Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day 3 Started
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$888
Entries
8,598
Level
41
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Day 3 of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place Starts at 2 p.m.
Out of a field of 8,598, 29 players will return today to continue to battle it out. The day is scheduled to play down to a winner.
Only three players bagged above 4 millions in chips: Galen Hall leads the field with a stack of 6,595,000. He is followed closely by Paul Vas Nunes (6,410,000). Hunter Frey rounds up the top three with 5,730,000. Hunter Frey is no stranger at the WSOP. He has $729,701 in total earnings including three cashes this summer.
Multiple WSOP bracelet winners are still in contention as well including 888poker Ambassador and bracelet winner Chris Moorman (2,620,000), seven-time bracelet winner Men Nguyen (3,350,000), Andrey Zaichenko (1,500,000), Joey Weissman (1,210,000) and Philip Tom (1,150,000).
The 29 survivors are all guaranteed $22,292 but will all be looking to take home the first-place prize of $888,888, along with the WSOP gold bracelet.
Action will resume at 2 p.m. will level 29 and blinds of 30,000/60,000 with a running ante of 10,000. Levels will be of 60 minutes. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6, at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Room | Seat | Table | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 424 | 1 | Brett Bader | United States | 1,485,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 424 | 2 | Carlos Chang | Taiwan | 2,010,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 424 | 3 | Richard Alati | United States | 2,355,000 | 39 |
| Amazon | 424 | 4 | Eduards Kudrjavcevs | Latvia | 2,730,000 | 46 |
| Amazon | 424 | 6 | Joey Weissman | United States | 1,210,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 424 | 7 | Fabrice Casano | France | 1,040,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 424 | 8 | Dara Taherpour | United States | 2,290,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 425 | 1 | Paul Vas Nunes | United Kingdom | 6,410,000 | 107 |
| Amazon | 425 | 2 | Vitaliy Neyman | United States | 1,695,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 425 | 3 | Men Nguyen | United States | 3,511,000 | 59 |
| Amazon | 425 | 4 | Jeremiah Miesen | United States | 2,405,000 | 40 |
| Amazon | 425 | 6 | Franz-Xaver Ditz | Germany | 2,745,000 | 46 |
| Amazon | 425 | 7 | Joshua Turner | United States | 1,560,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 425 | 8 | Alexandre Novaes | Brazil | 2,835,000 | 47 |
| Amazon | 426 | 1 | Marc Goldman | United States | 900,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 426 | 2 | Alexander Kuzmin | Russia | 1,010,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 426 | 3 | Martin Stausholm | Austria | 2,270,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 426 | 4 | Niels Herregodts | Bulgaria | 1,010,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 426 | 5 | Hunter Frey | United States | 5,730,000 | 96 |
| Amazon | 426 | 6 | Philip Tom | United States | 1,150,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 426 | 7 | James Alexander | United States | 1,360,000 | 23 |
| Amazon | 426 | 8 | Michael Barlow | United States | 2,625,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 427 | 1 | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | 2,620,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 427 | 2 | Smith Collins | United States | 2,240,000 | 37 |
| Amazon | 427 | 3 | Andrey Zaichenko | Russia | 1,500,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 427 | 5 | Arthur Conan | France | 3,140,000 | 52 |
| Amazon | 427 | 6 | Shai Zurr | Israel | 900,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 427 | 7 | Galen Hall | United States | 6,595,000 | 110 |
| Amazon | 427 | 8 | Laurent Polito | France | 1,705,000 | 28 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the Live Reporting Team brings you all the upcoming action from start to finish.
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
The tournament director has announced the ceremonial ''Shuffle Up and Deal'' and cards are in the air.
Kuzmin Doubles Through Stausholm
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Marc Goldman opened to 150,000 on the cutoff. Alexander Kuzmin, on the button, three-bet shoved for 890,000. Martin Stausholm reshoved from the small bind for 2,200,000. Goldman folded.
Alexander Kuzmin: 
Martin Stausholm: 
The board ran 
and Kuzmin got his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000 | 890,000 |
|
1,300,000 | -970,000 |
Herregodts Also Doubles
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Niels Herregodts was in the small blind and managed to secure a full a double up against Hunter Frey in the big blind.
The board was down 
, and Herregodts had 
in front of him. The dealer counted out his stack at 885,000 and Frey passed over the amount to Herregodts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,900,000 | -830,000 |
|
1,900,000 | 890,000 |
Check-Raise Takes It
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Franz-Xaver Ditz opened to 135,000 on the cutoff. Joshua Turner, on the button, called. The flop came 
. Ditz checked. Turner bet 130,000. Ditz check-raised to 400,000. Turner gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000 | 255,000 |
|
1,260,000 | -300,000 |
Alexander Doubles Goldman Up
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
James Alexander raised to 130,000 from middle position. Marc Goldman, on the cutoff, three-bet shoved for 400,000. Alexander made the call.
Marc Goldman: 
James Alexander: 
The runout was 
and Goldman turned a straight to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000 | 40,000 |
|
900,000 |
Turner Eliminated by Miesen
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Joshua Turner moved all in from middle position and was called by Jeremiah Miesen in the big blind.
Joshua Turner: 
Jeremiah Miesen: 
Board: 
Turner picked up additional outs on the flop when he picked up a straight draw and called for his one time before the river was dealt, but the board bricked for him, and he is the first elimination in Day 3 and collects $22,292.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000 | 825,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Chang Falls to Kudrjavcevs
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Carlos Chang opened to 150,000 on the cutoff. Eduards Kudrjavcevs, in the small blind, three-bet to 450,000. Chang four-bet to 1,600,000. Kudrjavcevs five-bet shoved for 2,700,000. Chang called.
Eduards Kudrjavcevs:
Carlos Chang: 
The board ran 
and Kudrjavcevs won the pot, sending Chang out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000 | 1,670,000 |
|
Busted |