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

06-30-2018 23:26 UTC-7

Hench Sends One Home

simkha

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The complete board of was already out and there was a pile of chips in the middle when we got to the table. Zachary Hench had face-up in front of him and his lone opponent was showing . The two players had gotten stacks in and the pot belonged to Hench with top pair, top kicker.

After the dealer verified the stacks and determined that Hench covered, he took the chips and his opponent made his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zachary Hench	65,000

Tags: Zachary Hench

06-30-2018 23:45 UTC-7

Break Time

simkha

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break.

Level: 19

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

07-01-2018 00:22 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

simkha

Level 19 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Pauli	92,000 58,300	58,300
Men Nguyen	90,000 78,000	78,000

David Bach	85,000 -6,700	-6,700

Jason Wheeler	78,000 17,000	17,000

Scott Bohlman	66,000

Jeff Madsen	45,000 30,500	30,500

Louise Butler	32,000 -6,000	-6,000
Andrew Barber	30,000 11,300	11,300

Valentin Vornicu	25,000 -18,000	-18,000
Blair Hinkle	Busted

Jimmy Cappucci	Busted
Tom Hall	Busted
Gregory Milliron	Busted
Dan Heimiller	Busted

Alex Keating	Busted

Cory Waaland	Busted
Chris Moneymaker	Busted

Michael Mizrachi	Busted

Renato Nomura	Busted
Natalie Hof	Busted
Barry Greenstein	Busted

Christopher Soyza	Busted
Luis Calvo	Busted

07-01-2018 00:30 UTC-7

Bach Gets a Fold

simkha

Level 19 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded to David Bach on the button and he raised to 3,300. The player in the big blind called.

The flop came and both players checked.

There was a bet and a call on the turn and the big blind checked to Bach on the river. Bach bet what looked like 2,800, the big blind folded after some thought, and Bach took the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	72,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: David Bach

07-01-2018 00:39 UTC-7

In the Money

simkha

Level 19 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The bubble has broken without hand-for-hand play. All remaining players are guaranteed to cash for at least $1,331.

Level: 20

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

07-01-2018 00:48 UTC-7

Pauli Keeps Climbing

simkha

Level 20 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The player under the gun raised to 4,500 and Sebastian Pauli three-bet to 11,500 from the button. After some consideration, the original raiser called.

Both players checked all the way down the board. Pauli showed , which was good enough to win the pot and put his stack into six-figure territory

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Pauli	107,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Sebastian Pauli

07-01-2018 01:08 UTC-7

Bohlman Loses Some

simkha

Level 20 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Scott Bohlman raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and the button three-bet to commit the vast majority of his chips. After some consideration, Bohlman four-bet and the button called to put himself at risk.

Scott Bohlman:
Button:

The two players were racing for the pot and Bohlman needed to improve in order to stack his opponent. The flop came to give the button a commanding lead with a set.