Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Jour 2ab | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-07-05 17:28 UTC-7

John Hesp Eliminated from Main Event

will_shill

Niveau 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Earlier, John Hesp lost out with pocket aces against the jacks of an opponent when a jack flopped giving his opponent a set. That lost the Brit 35,000 and a short while ago Hesp opened and Jim Schweitzer three-bet to 7,000.

Hesp called and the flop came ace-high and Hesp bet. Schweitzer raised and Hesp moved all in. Schweitzer called and showed for a flopped set, with Hesp turning over for top pair top kicker. There was no miracle runout and last year's final tablist and fan favourite was eliminated.

PokerNews caught up with Hesp as he patiently posed with several of his fans for selfies on the rail.

"[The reception] has been incredible," said Hesp. "Everything has just been so lovely and fun. I'm just so so grateful that these people are enjoying my style of play, and everything else in that regard.

"The game of poker should be fun; those couple of hands earlier weren't fun, but it happens. I'm a realist and I accept that to get to the final table, it's going to be happening the opposite way to other people. And it did to me today.

"Right now I need to go and chill out for five minutes. I've got some buddies who will be wanting to know what happened.

"Hopefully I'll be here for another year, if I live long enough(!) The adrenaline doesn't last long, but it's great to be here!!"

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Schweitzer	75,000 44,700	44,700
John Hesp	Eliminé

Tags: John Hesp Jim Schweitzer

2018-07-05 16:33 UTC-7

ESPN Feature Tables Underway

zedmaster84

Niveau 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

"You guys can't bust me or Ray (Romano) or we won't go to the feature table," Kevin Pollak joked before the dinner break and indeed that didn't happen, so their table was moved over to the main ESPN stage. The secondary table features Phil Laak, Farah Galfond, Brian Altman and Aram Zobian while the third feature table includes Scotty Nguyen and Cary Katz.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jeffery Hobrecker	221,000 66,000	66,000
Brian Altman	190,000 17,000	17,000
Aram Zobian	182,000 11,000	11,000

Matthew Davidow	162,000 -54,600	-54,600
Scotty Nguyen	124,300 1,300	1,300

Farah Galfond	75,000 -44,000	-44,000
Phil Laak	72,000 34,800	34,800

Tom Marchese	70,000 -7,000	-7,000

Kevin Pollak	61,000 -9,000	-9,000
Ray Romano	36,000 5,000	5,000
Cary Katz	30,200 -68,300	-68,300
Jason Pritchard	26,000 -18,800	-18,800

Tags: Aram Zobian Brian Altman Cary Katz Farah Galfond Kevin Pollak Phil Laak Scotty Nguyen

2018-07-05 15:20 UTC-7

Hicks Sends Papazian to the Rail

[user270022]

Niveau 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

A sizeable pot worht about 75,000 had accumulated in the middle between Eric Hicks and Alexandru Papazian. The board read and Hicks checked. Papazian moved all in for 45,200 and after just a moment, Hicks made the call.

"Good call," said Papazian who tabled the for just a pair of eights. Hicks turned over the and collected the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Eric Hicks	240,000 50,000	50,000
Alexandru Papazian	Eliminé

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Eric Hicks

2018-07-05 15:06 UTC-7

Well-Timed Double for Bonomo

[user270022]

Niveau 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

As the film crews hovered around Justin Bonomo and the rest of his table, Bonomo gave them exactly what they were looking for. A double up.

Bonomo's all in was for 52,100 and he had tabled the nuts with on an board. Richard Turner, Bonomo's heads-up opponent, matched the wager after rivering a straight with off-suit.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Richard Turner	154,000 -46,000	-46,000
Justin Bonomo	128,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Richard Turner

2018-07-05 14:28 UTC-7

WSOP By the Numbers

4projectmayhem

Niveau 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Sarah Herring reveals the most interesting and important figures to come out of the 2018 Main Event so far.

2018-07-05 13:50 UTC-7

Joe Hachem Eliminated

zedmaster84

Niveau 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

After losing another big pot, Joe Hachem was all in and at risk from the button and picked up two callers including Ronald Bernstein in the big blind and Rodney Hurlbut in early position. On the flop, Bernstein moved all in to isolate successfully and the cards were turned over.

Joe Hachem:
Ronald Bernstein:

Hachem was in need of running cards to avoid elimination and it was all over after the turn, making the river a formality.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ronald Bernstein	80,000 -4,600	-4,600
Joe Hachem	Eliminé

Tags: Rodney Hurlbut Joe Hachem Ronald Bernstein

2018-07-05 13:34 UTC-7

2018 WSOP Main Event Fun Facts and Demographics

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

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

Tags: World Series of Poker WSOP WSOP Main Event

2018-07-05 12:10 UTC-7

Two-Time November Niner Saout Eliminated

will_shill

Niveau 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Antoine Saout, who final tabled the WSOP Main Event in 2009 and 2017 finishing third and fifth respectively, has been eliminated from this year's Main Event.

According to Huey Hulin, Saout shoved blind on blind with for his last 12,000 and Hulin called in the big blind with .

There was a nine on the flop and Saout was eliminated.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Huey Hulin	185,000 17,500	17,500
Antoine Saout	Eliminé

Tags: Antoine Saout Huey Hulin

2018-07-05 12:10 UTC-7

Leng "Winning Every Pot"

[user270022]

Niveau 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

Ryan Leng opened to 1,200 from middle position and David Theodosopoulos three-bet to 3,500 in the cutoff. Leng made the call and a flop was delivered.

Leng check-raised a bet of 7,000 to 16,000 on the flop and Theodosopoulos flatted. The hit the turn and Leng continued for 11,700.

The completed the board and Leng bet enough to put Theodosopoulos at risk, effectively 41,000. Theodosopoulos went into the tank.

"Will you show if I fold," asked Theodosopoulos.

"You can't ask that sir," responded the dealer. Which then sparked a debate at the table about the rules in the situation.

"You're so much better of a player than I am," Theodosopoulos continued.

Eventually, Theodosopoulos would find a fold, showing the table the , and Leng dragged in the pot.

"Winning every pot, this guy," shouted a neighbor at the table.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ryan Leng	132,000 87,100	87,100

David Theodosopoulos	41,000 -29,300	-29,300

Tags: David Theodosopoulos Ryan Leng

2018-07-05 11:42 UTC-7

Helppi Flops a Set of Kings

[user270022]

Niveau 6 : 300/600, 100 ante

With about 35,000 in the middle and a board reading , Juha Helppi check-called Nichlaus Staker's shove worth about 30,000.

Nichlaus Staker:
Juha Helppi:

Helppi had flopped huge with his set of kings but Staker was drawing live to a broadway straight. The river was the and Helppi collected the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Juha Helppi	123,000 60,500	60,500

Nichlaus Staker	Eliminé

Tags: Juha Helppi Nichlaus Staker