2018 World Series of Poker
Niveau: 11
Limit Flop / Draw: 4000/8000
Stud Games: 2000 (ante), 2000 (bring-in), 8000 (completion)
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 2000/4000/1000-ante
The cards are back in the air.
2-7 Triple Draw
From under the gun, Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 16,000 and Aaron Ogus called on the button.
Both players drew two and checked, and on the second draw, they drew two again.
Bellande bet 16,000 and Ogus called as both players drew one.
Bellande checked, Ogus bet, and Bellande called.
Ogus fanned his ![]()
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and Bellande mucked.
Limit Hold'em
Aaron Katz raised from the cutoff and Chris Vitch defended his big blind.
The flop came down ![]()
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and Vitch checked to Katz who bet. Vitch check-raised, Katz called, and the
turn fell. Vitch check-called a bet from Katz and did so again after the
river.
Katz tables ![]()
for a flush, Vitch mucked, and Katz won the pot.
Omaha Hi-Lo
On a ![]()
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flop, Alexander Kostritsyn check-called a bet from Jesse Martin and the pair checked the
turn.
The river was the
. Kostritsyn check-called another bet from Martin, and he turned over ![]()
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for a wheel to take down the pot.
With 87 players taking a seat in Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, a prize pool of $4,176,000 has been created that will pay the final 14 players.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $1,239,126 | 7th-8th | $144,049 |
| 2nd | $765,837 | 9th-10th | $111,447 |
| 3rd | $521,782 | 11th-12th | $88,627 |
| 4th | $367,197 | 13th-14th | $72,500 |
| 5th | $260,578 | ||
| 6th | $191,234 |
Previous Poker Players Championship Results
| Year | Champion | Country | Players | Prize Pool | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -- | -- | 87 | $4,176,000 | $1,239,126 |
| 2017 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 100 | $4,800,000 | $1,395,767 |
| 2016 | Brian Rast | United States | 91 | $4,176,000 | $1,296,097 |
| 2015 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 84 | $3,696,000 | $1,270,086 |
| 2014 | John Hennigan | United States | 102 | $4,896,000 | $1,517,767 |
| 2013 | Matthew Ashton | United Kingdom | 132 | $6,336,000 | $1,774,089 |
| 2012 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 108 | $5,184,000 | $1,451,527 |
| 2011 | Brian Rast | United States | 128 | $6,144,000 | $1,720,328 |
| 2010 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 116 | $5,568,000 | $1,559,046 |
| 2009 | David Bach | United States | 95 | $4,560,000 | $1,276,806 |
| 2008 | Scotty Nguyen | United States | 148 | $7,104,000 | $1,989,120 |
| 2007 | Freddy Deeb | United States | 148 | $7,104,000 | $2,276,832 |
| 2006 | David "Chip" Reese | United States | 143 | $6,864,000 | $1,716,000 |
Note: The Poker Players Championship was played as H.O.R.S.E. from 2006 to 2009 before switching to the current 8-Game format from 2010 onward. The final table was played as No-Limit Hold'em from 2010-2011.
No-Limit Hold'em
Ben Lamb raised to 10,000 from the under the gun, Adam Owen three-bet to 37,000 from the button, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi four-bet to 77,000 from the big blind, Lamb folded, and Owen called.
The flop came down ![]()
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, Mizrachi shoved for about 315,000, and Owen folded.
In the next hand Mizrachi raised to 10,000 from the button and Lamb defended his big blind.
The flop fell ![]()
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and Lamb check-called 10,000 form Mizrachi. The turn was the
and Lamb check-called 25,000 from Mizrachi. The river was the
and Lamb check-called 40,000.
Mizrachi tabled ![]()
, Lamb mucked, and Mizrachi won the pot.
No-Limit Hold'em
Isaac Haxton check-called a bet of 8,000 from Eric Wasserson on a ![]()
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flop. The turn was
and Haxton check-called a bet of 25,000.
Both Haxton and Wasseron checked the
river. Haxton announced four and Wasseron turned over ![]()
for a busted flush draw along with a pair of jacks.