Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day 1b Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$888
Entries
8,598
Level
41
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em Day 1b Begins at 5 p.m.
Day 1b of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em at the 2018 World Series of Poker will kick off at 5 p.m. local time. Day 1a, which began at 10 a.m., drew a total of 1,703 runners. This is the second of four starting flights; there will be two more at the same starting times on Sunday, July 1. The survivors will combine for Day 2 action and the eventual champion, who is guaranteed to bank an $888,888 payday, is scheduled to be determined on Day 3.
Last year, Romania's Alexandru Papazian emerged victorious from a field of 8,120 to claim the top prize and his first career gold bracelet. Papazian is expected to defend his title this year but has yet to be spotted in the field.
Players will begin with 8,000 starting chips and blinds will be 25/50 at the start of Level 1. Each starting flight will play 18 30-minute levels with a 20-minute break every two levels. Late entry and unlimited reentries are available until the beginning of Level 9.
Keep it here for coverage of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em and throughout the 2018 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Day 1b action is officially underway. The clock presently shows 758 entries for this flight.
Faces In the Crowd
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Several familiar faces have already been spotted in this flight, including Dutch Boyd, Sebastian Pauli, and Matt Affleck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
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8,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
More Fan Favorites
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000 | |
|
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8,000
-10,500
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-10,500 |
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 | |
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|
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|
8,000 | |
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|
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|
8,000 | |
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|
8,000 | |
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|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 | |
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|
8,000 | |
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|
8,000 | |
Hinkle Applies Pressure
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
There were about 1,500 chips in the pot and the board read 
when we got to the table. The player in the small blind bet 1,200 and Blair Hinkle raised to 3,000 from the big blind. A player in middle position folded and the small blind called after brief consideration.
The 
hit the river and the small blind checked. Hinkle jammed for what looked like 4,300, sending his opponent into the tank. After just under a minute she tossed her cards into the muck and Hinkle took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,700
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
|
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Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Some New Additions and Updated Chip Counts
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,700
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
14,000 | |
|
|
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|
13,800 | |
|
|
13,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,300
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
12,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
9,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 | |
|
||
|
8,000 | |
|
|
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|
8,000 | |
|
8,000
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
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|
8,000 | |
|
|
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|
8,000 | |
|
|
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|
8,000 | |
|
|
6,900
-1,100
|
-1,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,300
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
|
3,425
-4,575
|
-4,575 |
|
1,275 | |
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