2018 World Series of Poker

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

Welcome to Day 1c of 888poker's Crazy Eights

Alexandru Papazian won in 2017
Alexandru Papazian won in 2017

Welcome to Day 1c of Event #62: $888,888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed where first place will be a guaranteed $888,888. This tournament has an 888 theme in sense of the WSOP sponsorship with 888poker.

Alexandru Papazian is the reigning champion and will be looking to defend his title.

Papazian came out on top of 8,120 to take down the first place prize of $888,888 in 2017. He outlasted some notable foes on the final table including [Removed:172] who he had a heated heads-up battle with, England's Harry Lodge, Vlad Darie, Sweden's Michael Tureniec, and well-known pro Benjamin Yu.

This event includes four Day 1 flights with Day 1a and Day 1b already in the books. Day 1c starts at 10 a.m. while Day 1d will have a start time of 5 p.m. local time. Anthony Reategui topped the Day 1a field while, Raymond (last name missing in the report) finished Day 1b up top.

Starting DayEntriesSurvivorsChipleaderCountryChip Count
1a1,70399Anthony ReateguiUnited States369,000
1b1,90890RaymondUnited States685,000

All players will begin the day with 8,000 in chips with the first blind level being 25/50. The Day 1's will play 18 levels in total, each will be 30 minutes in duration and there will be a 20-minute break after every four levels of play.

There will be unlimited reentry for this event for all starting flights. The late registration period will be open for the first eight levels of play and will close as soon as the ninth level begins.

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Tags: 888pokerAlexandru PapazianBenjamin YuHarry LodgeMichael TureniecVlad Darie