Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place Day 1a | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-30-2018 15:45 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts at Break

brandyn trenholm

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Tom	99,000

Jordan Young	83,000 18,000	18,000
Jacob Snider	70,000 70,000	70,000
Barry Greenstein	59,500 5,500	5,500

Sandeep Vasudevan	44,000 17,600	17,600
Ian Steinman	16,000 10,000	10,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-30-2018 16:07 UTC-8

How Has No Limit Hold 'Em Changed the Last Four Years?

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

https://www.pokernews.com/video/how-has-no-limit-hold-em-poker-changed-in-the-last-four-year-11589.htm

Martin Jacobson is best known for playing what many believe was perfect poker when he won the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event for $10 million. PokerNews catches up with the 888 Poker Ambassador and gets his opinions on high rollers, the best places in the world to play poker, and, of course, Sweden in the World Cup.

Tags: Martin Jacobson World series of poker

06-30-2018 16:17 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

brandyn trenholm

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Keating	159,000 9,000	9,000
Benoit Jean	78,500
Madhusudhan Munagala	74,000
Jeremy Ausmus	47,500

Adam Lippert	40,500 26,000	26,000

06-30-2018 16:23 UTC-8

Bojang Spikes the Ace

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

brandyn trenholm

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Ismael Bojang had enough chips in the middle to cover an all-in of an opponent. The board was reading and the two players turned over their hands. Bojang showed for ace high and his opponent held for two pair.

The river came down a great card for Bojang as the landed and he now won the pot with his seven kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismael Bojang	73,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Ismael Bojang

06-30-2018 16:29 UTC-8

Nguyen Survives a Race as the Bubble Draws Near

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

brandyn trenholm

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

There was a raise of 3,500 from under the gun and Binh Nguyen moved all in from middle position for 22,200. The cutoff made the call and the initial raiser folded. Players then turned over their hands.

Binh Nguyen:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Nguyen's threes held on for the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Binh Nguyen	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Binh Nguyen

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

06-30-2018 16:44 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

brandyn trenholm

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismael Bojang	109,000 36,000	36,000

Shannon Shorr	80,000 36,000	36,000

Ablahad Salim	62,000 39,000	39,000
Martin Mathis	54,000 17,500	17,500
Farhintaj Bonyadi	38,000 11,500	11,500

06-30-2018 16:48 UTC-8

Leah Loses a Flip to Ostby

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

brandyn trenholm

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

After just losing a few hands, Mike Leah found himself in the big blind and faced with a 15,400 shove from Bjorn Ostby. He would make the call and the players then tabled their hands.

Bjorn Ostby:
Mike Leah:

The flop came down ace first as the dealer fanned out and Leah would now need to hit a sailboat. The on the turn and on the river did not change anything, as Ostby secured himself a double-up through Leah.