2018 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day: 2
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

888poker Ambassador Chris Moorman Among the Final 29 Players in Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed

Level 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

Day 2 of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed has come to an end with 29 survivors left chasing a $888,888 guaranteed first-place prize. Sitting at the top of the counts after ten levels of play was Galen Hall who bagged 6,595,000.

Hall, who has $4,248,371 in record live tournament earnings is followed in the chip counts by players such as Paul Vas Nunes (6,410,000), Hunter Frey (5,730,000), Arthur Conan (3,140,000) and Alexandre Novaes (2,835,000).

One of the most interesting stories that came up on Day 2 was that of Michael Barlow, who was gifted entry into the event after an unforeseen circumstance led to the original winner of the prize not being able to attend. Barlow returned for Day 2 with just 69,000 and by the time the dinner break rolled around, six levels later, Barlow was the top stack in the room and continued his momentum to bag 2,600,000 for the final day.

There were 458 players who returned to action on Day 2, all of them already in the money, with 888poker ambassadors Chris Moorman and Martin Jacobson representing the event sponsors along with seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen, four-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Madsen, and two-time bracelet winners Eric Baldwin, and Steven Wolansky.

Fellow bracelet winners Jeremey Ausmus, Michael Tureniec, Anthony Spinella, Andreas Klatt, Mike Leah, and 2015 Main Event Champion Ryan Riess were also in the hunt.

Unfortunately, almost all of them didn't make it through. In fact, only Moorman and Nguyen survived. Moorman bagged 2,620,000 and Nguyen will return for Day 3 with 3,350,000.

Ausmus (429th - $2,702), Spinella (341st - $3,428), Jacobson (272nd - $3,908), Madsen (259th - $3,908), Tureniec (244th - $4,492), Leah (227th - $4,492), Baldwin (155th - $5,203), Riess (139th - $5,203), Wolansky (86th - $6,075), Klatt (85th - $6,075) will be on to the next one, busting with at least some consolation on Day 2.

The final 29 players will return to action on Tuesday afternoon, July 3, for Day 3 with cards hitting the air at 2pm local time. The blinds will be 30,000/60,000 with play continuing until the last player is standing.

Day 3 Seat Draw

RoomSeatTablePlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon4241Brett BaderUnited States1,485,00025
Amazon4242Carlos ChangTaiwan2,010,00034
Amazon4243Richard AlatiUnited States2,355,00039
Amazon4244Eduards KudrjavcevsLatvia2,730,00046
Amazon4246Joey WeissmanUnited States1,210,00020
Amazon4247Fabrice CasanoFrance1,040,00017
Amazon4248Dara TaherpourUnited States2,290,00038
       
Amazon4251Paul Vas NunesUnited Kingdom6,410,000107
Amazon4252Vitaliy NeymanUnited States1,695,00028
Amazon4253Men NguyenUnited States3,511,00059
Amazon4254Jeremiah MiesenUnited States2,405,00040
Amazon4256Franz-Xaver DitzGermany2,745,00046
Amazon4257Joshua TurnerUnited States1,560,00026
Amazon4258Alexandre NovaesBrazil2,835,00047
       
Amazon4261Marc GoldmanUnited States900,00015
Amazon4262Alexander KuzminRussia1,010,00017
Amazon4263Martin StausholmAustria2,270,00038
Amazon4264Niels HerregodtsBulgaria1,010,00017
Amazon4265Hunter FreyUnited States5,730,00096
Amazon4266Philip TomUnited States1,150,00019
Amazon4267James AlexanderUnited States1,360,00023
Amazon4268Michael BarlowUnited States2,625,00044
       
Amazon4271Chris MoormanUnited Kingdom2,620,00044
Amazon4272Smith CollinsUnited States2,240,00037
Amazon4273Andrey ZaichenkoRussia1,500,00025
Amazon4275Arthur ConanFrance3,140,00052
Amazon4276Shai ZurrIsrael900,00015
Amazon4277Galen HallUnited States6,595,000110
Amazon4278Laurent PolitoFrance1,705,00028

Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until the last card comes off the deck and the latest WSOP champion is crowned.

Tags: 888pokerAndreas KlattAnthony SpinellaChris MoormanEric BaldwinJeff MadsenJeremey AusmusMartin JacobsonMen NguyenMichael BarlowMichael TureniecMike LeahRyan RiessSteven Wolansky

Hall Takes the Chip Lead After KO

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Galen Hall
Galen Hall

The action was opened by the player on the button and Galen Hall three-bet. The four-bet all in came, and Hall made the call.

Galen Hall: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Opponent: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

Board: {3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Hall took the lead on the turn with a pair of tens and held as the board completed.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
3,400,000 1,200,000

Tags: Galen Hall

Barlow Ships a Huge Pot

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Barlow
Michael Barlow

The very next hand after Michael Barlow doubled up Smith Collins, a player in early position opened to 50,000. Trying to act tilted, Barlow splashed 500,000 into the pot. The action folded all the way back to the initial raiser who quickly moved all in for 1,200,000. Barlow called even faster.

Michael Barlow: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{a-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Barlow collected possibly the largest pot of the event thus far.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Barlow us
Michael Barlow
2,665,000 1,265,000

Tags: Michael Barlow

Zaichenko Wins on the River

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Andrey Zaichenko
Andrey Zaichenko

One player was all in on Andrey Zaichenko's table, and he made the call to put his opponent's tournament life at risk.

Andrey Zaichenko: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Board: {3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Zaichenko was in bad shape preflop, but he picked up additional outs on the flop. The turn didn't help him, but the river was the ten of diamonds to complete his straight and send his opponent to the payout desk, as Zaichenko moved up to 1.5 million.

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
WSOP 1X Winner
1,500,000 1,320,000

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko

Trip Eights Secure Moorman a Double

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

The action folded around to 888poker ambassador Chris Moorman in the hijack, and he raised to 34,000. Men Nguyen was in the big blind and three-bet to 81,000. Moorman made the call, and the flop came down {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Nguyen continued with a 66,000 bet and Moorman called.

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds}, and Nguyen decided to check. Moorman bet 140,000 and the former called.

Nguyen checked on the {10-Hearts} river, and Moorman moved all in for 344,000. Nguyen thought for a minute before he counted the call from his stack. Once he had, he made the call.

Chris Moorman: {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Men Nguyen: {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

Moorman's trip eights were good against Nguyen's two pair, and he secured a full double-up to move above the one million mark.

Player Chips Progress
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
1,300,000 1,044,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
1,125,000 315,000

Tags: Chris MoormanMen Nguyen

Nines Hold for Ngo

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Au Ngo
Au Ngo

Au Ngo limped in from middle position and James Alexander did the same form late position. The player in the cutoff three-bet jammed for 222,000. Ngo made the call and Alexander folded.

Au Ngo: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Ngo won the race to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Au Ngo us
Au Ngo
670,000 520,000

Tags: James AlexanderAu Ngo

Quad Aces for Hall

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Galen Hall
Galen Hall

Galen Hall has just earned a knockout in very convincing fashion after he hit quad aces.

The button moved all in, and Hall put his opponent's tournament life at risk by calling.

The board came down {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Hall held {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and not only did he flop the full house, he improved to quads on the turn to eliminate his opponent and move his stack up to 280,000 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
280,000 216,000

Tags: Galen Hall

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed

Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

Day 2 of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed is finally upon us after four starting flights over the last two days of action came to a head.

A huge 8,598 entrants took part all with the ambition of emulating last years' victor Alexandru Papazian and taking home the $888,888 guaranteed first-place prize.

When play gets underway at 2 pm on Monday, July, 2, Raymond Trujillo will hold the advantage of the chip lead over the returning 458 players after he bagged 685,000 at the end of Day 1b. WSOP bracelet winner Matthew Schreiber is hot on his tail with 662,000 as Troy Southerland completes the top-three with a 519,000.

Bracelet winner and 888poker ambassador Chris Moorman has a stack worth 511,000, with Vitaliy Neyman (500,00) and final flight chip leader Matt Salsberg (483,000) close behind.

Well-known faces Martin Jacobson (149,000), Mohsin Charania (307,000 ), Joey Weissman (300,000), Jeff Madsen (167,000) and Mike Leah (155,000) will also be in the Day 2 field.

All the returning players are in the money and guaranteed a minimum cash of $2,702.

The action will kick off in Level 19 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante. Ten 60-minute levels will be played out with 15-minute breaks coming after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break coming after level 6.

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Tags: 888pokerAlexandru PapazianChris MoormanJeff MadsenJoey WeissmanMartin JacobsonMatt SalsbergMatthew SchreiberMike LeahTroy SoutherlandVitaliy NeymanWSOP