Break Time; Registration Closing Soon
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Level 8
: 250/500, 75 ante
The players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Registration will close when the action picks back up.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day: 1d
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
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Updated Counts From the Last Few Tables in the Pavilion
Level 9
: 300/600, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000 | 49,000 |
|
33,000 | 25,000 |
|
27,000 | 6,000 |
|
20,000 | 4,000 |
|
13,000 | 5,000 |
|
11,000 | |
|
11,000 | 11,000 |
Cheong More Than Doubles
Level 9
: 300/600, 100 ante
A four-way pot that involved Joseph Cheong had about 15,000 in the middle and a flop reading 
. After a lead-bet and a flat in front of him, Cheong raised all in for 17,600 and the fourth player in the hand shoved over the top forcing the other two players to fold.
Joseph Cheong: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Cheong scooped the sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 | 32,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Few More Shots from the Field
Courtesy of Jamie Thomson.
Updated Counts From Amazon Purple
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000 | 6,000 |
|
38,000 | 31,500 |
|
36,000 | 28,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
23,000 | -8,000 |
|
23,000 | -2,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
13,000 | -14,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Hawkins Bets Big on the Flop
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
The player on the button opened to 2,000 and Maurice Hawkins three-bet to 5,400 out of the small blind. The button called and a 
flop was dealt. Hawkins fired a bet of 10,000, enough to put his opponent at risk, and they eventually found a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 | 7,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Registration Closes With 2,495 Entries on Day 1d
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The fourth and final flight of the Crazy Eights event received a total of 2,495 entries before registration closed creating a prize pool worth $1,994,004.
The top 374 spots will get paid this evening with anyone reaching that mark walking away with at least $1,331. The surviving players will move on to Day 2 where the remaining prize pool will be combined with that which was left over from the previous three flights.