2018 World Series of Poker

Event #24: $2,620 THE MARATHON No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 5
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$653,581
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$3,485,124
Entries
1,637
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Hands #31-33: Sleet Shoves

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #31: Mark Sleet raised to 125,000 from the under-the-gun position. Anton Morgenstern (hijack) and Bart Lybaert (big blind) called. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, both Lybaert and Sleet check-folded to the bet of Morgenstern.

Hand #32: Martin Jacobson raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and the rest folded.

Hand #33: Taylor Paur raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and Sleet three-bet to 325,000 from the small blind. Paur called. The flop came {8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, Sleet continued with a bet of 300,000. Paur responded with a raised to 825,000. Sleet shoved, putting Paur at risk. Paur snap-folded.

The seven remaining players have just gone for their break and will resume play in about five minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Sleet us
Mark Sleet
11,165,000
1,285,000
1,285,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
10,930,000
530,000
530,000
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
7,035,000
435,000
435,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
6,685,000
365,000
365,000
Profile photo of Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
2,740,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
2,575,000
295,000
295,000
Profile photo of Ying Chan hk
Ying Chan
1,775,000
75,000
75,000

Tags: Anton MorgensternBart LybaertMark SleetMartin JacobsonMichael AddamoTaylor Paur

Hands #26-30: Chan Doubles Up, Morgenstern Chips Up

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #26: Martin Jacobson raised to 125,000 in late position, Taylor Paur called in the cutoff and Ying Chan called in the big blind. On the {3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{5-Spades} flop, Chan moved all in for 725,000 and after some long thought, Jacobson called. Paur folded and the hands were tabled.

Ying Chan: {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Martin Jacobson: {K-Spades}{7-Spades}

Jacobson was behind with his flush draw, but the {7-Hearts} turn improved him to an inferior pair. There was no spade, seven or king on the {5-Clubs} river and Chan got the double-up.

Hand #27: Bart Lybaert raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and the remaining players folded.

Hand #28: Lybaert opened to 125,000 again from late position and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #29: Michael Addamo completed in the small blind and Jacobson checked his option. They checked the {7-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{J-Spades} flop and Addamo checked again on the {J-Clubs} turn. Jacobson bet 105,000 and that was good for the pot.

Hand #30: Anton Morgenstern raised to 110,000 in the cutoff and Addamo made it 400,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Morgenstern called.

They checked all the way down on a board of {Q-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} and Morgenstern's {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} for top set was good.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
6,600,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
6,320,000
-940,000
-940,000
Profile photo of Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
2,280,000
180,000
180,000
Profile photo of Ying Chan hk
Ying Chan
1,700,000
750,000
750,000

Tags: Anton MorgensternMartin JacobsonMichael Addamo

Cate Hall Eliminated in 8th Place ($65,875)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Cate Hall
Cate Hall

Hand #25: Cate Hall raised from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Michael Addamo in the hijack. Addamo sized up Hall's stack and then decided to three-bet to 275,000. Hall shoved and Addamo snap-called.

Cate Hall: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Michael Addamo: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades} to give them both full houses, but Hall needed a ten to double up. The turn brought the {5-Clubs}, meaning Hall could also survive if an ace, king, or queen came to split the pot. The {J-Spades} on the river wasn't that, though, and she was eliminated in 8th place for $65,875.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
6,900,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
Busted

Tags: Cate HallMichael Addamo

Hand #21-24: Checks and Folds

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #21: Michael Addamo got a walk.

Hand #22: Addamo raised to 225,000 and the rest folded.

Hand #23: Anton Morgenstern raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and Michael Addamo (button), Martin Jacobson (small blind), and Taylor Paur (big blind) all called. They all checked down the whole {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} board, and Addamo took the pot with {a-Spades}{7-Spades} for the turned pair of aces.

Hand #24: Paur completed his small blind and Bart Lybaert raised to 250,000 from the big blind. Paur called. The flop came {q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades}, Paur check-folded to the 300,000 bet of Lybaert.

Tags: Anton MorgensternBart LybaertMartin JacobsonMichael AddamoTaylor Paur

Hands #15-20: Lybaert Puts on the Pressure

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Hand #15: Michael Addamo raised to 125,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand #16: Ying Chan raised to 110,000 in middle position and was called by Bart Lybaert in the big blind. Both players checked the {9-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop and the {6-Hearts} turn. On the {8-Hearts} river, Lybaert led 180,000 and Chan made it 410,000.

After some thought, Lybaert announced all in to put the pressure on Chan, who had about one million behind. He folded and Lybaert showed {A-Hearts}{8-Spades} before collecting the pot.

Hand #17: Michael Addamo raised to 115,000 in late position and the remaining players folded.

Hand #18: Martin Jacobson raised to 125,000 in late position and Mark Sleet called in the big blind. The flop came {J-Spades}{6-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and Sleet checked. Jacobson continued for 200,000 and Sleet let it go.

Hand #19: Lybaert raised to 125,000 in the cutoff, Cate Hall three-bet from the small blind, and the big blind and Lybaert folded.

Hand #20: Sleet opened to 125,000 from the cutoff and Anton Morgenstern called in the big blind. Morgenstern checked the {10-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{2-Spades} flop and Sleet bet 130,000. Morgenstern mucked and Sleet won that one.

Tags: Bart LybaertCate HallMark SleetMartin Jacobson

Hands #7-14: Lybaert in Almost Every Hand

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #7: Mark Sleet raised from the under-the-gun position and Taylor Paur called in the small blind. The flop came {q-Spades}{9-Spades}{q-Clubs}, Paur check-folded to the 125,000 bet of Sleet.

Hand #8: Martin Jacobson raised to 125,000 from the button and the blinds folded.

Hand #9: Bart Lybaert raised to 225,000 in the small blind and Sleet folded.

Hand #10: Lybaert raised to 125,000 from the button and Cate Hall called in the big blind. They both checked through the {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades} on the flop to the {j-Spades} on the turn. Hall then check-folded to the 240,000 bet of Lybaert.

Hand #11: Lybaert raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and everyone else folded.

Hand #12: Lybaert raised to 125,000 from the hijack, Anton Morgenstern three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind. Lybaert smiled and folded.

Hand #13: Jacobson raised to 125,000 from the under-the-gun position and Michael Addamo called in the big blind. The flop came {8-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs}, Addamo checked. Jacobson continued with a bet of 75,000 and Addamo folded.

Hand #14: Lybaert raised to 125,000 from mid-position and was called Addamo and Jacobson in the blinds. They all checked both the {6-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop and {7-Clubs} turn, and the {8-Hearts} came on the river. Addamo checked, Jacobson bet 150,000. Lybaert called and Addamo folded. Jacobson tabled {k-Spades}{7-Hearts} for two pair, eights and sevens, to take the pot down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Sleet us
Mark Sleet
10,300,000
200,000
200,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
9,700,000
-450,000
-450,000
Profile photo of Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
4,500,000
-315,000
-315,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Anton Morgenstern de
Anton Morgenstern
2,200,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Ying Chan hk
Ying Chan
1,505,000
-220,000
-220,000
Profile photo of Cate Hall us
Cate Hall
900,000
-275,000
-275,000

Tags: Anton MorgensternBart LybaertCate HallMark SleetMartin JacobsonMichael AddamoTaylor Paur

Ihar Soika Eliminated in 9th Place ($50,678)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Ihar Soika
Ihar Soika

Hand #6: Mark Sleet raised to 115,000 in middle position and got calls from Jacobson in the small blind and Ihar Soika in the big blind. All three players checked the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} flop, and the turn brought the {8-Hearts}.

Jacobson led 300,000, Soika called and Sleet made it 900,000. Jacobson folded and Soika went into the tank. He counted out his chips and thought for a while, eventually moving all in for just shy of 2 million total.

His shove was met with a quick call from Sleet, who had him in bad shape with boat over boat.

Ihar Soika: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Mark Sleet: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The {5-Hearts} river was no help to Soika and he became the first casualty of the final table, taking $50,678 for his 9th-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Sleet us
Mark Sleet
10,100,000
2,375,000
2,375,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
Busted

Tags: Ihar SoikaMark Sleet

Hands #4-5: Three-bets Take the Pot

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #4: Martin Jacobson raised to 125,000 under the gun and Anton Morgenstern three-bet to 400,000 in the small blind. Michael Addamo got out of the way in the big blind and after a few moments of thought, Jacobson let it go.

Hand #5: Taylor Paur opened to 110,000 in early position, Bart Lybaert made it 340,000 in middle position, and it folded back to Paur. He let it go and Lybaert took the pot.

Hands #1-3: Huge Pot for Lybaert

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Hand #1: Taylor Paur raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.

Hand #2: Anton Morgenstern raised to 110,000 from the under-the-gun position and the rest folded again.

Hand #3: Ihar Soika raised to 110,000 from mid-position and Paur folded. Bart Lybaert was next up to act in the hijack and he three-bet to 340,000. The others on his left folded so action was back on Soika who called.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}, and Soika check-called the 150,000 bet of Lybaert.

The turn was the {10-Spades}, and Soika checked once more. Lybaert continued with a bet of 675,000. Soika looked at Lybaert and then called after about 30 seconds.

The {7-Hearts} completed the board on the river. Soika checked for the last time. Lybaert considered his options for a while and then took three green 100,000-value chips off a stack and pushed forward the remaining stack as a bet. The dealer confirmed the bet was for 1,700,000. This sent Soika deep into the tank.

Soika looked at his cards again and at Lybaert. Another minute went by and Soika looked at the board and Lybaert. This went on for about another two minutes. He then glanced at his cards once more. He cut out calling chips and then counted the remainder of his green chips. He then looked to be making the call but hesitated. Soika continued to stare at Lybaert for another two minutes or so and then called.

Lybaert flipped over {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} for the flopped full house, aces over nines. Soika mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
10,150,000
2,995,000
2,995,000
Profile photo of Ihar Soika by
Ihar Soika
2,100,000
-2,890,000
-2,890,000

Tags: Bart LybaertIhar Soika