Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-28-2019 18:02 UTC-8

More Updated Chip Counts from Day 1a

LoriAnn Persinger

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Elezra	490,000 490,000	490,000
Sarkis Paronyan	460,000 460,000	460,000
Tal Avivi	343,000 343,000	343,000
Peter Hengsakul	337,000 251,500	251,500
Terry Shortland	302,000 302,000	302,000
Rodney Ramalho	272,000 272,000	272,000
Elena Stover	243,000
Melanie Weisner	236,000 236,000	236,000

06-28-2019 17:58 UTC-8

Aoki Tables Rockets

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nobuhiro Aoki raised from the under-the-gun position to 6,500. Action folded around to the big-blind player who made the call. After the big-blind player checked the flop, Aoki continued for 6,500 and the big-blind player check-called.

The player in the big blind then led out for 14,000 on the turn, which got a call from Aoki. Both players checked the river and the big blind player tabled , but was way behind the that Aoki tabled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nobuhiro Aoki	157,500 157,500	157,500

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06-28-2019 17:52 UTC-8

Jones-Middleton Needs All Five Cards

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After a raise to 7,500 and a call, Misty Jones-Middleton three-bet shoved all in. When action folded back on the original raiser he made the call and the other player folded.

Misty Jones-Middleton:
Opponent:

Jones-Middleton was ahead and needed to win his race. It looked liked the race was over after the flop, and the turn didn't help Jones-Middleton. However, the river was one of the two cards he was looking for.

Player	Chips	Progress
Misty Jones-Middleton	119,500 119,500	119,500

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-28-2019 17:25 UTC-8

Hijar Gets His Blind Back

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Preflop action folded to the player on the button and he made it 6,000 to play. The small-blind player folded, but Jay Hijar defended his big blind.

Both players then checked through to the river on a board that read , and Hijar put out a bet of 5,000. The button player made the call, but folded after Hijar tabled .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Hijar	66,000 66,000	66,000

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06-28-2019 17:21 UTC-8

Premature Celebration

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player raised it up to 10,000 from middle position, and when action folded to Alex Queen on the button he three-bet shoved. With action back on the original raiser he asked for a count, and after the dealer confirmed 42,000 total he said "Let's go," and made the call.

Alex Queen:
Original Raiser:

Queen was good preflop and on the flop of , but the dealer fanned the on the turn and the original raiser celebrated and shouted "Yes" with one card still to come. That card was the , which gave Queen, who quietly scooped the pot, the full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Queen	90,000 90,000	90,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-28-2019 15:45 UTC-8

Dinner Time!

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players have been sent on their 75-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 5:55 p.m. local time. At that time registration for Day 1a will be officially closed.

06-28-2019 15:43 UTC-8

Fausto Sends One Out Last Hand Before Dinner

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The under-the-gun player opened for 4,500. From the next seat over Fausto Valdez three-bet to 12,000, and when action folded around to the player in the big blind, she four-bet shoved. The original raiser got out of the way and Valdez made the call.

All-in Player:
Fausto Valdez:

The board ran out , and the all-in player was eliminated by Valdez's ace-king-high on the last hand before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Valdez	154,800 154,800	154,800

06-28-2019 15:36 UTC-8

Notable and Assorted Chip Counts Just Before Dinner Break

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksa Pavicevic	385,000 385,000	385,000
Shaun Deeb	310,000 310,000	310,000

TJ Shulman	308,500 308,500	308,500
Clay Hardt	237,500 97,500	97,500
Andy Finkelberg	212,500 212,500	212,500
Lexy Gavin	192,000 125,000	125,000

Robert Cheung	150,000 55,000	55,000

Chris Moneymaker	143,000 74,500	74,500

Barry Shulman	123,000 123,000	123,000

Blair Hinkle	91,000 91,000	91,000

Peter Hengsakul	85,500 14,500	14,500
Matt Stout	76,700 76,700	76,700
Dong Guo	76,000 15,200	15,200
Kathy Liebert	60,500 60,500	60,500

Michael Wang	52,000 12,000	12,000