Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Completed
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Guoliang Wei has captured the fourth Chinese WSOP gold bracelet by winning Event #68: $1,000+111 The Little One for One Drop. Wei defeated Francois Tosques of France heads-up after a fairytale ending. Holding an open-ended straight flush draw against Tosques' set of jacks, Wei caught the king of spades on the river to improve to a straight flush and win it all.
Wei plays poker mostly in China but made a few small cashes in the US before this one. As expected, it's Wei biggest score and second six-figure score of his career.
“I’m excited and happy," he smiled.
Wei came out from China with Du Yan (his wife) and friends to play the Main Event and this one. Yan and Wei left their six-month-old newborn at home with the babysitter. The young father can now return home with a gold WSOP bracelet.
“It means a lot to me," Wei said about the importance of winning the coveted prize. "Poker is booming in China right now. A lot of people watch this game regularly, but only a few of us can be here and compete. We consider poker an epic game, like the World Cup.”
“It’s our dream to come and win a bracelet in Vegas; that’s the only goal.”
Wei's plan was to be aggressive heads up and keep attacking. He started three-betting and getting folds, and that helped him gain momentum and stack advantage before winning it with the king of spades and the straight flush.
“I felt it, the king of spades, before it fell – in my mind."
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guoliang Wei | China | $559,332 |
| 2 | Francois Tosques | France | $345,415 |
| 3 | Christopher Staats | United States | $254,580 |
| 4 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | $189,098 |
| 5 | Richard Douglas | United States | $141,565 |
| 6 | Jon Hoellein | United States | $106,822 |
| 7 | Renato Kaneoya | Brazil | $81,251 |
| 8 | Erwann Pecheux | France | $62,299 |
| 9 | Lester Edoc | Philippines | $48,157 |
Final Day Action
At noon local time, fourteen players out of 4,732 strong field returned for the fourth and final day of this event. For each buyin in the prize pool, $111 would go to the One Drop foundation, bringing in more than half a million dollars for the charity that provides sustainable access to water.
Bracelet winner Justin Liberto would be the first to go after losing a big coinflip with ace-king against Erwann Pecheux' pocket sevens. Paul Byrne was the next one out the door, followed by Daria Feshchenko. The Russian, who was part of the 888poker 8-Team promotion during the Main Event, bowed out in 12th place after losing with ace-trey against Tosques' king-jack.
Another bracelet winner just fell short of the final table, as last year's Tag Team champion Aditya Sushant got railed when he ran king-jack into pocket queens. Richard Cox was the first out of the final ten who made the unofficial final table to bust, bringing the remaining nine players to the official final table. Filipino Lester Edoc finished in 9th place after losing pocket jacks to Tosques' king-seven.
Wei won a key pot against Pecheux at this stage, where he caught an ace on the turn to win with ace-king against Pecheux' pocket queens. The French pro never truly recovered from it; although it took until the 59th hand at the final table before he'd become the next to go. Pecheux shoved ace-ten from the cutoff and his countryman and fellow teammate Tosques reshoved on the button with pocket kings. No help for Pecheux made him the eight place finisher.
Brazil's Renato Kaneoya finished in seventh and Joe Hoellein ran out of chips in 6th place. At that point, the crowds started gathering, making the final table a treat to watch. While the boisterous rail was mostly on Tosques' hand, Wei brought in some friends of his own who screamed at the top of their lungs.
After Hoellein busted, Richard Douglas was the next to go shortly after, failing to improve in an all-in situation. South Korea's Sung Joo Hyun then followed out the door. Three-handed play quickly came down to just two people after the elimination of Christopher Staats, who got the last of his chips in preflop with ace-nine and was looked up and outflopped by the king-queen of Tosques.
The heads-up started with equal chip stacks and went back and forth until one hand decided it all. Wei limped on the button, Tosques raised and Wei called. On a jack-nine-deuce flop with the jack and nine of spades, Tosques bet, Wei raised and the Frenchman called. The turn was the queen of hearts and Tosques check-shoved a little more than Wei's bet. Tosques showed pocket jacks, Wei had queen-ten of spades and celebrated with his wife and friends after the king of spades fell on the river to make him China's fourth bracelet winner after Yueqi Zhu, Jiang Chen and Yunpeng Zhou.
This concludes PokerNews live coverage of this event, but don't go anywhere as the stakes get higher in both the Main Event and the Big One for One Drop.
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #167: Guoliang Wei called on the button, Francois Tosques raised to 1,600,000 from the big blind and Wei called. Tosques bet 900,000 on the 
flop, Wei raised 2,600,000 and the Frenchman called.
The turn brought the 
and Tosques checked. Wei bet 8 million. Tosques quickly shoved all in for 9,250,000 total and Wei called.
Francois Tosques: 
Guoliang Wei: 
It was an incredible showdown, with Tosques holding a set of jacks and Wei sporting an open-ended straight flush draw. Both the French and Chinese railbirds flocked around the screens at the Brasilia Twitch stage to watch the river being dealt.
The dealer burned and turned the 
on the river to improve Wei to a straight flush and the victory in the Little One for One Drop. The Chinese player let out a huge victory cry and jumped in the arms of his friends, who all ran on the stage in celebration. Shocked, the French rail instantly fell silent upon seeing the river. Tosques, standing behind his chair, sunk to his knees and lowered his head on the table as his dream of winning a WSOP bracelet was over.
Tosques' run in this tournament ended in second place, which secured the French pro a massive payday of $345,145. Guoliang Wei has become the winner of Event #68: $1000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop and received the gigantic first place prize of $559,332 as well as the coveted bracelet.
A recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,350,000
10,350,000
|
10,350,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #165: Guoliang Wei raised to 1,250,000 and Francois Tosques called from the big blind. The 
flop got checked by both, as did the 
on the turn. Tosques bet 2,000,000 on the river and won the hand.
Hand #166: Tosques completed the button, Wei raised to 1,700,000, Tosques limp-shoved for 11,650,000, and Wei asked for a count. He thought for over a minute before folding.
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #160: Guoliang Wei got a walk.
Hand #161: Francois Tosques got a walk.
Hand #162: Tosques limped the button and Wei checked. The flop came 
and Wei checked to Tosques, who bet 500,000. Wei called and they saw the 
pair the board on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the 
.
Wei checked, Tosques bet 500,000, and Wei quickly called. Tosques tabled 
for eights full of nines, good for the pot.
Hand #163: Wei raised to 1.25 million on the button and Tosques folded.
Hand #164: Tosques completed on the button and Wei made it 1.6 million in the big blind. Tosques folded and Wei won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
16,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #155: Guoliang Wei completed the button, Francois Tosques raised to 1,800,000, Wei limp-reraised to 5,000,000, and Tosques folded without hesitation.
Hand #156: Tosques completed and Wei checked his option. Wei checked the 
flop, Tosques bet 500,000, and Wei called. The turn was the 
and Wei checked. Tosques now bet 800,000 and Wei called again.
The river brought the and both players checked. Wei showed for a king high. Tosques couldn't beat it and had to muck. The Chinese rail erupted in a loud applause.
Hand #157: Wei raised the button and Tosques folded.
Hand #158: Tosques limped in and Wei checked. The 
flop got checked by both. Wei bet 900,000 on the 
turn and Tosques folded.
Hand #159: Wei limped in and Tosques checked. Tosques quickly check-folded to a 500,000 bet on 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,700,000
5,600,000
|
5,600,000 |
|
|
15,500,000
-5,700,000
|
-5,700,000 |
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #150: Francois Tosques limped on the button and Guoliang Wei three-bet to 1.7 million in the big blind. Tosques folded and Wei took the pot.
Hand #151: Wei raised to 1.2 million on the button and Tosques called in the big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the turn. Tosques checked, Wei bet 1.3 million, and Tosques folded.
Hand #152: Tosques raised to 1.25 million on the button and Wei pushed out a tower of 100K chips for a raise of around 4 million. Before the dealer could count it all the way down, Tosques let it go.
Hand #153: Wei completed on the button and Tosques checked. On the 
flop, Tosques checked, Wei bet 500,000, and Tosques folded.
Hand #154: Tosques raised to 1.25 million on the button and Wei called. On the 
flop, Wei checked, Tosques bet 1 million, and Wei called.
The fell on the turn and they both checked. The river was the 
. Both players checked and Wei's queen-four for fours and deuces was good for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,100,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
21,200,000
-5,900,000
|
-5,900,000 |
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #144: In the first hand of heads-up play, Francois Tosques raised to 1,250,000 and Guoliang Wei called. The flop was and both players checked.
The landed on the turn and Wei bet a million straight. Tosques had a different idea as he cut out raising chips. As soon as he slid a pile forward, Wei relinquished his hand.
Hand #145: Wei raised to 1,250,000 on the button and Tosques called. The 
flop got checked by both players. On the turn, Tosques bet 1,600,000 and Wei called.
The river brought the 
and Tosques checked. Wei studied the board before checking behind. Tosques showed for queen high and Wei showed 
for ace high and won the hand.
Hand #146: Tosques raised to 1,250,000 and won the hand.
Hand #147: Wei raised to 1,200,000 and Tosques bought a flop. The flop came down and Wei followed up with 900,000. Tosques quickly mucked.
Hand #148: Tosques raised to 1,250,000 and Wei gave up his big blind.
Hand #149: Wei raised to 1,300,000 and Tosques defended. Both players checked the flop and 
turn. Tosques bet 900,000 on the river and won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,100,000
6,450,000
|
6,450,000 |
|
|
26,100,000
-610,000
|
-610,000 |
Level 38
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #142: Francois Tosques got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #143: Chris Staats moved all in for 3.25 million on the button and Francois Tosques called in the small blind to put him at risk.
Staats:
Tosques:
Tosques' rail screamed for a king or queen and it came on the 
flop. The turn and the river couldn't save Staats and he had to settle for third place, taking home $254,580 for his deep run in the Little One for One Drop.
The final two players are taking a short break to get ready for heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,710,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
|
20,650,000
4,250,000
|
4,250,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 38
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 50,000