Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
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
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: 
All-In Player: 
The board ran out 
, which was no help to the all in player and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
208,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
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:
Small-Blind Player: 
Roark was ahead preflop, but that all changed after the dealer spread a flop of 
. The 
turn was no help to Roark, but the 
river was just a card he was looking for to keep him alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
915,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
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 
.
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 
turn with a bet of 13,000, which some much-needed chips over to Zhang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,500
62,500
|
62,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Some Bigger Stacks and Notables Updated Chip Counts
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
461,000
461,000
|
461,000 |
|
456,000
456,000
|
456,000 |
|
448,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
|
|
440,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
420,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
322,000
322,000
|
322,000 |
|
289,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
270,000 | |
|
225,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
156,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
||
|
152,000
112,500
|
112,500 |
|
||
|
119,500
119,500
|
119,500 |
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
67,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
55,000
3,100
|
3,100 |
Kocher Gets There
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After a late-position player raised it up to 9,000, Jeremy Kocher three-bet to 19,000 from the next seat over and was called.
Both players then checked through to the river on a board reading 
, and when Kocher tabled the other player sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
178,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Shenkman Outdraws Opponent
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Perry Shenkman raised it up to 10,500 from under-the-gun, and when action folded around to the player in the big blind he made the call.
The big-blind player checked the 
flop and Shenkman continued for 27,000. After the player in the big blind confirmed the amount he then check-shoved all in and was snap-called by Shenkman. Both players tabled their hands and the all-in player had second pair with a gutshot straight draw and Shenkman had botton pair with the nut flush draw.
Perry Shenkman: 
All-in Player:
The all-in player did hit his gutshot straight on the turn, but unfortunately it was the 
, which gave Shenkman the nut flush and left the all-in player drawing dead even before the dealer fanned the river, which gave him the king-high flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
283,000
283,000
|
283,000 |
Final Break
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The remaining players have been sent on their final 20-minute break of the day.