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

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$888,888
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Entries
8,598
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000

Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw

Level 34 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
SeatFinal Table
1Galen Hall
2Philip Tom
3Jeremiah Miesen
4Martin Stausholm
5Niels Herregodts
6Eduards Kudrjavcevs
7Andrey Zaichenko
8Alexandre Novaes
9Alexander Kuzmin

Alexandre Novaes Eliminated in 9th place ($70,546)

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

Alexandre Novaes opened to 550,000 from the hijack. Alexander Kuzmin, on the cutoff, moved all in for 8,200,000. Novaes went deep into the tank for a few minutes, before throwing in chips, signifying a call.

Alexander Kuzmin: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Alexandre Novaes: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board ran {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Novaes was sent out in 9th place for a $70,546 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Kuzmin ru
Alexander Kuzmin
14,000,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
Alexandre Novaes br
Alexandre Novaes
Busted

Tags: Alexander KuzminAlexandre Novaes

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

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

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: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Philip Tom: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Board: {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

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.

Player Chips Progress
Eduards Kudrjavcevs lv
Eduards Kudrjavcevs
15,500,000
2,940,000
2,940,000
Philip Tom us
Philip Tom
Busted

Tags: Andrey ZaichenkoEduards KudrjavcevsPhilip Tom

Hands #2-5: Early Exchanges

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 {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. Zaichenko and Kuzmin checked. Hall bet 300,000. Zaichenko check-called. Kuzmin folded. The turn brought the {10-Spades} and was checked through to the {2-Clubs}. Again, both players checked. Zaichenko showed {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} to win the pot. His opponent mucked.

Tags: Alexander KuzminAndrey ZaichenkoEduards KudrjavcevsGalen HallJeremiah MiesenNiels Herregodts

Hands #6-9: Halls Shove Gets Through

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

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 {2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, he check-folded to an 800,000 bet.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
4,500,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Eduards KudrjavcevsGalen HallJeremiah MiesenMartin Stausholm

Hands #10-13: Kudrjavcevs Takes From Herregodts

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 {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} was dealt. Herregodts checked. Kudrjavcevs bet 500,000. Herregodts called. The turn came the {10-Clubs}. Herregodts checked again. Kudrjavcevs continued for 1,300,000. His opponent check-called. The {9-Diamonds} river completed the board and was checked around. Herregodts showed {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} but Kudrjavcevs tabled {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts} 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 {4-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. Zaichenko checked. Herregodts bet 620,000. Zaichenko check-called. The turn brought the {6-Spades}. 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 ZaichenkoEduards KudrjavcevsNiels Herregodts

Dinner Break Chip Counts

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

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

Player Chips Progress
Eduards Kudrjavcevs lv
Eduards Kudrjavcevs
18,500,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
Alexander Kuzmin ru
Alexander Kuzmin
15,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Niels Herregodts be
Niels Herregodts
10,800,000
-100,000
-100,000
Jeremiah Miesen us
Jeremiah Miesen
9,400,000
400,000
400,000
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
6,300,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
4,500,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Stausholm dk
Martin Stausholm
1,900,000
-700,000
-700,000

Level: 35

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 40,000

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

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 {9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{q-Clubs} 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 {10-Spades}{2-Spades}{7-Spades} flop before Miesen led with a 450,000 bet on the {q-Spades} turn. Zaichenko called, and on the {8-Hearts} river he called a 700,000 bet from Meisen who tabled {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}. Zaichenko showed {a-Hearts}{j-Spades} 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 {5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} 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 ZaichenkoEduards KudrjavcevsJeremiah MiesenNiels Herregodts