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

2018-07-11 19:59 UTC-7

An Omaha Stake: Ryan Phan Satellites Way Into Main Event for $1,100

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

No matter where he finishes in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, 34-year-old Ryan Phan, who immigrated from Vietnam when he was seven, is guaranteed a career-high score. Playing in his third consecutive WSOP Main Event, Phan has gotten better each year.

In 2016, he made it to Day 3 busting out of the money shortly after the dinner break but before the money. Last year, he min-cashed on Day 4 taking down $15,000 for finishing in 1,076th place.

“This year I predicted I was going to make it to Day 7. A lot of people said it should’ve been Day 5, but my logic was Day 3 plus Day 4 equals Day 7,” Phan joked. “I was being optimistic and confident about it because my play has been strong lately. I’ve been studying a lot and playing well.”

Prior to his Main Event run, the poker pro from Omaha, Nebraska had $452,622 in lifetime earnings including a previous best of $69,962 for finishing runner-up in the 2016 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event. A month before that, he also had a second-place finish in the MSPT Meskwaki for $58,296. Earlier this year, Phan won a gold ring at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore in Event #7: $580 NLHE Re-Entry for $22,950.

Phan, who primarily plays cash games 3-5 times a week at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, decided to use some of the $6,075 he won for finishing 117th in the 2018 WSOP Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights to play a $1,100 satellite. It’s there that he won his way into the Main Event.

“I did a small swap with some friends and sold a small percentage,” Phan shared. “It’s a lucky money type of deal for me. When people have a piece of me then I do very well. Mainly I sell to my friends and family because I want to make them money. They don’t play poker so I want to help out my family and close friends. I ask them to buy a piece of me, I want them to buy a piece of me because I want to win them a large chunk of life-changing money.”

Phan, who is divorced, has custody of his two children Armani, 9, and Sophia, 11.

“They’re very excited every time I go and play,” he said of his family. “When I took second in the MSPT they called and were excited I won $60,000. They’re going to be excited about this. I haven’t had much time to talk to them because I’ve been so focused and playing long hours.”

While in Vegas, Phan is staying with fellow poker pro John Phan (no relation), who he met two years ago.

“It’s been unreal so far,” Phan said of his run thus far. “I can’t believe how calm and relaxed, focused and composed, I’ve been at the table. Like right now, I’m not even thinking about the money, I don’t know what the payout or pay jump is. I’m focused on playing the best poker of my life right now.”

Day	End-of-Day Chip Count	Rank
1c	49,900	2,090/3,480
2c	251,000	173/1,655
3	251,100	296/1,182
4	850,000	192/310
5	2,075,000	79/109
6	9,545,000	18/26

While Phan is getting plenty of coverage on Day 7 of the Main Event, the biggest hand for him came back on Day 2 and wasn’t captured by any media. Phan had started the day with 50,000 but had both kings and queens cracked to drop down to 15,000 at the 400/800/100.

“There was a late opener and I defended with the jack-nine of clubs,” Phan explained. “The flop came 9x6x7x with two clubs. I had top pair with a flush draw and was ready to go with it. I checked and he bet small. I jammed all in and he called with the queen-eight of clubs for the higher flush draw and an open-ended straight draw.”

Phan faded that and soon scored another double to put himself back in contention.

“I ran that up to 250K for Day 3. That was a very crucial hand for me."

You can follow Phan on Twitter at @TheJanit0r84.

Tags: Ryan Phan

2018-07-11 20:08 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hand #107-114: Zobian Chips Up

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

Hand #107: Ryan Phan made it 900,000 to go and Artem Metalidi called out of the big blind to see a flop of . Metalidi checked and Phan continued for 1,000,000. Metalidi called. The on the turn was checked through and the river completed the board.

Metalidi made it 2,000,000 and Phan called after some consideration to get shown the by Metalidi. Phan mucked the .

Hand #108: Metalidi limped from the small blind and Aram Zobian checked from the big blind. The flop and the turn brought no betting action, and the appeared on the river. Metalidi showed the and won the pot.

Hand #109: Antoine Labat raised to 900,000 first to act and scooped the blinds and antes.

Hand #110: Zobian raised to 875,000 on the button and Labat defended the big blind. On the flop, Labat check-called a bet of 800,000 and checked again the turn. Zobian fired a second barrel worth 1,300,000, which Labat called.

On the river, Labat checked and Zobian emptied the clip by moving all in for his last 6,030,000.

Hand #111: Zobian raised to 925,000 on the cutoff and Cynn called in the big blind. The flop came and Cynn's check was followed by a bet of 900,000 of Zobian, and Cynn folded.

Hand #112: Metalidi raised to 900,000 first to act, which was good enough to claim the blinds and antes.

Hand #113: Zobian made it 925,000 to go first to act and Nicolas Mannion called in the small blind, as did Metalidi in the big blind. The flop was checked through and the turn brought no betting action either. After the river, the trio checked once more and Manion took down the pot with the for top pair.

Hand #114: Ryan Phan opened with a raise to 1,200,000 from under the gun. Antoine Labat made it 3,000,000 in the hijack seat. Action was back on Phan and he folded after a while allowing Labat to take the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Cynn	55,900,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Nicolas Manion	46,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Antoine Labat	45,500,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000
Artem Metalidi	21,100,000 4,700,000	4,700,000
Aram Zobian	12,800,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Ryan Phan	10,600,000 -4,900,000	-4,900,000

Tags: Antoine Labat Aram Zobian Artem Metalidi Ryan Phan

2018-07-11 20:08 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #120-122: Zhu Wins a Raising War on the River

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

Hand #120: Joe Cada opened to 900,000 on the button and Alex Lynskey called from the big blind. The flop came and Lynskey checked to Cada who checked behind. The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Two more checks and Lynskey tabled to take down the pot.

Hand #121: Cada raised to 900,000 again from the cutoff and Michael Dyer called on the button. Lynskey also called from the small blind and the flop fell . Lynskey checked to Cada who continued for 1,300,000 and Dyer raised to 2,875,000. Lynskey quickly folded and Cada's cards hit the muck as well.

Hand #122: Lynskey opened 1,000,000 on the button and Yueqi Zhu called from the small blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Zhu checked again and Lynskey tapped the table as well. The completed the board and Zhu led out for 1,725,000. Lynskey thought for a minute and then raised to 4,575,000 only to have Zhu three-bet to 7,775,000. Lynskey sent his cards to the muck and Zhu was awarded the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	89,700,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Alex Lynskey	51,900,000 -5,300,000	-5,300,000
Yueqi Zhu	32,800,000 5,600,000	5,600,000

Joe Cada	13,000,000 -3,400,000	-3,400,000

Tony Miles	8,700,000 -200,000	-200,000
Frederik Brink	5,800,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Joe Cada Michael Dyer Yueqi Zhu

Nível: 35

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 75,000

2018-07-11 20:12 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #123-124: Two Before Break

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Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante

Hand #123: Michael Dyer raised to 1 million second to act and took down the pot.

Hand #124: Dyer raised to 1 million under the gun and Alex Lynskey called on his left. They went heads up to . Dyer bet 925,000 and Lynskey called. The turn brought the . They checked to the and checked again. Dyer won with .

Tags: Alex Lynskey Michael Dyer

2018-07-11 20:13 UTC-7

Break Time

Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante

The remaining players are heading on an impromptu break until 8:25 p.m. (PDT) due to a switch between PokerGO and the ESPN crew.

2018-07-11 20:32 UTC-7

Play Resumes

Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante

The cards are back in the air for Level 35, and there is 1 hour and 52 minutes remaining in the level.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Feature	1	Tony Miles	United States	7,800,000	--
Feature	2	Joe Cada	United States	12,250,000	25
Feature	3	Michael Dyer	United States	93,825,000	188
Feature	4	-- empty —	--	--	--
Feature	5	Alex Lynskey	Australia	49,800,000	100
Feature	6	-- empty —	--	--	--
Feature	7	-- empty —	--	--	--
Feature	8	Yueqi Zhu	China	32,675,000	65
Feature	9	Frederik Brink	Denmark	5,375,000	11

Secondary	1	Ryan Phan	United States	9,400,000	19
Secondary	2	Antoine Labat	France	47,900,000	96
Secondary	3	John Cynn	United States	55,775,000	112
Secondary	4	-- empty —	--	--	--
Secondary	5	-- empty —	--	--	--
Secondary	6	Nicolas Manion	United States	46,050,000	92
Secondary	7	Artem Metalidi	Ukraine	20,775,000	42
Secondary	8	Aram Zobian	United States	12,250,000	25
Secondary	9	-- empty —	--	--	--

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	93,825,000 4,125,000	4,125,000

John Cynn	55,775,000 -125,000	-125,000

Alex Lynskey	49,800,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000
Antoine Labat	47,900,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Nicolas Manion	46,050,000 -50,000	-50,000

Yueqi Zhu	32,675,000 -125,000	-125,000

Artem Metalidi	20,775,000 -325,000	-325,000
Joe Cada	12,250,000 -750,000	-750,000

Aram Zobian	12,250,000 -550,000	-550,000

Ryan Phan	9,400,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Tony Miles	7,800,000 -900,000	-900,000
Frederik Brink	5,375,000 -425,000	-425,000

2018-07-11 20:43 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #125-126: Cada Shoves the River on Lynskey

Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante

Hand #125: Alex Lynskey opened to 1,050,000 from under the gun and Michael Dyer called in the big blind to see a flop.

Both players checked as the landed on the turn. Dyer checked, Lynskey checked, and the river landed the .

Dyer tabled his , but it would be Lynskey's that would earn him the pot.

Hand #126: Joe Cada opened to 1,100,000 on the button and Alex Lynskey called in the big blind.

The flop fell and Lynskey checked to Cada who bet 1,000,000. Lynskey called as the rolled off on the turn and he checked again.

Cada bet out 2,600,000 and Lynskey called as the completed the board on the river.

Lynskey checked for a third time, and Cada announced he was all in for 7,150,000. Lynskey went deep into the tank for several minutes before eventually deciding upon a fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	92,700,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000

Alex Lynskey	46,700,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000
Yueqi Zhu	32,600,000 -75,000	-75,000

Joe Cada	17,300,000 5,050,000	5,050,000

Tony Miles	7,700,000 -100,000	-100,000
Frederik Brink	5,300,000 -75,000	-75,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Joe Cada Michael Dyer

2018-07-11 20:55 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #127-130: Dyer Active

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Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante

Hand #127: Michael Dyer raised to 1 million on the button and won the pot.

Hand #128: Joe Cada raised to 1.1 million second to act. Alex Lynskey gave him action in the cutoff and they checked to a board of . Cada bet 1.7 million and took it down.

Hand #129: Dyer opened for 1 million second to act. Yueqi Zhu called on the button and Tony Miles came along from the big blind. The flop came monotone: . Dyer won with a bet of 1,175,000.

Hand #130: Dyer opened again to 1 million and took it down without a fight this time.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	96,600,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Joe Cada Michael Dyer Tony Miles Yueqi Zhu

2018-07-11 20:56 UTC-7

Frederik Brink Eliminated in 12th Place ($575,000)

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Nível 35 : 250,000/500,000, 75,000 ante

Feature Table Hand #131: Yueqi Zhu raised to 1 million and Frederik Brink jammed for 4.1 million in the cutoff. Zhu called with and had a slight lead against . The missed both players. The turn likewise. The board harmlessly paired with a river and that ended Brink's run.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Yueqi Zhu	35,700,000 3,100,000	3,100,000

Frederik Brink	Eliminado

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