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 00:01 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	-2,800,000

Andrey Zaichenko	7,900,000 3,600,000	3,600,000

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

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 00:17 UTC-7

Hands #66-71: Zaichenko Chipping Up

Sandra Barbour

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

Hand #66: Alexander Kuzmin opened to 600,000 from the hijack. Eduards Kudrjavcevs, in the big blind, called.

The flop came and was checked through to the turn and to the river. Again, the players opted to check it down. Kudrjavcevs showed and Kuzmin revealed before mucking his hand.

Hand #67: Kudrjavcevs opened to 900,000 from the small blind. Andrey Zaichenko, in the big blind, called.

A flop reading was dealt. Kudrjavcevs bet 700,000. Zaichenko three-bet to 2,300,000. Kudrjavcevs folded.

Hand #68: Kudrjavcevs opened to 600,000 on the button. He got no action.

Hand #69: Kudrjavcevs opened to 600,000 on the cutoff. Everyone folded.

Hand #70: Zaichenko raised to 800,000 on the cutoff. Galen Hall, in the small blind, and Niels Herregodts, in the big blind called.

Players saw a flop of . Hall and Herregodts checked. Zaichenko bet 1,100,000. Hall called. Herregodts folded. The turn brought the and was checked around. The river completed the board and Hall bet 1,350,000. Zaichenko responded by moving all in for around 9,000,000. His opponent went deep into the tank but proceeded to fold.

Hand #71: Kuzmin raised to 600,000 on the cutoff. Herregodts called from the small blind along with Kudrjavcevs from the big blind.

The flop was and was checked through to the turn. Herregodts checked again. Kudrjavcevs fired 725,000. Kuzmin folded and Herregodts stuck around with a call. The filled up the river and was checked down by both players. Herregodts tabled to win the pot. His opponent sent his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Kudrjavcevs	21,478,000 -1,522,000	-1,522,000
Andrey Zaichenko	15,125,000 7,225,000	7,225,000

Alexander Kuzmin	13,650,000 -1,850,000	-1,850,000
Niels Herregodts	11,225,000 -775,000	-775,000
Galen Hall	6,825,000 -2,375,000	-2,375,000

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

07-04-2018 00:18 UTC-7

Break

Sandra Barbour

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

Players are now gone on a 15-minute break.

Level: 37

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 50,000

07-04-2018 00:51 UTC-7

Hands #72-75: Hall Doubles Through Kudrjavcevs

AaronMcBride

Level 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #72: Alexander Kuzmin raised to 1m from the hijack, and Niels Herregodts called on the button. Both players checked on the flop, and when the turn came, the Kuzman check-called a 1.1m bet.

The river was the , and Kuzman check-folded to a 2.6m bet and allowed Herregodts to pick up the pot.

Hand #73: Eduards Kudrjavcevs raised to 800,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand #74: Kudrjavcevs raised to 800,000 from the cutoff, and Galen Hall moved all in for 6.6m from the big blind. Kudravcevs made the call, and the cards were turned on their backs.

Eduards Kudrjavcevs:
Galen Hall:

Board:

Kudrjavcevs picked up a flush draw on the turn but the river bricked for him, and Hall secured a full double-up.

Hand #75: Niels Herregodts received a walk in the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Kudrjavcevs	15,000,000 -6,478,000	-6,478,000
Galen Hall	13,200,000 6,375,000	6,375,000

Tags: Alexander Kuzmin Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Niels Herregodts

07-04-2018 00:59 UTC-7

Hands #76-80: Hall Takes One From Zichenko

Sandra Barbour

Level 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #76: Andrey Zichenko opened to 1,000,000 under the gun. Eduards Kudrjavcevs, in the big blind, called.

The flop came . Kudrjavcevs checked. Zichenko bet 1,100,000. Kudrjavcevs gave up his hand.

Hand #77: Galen Hall opened to 900,000 on the cutoff. He got no action.

Hand #78: Kudrjavcevs opened to 800,000 on the button. Everyone folded.

Hand #79: Kudrjavcevs opened to 800,000 from the cutoff. Zichenko, on the button, called. Hall three-bet to 3,000,000. Kudrjavcevs folded. Zichenko stuck around with a call.

A flop reading was dealt and checked through to the turn and to the river. Again, both players checked. Hall tabled to win the pot and Zichenko sent his hand to the muck.

Hand #80: Alexander Kuzmin opened to 900,000 on the button. Niels Herregodts, in the big blind, called. The flop came . Herregodts checked. Kuzmin fired 600,000. Herregodts check-raised to 2,500,000. Kuzmin gave up his hand.

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

07-04-2018 01:14 UTC-7

Hands #81-85: Chopped Pot on the River

AaronMcBride

Level 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #81: Galen Hall raised to 800,000 from the button, and Niels Herregodts called in the small blind as did Eduards Kudrjavcevs in the big blind. All three players checked on the flop and on the turn, Herregodts checked, Kudrjavcevs bet 1.3m and Hall folded.

Herregodts then decided to raise to 5.2m, Kudrjavcevs thought for a minute and let his hand go.

Hand #82: Herregodts raised to 1m from the button and Andrey Zaichenko defended his big blind. On the flop Zaichenko check-called a 1.5m bet before both players checked on the turn.

The river came the , and Zaichenko bet 4m which was enough to get Herregodts to fold.

Hand #83: Hall raised to 900,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.

Hand #84: Alexander Kuzman raised from the small blind and took the pot.

Hand #85: Kuzman raised from the button to 900,000 and Herregodts called in the big blind. On the flop Herregodts check-called a 700,000 bet before he also check-called for 1.5m on the turn.

Both players checked on the river, and the players turned over hands to reveal they both held jack-ten suited for a chopped pot.

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko Eduards Kudrjavcevs Galen Hall Niels Herregodts

07-04-2018 01:21 UTC-7

Hands #86-89: More Exchanges

Sandra Barbour

Level 37 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

Hand#86: Alexander Kuzmin opened to 900,000 on the cutoff. Eduards Kudrjavcevs, on the cutoff, called. The flop came . Kudrjavcevs checked. Kuzmin bet 600,000. Kudrjavcevs called. The turn brought the and was checked around to the river. Kudrjavcevs bet 1,100,000. His opponent folded.

Hand #87: Kuzmin opened to 800,000 under the gun. Andrey Zaichenko, in the big blind, called.

A flop of was dealt and checked around to the turn. Zaichenko bet 1,500,000. Kuzmin gave up his hand.

Hand #88: Niels Herregodts opened to 1,000,000 on the cutoff. He got no action.

Hand #89: Zaichenko opened to 900,000 on the button. Galen Hall, in the big blind, called. The flop came . Hall checked. Zaichenko threw in a bet of 1,100,000 that was enough to take down the pot.