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 22:00 UTC-8

Eliminated From 65th-72nd Place ($8,478)

Aaron McBride

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Gold	Busted
Aaron Pinson	Busted
Kevin Eyster	Busted

Matt Salsberg	Busted

Joe Firova	Busted
Steve Cha	Busted
Jed Hoffman	Busted
Markus Prinz	Busted

07-02-2018 22:08 UTC-8

Hall Takes the Chip Lead After KO

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Aaron McBride

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

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:
Opponent:

Board:

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	3,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Galen Hall

07-02-2018 22:20 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Barlow	4,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Laurent Polito	3,660,000 1,210,000	1,210,000
Galen Hall	3,100,000 300,000	300,000

Arthur Conan	3,000,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Chris Moorman	2,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Men Nguyen	2,150,000 850,000	850,000

Matthew Schreiber	1,900,000

Andrey Zaichenko	1,350,000 250,000	250,000

Jonathan Genavia	1,300,000 850,000	850,000
James Alexander	1,250,000 90,000	90,000
Ylon Schwartz	753,000 113,000	113,000

Ashley Sleeth	377,000 2,000	2,000
Joey Weissman	58,000 392,000	392,000

Conan Holds to Eliminate Schwartz

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

Arthur Conan opened to 70,000 from early position and called a three-bet shove from Ylon Schwartz for 753,000.

Ylon Schwartz:
Arthur Conan:

The board ran out and Conan won the race to bust Schwartz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Conan	3,820,000 820,000	820,000
Ylon Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Arthur Conan Ylon Schwartz

07-02-2018 22:27 UTC-8

Eliminated From 57th-64th Place ($10,131)

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Aaron McBride

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Aasen	Busted
[Removed:265]	Busted
Romain Lefebvre De Rieux	Busted
Narimaan Ahmadi	Busted
Thomas Renault	Busted
Adam Brownstein	Busted
Au Ngo	Busted
Daniel Chuprun	Busted

07-02-2018 22:36 UTC-8

Final Break of the Night

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

The players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

07-02-2018 23:13 UTC-8

Smith Taken Out by Conan

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Aaron McBride

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Dusti Smith moved all in from under the gun for 260,000 and the action folded around to Arthur Conan in the small blind who called.

Dusti Smith:
Arthur Conan:

Board:

Smith picked up additional outs for a chop but they didn't come in, and she was eliminated in the penultimate level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Conan	4,100,000 280,000	280,000
Dusti Smith	Busted

Tags: Arthur Conan Dusti Smith

07-02-2018 23:25 UTC-8

Collins Finds a Big Double Up

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Sandra Barbour

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Martin Stausholm, on the button, opened to 80,000. The player in the small blind three-bet to 245,000. Smith Collins, in the big blind, four-bet shoved for 1,005,000. Stausholm gave up his hand. The small blind snap-called.

Smith Collins:
Opponent:

Collins hit a pretty favorable flop of . The turn and river completed the board and Collins raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Smith Collins	2,100,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Tags: Martin Stausholm Smith Collins

07-02-2018 23:31 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Aaron McBride

Level 27 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Reategui	4,700,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Galen Hall	3,500,000 400,000	400,000

Chris Moorman	3,100,000 400,000	400,000

Men Nguyen	2,900,000 750,000	750,000

Paul Vas Nunes	1,700,000 300,000	300,000
Eduards Kudrjavcevs	1,500,000 500,000	500,000
Matthew Schreiber	1,000,000 900,000	900,000

Joey Weissman	700,000 642,000	642,000

Andrey Zaichenko	650,000 700,000	700,000