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

Jul 02, 2018

888poker Winner's Circle: Chance Kornuth

Will Shillibier

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

Kornuth won Event #63: $3,200 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for $341,598 and a gold WSOP bracelet at the 2018 World Series of Poker. This is Kornuth's second WSOP gold bracelet after he won Event #50: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2010 World Series of Poker for $508,090. Kornuth was so impressed with the play of the second-place finisher (a recreational poker player) that Kornuth reached out to him to congratulate him on his skills.

Jul 02, 2018

Reategui Rises

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Aaron McBride

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

Anthony Reategui started the day with 369,000 in chips and the opening two levels of the day have been kind to him.

The WSOP bracelet winner is currently sitting on 1.4 million.

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Jul 02, 2018

Quad Aces for Hall

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Aaron McBride

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

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 . Hall held 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.

Tags: Galen Hall

Level: 21

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Jul 02, 2018

Break

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Aaron McBride

Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The players have gone on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Jul 02, 2018

Eliminated From 305-360th Place ($3,428)

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

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Jul 02, 2018

Sleeth Busts Two in Massive Pot

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Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

We didn't catch the action before all the chips went in, but Ashley Sleeth scooped a massive pot to give herself a gigantic boost up the chip counts.

Sleeth and Michael Tureniec and a third player in the hand was at risk but didn't have the best hand going in.

Ashley Sleeth:
Michael Tureniec:
Opponent:

Sleeth was fortunate enough to spike a queen on the board and busted both players from the event.

Tags: Ashley Sleeth Michael Tureniec

Jul 02, 2018

Watson Survives on the River

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Aaron McBride

Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The action folded around to Mitchell Watson on the button, and he moved all in for 45,000. Viktoria Lucenkova raised from the small blind, and Andy Wilson folded in the big blind.

Mitchell Watson:
Viktoria Lucenkova:

Board:

Both players hit a pair on the flop, and Lucenkova held her lead until the river brought the seven of diamonds and Watson improved to two pair to secure a vital double to remain in the tournament.

Tags: Mitchell Watson Viktoria Lucenkova

Jul 02, 2018

Eliminated From 361-417th Place ($3,031)

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Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

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Jul 02, 2018

Vas Nunes Scores Knock Out

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Aaron McBride

Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

There was a raise to 18,000 from middle position, and the player on the button moved all in for 98,000. Paul Vas Nunes was in the big blind, and after he accessed the initial raiser's chips, he moved all in.

His opponent thought for a minute before he passed his hand and the cards were turned on their backs.

Paul Vas Nunes:
All-in opponent:

Board:

The board ran clean for Vas Nunes, and his opponent was eliminated from the proceedings. The U.K.'s Vas Nunes, who has $1,638,598 in recorded live cashes, moved up to 510,000.

Tags: Paul Vas Nunes