Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights
Day 1b Completed
Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights
Day 1b Completed
Day 1b in Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em had come to an end. Day 1b drew a total of 1,104 entrants with 166 players making the money with a minimum payout being $1,425 After a long fourteen hours of play, only 50 players remain.
Among the top stacks are 2020 Online WSOP Main Event Champion Joseph Hebert with 2,100,000 in chips. Not far behind is Tjan Tepeh (2,000,000), Adam Croffet (1,975,000), Josue Aguirre (1,930,000), and Thomas Larson (1,825,000) rounding out the top five stacks who bagged big.
RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
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1 | Joseph Hebert | United States | 2,100,000 | 53 |
2 | Tijan Tepeh | United States | 2,050,000 | 51 |
3 | Adam Croffut | United States | 1,975,000 | 49 |
4 | Josue Aguirre | Mexico | 1,930,000 | 48 |
5 | Thomas Larson | United States | 1,825,000 | 46 |
6 | Wilbert Chun | United States | 1,660,000 | 42 |
7 | Jacob Rich | United States | 1,550,000 | 39 |
8 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 1,420,000 | 36 |
9 | David Moses | United States | 1,395,000 | 35 |
10 | Sejin Park | South Korea | 1,350,000 | 34 |
This event drew a few notables such as two-time bracelet winner Freddy Deeb, 2013 WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Riess, Russian-American Writer Maria Konnikova and popular content creator Jeff Boski.
Players who bagged will return for Day 2 on November 15 at 12 p.m noon in the Amazon room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joseph Hebert | 2,100,000 | |
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Tjan Tepeh | 2,050,000 | |
Adam Croffut |
1,975,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
Josue Aguirre | 1,930,000 | |
Thomas Larson | 1,825,000 | |
Wilbert Chun | 1,660,000 | |
Jacob Rich | 1,550,000 | |
Kyle Montgomery | 1,420,000 | |
David Moses | 1,395,000 | |
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Sejin Park | 1,350,000 | |
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Dalibor Dula | 1,345,000 | |
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Sami Rustom |
1,310,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Zoltan Lanszki
|
1,270,000 | |
Thao Yang | 1,230,000 | |
Dylan Wilkerson |
1,205,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
Bence Tamas Major
|
1,060,000 | |
Ismael Bojang | 1,010,000 | |
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Burton Rubin | 965,000 | |
Andy Finkelberg |
940,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
Michael Lech | 930,000 | |
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Stefan Fabian | 825,000 | |
Travis Newberry | 800,000 | |
Yin Wu | 795,000 | |
Tri Dao | 780,000 | |
Derek Kwan |
777,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
Tournament play has ended for the night. End of day chip count and recap to follow.
The action was picked up in a three-way pot on the turn with the board reading . Action checked around to Michael Lech in late position who then fired out a bet of 110,000 and everyone folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Lech |
800,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
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Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
A short-stacked player in the cutoff shoved all-in and Roberto Andres Finkelberg called in the small blind, covering him.
Cutoff:
Roberto Andres Finkelberg:
Finkelberg paired his six on the board to eliminate his opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Roberto Andres Finkelberg |
1,400,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lymor Nahshon Davidson
|
1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
Jacob Miller |
1,000,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
Henry Fischer | 940,000 | |
Isaac Kawa |
730,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
Casey Hatmaker | 725,000 | |
Travis Newberry | 720,000 | |
Roberto Andres Finkelberg |
720,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
Michael Lech |
585,000
553,000
|
553,000 |
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Tjan Tepeh |
565,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
Florian Gaugusch |
540,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
Dylan Wilkerson |
420,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Chris Yea
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |