2018 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day: 1c
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

Therme Eliminates Saul

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Jonathan Therme and Kevin Saul were heads-up on the {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop when a raising war broke out. The end result was Saul moving all in for about 30,000 and Therme made the call.

Saul turned over {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for top pair but Therme had flopped two pair with {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. The turn {j-Hearts} and river {4-Diamonds} were no help to Saul who was eliminated and Therme climbed over the century chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Therme fr
Jonathan Therme
WSOP 1X Winner
115,000
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
Busted

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Timoshenko Scores a Double Knockout

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko

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 {j-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}. 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 {6-Hearts} and Timoshenko checked to his opponent who moved all in for 13,000. Timoshenko snap called and the hands were shown.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}
Big Blind: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}
Button: {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The {5-Clubs} river card sealed the for Timoshenko and his pocket aces held up to earn him the double knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko ua
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
60,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Reiman Stacking Chips

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The chips are flying in the Brasilia room and the Day 1C Event #62 field is thinning fast. Ty Reiman has been building his fair share of big stacks throughout the Summer and today is no exception.

Reiman has quickly chipped up following the break and he is now sitting behind a massive stack of 215,000. He has already notched four WSOP cashes this series including a 28th place finish in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event good for $12,395.

Player Chips Progress
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
215,000

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Ahmadi Wins a Big One

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A player in late position raised to 3,000 and the player in the hijack re-raised to 9,000. It folded to Nick Ahmadi in the small blind and he made it 20,000. The player in the hijack called and they went heads-up to the {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop.

Ahmadi check-called a bet of 8,900 from his opponent and both players checked the {9-Clubs} turn card. The river was the {j-Clubs} and Ahmadi moved all in for 40,700. His opponent quickly called turning over {a-Spades}{9-Spades} but Ahmadi showed {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for a rivered set to scoop the monster pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Ahmadi us
Nick Ahmadi
125,000

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Break

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The Day 1c Event #62 players are now on a 20-minute break. We will pick right back up on all of the action when play resumes.

Kelly Minkin Goes Deep in TWO WSOP Events

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After cashing in the WSOP Big Blind Ante $1,000 Turbo Kelly Minkin then played the WSOP Tag Team Event with bracelet-winner Loni Harwood and Haixa Zhang and finished ninth. Kelly Minkin has $400k in WSOP earnings and was the Last Woman Standing in the 2015 WSOP Main Event. She talks to us about her WSOP cashes, poker dealers and the prospect of making more deep WSOP runs.

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Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200