Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1c Started
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
Day 1c of Event 64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em
Welcome to Day 1c, the third of four starting flights, of Event 64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em. It's one of the more unique tournaments on the World Series schedule, and it’s all about the eights. In addition to the $888 buy-in, the winner will receive $888,888 in prize money and tables are played eight-handed.
In 2018, Galen Hall outlasted 8,597 entrants to take home the $888,888 in cash, the second largest of his tournament career, and his first WSOP gold bracelet.
Players taking their seats will start with 40,000 in chips, a substantial increase over last year’s starting stack of 8,000 chips and are allowed unlimited re-entries through the close of registration. The schedule for Day 1c will consist of 19 levels at 30 minutes each, with a 20-minute break after every four levels of play. Registration will close at approximately 5:55 p.m. and those players lucky enough to find a bag at the end of play will return on Monday, July 1st at 12 noon local time and join the 209 players that have already moved on to Day 2.
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Play kicks off at 10 a.m. local time, and the PokerNews team will be on hand to report all the action from when the first card is dealt until the last card hits the felt.
Cards Are In the Air!
The dealers have just been told to shuffle up and deal, so Day 1c is officially underway.
Action Slow to Start
Day 1c is being played in four areas of the Pavilion, so most of the tables are waiting for four players to take their seats so cards can be dealt.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
A Few Notables Spotted Early on Day 1c
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | -2,900 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
Gay Takes a Small Pot Early
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The under-the-gun player raised it to 300 and was called by a middle-position player and Andrew Gay from his big blind.
After Gay checked the 
flop, the original raiser continued for 500, which got a fold from the player in middle position and a check-call from Gay. On the 
turn, Gay then led out for 1,000, which was enough to take down the pot and add a little more to his growing chipstack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,600 | 55,600 |
Can Can and Did
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Action picked up on the flop on a board reading 
in a three-way pot.
Nesrin Can led out for 600 and was called. The third player in the hand then three-bet to 2,500, which got a call from Can and a fold from the third player.
After Can check-called the 5,000 bet on the 
turn, both players then checked the 
river. Can tabled 
for the flopped two pair and the other player sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Sometimes You Just Know
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Action picked up on a board reading 
in a three-way sizable pot.
The player first to act bet out 2,500 and was called by the player in middle position and Nilesh Choudhary in the next seat over. All three players then checked the river and the early-position player announced "Two pair," which got a fold from the middle-position player, but Choudhary tabled 
for the turned flush and scooped the pot.
Choudhary and his tablemates then made it known that he had three-bet preflop with the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | 49,000 |