Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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
Notable and Assorted Chip Counts Just Before Dinner Break
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
310,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
||
|
308,500
308,500
|
308,500 |
|
|
237,500
97,500
|
97,500 |
|
212,500
212,500
|
212,500 |
|
192,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
150,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
143,000
74,500
|
74,500 |
|
||
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
||
|
91,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
|
||
|
85,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
76,700
76,700
|
76,700 |
|
76,000
15,200
|
15,200 |
|
60,500
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
|
||
|
52,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
Fausto Sends One Out Last Hand Before Dinner
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
154,800
154,800
|
154,800 |
Dinner Time!
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.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Premature Celebration
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Hijar Gets His Blind Back
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Jones-Middleton Needs All Five Cards
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
119,500
119,500
|
119,500 |
Aoki Tables Rockets
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
157,500
157,500
|
157,500 |