Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-02-2018 21:37 UTC-7

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

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07-02-2018 22:00 UTC-7

Genavia Above Two Million

AaronMcBride

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

Jonathan Genavia went into the dinner break as one of the top three stacks, and since then he has claimed another elimination and is now up to 2.1million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Genavia	2,100,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Jonathan Genavia

07-02-2018 22:00 UTC-7

Collins Doubles Through Barlow

[user270022]

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

Smith Collins picked up aces and put his 398,000 in the middle and was put at risk by Michael Barlow.

Smith Collins:
Michael Barlow:

The board ran out and Collins scored the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Barlow	1,400,000 -400,000	-400,000
Smith Collins	850,000 599,000	599,000

Tags: Michael Barlow Smith Collins

07-02-2018 22:06 UTC-7

Barlow Ships a Huge Pot

[user270022]

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

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:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Barlow collected possibly the largest pot of the event thus far.

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

Tags: Michael Barlow

07-02-2018 22:19 UTC-7

PokerNews Presents the Crazy Eights Top Stacks in the Room

[user270022]

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Barlow	3,200,000 535,000	535,000
Matthew Schreiber	2,500,000 940,000	940,000

Laurent Polito	2,450,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Jonathan Genavia	2,150,000 50,000	50,000

07-02-2018 22:22 UTC-7

Kudrjavcevs' Kings Hold

AaronMcBride

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

The action was opened with a raise from middle position before the player on the button went all in. Eduards Kudrjavcevs in the big blind called and the initial raiser folded.

Eduards Kudrjavcevs:
Opponent:

Board:

The flop and turn were safe for Kudrjavcevs, and although his opponent picked up the nut flush draw, he held on the river to score an elimination and move up to 2 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Kudrjavcevs	2,000,000 1,856,000	1,856,000

Tags: Eduards Kudrjavcevs

07-02-2018 22:29 UTC-7

Eliminated From 73-80th Place ($7,149)

[user270022]

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Teymur Valiyev	Busted
Brett Apter	Busted

Nicholas Kallenbach	Busted
Junior Banck	Busted
Tuyet Nguyen	Busted
Schahin Ghiai	Busted
Gregory Armand	Busted
Carlos Santos Fortes	Busted

07-02-2018 22:44 UTC-7

Vas Nunes Wins With Five-Bet Shove

AaronMcBride

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

The action was opened with a raise by Matthew Schreiber from early position before Paul Vas Nunes three-bet to 150,000 on the button. Schreiber responded with a four-bet to 475,000, and Vas Nunes went into the tank. After a minutes thought Vas Nunes five-bet all in for 1.6 million.

Schreiber got the count and contemplated his decision but he ultimately let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Vas Nunes	2,000,000 900,000	900,000
Matthew Schreiber	1,900,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Paul Vas Nunes

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

07-02-2018 22:53 UTC-7

Hall Climbs Over 2 Million

[user270022]

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

With a completed board reading in front of them and about a 400,000 chip pot staring back, Galen Hall bet 165,000 sending his heads-up opponent into the tank.