Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place Day 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-04-2018 00:10 UTC-7

Hands #60-65: Raise and Take it

AaronMcBride

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #60: Andrey Zaichenko raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand #61: Zaichenko raised to 600,000 from the hijack and won the pot.

Hand #62: Niels Herregodts raised to 750,000 from the button and won the pot.

Hand #63: Eduards Kudrjavcevs raised to 600,000 from the button, and Alexander Kuzmin called in the big blind. The flop came down , and Kuzman check-called a 450,000 bet. Both players checked on the turn and again on the river. Kuzman turned over for ace-high, and Kudrjavcevs mucked.

Hand #64: Galen Hall received a walk.

Hand #65: Kudrjavcevs raised to 600,000 from the hijack before Zaichenko three-bet to 1.8m from the cutoff and Kudrjavcevs folded.

Tags: Alexander Kuzmin Andrey Zaichenko Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Niels Herregodts

07-04-2018 00:01 UTC-7

Hands #54-59: Zaichenko Doubles Through Hall

Sandra Barbour

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #54: Andrey Zaichenko moved all in on the button for 3,300,000. He got no action.

Hand #55: Alexander Kuzmin, on the button, opened to 600,000. Niels Herregodts, in the big blind, called. The flop came and was checked around to the turn. Herregodts bet 1,700,000. Kuzmin folded.

Hand #56: Kuzmin opened to 650,000 on the cutoff. Eduards Kudrjavcevs, in the big blind, called.

A flop reading was dealt. Kudrjavcevs checked. Kuzmin bet 500,000. Kudrjavcevs called. The turn brought the . Kudrjavcevs checked again. Kuzmin continued for 700,000. His opponent gave up his hand.

Hand #57: Galen Hall opened to 700,000 on the cutoff. Zaichenko, in the big blind, moved all in for 3,820,000. Hall called.

Andrey Zaichenko:
Galen Hall:

The board ran for Zaichenko to double up.

Hand #58: Hall opened to 650,000 under the gun. He got no action.

Hand #59: Kuzmin opened to 750,000 from the small blind. Hall called from the big blind. The flop came and was checked around to the turn. Kuzmin checked again. Hall bet 700,000 and Kuzmin folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	9,200,000	-2,800,000
Andrey Zaichenko	7,900,000	3,600,000

Tags: Alexander Kuzmin Andrey Zaichenko Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Niels Herregodts

07-03-2018 23:50 UTC-7

Hands #48-53: Chips Interchange

AaronMcBride

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #48: Galen Hall raised to 600,000 in the hijack and Niels Herregodts three-bet to 1.8m from the cutoff which was enough to get Hall to fold.

Hand #49: Eduards Kudrjavcevs raised to 700,000 from the cutoff and Hall called in the big blind. The board came down , and both players checked all the way to showdown as Hall took the pot with for a straight.

Hand #50: Alexander Kuzmin raised to 625,000 from the button and folded after Hall three-bet to 2-million.

Hand #51: Kuzmin raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and both Herregodts and Kudrjavcevs called in the blinds. When the flop came down , the action was checked to Kuzmin, and his 600,000 continuation bet was enough to get both his opponents to fold.

Hand #52: Kudrjavcevs moved all in on Andrey Zaichenko from the small blind and the latter folded.

Hand #53: Hall raised to 650,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Tags: Alexander Kuzmin Andrey Zaichenko Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Niels Herregodts

07-03-2018 23:41 UTC-7

Hands #39-47: Raises and Folds

Sandra Barbour

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #39: Eduards Kudrjavcevs opened to 700,000 on the cutoff. Everyone folded.

Hand #40: Kudrjavcevs opened to 600,000 under the gun. Alexander Kuzmin, on the button, called, along with Niels Herregodts in the big blind.

The flop came . Herregodts and Kudrjavcevs checked. Kuzmin threw in a bet of 1,000,000, and that was enough to claim the pot.

Hand #41: Galen Hall opened to 650,000 on the button. Kudrjavcevs three-bet to 2,000,000 from the big blind. Hall four-bet shoved for 10,000,000. Kudrjavcevs gave up his hand.

Hand #42: Kudrjavcevs moved all in from the small blind. Andrey Zaichenko, in the big blind, folded.

Hand #43: Kudrjavcevs opened to 600,000 on the button. He got no action.

Hand #44: Kudrjavcevs opened to 700,000 on the cutoff. Everyone folded.

Hand #45: Zaichenko, on the cutoff, moved all in for 3,920,000. He got no action.

Hand #46: On a flop of , Herregodts, in the small blind threw in a bet of 1,600,000. Kudrjavcevs, in the big blind, folded.

Hand #47: Herregodts opened to 850,000 on the button. He got no action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	12,000,000	2,010,000
Andrey Zaichenko	4,300,000	-900,000

Tags: Alexander Kuzmin Andrey Zaichenko Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Niels Herregodts

Level: 36

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 30,000

07-03-2018 23:31 UTC-7

Hands #37-38: Hall Continues to Rise

AaronMcBride

Level 35 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #37: Galen Hall raised to 510,000 from the cutoff, and Niels Herregodts called on the button. Eduards Kudrjavcevs was in the small blind and decided to three-bet to 2.1m which got both his opponents to fold.

Hand #38: Hall raised to 510,000 from the hijack and Kudrjavcevs called on the button. Hall continued for 510,000 on the flop and was called. On the turn, Hall checked to Kudrjavcevs who bet 725,000. Hall thought for a minute before he responded with a raise to 2.8m. Kudrjavcevs gave his hand a second look and thought for 30-seconds before he folded.

Tags: Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Niels Herregodts

07-03-2018 23:26 UTC-7

Jeremiah Miesen Eliminated in 6th Place ($153,888)

AaronMcBride

Level 35 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #36: Jeremiah Miesen raised to 600,000 on the button, and Niels Herregodts called in the small blind before Eduards Kudrjavcevs three-bet to 2.1m from the big blind. Miesen moved all in, Herregodts folded, and Kudrjavcevs called.

Jeremiah Miesen:
Eduards Kudrjavcevs:

Board:

Miesen was in bad shape preflop and was unable to find a way to survive on the board as he exited in 6th place for $153,888.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Kudrjavcevs	23,000,000	4,500,000
Jeremiah Miesen	Busted

Tags: Eduards Kudrjavcevs Niels Herregodts

07-03-2018 23:21 UTC-7

Hand #35: Miesen Gets Hall to Fold

AaronMcBride

Level 35 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #35: Galen Hall raised to 550,000 on the button, and Jeremiah Miesen called in the small blind.

Both players checked on the flop and again on the turn. When the river came the Miesen bet 450,000 which was enough to get Hall to fold his hand.

Tags: Galen Hall Jeremiah Miesen

07-03-2018 23:12 UTC-7

Hands #30-34: Dead Hand for Miesen

Sandra Barbour

Level 35 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #30: Niels Herregodts limped in the small blind. Eduards Kudrjavcevs, in the big blind, checked.

The dealer spread a flop of . Herregodts bet 250,000. Kudrjavcevs called. The turn came the . Herregodts continued with a bet of 750,000 that was enough to claim the pot.

Hand #31: Galen Hall opened to 510,000 from the hijack. Jeremiah Miesen, on the cutoff, three-bet to 1,300,000. Hall gave up his hand.

Hand #32: Hall opened to 510,000 under the gun. Herregodts called from the cutoff. The flop was and was checked through to the turn. Hall bet 550,000. Herregodts folded.

Hand #33: Miesen opened to 550,000 under the gun. Andrey Zaichenko, on the button, moved all in for 4,950,000. Miesen went deep into the tank for a few minutes and eventually the clock was called. He did not act in time and his hand was dead.

Hand #34: Herregodts opened to 650,000 under the gun. Zaichenko called from the cutoff, along with Miesen in the big blind.

The flop came . Miesen checked. Herregodts bet 850,000. Zaichenko folded. Miesen check-raised all in for Herregodts to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	8,900,000	-1,000,000
Andrey Zaichenko	5,200,000	-1,100,000

07-03-2018 22:57 UTC-7

Hands #23-29: Hall Doubles Through Miesen

AaronMcBride

Level 35 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #23: Galen Hall moved all in from the cutoff for around 4.5m, and only Jeremiah Miesen made the call on the button.

Galen Hall:
Jeremiah Miesen:

Board:

Hall hit an ace on the flop and held as the board completed to secure a double-up and preserve his tournament life.

Hand #24: Eduards Kudrjavcevs got a walk.

Hand #25: Kudrjavcevs raised to 650,000 from the small blind and took the pot.

Hand #26: Kudrjavcev raised to 450,000 from the button and took the pot once more.

Hand #27: Andrey Zaichenko raised to 500,000 on the button, and Galen Hall defended his big blind. On the flop Hall check-called a 700,000 bet before both players checked on the turn. The river was the , and Galen checked only to see Zaichenko check behind. Hall sighed in frustration and tabled for the nut flush as Zaichenko mucked.