2018 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$888,888
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Entries
8,598
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000

Nines Hold for Ngo

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Au Ngo
Au Ngo

Au Ngo limped in from middle position and James Alexander did the same form late position. The player in the cutoff three-bet jammed for 222,000. Ngo made the call and Alexander folded.

Au Ngo: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Ngo won the race to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Au Ngo us
Au Ngo
670,000
520,000
520,000

Tags: James AlexanderAu Ngo

Eliminated From 193-248th Place ($4,492)

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andrew Kloc us
Andrew Kloc
Busted
Martin Sejer dk
Martin Sejer
Busted
Danny Le us
Danny Le
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Nir Levy il
Nir Levy
Busted
Alexander Farahi us
Alexander Farahi
Busted
Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
Busted
StakeKings
Igor Yaroshevskyy ua
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Busted
Jonas Hagstrom se
Jonas Hagstrom
Busted
Fernando Vianna Da Costa br
Fernando Vianna Da Costa
Busted
Mark McGovern gb
Mark McGovern
Busted
Stefan Huber ch
Stefan Huber
Busted
Manuk Ayazian us
Manuk Ayazian
Busted
David Jackson us
David Jackson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jacky Wong hk
Jacky Wong
Busted
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
Busted
Xuming Qi cn
Xuming Qi
Busted
Longsheng Tan us
Longsheng Tan
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesus Martinez us
Jesus Martinez
Busted
Tony Ruberto us
Tony Ruberto
Busted
Madhusudhan Munagala us
Madhusudhan Munagala
Busted
Andrew Ostapchenko us
Andrew Ostapchenko
Busted
Andrew Wilson gb
Andrew Wilson
Busted
Bryan Thornton us
Bryan Thornton
Busted
Jorge Aristizabal us
Jorge Aristizabal
Busted
Josef Snejberg cz
Josef Snejberg
Busted

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Eliminated From 249-304th Place ($3,908)

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pho Tran us
Pho Tran
Busted
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
Busted
Sean Rice us
Sean Rice
Busted
Kyle Jensen us
Kyle Jensen
Busted
Harrison Genson us
Harrison Genson
Busted
Ramy Boctor us
Ramy Boctor
Busted
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
Busted
Jamison Desantis us
Jamison Desantis
Busted
David Levine us
David Levine
Busted
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Hugo Nazar ar
Hugo Nazar
Busted
Al Homsi us
Al Homsi
Busted
Brian Hessler us
Brian Hessler
Busted
Yiwei Wang us
Yiwei Wang
Busted
Rocco Valdes us
Rocco Valdes
Busted
Roongsak Griffeth us
Roongsak Griffeth
Busted
Tuan Nguyen us
Tuan Nguyen
Busted
StakeKings
Farhad Sinaei us
Farhad Sinaei
Busted
Binh Nguyen us
Binh Nguyen
Busted
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Kammar Andries us
Kammar Andries
Busted
Jose Melo us
Jose Melo
Busted
Danny Illingworth us
Danny Illingworth
Busted
Angel Navarro us
Angel Navarro
Busted
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
Busted

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Assorted Stack Updates

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
James Alexander us
James Alexander
1,300,000
520,000
520,000
Dusti Smith us
Dusti Smith
987,000
220,000
220,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
810,000
190,000
190,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
620,000
485,000
485,000
$25K Fantasy
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
490,000
345,000
345,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
385,000
-98,000
-98,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
220,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
190,000
-240,000
-240,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bruno Politano br
Bruno Politano
165,000
40,000
40,000
Au Ngo us
Au Ngo
150,000
-140,000
-140,000
Kelly Kellner ca
Kelly Kellner
Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Cannon Doubles With a Set

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Guy Cannon had raised from early position and saw three players call to see a {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop. After a player in the big blind checked, Cannon bet 32,000. One player folded before Paul Vas Nunes and the player in the blinds both called.

On the {3-Hearts} turn, all three players checked, and when the {6-Clubs} fell on the river, the big blind player led for 125,000. Cannon pushed all in for 386,000, Vas Nunes folded, and the big blind made the call.

Guy Cannon: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{2-}

Cannon had flopped top set while his opponent held two pair. Cannon received a full double-up and is now sitting with 790,000.

Player Chips Progress
Guy Cannon us
Guy Cannon
790,000
532,000
532,000

Tags: Guy CannonPaul Vas Nunes

Hall Makes Another Boat

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

On the flop of a {j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} board, Galen Hall bet 18,000 and his heads-up opponent check-raised to 50,000. Hall made the call and the {k-Hearts} hit the turn.

Hall's opponent moved all in and Hall snap-called.

Galen Hall: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Hall's opponent was drawing dead but for good measure, the {j-Hearts} peeled off on the river giving Hall an full house and his opponent hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
470,000
190,000
190,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Galen Hall