888poker 8-Team Day 4 Update: Arseniy Karmatskiy vs. Chris Moorman
Day 4 of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event saw the final four players in the 888poker 8-Team Competition return to action. After five levels of play, the number was cut in half with just two captains – Arseniy Karmatskiy (Team Russia) and Chris Moorman (Team UK) – left in the mix.
Among the teams, which are each comprised of a captain, wingman and an online qualifier, out of the running are Spain, Canada, Sweden, Brazil and Germany. The team that amasses the most points throughout the Main Event will win a 2019 WSOP Main Event seat for each team member. Points are accumulated based on surviving each day of the tournament along with a bonus for finishing as the chip leader.
Right now, Team UK is out in front with 400 points thanks to Moorman finishing as the big stack amongst the participants for two days straight. Meanwhile, Team Russia has just 160 points, meaning Karmatskiy will need to outlast Moorman and make a deep run.
Click the link below for a look at early stages of the competition:
- Two players fall on Day 1C, Team UK out to early lead.
- Herd thinned on Day 2 as Team Germany and Sweden fall.
- Team UK leads with four players remaining.
Day 4 Action
Team UK began the day with two players still in contention but online qualifier Billy Chattaway made an early exit. He lost a big portion of his chips in Level 17 (4,000/8,000/1,000) when, on a 5♦8♦10♦ flop, Tomas Kubaliak had about 50,000 in front of him in the cutoff and Chattaway had raised to 180,000 from the hijack.
Moorman: “I never really had any hands, just grinding and staying around the same chip stack."
Kubaliak shoved all in holding the A♥10♥ and Chattaway called with the A♦Q♠ to create a 1 million pot. Chattaway had plenty of outs, but neither the 3♥ turn nor A♠ river helped him. Chattaway was left with 15 bigs but busted a short time later.
As for Moorman, Sunday was a day of treading water.
“It was a testing day mentally, to be honest,” he told PokerNews after bag and tag. “I never really had any hands, just grinding and staying around the same chip stack. I began with 969,000 and went up a little then down. Now I’m in the 35 big blind territory. Ideally, both Arseniy and I go deep and make the final table, but it’d be nice to win the 8-Team as well.”
The other 8-Teamer to fall on Day 4 was Brazil’s Pedro Correa, who has the last qualifier in the field earned 100 points for his team.
| Team | 888poker Team Captain | Wingman/Wingwoman | Qualifier | Combined Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Brazil | Vivian Saliba (BUSTED) | Bruna Unzueta (BUSTED) | Pedro Correa (BUSTED) | 0 |
| Team Canada | Parker “Tonka” Talbot (BUSTED) | Mike Leah (BUSTED) | Jonathan Schaler (BUSTED) | 0 |
| Team Germany | Dominik Nitsche (BUSTED) | Andre Krieger (BUSTED) | Claas Segebrecht (BUSTED) | 0 |
| Team Spain | Marti Roca de Torres (BUSTED) | Fernando Pons (BUSTED) | Javier Llorente (BUSTED) | 0 |
| Team Sweden | Martin Jacobson (BUSTED) | Anton Wigg (BUSTED) | Pontus Anderberg (BUSTED) | 0 |
| Team United Kingdom | Chris Moorman (907,000) | Niall Farrell (BUSTED) | William Chattaway (BUSTED) | 907,000 |
| Team Russia | Arseniy Karmatskiy (566,000) | Daria Feshchenko (BUSTED) | Georgy Philippovich (BUSTED) | 566,000 |
The surviving players will all return to action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Sunday for Day 5 action. You can follow their progress in the PokerNews 2018 WSOP Main Event Live Blog here.
Here’s a look at the current standings in 888poker’s 8-Team Competition:
| * Team | Player Remaining | Day 1 Points | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Total Points |
| Team Brazil | 0 | 30 | 100 | 30 | 100 | 260 |
| Team Canada | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Team Germany | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Team Spain | 0 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Team Sweden | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Team United Kingdom | 1 | 50 | 40 | 150 | 160 | 400 |
| Team Russia | 1 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 40 | 160 |
Here’s a look at how teams can earn points throughout the 2018 WSOP Main Event:
| Day | Points | Team | Max | Chip Leader Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 30 | 30 | |
| 2 | 20 | 60 | 60 | |
| 3 | 30 | 90 | 90 | |
| 4 | 40 | 120 | 120 | |
| 5 | 50 | 150 | 150 | |
| 6 | 60 | 180 | 180 | |
| 7 | 70 | 210 | 210 | |
| 8 | 80 | 240 | 240 | |
| 9 | 90 | 270 | 270 | |
| 10 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
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In this Series
- 1 888poker 8-Team Set to Descend on the 2018 World Series of Poker
- 2 Anton Wigg Joins Martin Jacobson as Wingman in 888poker's 8-Team
- 3 Main Event Battle Royale – 888poker’s “8-Team” Captains & Wingmen
- 4 Mike Leah & Qualifier Jonathan Schaler on Canada’s 8-Team Chances
- 5 888poker’s Team Germany Geared Up for Day 1C of the WSOP Main Event
- 6 Team UK Leads 888poker 8-Team Competition Despite Losing Niall Farrell
- 7 888poker Qualifier Talks Short-Lived 2018 WSOP Main 8-Team Experience
- 8 8-Team Day 2C Update: Team Germany & Sweden Eliminated, Brazil Leads
- 9 888poker 8-Team Day 3 Update: Down to Final Four w/ Moorman in Lead
- 10 888poker 8-Team Day 4 Update: Arseniy Karmatskiy vs. Chris Moorman
- 11 Chris Moorman Leads Team UK to Victory in 888poker 8-Team Competition
