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

2018-07-11 22:50 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #160-161: Wins for Manion and Cynn

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

Hand #160: From under the gun, Tony Miles opened to 1,200,000 before Nicolas Manion three-bet next to act to 4,000,000.

The action folded back to Miles, and he flicked his cards to the muck.

Hand #161: Michael Dyer opened to 1,000,000 from middle position and Joe Cada called next to act. From the button, John Cynn three-bet to 5,200,000.

Dyer folded, as did Cada, and Cynn collected the pot.

Tags: Joe Cada John Cynn Michael Dyer Nicolas Manion Tony Miles

2018-07-11 22:50 UTC-7

Break Time

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

The remaining 10 players are heading on a 10-minute break.

Nível: 36

Blinds: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 100,000

2018-07-11 23:02 UTC-7

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Yueqi Zhu	China	24,875,000	41
2	Artem Metalidi	Ukraine	17,375,000	29
3	John Cynn	United States	43,475,000	72
4	Alex Lynskey	Australia	39,225,000	65
5	Tony Miles	United States	30,650,000	51
6	Nicolas Manion	United States	37,700,000	63
7	Aram Zobian	United States	19,475,000	32
8	Michael Dyer	United States	102,475,000	171
9	Joe Cada	United States	26,875,000	45
10	Antoine Labat	France	51,650,000	86

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	102,475,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000

Antoine Labat	51,650,000 -150,000	-150,000
John Cynn	43,475,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Alex Lynskey	39,225,000 -875,000	-875,000
Nicolas Manion	37,700,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tony Miles	30,650,000 150,000	150,000
Joe Cada	26,875,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000

Yueqi Zhu	24,875,000 -125,000	-125,000

Aram Zobian	19,475,000 -125,000	-125,000

Artem Metalidi	17,375,000 -125,000	-125,000

Feature Table Hands #162-163: Miles Jams Into Lynskey

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #162: Alex Lynskey raised to 1,200,000 on the button and Tony Miles in the small blind three-bet to 4,600,000. Lynskey called and that created a pot of more than 10 million in the first hand after the break. The flop came and Miles continued for 5,600,000, Lynskey called.

The appeared on the turn and Miles instantly announced all in for 20,350,000. Lynskey gave it brief consideration and flicked his cards into the muck.

Hand #163: Michael Dyer opened the action with a raise to 1,200,000 first to act. Aram Zobian was the only caller out of the big blind, and the flop fell . Zobian checked and a continuation bet of 1,125,000 did the trick for Dyer, as Zobian let go.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	104,775,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Antoine Labat	51,450,000 -200,000	-200,000
John Cynn	43,275,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tony Miles	42,250,000 11,600,000	11,600,000
Nicolas Manion	36,600,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Alex Lynskey	28,825,000 -10,400,000	-10,400,000
Joe Cada	26,675,000 -200,000	-200,000

Yueqi Zhu	24,675,000 -200,000	-200,000

Aram Zobian	18,075,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Artem Metalidi	17,175,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Aram Zobian Michael Dyer Tony Miles

2018-07-11 23:17 UTC-7

Joe Cada Looking to Become Poker's Fifth Two-Time WSOP Main Event Champ

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

After Day 1C of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, which started players with 50,000, former champ Joe Cada bagged up just 16,500. He was near the button of the counts. Obviously, you can call it a comeback as he now finds himself among the final ten.

It marks the second time he’s been in this spot as back in 2009 he topped a field of 6,494 players to win the 2009 WSOP Main Event for $8,547,044. At the time, he was 21 years, 11 months old and became the youngest player in WSOP history to win the Main Event. Not only that, he did it by besting a final table that included Phil Ivey, Jeff Shulman and Darvin Moon.

An online poker player before striking it big, Cada, born November 18, 1987, still resides in Shelby Charter Township, Michigan.

He made headlines earlier this summer for two reasons. First, he bested a 363-player field to win the 2018 WSOP Event #3: $3,000 NLHE Shootout for $226,218 and his third bracelet. His other gold hardware came back in 2014 when he took down Event #32: $10,000 NLHE 6-Handed Championship for $670,041.

The other headline he grabbed was around Father’s Day, which is when he put his father, Jerry Cada, into the $1,000 Super Seniors Championship. The story was heartwarming as not long before Jerry spent over a month in a coma after suffering a stroke. During his recovery, Joe spent time teaching his dad the poker ropes. Joe was on his dad’s rail, but now it’s time for the father to root on son once again.

Cada's End of Day Field Position

Day	End-of-Day Chip Count	Rank
1c	16,500	3,252/3,470
2c	93,800	1,032/1,655
3	211,000	672/1,182
4	559,000	249/310
5	2,965,000	56/109
6	8,850,000	19/26

One of Cada’s pivotal hands came with 15 players remaining in Level 34 (200,000/400,000/50,000) when he three-bet jammed for 6.875 million holding ac-six suited. The initial raiser, Frederik Brink, called with ace-ten and Cada was in trouble. Fortunately for him, the board ran out with three hearts, including one on the river, to give him new life.

In another big hand, Cada executed a three-barrel bluff against Alex Lynskey, who had flopped top pair on a king-high board. Cada’s river shove sent his Australian foe into the tank and eventually, he folded. Cada’s brazen bluff lit up the Twitterverse and showed that he was willing to put it all on the line for another shot at the title.

If Cada were to win the Main Event, he would join the ranks of Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, and Stu Ungar as repeat winners. Similarly, a fourth bracelet would put him in company that includes Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Brian Rast, and Amarillo Slim Preston, just to name a few. Finally, Cada is the first Main Event champ to return to the final table since 1995 winner Dan Harrington went back-to-back in 2003-04.

You can follow Cada on Twitter at @cada99.

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2018-07-11 23:17 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #164-165: Two Pair is Good for Dyer

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #164: Joe Cada opened with a raise under the gun to 1,300,000. Joe Cynn called from middle position. Action folded around and Michael Dyer called in the big blind as well.

The flop was . Dyer led out with a bet of 1,175,000 and Cada folded quickly. Cynn called.

On the turn both players checked and the came on the river. Dyer put out a bet of 1,825,000 and Cynn called. Dyer showed his for two pair and that was good for him to take down the pot as Cynn's hand was mucked.

Hand #165: John Cynn opened to 1,300,000 and everyone folded, so Cynn took down the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	111,175,000 6,400,000	6,400,000

Antoine Labat	51,250,000 -200,000	-200,000
Tony Miles	42,050,000 -200,000	-200,000
John Cynn	40,675,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

Nicolas Manion	36,400,000 -200,000	-200,000

Alex Lynskey	28,625,000 -200,000	-200,000
Joe Cada	24,575,000 -2,100,000	-2,100,000

Yueqi Zhu	24,475,000 -200,000	-200,000

Aram Zobian	17,575,000 -500,000	-500,000

Artem Metalidi	16,975,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Joe Cada John Cynn Michael Dyer

2018-07-11 23:22 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #166-167: Miles Three-Bets Against Cynn

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #166: Aram Zobian made it 1,300,000 to go from the cutoff and that scooped the blinds and antes without resistance.

Hand #167: John Cynn raised to 1,300,000 from early position and Tony Miles three-bet to 4,000,000 from two seats over. The action folded back to Cynn, who called after some consideration. The flop brought a check from Cynn and a continuation bet of 3,200,000 by Miles, which ended up winning the hand without showdown after the fold of Cynn.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	110,975,000 -200,000	-200,000

Antoine Labat	50,150,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Tony Miles	47,750,000 5,700,000	5,700,000
John Cynn	36,475,000 -4,200,000	-4,200,000

Nicolas Manion	36,200,000 -200,000	-200,000

Alex Lynskey	28,425,000 -200,000	-200,000
Joe Cada	24,075,000 -500,000	-500,000

Yueqi Zhu	23,675,000 -800,000	-800,000

Aram Zobian	19,275,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Artem Metalidi	16,775,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Aram Zobian John Cynn Tony Miles

2018-07-11 23:29 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #168-169: Zhu and Labat Chop

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Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #168: Alex Lynskey opened to 1,200,000 from early position and action folded around to the button where Antoine Labat called. Yueqi Zhu called in the small blind and in the blind Artem Metalidi folded.

The flop was and Zhu checked. Lynskey checked as well. Labat put out a bet of 2,200,000 and Zhu called. Lynskey folded.

On the turn, Zhu checked, as did Labat.

The river was the and Zhu checked again. Labat checked as well Zhu showed for ace-high, but Labat had that matched with for the same hand, so the two chopped the pot.

Hand #169: Action folded around and John Cynn got a walk in the big blind.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Dyer	110,775,000 -200,000	-200,000

Antoine Labat	51,250,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Tony Miles	47,550,000 -200,000	-200,000
John Cynn	37,575,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Nicolas Manion	36,000,000 -200,000	-200,000

Alex Lynskey	27,225,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000
Yueqi Zhu	24,775,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Joe Cada	23,875,000 -200,000	-200,000

Aram Zobian	19,075,000 -200,000	-200,000

Artem Metalidi	15,675,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Antoine Labat Artem Metalidi John Cynn Yueqi Zhu

2018-07-11 23:35 UTC-7

Yueqi “Rich” Zhu Seeking Second Bracelet of the Summer

Nível 36 : 300,000/600,000, 100,000 ante

Born in Benxi, China but now residing in Rowland Heights, California, the 55-year-old Yueqi “Rich” Zhu is no stranger to poker. Not including what he makes in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, he has $1,456,884 in prior WSOP earnings.

Zhu tends to only play tournaments during the WSOP, while the rest of the year he’s busy working and grinding cash games.

In the 1990s, Zhu immigrated from China to study at the University of Wisconsin, which is where he got his Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering. For as long as he remembers he’s fancied both card and board games.

A self-described “semi-pro,’ Zhu has one son, though he doesn’t know much about poker.

“My son, my family, they don’t play poker,” he explained. “They don’t want to watch poker except probably for the past couple days.”

Zhu, who has promoted poker in China for decades via forums and magazines, finally broke through with a bracelet win earlier this summer after 11 final table appearances and 71 cashes dating back to the 1999 WSOP. His win came over a 773-player field in Event #35: Mixed $1,500 PLO8, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Big O for $211,781. It came after he finished sixth in the same event the year before.

“I saw a lot of people get bracelets, it seemed so easy, no matter what they do they win,” said Zhu. “But for me it was a different story. Finally, I got one.”

Even before his Main Event run, Zhu was planning a book to help introduce poker to the Chinese market. Obviously making the final table of the WSOP Main Event would obviously provide a happy ending to such a book.

“Poker in China, over the last 15 years, has gone from almost nothing to into the mainstream,” said Zhu, who makes frequent trips back to his homeland. “It’s going really fast. From my part, we have a lot of people working on promoting poker because in my mind, for card games, I feel American poker is the best. For myself, I started a poker forum that is generally regarded as the most respected in the Chinese world. I also have a poker magazine and we published like 70 issues in a seven-year time frame.”

Zhu's End of Day Field Position

Day	End-of-Day Chip Count	Rank
1c	130,500	241/3,480
2c	429,200	13/1,655
3	694,000	133/1,182
4	1,117,000	141/310
5	2,210,000	74/109
6	19,245,000	6/26

“I’ve had a few really good reads,” Zhu said when asked about big moments in the tournament. “On Day 4, a guy put me all in with on the board. He was the preflop raiser, so he could have easily had an ace or nine. I called for all my chips with a set of kings. He didn’t have the straight. I could’ve easily busted that hand.”

He continued: “The next day, someone tried to bluff me but I snap-called him with two small pair. It was for my tournament life.”

Another hand that helped Zhu along the way happened on Day 7 with 12 players left. Zhu raised with ace-ten suited and then called when Frederik Brink jammed 4.1 million with king-queen suited. Zhu was a slight favorite and held after the board ran out clean to vault him up to 35.7 million in chips.

Follow Yueqi Zhu on Twitter @yueqizhu.

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