2019 World Series of Poker

Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$888,888
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$7,720,210
Entries
10,185
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000

Zhang Gets a Chip Bump

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

Preflop action folded to Bobby Zhang on the button and he raised it to 7,000. The big-blind player defended and they went headsup to a flop of {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

After the big-blind player checked over to Zhang he continued for 6,000 and was called. The player in the big blind then check-folded after Zhang continued his aggression on the {a-Spades} turn with a bet of 13,000, which some much-needed chips over to Zhang.

Player Chips Progress
Bobby Zhang au
Bobby Zhang
62,500 62,500

More Blind vs Blind Action

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

Preflop action folded around to the player in the small blind and he shoved all in. Howard Roark, nursing a shorter stack, called from his big blind and was all in and at risk.

Howard Roark: {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Small-Blind Player: {q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Roark was ahead preflop, but that all changed after the dealer spread a flop of {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. The {j-Hearts} turn was no help to Roark, but the {a-Clubs} river was just a card he was looking for to keep him alive in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Howard Roark us
Howard Roark
915,000 915,000

Tags: Howard Roark

Blind vs Blind Cooler

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

When action folded around to the small-blind player, he shoved all in and was snap-called by Greg Fits in the big blind. The small-blind player had a good hand for the small blind range, but Fits had a really good hand for the big blind range.

Greg Fits: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
All-In Player: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, which was no help to the all in player and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Fits us
Greg Fits
208,000 208,000

Tags: Greg Fits

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Fal Sends Player Into the Tank

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

Nicoli Fal raised from under-the-gun to 6,000 and got two callers, including the big-blind player who checked dark. On the {2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{k-Clubs} flop Fal continued for 7,000, one player folded and the big-blind player check-called.

The big-blind player then led out for 12,000 on the {9-Spades} turn and Fal made the call. The player in the big blind then led out again on the {k-Spades} turn for 17,000, but instead of just calling Fal made it 36,500 to go, which sent the big-blind player into the tank before he eventually folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nicoli Fal ru
Nicoli Fal
162,000 162,000

Tags: Nicoli Fal

Rocha Hits the Turn

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

Action folded to Alex Rocha in the cutoff and he raised to 5,000. From the next seat over on the button 2014 WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson three-bet to 13,000, and with action back on Rocha he made the call.

After Rocha checked the {4-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop, Jacobson moved all in and Rocha made the call and was the at-risk player.

Martin Jacobson: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Alex Rocha: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The top pair, top kicker of Rocha was behind Jacobson's overpair, but that all changed on the {10-Clubs} turn. The {9-Diamonds} completed the board and Rocha's double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
89,000 89,000
Akex Rocha
Akex Rocha
77,000 77,000

Tags: Alex RochaMartin Jacobson

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500