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

888poker Ambassador Chris Moorman Among the Final 29 Players in Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

Day 2 of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed has come to an end with 29 survivors left chasing a $888,888 guaranteed first-place prize. Sitting at the top of the counts after ten levels of play was Galen Hall who bagged 6,595,000.

Hall, who has $4,248,371 in record live tournament earnings is followed in the chip counts by players such as Paul Vas Nunes (6,410,000), Hunter Frey (5,730,000), Arthur Conan (3,140,000) and Alexandre Novaes (2,835,000).

One of the most interesting stories that came up on Day 2 was that of Michael Barlow, who was gifted entry into the event after an unforeseen circumstance led to the original winner of the prize not being able to attend. Barlow returned for Day 2 with just 69,000 and by the time the dinner break rolled around, six levels later, Barlow was the top stack in the room and continued his momentum to bag 2,600,000 for the final day.

There were 458 players who returned to action on Day 2, all of them already in the money, with 888poker ambassadors Chris Moorman and Martin Jacobson representing the event sponsors along with seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen, four-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Madsen, and two-time bracelet winners Eric Baldwin, and Steven Wolansky.

Fellow bracelet winners Jeremey Ausmus, Michael Tureniec, Anthony Spinella, Andreas Klatt, Mike Leah, and 2015 Main Event Champion Ryan Riess were also in the hunt.

Unfortunately, almost all of them didn't make it through. In fact, only Moorman and Nguyen survived. Moorman bagged 2,620,000 and Nguyen will return for Day 3 with 3,350,000.

Ausmus (429th - $2,702), Spinella (341st - $3,428), Jacobson (272nd - $3,908), Madsen (259th - $3,908), Tureniec (244th - $4,492), Leah (227th - $4,492), Baldwin (155th - $5,203), Riess (139th - $5,203), Wolansky (86th - $6,075), Klatt (85th - $6,075) will be on to the next one, busting with at least some consolation on Day 2.

The final 29 players will return to action on Tuesday afternoon, July 3, for Day 3 with cards hitting the air at 2pm local time. The blinds will be 30,000/60,000 with play continuing until the last player is standing.

Day 3 Seat Draw

RoomSeatTablePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon4241Brett BaderUnited States1,485,00025
Amazon4242Carlos ChangTaiwan2,010,00034
Amazon4243Richard AlatiUnited States2,355,00039
Amazon4244Eduards KudrjavcevsLatvia2,730,00046
Amazon4246Joey WeissmanUnited States1,210,00020
Amazon4247Fabrice CasanoFrance1,040,00017
Amazon4248Dara TaherpourUnited States2,290,00038
       
Amazon4251Paul Vas NunesUnited Kingdom6,410,000107
Amazon4252Vitaliy NeymanUnited States1,695,00028
Amazon4253Men NguyenUnited States3,511,00059
Amazon4254Jeremiah MiesenUnited States2,405,00040
Amazon4256Franz-Xaver DitzGermany2,745,00046
Amazon4257Joshua TurnerUnited States1,560,00026
Amazon4258Alexandre NovaesBrazil2,835,00047
       
Amazon4261Marc GoldmanUnited States900,00015
Amazon4262Alexander KuzminRussia1,010,00017
Amazon4263Martin StausholmAustria2,270,00038
Amazon4264Niels HerregodtsBulgaria1,010,00017
Amazon4265Hunter FreyUnited States5,730,00096
Amazon4266Philip TomUnited States1,150,00019
Amazon4267James AlexanderUnited States1,360,00023
Amazon4268Michael BarlowUnited States2,625,00044
       
Amazon4271Chris MoormanUnited Kingdom2,620,00044
Amazon4272Smith CollinsUnited States2,240,00037
Amazon4273Andrey ZaichenkoRussia1,500,00025
Amazon4275Arthur ConanFrance3,140,00052
Amazon4276Shai ZurrIsrael900,00015
Amazon4277Galen HallUnited States6,595,000110
Amazon4278Laurent PolitoFrance1,705,00028

Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until the last card comes off the deck and the latest WSOP champion is crowned.

Tags: 888pokerAndreas KlattAnthony SpinellaChris MoormanEric BaldwinJeff MadsenJeremey AusmusMartin JacobsonMen NguyenMichael BarlowMichael TureniecMike LeahRyan RiessSteven Wolansky