John Cynn called for a chip count and slow-rolled “because he was tired”, but eventually made the decision to make the call.īy that time, Tony Miles knew he was dead in the water. At that point, the poker tournament was all but over. Now holding a pair of 8s, Tony Miles made an all-in call. When the river came an 8, it improved Tony Miles’ hand, but in the the worst possible way. While he showed a strong hand to make the call, he betrayed hesitation to Miles. John Cynn made the call, but he took his time doing so. Tony Miles, who had been betting aggressively most of the night, made another 32-million chip raise. It also gave Tony Miles a heart-flush draw, though Miles would need a heart on the turn and the river. When the flop came K-K-5, it gave John Cynn a dominant hand. Tony Miles held a Q-8 offsuit, but made a 25-million chip raise pre-flop. The final hand began with John Cynn holding K-J suited. Ten hours into a heads-up match with Tony Miles, John Synn made an all-in call while holding three kings against Tony Miles’ pair of 8s. John Cynn is the winner of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event at around 5am Las Vegas time. John Cynn and Tony Miles battled heads-up for 10 dramatic hours of poker.
