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

07-03-2018 22:44 UTC-7

Martin Stausholm Eliminated in 7th place ($117,888)

Sandra Barbour

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

Hand #22: Niels Herregodts opened to 650,000 under the gun. Martin Stausholm, in the big blind, called.

A flop reading was dealt. Stausholm checked. Herregodts moved all in for around 10,000,000. Stausholm called, putting at risk his last 850,000, and the cards were tabled.

Niels Herregodts:
Martin Stausholm:

The turn and river completed the board and Herregodts rivered a straight to eliminate Stausholm in 7th place for $117,888.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niels Herregodts	12,000,000	1,200,000
Martin Stausholm	Busted

Tags: Martin Stausholm Niels Herregodts

07-03-2018 22:39 UTC-7

Hands #19-21: Miesen Wins One From Kudrjavcevs

Sandra Barbour

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

Hand #19: Martin Stausholm moved all in from the hijack for 1,285,000. He got no action.

Hand #20: Alexander Kuzmin raised to 600,000 from the small blind. Galen Hall, in the big blind, folded.

Hand #21: Eduards Kudrjavcevs opened to 480,000 from the hijack. Jeremiah Miesen, in the big blind, called.

The flop was and was checked around to the turn. Miesen bet 550,000. Kudrjavcevs called. The river brought the . Miesen continued for 750,000. Kudrjavcevs made the call. Miesen tabled to win the pot. His opponent mucked.

Tags: Alexander Kuzmin Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Jeremiah Miesen Martin Stausholm

07-03-2018 22:34 UTC-7

Hands #14-18: Zaichenko and Miesen Swap Back and Forth

AaronMcBride

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

Hand #14: Eduards Kudrjavcevs raised to 480,000, and Jeremiah Miesen called in the big blind. On the flop Miesen check-folded to a 375,000 continuation bet.

Hand #15: Andrey Zaichenko raised to 525,000 and Miesen called in the small blind. Both players checked on the flop before Miesen led with a 450,000 bet on the turn. Zaichenko called, and on the river he called a 700,000 bet from Meisen who tabled . Zaichenko showed for a higher flush and won the pot.

Hand #16: Kudrjavcevs raised to 480,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.

Hand #17: The action folded around to Niels Herregodts in the small blind and he took the pot after Kudrjavcevs folded to his raise.

Hand #18: Miesen raised to 550,000 from the hijack, and Zaichenko called in the big blind. On the flop Zaichenko check-raised a 475,000 bet from Meisen to 1.3m.

Meisen thought for a moment before he reraised to 2.5m, and Zaichenko checked his cards before he folded.

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Eduards Kudrjavcevs Jeremiah Miesen Niels Herregodts

Level: 35

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 40,000

07-03-2018 21:19 UTC-7

Dinner Break Chip Counts

AaronMcBride

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

The players have gone on their 60-minute dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Kudrjavcevs	18,500,000	3,000,000
Alexander Kuzmin	15,500,000	1,500,000
Niels Herregodts	10,800,000	-100,000
Jeremiah Miesen	9,400,000	400,000
Andrey Zaichenko	6,300,000	-1,500,000
Galen Hall	4,500,000
Martin Stausholm	1,900,000	-700,000

07-03-2018 21:18 UTC-7

Hands #10-13: Kudrjavcevs Takes From Herregodts

Sandra Barbour

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hands #10: Niels Herregodts limped from the small blind. Eduards Kudrjavcevs, in the big blind, raised to 600,000. Herregodts called.

A flop reading was dealt. Herregodts checked. Kudrjavcevs bet 500,000. Herregodts called. The turn came the . Herregodts checked again. Kudrjavcevs continued for 1,300,000. His opponent check-called. The river completed the board and was checked around. Herregodts showed but Kudrjavcevs tabled to rake in the pot.

Hand #11: Herregodts opened to 525,000 on the button. Andrey Zaichenko called from the big blind.

The flop was . Zaichenko checked. Herregodts bet 620,000. Zaichenko check-called. The turn brought the . Zaichenko checked again. His opponent threw in a bet of 1,500,000 that was enough to claim the pot.

Hand #12: Herregodts raised to 525,000 on the cutoff. He got no action.

Hand #13: Kudrjavcevs raised to 400,000. Everyone folded.

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Eduards Kudrjavcevs Niels Herregodts

07-03-2018 21:05 UTC-7

Hands #6-9: Halls Shove Gets Through

AaronMcBride

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #6: Eduards Kudrjavcevs raised to 400,000 from the cutoff, and he took down the pot.

Hand #7: Kudrjavcevs raised to 400,000 from the hijack and folded after Galen Hall moved all in from the small blind.

Hand #8: Martin Stausholm received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #9: Kudrjavcevs raised to 400,000 from under the gun and when the action folded around to Jeremiah Miesen on the button he three-bet to 900,000. Kudrjavcevs made the call, and when the flop came down , he check-folded to an 800,000 bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	4,500,000	-1,200,000

Tags: Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Jeremiah Miesen Martin Stausholm

07-03-2018 20:59 UTC-7

Hands #2-5: Early Exchanges

Sandra Barbour

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #2: Eduards Kudrjavcevs opened to 500,000 under the gun. Andrey Zaichenko three-bet to 1,300,000 from one seat over. Kudrjavcevs folded.

Hand #3: Jeremiah Miesen, on the cutoff, opened to 550,000. He got no action.

Hand #4: Galen Hall raised to 500,000 from middle position. Miesen three-bet to 1,200,000 from the hijack. Niels Herregodts, on the button, four-bet shoved for around 9,000,000. Everyone folded.

Hand #5: Hall limped under the gun along with Zaichenko in the small blind. Alexander Kuzmin, in the big blind, checked.

The flop came . Zaichenko and Kuzmin checked. Hall bet 300,000. Zaichenko check-called. Kuzmin folded. The turn brought the and was checked through to the . Again, both players checked. Zaichenko showed to win the pot. His opponent mucked.

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

07-03-2018 20:51 UTC-7

Philip Tom Eliminated in 8th Place ($90,888)

AaronMcBride

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #1: Eduards Kudrjavcevs raised to 400,000 from early position, and Andrey Zaichenko called in the next seat. When the action folded around to Philip Tom on the button he three-bet to 1.2m.

Kudrjavcevs responded by four-betting to 2.1m, and Zaichenko folded. Tom five-bet all in, and Kudrjavcevs made the call.

Eduards Kudrjavcevs:
Philip Tom:

Board:

Tom was unable to get the help he needed from the board, and the bracelet winner was the first player to be eliminated from the official final table and takes away $90,888.