A Slowdown in Action
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action has temporarily slowed down due to players shoving preflop and getting no callers
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$7,720,210
Entries
10,185
Level
45
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Final Break of Day 1a
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of the day.
Quads Overkill
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action picked up on a board reading 
and the dealer counting down three stacks after a three-way preflop all-in. Preflop action replayed courtesy of TJ Shulman.
Shulman raised it to 12,000 from under-the-gun and a middle-position player made the call. With action on Julian Montois in late position he then three-bet shoved and Shulman made the call. At that point the middle-position player then went all in and Shulman also made that call, having both players covered, and all three players tabled their hands.
TJ Shulman: 
Julian Montois: 
All-in Player: 
Shulman was way ahead preflop, but that all changed on the turn after he was out-flopped by Montois, but he could have still hit the case ace for a better set. Instead the dealer fanned the case six on the turn, which secured the triple-up for Montois, eliminated the other all-in player and put a slight dent in Shulman's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
236,000 | 236,000 |
|
227,000 | -81,500 |
Shen vs Vornicu
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Zejin Shen raised from under-the-gun to 11,000, and when action folded to Valentin Vornicu in the cutoff he three-bet to 31,000 and Shen made the call.
Shen checked on the 
flop, but after Vornicu continued for 30,000, Shen methodically counted out chips and put in a check-raise to 80,00. That action sent Vornicu into the tank for almost a minute before he mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | 450,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The Power of the Check-Shove
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Charles Sewell made it 9.000 to go and the player in the next seat over then three-bet to 25,000 Action folded back around to Sewell and he made the call.
After Sewell checked the flop, his opponent continued for 35,000. Sewell promptly responded by check-shoving all in, and his opponent responded by promptly folding his cards.
Big Stack Bully
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After a player in early position raised it up to 9,000, action folded to player on the button and he made the call. With action then on Geoffrey Rasmussen in the small blind, who had both players easily covered, he asked to see the original raiser's chipstack.
After the original raiser moved his hands for Rasmussen to see, Rasmussen then put in a three-bet to 40,000, which was more than enough to get both players to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000 |
Day 1a Prizepool Announced
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
It was announced that Day 1a had a total of 1,674 entries, which created a prize pool of $1,337,861. 252 of the remaining players are scheduled to make the money, with a min-cash being worth $1,330.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000