05 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
Just over 600 players are still in contention for Day 2a and they have been sent into the first 20-minute break of the day, the Day 2b field has also headed out of the tournament area to get some fresh air.
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:03 PM Local Time
Hegele Loses Some
Robin Hegele faced a raise to 1,500 by Jackson Laskey and three-bet to 5,000 from one seat over. William Harder called out of the small blind and Frank Williams made it 15,000 to go from the big blind. Laskey folded and Hegele called, as did Harder. All three players checked the flop and the turn, the fell on the river and Harder bet 12,000. Williams folded and Hegele needed two minutes to come to the same conclusion.
"You had aces? Really? Such a sick spot," the 27th place finisher of the 2017 WSOP Main Event said before heading into the first break of the day.
Jackson Laskey | 185,000 | 25,400 |
William Harder | 100,000 | 32,300 |
Robin Hegele | 21,100 | 21,100 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:03 PM Local Time
McKeehen Wins a Small Pot
Joe McKeehen has been chipping up nicely in the first level of Day 2ab. McKeehen raised from middle position to 1,500 and a player in late position called, as did the player on the big blind.
McKeehen continued on the flop with a bet of 1,800 and that was enough to take down the pot.
Seth Davies was on one of the tables that broke and is now on the direct left of McKeehen.
Seth Davies | 66,000 | -29,000 |
Joe McKeehen | 65,000 | 28,800 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:02 PM Local Time
Chait Down and Up
The player in late position raised to 1,300 and was called by the players in the hijack, button, Craig Chait in the small blind and the big blind.
The flop came and Chait bet 4,000. Everyone but the button folded.
The turn brought them the , Chait bet 6,000.
"Not afraid of the flush?" The player on the button asked Chait.
"No!" replied Chait with a smile.
The player on the button raised to 16,000. Chait looked at his cards again and then decided to call.
The on the river completed the board and Chait checked. So did his opponent. Chait's opponent tabled for the turned flush and Chait glanced at his cards once more and then mucked them.
Craig Chait | 34,400 | -15,700 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:02 PM Local Time
Addamo's Run Halted
Five-way to the flop, Michael Addamo bet 1,700 sitting in a middle position. Only Rob Salaburu called out of the small blind and they saw the hit the felt. Addamo barrelled for 3,700 and Salaburu snap-called.
The river was the and Salaburu checked to Addamo again. Addamo took almost all of his chips and fired 15,800, leaving himself with just 100. Salaburu again snapped him off. Addamo showed for a bluff and Salaburu raked in the pot with .
Addamo was ante all-in on the next hand that saw six other players join the flop for 1,300. The board read and Salaburu raised a bet of 2,200 on the turn, making it 10,500. He was called by the initial bettor who checked the river. Salaburu fired 14,000 but folded when he faced a min-raise. While Addamo peeled pocket sevens, he couldn't beat pocket fours and left the tournament just before the first break of the day.
Robert Salaburu | 128,000 | 60,000 |
Michael Addamo | 0 | -33,900 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:01 PM Local Time
Assorted Stack Updates from Amazon Purple
Timothy Lau | 262,000 | 77,000 |
Eric Liebeler | 133,000 | 18,000 |
Ema Zajmovic | 131,000 | 24,200 |
Juha Helppi | 124,000 | 1,000 |
Antonio Esfandiari | 101,000 | 26,000 |
Christopher Kruk | 89,000 | -9,800 |
Dan Smith | 74,000 | 19,000 |
Maria Konnikova | 74,000 | 40,500 |
David Prociak | 56,000 | 28,600 |
Joe Hachem | 49,000 | 1,000 |
Jameson Painter | 45,000 | -6,400 |
Andre Akkari | 0 | -16,500 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:59 PM Local Time
Salter Loses a Pot
After calling a check-raise to 7,500 on a flop, Louis Salter called a bet of 11,000 from his opponent on the turn.
The river was the and his opponent bet 16,000. Salter called but was shown for trips and that was good enough to take down the pot.
Louis Salter | 25,000 | -8,000 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:58 PM Local Time
Koening Gets Foxen to Fold
Alex Foxen raised to 1,600 from the small blind. Jennifer Ryan-Koenig, in the big blind, three-bet to 3,600. Foxen called.
The flop came . Foxen checked. Koening bet 6,000. Foxen check-called.
The turn brought the and was checked through to the river. Foxen checked again. Koening fired 16,000.
''King-Jack again?'' asked Foxen. Koening smiled and Foxed proceeded to give up his hand.
Alex Foxen | 210,000 | -32,300 |
Jennifer Ryan-Koenig | 78,000 | 23,800 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:54 PM Local Time
Recent Chip Counts Miranda Room
Jans Arends | 126,000 | 17,900 |
Blake Whittington | 113,000 | 25,600 |
Jasper Meijer van Putten | 100,000 | 26,900 |
Marvin Rettenmaier | 93,000 | 6,600 |
Charlie Godwin | 80,000 | 80,000 |
Jeff Madsen | 75,000 | -10,300 |
Ryan Olisar | 74,000 | 35,200 |
Allen Cunningham | 73,000 | 29,900 |
Emile Schiff | 70,000 | -13,400 |
Pierre Calamusa | 59,000 | -7,800 |
Dermot Blain | 58,000 | -9,100 |
Danny Wong | 50,000 | -42,400 |
Faraz Jaka | 18,300 | -37,200 |
Carol Fuchs | 18,300 | -19,700 |
Sam Phillips | 15,600 | 15,600 |
Allyn Shulman | 9,200 | -4,600 |
Nick Cipiti | 0 | -29,700 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:54 PM Local Time
Deeb Bombs the River
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading , Shaun Deeb was first to act in the big blind. Deeb tossed in a 5,000 chip into a pot of around 6,000 and his opponent called from the hijack.
The on the river paired the board and Deeb reached back for a bet of 23,000. That sent his opponent back into his seat, as he sat with his hands on his head for a minute. He eventually made the call and Deeb flipped over for a full house. His opponent nodded his head in approval and Deeb scooped the pot.
Shaun Deeb | 193,500 | 68,500 |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:48 PM Local Time
Hachem Folds on the River
A sizable pot had emerged until the river of a board with around 40,000 in the middle and James Slattery bet 13,000. Joe Hachem was sent into the think tank and engaged in some table chat.
"What have you got? Some jack ten nonsense? You are having fun, eh? Check-raising me every hand," Hachem said and barely got a response from Slattery. After giving it some thought, Hachem folded and was shown the .
"You are playing good," Hachem said when it was all over and dropped below the starting stack.
James Slattery | 195,000 | 97,600 |
Joe Hachem | 48,000 | -36,700 |