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

07-01-2018 21:15 UTC-7

Chris Moorman Leads Day 1c of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed

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Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The third of four starting flights of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed drew a total of 2,492 entries and approximately 140 players from this flight will be moving on to Day 2.

Chris Moorman is leading the way with 511,000 and he is the only player from this to put more than 400,000 in the bag. Moorman won a flip just before the second break of the day holding pocket tens against the ace-king of his opponent and never looked back.

Franz Ditz sits in second with 381,000 and Christophe De Meulder rounds out the top three Day 1c stacks with 321,000.

WSOP bracelet winners Eric Baldwin (250,000), Mohsin Charania (307,000), and Kevin Eyster (287,000) quietly built some of the biggest stacks this flight.

All surviving players will combine for Day 2 action on Monday, July 2, and the blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante when play resumes.

Several familiar faces advanced alongside the chip leaders, including Yevgeniy Timoshenko (122,000), David Jackson (151,000), Champie Douglas (229,000), and Marvin Rettenmaier (242,000) will be moving on to Day 2.

Unfortunately, not all the fan favorites were fortunate enough to survive the day. Greg Raymer, Alex Foxen, andDJ MacKinnon all left empty-handed.

Will Failla, Carl DiVeglia III, Kelly Minkin, and Alex Rocha departed with consolation prizes this flight, making the money which was good for at least $1,333.

Check back here for continuing coverage of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed and throughout the 2018 World Series of Poker from thePokerNews Live Reporting team.

Tags: Alex Foxen Alex Rocha Carl DiVeglia III Champie Douglas Chris Moorman Christophe De Meulder David Jackson DJ MacKinnon Eric Baldwin Franz Ditz Greg Raymer Kelly Minkin Kevin Eyster Marvin Rettenmaier Mohsin Charania Will Failla World series of poker WSOP Yevgeniy Timoshenko

07-01-2018 17:20 UTC-7

Moorman Wins the Flip to Double Before Break

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Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Just as the Day 1c field went on break, Chris Moorman got involved in a preflop raising war. His stack of more than 60,000 went all in preflop holding against the of his opponent.

The board ran out and his pocket tens held up to earn him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	123,000	123,000

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07-01-2018 16:16 UTC-7

Timoshenko Scores a Double Knockout

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Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A short stacked player was all in from the button and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the small blind. The big blind called and they saw a flop of . Timoshenko led out with a bet of 3,000 into a main pot of about 15,000 and the big blind called.

The turn was the and Timoshenko checked to his opponent who moved all in for 13,000. Timoshenko snap called and the hands were shown.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko:
Big Blind:
Button:

The river card sealed the for Timoshenko and his pocket aces held up to earn him the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	60,000

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07-01-2018 15:12 UTC-7

Foxen Chipping Up

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Level 9 : 300/600, 100 ante

With such a massive Day 1C Event #62 field of nearly 2,500 entries scattered throughout different rooms it hasn't been easy to find the chip leader. There are plenty of big stacks starting to emerge and Alex Foxen is one of them.

Foxen is heating up after the break and he is now sitting behind a mountain of about 65,000 chips here in the Brasilia room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	65,000	65,000

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07-01-2018 13:48 UTC-7

Boyd Calls Correctly With Ace High

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Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

The action folded around to the player on the button and he raised to 1,000. Dutch Boyd called from the big blind and they went heads-up to the flop.

Both players checked and the turn was the . Boyd check-called a bet of 850 from his opponent and the completed the board. Boyd checked and the player tossed out a bet of 3,200 sending Boyd deep into the tank.

"Sorry guys" Boyd said to the table after nearly a minute as he looked at his opponent. Boyd eventually called and the player said "good call" turning over for just king high. Boyd showed for ace high and that was enough to earn him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dutch Boyd	17,000	17,000

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07-01-2018 11:28 UTC-7

Shorr Off to a Fast Start

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Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

As we approach the first break of the day most of the field is still hovering around the 8,000 chip starting stack. Shannon Shorr however is not one of those players. Shorr has gotten of to a red hot start in the early levels raking in pot after pot.

He's now playing one of the biggest stacks in the room with 20,000 and will look to continue his upward trend as the tournament progresses.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	20,000	12,000

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07-01-2018 10:30 UTC-7

More Early Arrivals

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

The Day 1C Event #62 $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed field is growing fast and there are already more than 1,300 entries this flight. Below is a look at some of the latest players to take their seats here in the Brasilia room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Minkin	8,000	8,000
Tony Sinishtaj	8,000	8,000
Paawan Bansal	8,000	8,000
Kevin Saul	8,000	8,000
Katie Stone	8,000	8,000

07-01-2018 09:22 UTC-7

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

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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 Day	Entries	Survivors	Chipleader	Country	Chip Count
1a	1,703	99	Anthony Reategui	United States	369,000
1b	1,908	90	Raymond	United States	685,000

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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