Elio Fox wins Event #2: WSOP $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty
Elio Fox had a fantastic start into this year’s World Series of Poker after winning Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty for $393,693 and finishing Runner-Up in the $100,000 Super High Roller for $1,798658, which makes him the clear leader in the Player of the Year Leaderboard.
It was his second bracelet after winning the WSOP Europe Main Event 2011 for €1,400,000.
Final Result and Payouts:
| Position | Name | Country | Payout |
| 1 | Elio Fox | United States | $393,693 |
| 2 | Adam Adler | United States | $253,343 |
| 3 | Paul Volpe | United States | $169,195 |
| 4 | Danny Wong | United States | $119,659 |
| 5 | Charles Johanin | United States | $86,096 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | United States | $63,042 |
| 7 | David Eldridge | United States | $46,993 |
| 8 | Taylor Black | United States | $35,671 |
| 9 | Joe Cada | United States | $27,582 |
Joe Cada wins his third bracelet on the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’Em SHOOTOUT
Former WSOP Main Event Joe Cada already won his third bracelet in the After 196 hands on the final table, Joe Cada won the 2018 WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold’Em SHOOTOUT for $226,218.
He prevailed on a very strong final table including former World Champion Joe McKeehen, Sam Phillips and Ihar Soika.
Final Result and Payouts:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Joe Cada | United States | $ 226,218 |
| 2 | Sam Phillips | United States | $ 139,804 |
| 3 | Joe McKeehen | United States | $ 101,766 |
| 4 | Jack Maskill | United Kingdom | $ 74,782 |
| 5 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | $ 55,480 |
| 6 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | $ 41,559 |
| 7 | Anthony Reategui | United States | $ 31,435 |
| 8 | Taylor Wilson | United States | $ 24,013 |
| 9 | Joshua Turner | United States | $ 18,526 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Trudeau | United States | $ 14,437 |
Frenchman Julien Martini Wins Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo
France also had a reason to celebrate with Frenchman Julien Martini winning his first bracelet in Event #4: $1,500 OmahaHi-Lo 8 or Better for $239.771 against a final table full of Americans.
Final Result and Payouts:
| Place | Name | Prize Money | |
| 1 | Julien Martini | France | $239.771 |
| 2 | Kate Hoang | United States | $148.150 |
| 3 | Mack Lee | United States | $104.016 |
| 4 | William Kopp | United States | $74.058 |
| 5 | Brandon Ageloff | United States | $53.482 |
| 6 | Chad Eveslage | United States | $39.182 |
| 7 | Rafael Concepcion | United States | $29.128 |
| 8 | Denny Axel; | United States | $21.977 |
| 9 | Tammer Ilcaffas | United States | $16.832 |
| 10 | Errol Massey | United States | $13.091 |
Nick Petrangelo ships Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller
The $100,000 No-Limit Super High Roller was the first big highlight of the 2018 WSOP. The high buy-in of $100,000 attracted 105 of the best tournament players in the world and generated a staggering prize pool of $10,185,000.
It was one of the strongest WSOP Final Tables in recent history with Bryn Kenney, Stephen Chidwick, Jason Koon and Adrian Mateos. Nick “caecilius! Petrangelo came out on top after defeating fellow American Elio Fox Heads-up for $2,910,227.
Final Result and Payouts:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | $2,910,227 |
| 2 | Elio Fox | United States | $1,798658 |
| 3 | Aymon Hata | United Kingdom | $1,247,230 |
| 4 | Andreas Eiler | Germany | $886,793 |
| 5 | Bryn Kenney | United States | $646,927 |
| 6 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $484,551 |
| 7 | Jason Koon | United States | $372,894 |
| 8 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $295,066 |
Johannes Becker wins first Bracelet for Germany in the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball
The Germans are a force to be reckon with in tournament poker and that was demonstrated once again by Johannes Becker’s victory in Event #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball although he made a late registration.
Becker defeated poker legend Soctt Seiver Heads-Up and won his first bracelet together with $180,455 in prize money.
Final Result and Payouts:
| Position | Name | Country | Payout |
| 1 | Johannes Becker | Germany | $180,455 |
| 2 | Scott Seiver | United States | $111,516 |
| 3 | Jesse Hampton | United States | $71,547 |
| 4 | Chris Vitch | United States | $47,166 |
| 5 | George Trigeorgis | United States | $31,873 |
| 6 | Luis Velador | Mexico | $22,304 |
Eli Elezra leads Final 6 players in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Only six players are left in Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Eight or Better Championship and Eli Elezra comes to the final table as the chipleader.
Also still in the hunt for the bracelet are the two top pros Paul Volpe and Dustin Dirksen.
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The Chipcounts before the start of the Final Table:
| Seat | Player | Stack |
| 1 | Dustin Dirksen | 140,000 |
| 2 | Viacheslav Zhukov | 970,000 |
| 3 | Adam Coats | 1,820,000 |
| 4 | Paul Volpe | 1,600,000 |
| 5 | Kyle Miaso | 1,275,000 |
| 6 | Eli Elezra | 2,700,000 |
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