Event #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 7 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-07-11 19:05 UTC-7

John Cynn Looking to Improve on 2016 Main Event Finish with 2018 Final Table

Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

While anyone watching the Main Event coverage this year has been focused on 2009 Main Event champion Joe Cada’s repeat deep run, there’s another player who has been here before, though he didn’t make it quite to the final table… yet.

John Cynn from Indianapolis made it all the way to Day 7 in 2016, but dwindled down and busted in 11th place on the unofficial final table bubble.

His 2016 Main Event run fell short when his stack dwindled to under ten big blinds and he got it in with queen-ten, but Gordon Vayo found ace-king in the big blind to look him up and send Cynn to the rail.

The bittersweet run in the Main that year earned Cynn $650,000, his previous best score being just under $20,000 for a 59th-place finish in the 2015 Millionaire Maker.

In the two years since his 2016 Main Event run, Cynn has added $200,000 in tournament winnings to his credit and is thrilled to be back under the lights of the Thunderdome.

“I’m feeling pretty great. This is definitely another surreal experience.”

His experience this time around is a bit different, having been here before.

“I’m definitely more comfortable than before, which is nice. It could be either because it’s my second time or because I have a bigger stack.

“Both experiences were incredible, but definitely having a lot of fun this time.”

Cynn’s Main Event trajectory has seen him chip up substantially on every day of the tournament besides a stagnant Day 2, as you can see below.

Day	End-of-Day Chip Count	Rank
1c	133,000	215/3,480
2c	138,900	700/1,655
3	709,000	121/1,182
4	1,931,000	58/310
5	5,155,000	26/109
6	14,750,000	13/26

On Day 6 with blinds at 100K/200K/30K ante, Cynn was sitting with just over 4 million chips on the button and saw a very active Nirath Rean open to 450,000 under the gun before Daniel Tang flat-called. Cynn shipped with ace-jack and Rean tank re-shoved.

Once Tang folded, Cynn said, “This is really bad for me,” but was relieved to see he was flipping against pocket nines. The ace came right in the window, though the three-heart flop gave his opponent a flush draw, and Cynn told the table, “I’m very nervous right now.”

He followed up with, “I’ve never run this good in flips in tournament, anything. It’s insane how good I’m running. So I can’t complain no matter what happens.”

A clean runout followed and Cynn scored a big double up that got him going. He would end the day right in the middle of the pack with 14,750,000. By the second break on Day 7, Cynn had more than doubled what he started the day with, sitting at 32,200,000 and we asked how he got all those chips.

“By getting really lucky, I mean, this has been easily the best seven-day stretch of cards I’ve had in my whole entire life. And for that to come during the Main Event is like, unreal.”

If you ask anyone in poker, they’ll agree: that’s the dream.

Tags: Joe Cada John Cynn

2018-07-11 19:11 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #104-105: Zhu Picks Off Lynskey

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #104: Hari Bercovici called in middle position, Joe Cada completed the blind, and Michael Dyer checked. Dyer bet 525,000 on the flop and won the pot.

Hand #105: Yueqi Zhu raised to 900,000 in middle position and Alex Lynskey defended big blind. The flop came and Lynskey check-called 1.1 million. The turn paired the board with the . Lynskey opted to lead out with 1,525,000 and Zhu called. The river was the and Lynskey fired 4.8 million. After some thought, Zhu called with and it was good against .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Lynskey	29,300,000 -8,425,000	-8,425,000
Yueqi Zhu	21,900,000 8,825,000	8,825,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Hari Bercovici Joe Cada Michael Dyer Yueqi Zhu

2018-07-11 19:21 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #106-110: Delayed C-Bet from Zhu Takes it Down

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #106: Frederik Brink opened to 900,000 from the hijack and Martijn Gerrits called from the big blind. The flop came and Gerrits check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 from Brinks.

Hand #107: Alex Lynskey raised to 850,000 on the button and the blinds folded.

Hand #108: Michael Dyer raised it up to 800,000 in the hijack but did not get any action.

Hand #109: Gerrits opened to 900,000 from the cutoff and Yueqi Zhu three-bet to 2,100,000 out of the small blind. Gerrits made the call and the flop fell . Both players checked and the landed on the turn. Zhu led out for 2,300,000 and Gerrits tossed his cards to the muck.

Hand #110: Gerrits made it 900,000 to go again and picked up the blinds and antes.

Tags: Alex Lynskey Frederik Brink Martijn Gerrits Michael Dyer Yueqi Zhu

2018-07-11 19:24 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #97-101: Cynn Five-Bets Against Phan

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #97: Nicolas Manion opened to 950,000 and that won the blinds and antes on the secondary table in the first hand back from the dinner break.

Hand #98: Antoine Labat made it 925,000 to go from the cutoff and John Cynn called on the button, Tony Miles came along from the big blind. On the flop, Miles checked, and Labat did so as well. Cynn bet 1,400,000, Miles called, and Labat got out of the way. After the turn, both players checked and the river brought no betting action either. Cynn turned over and that won the pot.

Hand #99: Cynn raised from the cutoff to 900,000 and Manion defended his big blind. The flop fell and Manion checked, as did Cynn, to see the on the turn. Manion made it 1,300,000 to go and Cynn sent his cards into the muck.

Hand #100: Labat raised to 1,000,000 and the Frenchman won the blinds and antes without resistance.

Hand #101: First to act, Ryan Phan raised to 900,000 and Cynn three-bet to 2,600,000 from two seats over. The action folded back to Phan and he gave it some consideration before four-betting to 7,000,000. Cynn took an equally long time before five-betting to 13,500,000, which forced a fold from Phan.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Antoine Labat	49,100,000 -150,000	-150,000
John Cynn	47,000,000 10,550,000	10,550,000

Nicolas Manion	44,600,000 2,075,000	2,075,000

Artem Metalidi	16,600,000 -875,000	-875,000
Ryan Phan	16,300,000 -7,275,000	-7,275,000
Tony Miles	12,700,000 -2,775,000	-2,775,000
Aram Zobian	10,900,000 -900,000	-900,000

Konstantin Beylin	7,100,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Antoine Labat John Cynn Nicolas Manion Ryan Phan Tony Miles

2018-07-11 19:32 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #111-113: Lynskey Over Bercovici

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #111: Alex Lynskey made it 850,000 under the gun and Hari Bercovici called a couple of seats over. The board read after two checks and Lynskey bet 1.6 million. Bercovici called and the river was the . Lynskey fired 3.3 million and Bercovici thought briefly before calling.

Lynskey's triumphed over .

Hand #112: Action folded to the small blind where Michael Dyer completed. Lynskey checked and they saw . Dyer bet 425,000 and Lynskey called. The checked through, bringing the . Check-check again and of Lynskey took it down.

Hand #113: Martijn Gerrits got a walk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Lynskey	37,300,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Hari Bercovici	4,000,000 -7,725,000	-7,725,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Hari Bercovici Martijn Gerrits Michael Dyer

2018-07-11 19:34 UTC-7

Martijn Gerrits Eliminated in 15th Place ($475,000)

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #114: Alex Lynskey opened for 800,000 on the button. Gerrits made it 3.5 million. Lynskey came back with 7,250,000. Gerrits shipped for 20.1 million and Lynskey snap-called with . Gerrits had .

The board was dealt and Gerrits busted in 15th.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Lynskey	58,200,000 20,900,000	20,900,000
Martijn Gerrits	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Lynskey Martijn Gerrits

2018-07-11 19:39 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #102-105: Cynn Fires Three Streets

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #102: Nicolas Manion opened to 900,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded, allowing Manion to take down the pot.

Hand #103: On the button, Aram Zobian raised to 900,000. Antoine Labat raised to 2,850,000 and Zobian quickly released, allowing Labat to take down the pot.

Hand #104: John Cynn received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #105: Labat raised to 400,000 on the button and John Cynn called in the small blind. Konstantin Beylin called in the big blind as well.

The flop came down and Cynn led out with a bet of 625,000. Only Labat called.

The turn was the and Cynn led again with a bet of 1,000,000. Labat called once more.

On the river, Cynn led out for 3,200,000. Labat folded, allowing Cynn to take the pot.

After this hand, Tony Miles moved to the Main Feature table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Cynn	50,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Antoine Labat	48,100,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Nicolas Manion	44,900,000 300,000	300,000

Artem Metalidi	16,400,000 -200,000	-200,000
Ryan Phan	15,500,000 -800,000	-800,000
Aram Zobian	9,800,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Konstantin Beylin	6,600,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Antoine Labat Aram Zobian John Cynn Konstantin Beylin Nicolas Manion Tony Miles

2018-07-11 19:43 UTC-7

Konstantin Beylin Eliminated in 14th Place ($475,000)

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Secondary Table Hand #106: John Cynn raised to 900,000 from the button. Konstantin Beylin shoved all in from the small blind for 6,500,000. Action was back on Cynn and he called.

John Cynn:
Konstantin Beylin:

Cynn made the call with just queen high after giving it some thought, but he was right on the money with his read as Beylin was just holding nine high. The flop came down offering only a few extra backdoor outs to Beylin. The on the turn changed nothing either. It was the on the river and that would seal the deal. Cynn held up with his queen high and that would earn him the pot.

For his 14th-place finish, Beylin will collect $475,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Cynn	57,400,000 7,400,000	7,400,000

Konstantin Beylin	Eliminado

Tags: John Cynn Konstantin Beylin

2018-07-11 19:54 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #115-118: The Action Heats Up, Cada Chips Up

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #115: Michael Dyer opened to 800,000 in the cutoff and Alex Lynskey flat-called on the button. Hari Bercovici also called from the small blind and Yueqi Zhu three-bet to 4,800,000 from the big blind. Both Dyer and Lynskey quickly folded while Bercovici took over a minute before letting his hand go.

Hand #116: The action folded to Yueqi Zhu in the small blind who shipped all in, putting Frederik Brink to the test for his remaining 7,075,000 chips. After looking at his cards, Brink sent them to the muck, sending the pot to Zhu.

Hand #117: Dyer raised to 800,000 from middle position and Hari Bercovici called from the hijack. Tony Miles also called from the big blind and the dealer spread a flop of . Miles checked to Dyer who continued for 1,125,000. Bercovici shoved all in for 2,275,000 and both Miles and Dyer laid their hands down.

Hand #118: Miles limped in from the small blind and Joe Cada checked his option. The flop came and Miles checked to Cada who bet 600,000. Miles called and the hit the turn. Miles checked again and Cada fired another 1,600,000. Miles stuck around to see the complete the board.

Miles checked for the third time and Cada checked behind, tabling for the smallest flush possible. It was still good enough to earn him the pot as Miles sent his cards to the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	79,500,000 -2,750,000	-2,750,000

Alex Lynskey	57,200,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Yueqi Zhu	27,200,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Joe Cada	16,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tony Miles	8,900,000 -3,800,000	-3,800,000
Frederik Brink	6,400,000 -475,000	-475,000
Hari Bercovici	6,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Frederik Brink Hari Bercovici Joe Cada Michael Dyer Tony Miles Yueqi Zhu

2018-07-11 19:55 UTC-7

Hari Bercovici Eliminated in 13th Place ($575,000)

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Nível 34 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #119: Hari Bercovici called second to act and Michael Dyer made it 1,950,000 from the big blind. Bercovici jammed for 6,250,000 and Dyer called with . Bercovici was racing with .

The flop paired Dyer. The was a blank on the turn, leaving Bercovici in need of one of the last two fours. The hit though, sending Bercovici to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	86,200,000 6,700,000	6,700,000

Hari Bercovici	Eliminado

Tags: Hari Bercovici Michael Dyer