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 14:55 UTC-7

Zurr Doubles Through Moormman

Sandra Barbour

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Shai Zurr moved all in from the hijack for 660,000. Chris Moorman, in the small blind, reshoved for 3,700,000.

Shai Zurr:
Chris Moorman:

Zurr hit a pretty favorable flop of . The turn and river completed the board and Zurr's straight awarded him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	3,020,000	400,000
Shai Zurr	1,350,000	450,000

Tags: Chris Moorman Shai Zurr

07-03-2018 15:03 UTC-7

Herregodts Wins One

Sandra Barbour

Level 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Michael Barlow opened to 120,000 on the cutoff. Niels Herregodts called in the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of and Herregodts checked before Barlow bet 180,000. Herregodts called. The turn came the and was checked through to the river. Herregodts threw in a bet of 375,000 and his opponent quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niels Herregodts	3,300,000	1,400,000
Michael Barlow	2,300,000	-300,000

Tags: Michael Barlow Niels Herregodts

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

07-03-2018 15:06 UTC-7

Weissman Eliminated

AaronMcBride

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Joey Weissman moved all in from the hijack for 530,000 and the action folded around to Richard Alati. He got confirmation of Weissman's stack before he made the call.

Richard Alati:
Joey Weissman:

Board:

Alati improved to a pair on the turn and held to eliminate bracelet winner Weissman in 27th place for $22,292.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Alati	2,800,000	445,000
Joey Weissman	Busted

Tags: Joey Weissman Richard Alati

07-03-2018 15:17 UTC-7

Alexander Doubles Up Through Polito

Sandra Barbour

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

James Alexander moved all in in the small blind for 1,005,000. Laurent Polito, in the big blind, called

James Alexander:
Laurent Polito:

''I can win this,'' commented Alexander.

The board came and Alexander indeed doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Alexander	2,100,000	700,000
Laurent Polito	350,000	-1,355,000

Tags: James Alexander Laurent Polito

07-03-2018 15:24 UTC-7

Polito Falls

AaronMcBride

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Laurent Polito has become the final player to exit before the tables are redrawn to three tables.

All the chips into the middle were being moved towards Niels Herregodts as Polito stood up from the table.

Niels Herregodts had a full house with on the board after we were informed Polito was all in preflop with pocket jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niels Herregodts	3,000,000	-300,000
Laurent Polito	Busted

Tags: Laurent Polito Niels Herregodts

07-03-2018 15:34 UTC-7

Final Three Tables Redraw

AaronMcBride

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Seat	Table 424	Table 425	Table 426
1	Shai Zurr	Chris Moorman	James Alexander
2	Philip Tom	Paul Vas Nunes	Fabrice Casano
3	Hunter Frey	Eduards Kudrjavcevs	Vitaliy Neyman
4	Franz-Xaver Ditz	Brett Bader	Arthur Conan
5	Andrey Zaichenko	Niels Herregodts	Men Nguyen
6	Jeremiah Miesen	Richard Alati	Alexander Kuzmin
7	Martin Stausholm	Alexandre Novaes	Smith Collins
8	Galen Hall	Dara Taherpour	Michael Barlow

07-03-2018 16:00 UTC-7

Moorman's Shove Gets Through

AaronMcBride

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Richard Alati raised to 200,000, and when the action folded around to Chris Moorman in the small blind, he moved all in.

"I think I should call this, but..." said Alati before he let his hand go.

888poker ambassador Moorman now sits with 2.5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	2,500,000	-520,000

Tags: 888poker Chris Moorman Richard Alati

07-03-2018 16:07 UTC-7

Zurr Doubles Through Zaichenko

Sandra Barbour

Level 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Shai Zurr opened to 175,000 from middle position. Andrey Zaichenko, on the button, three-bet to 500,000. Zurr four-bet shoved for a total of 1,195,000. Zaichenko made the call.

Shai Zurr:
Andrey Zaichenko: