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

Kim is Smokin'

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Action picked up on the turn on a board reading {5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} in a three-way pot with about 2,000 in the middle.

Stephen Kim, first to act, bet 5,300, which was met with an all-in shove for 19,200 from the player in the next seat over. The player on the button and Kim both made the call.

Kim then went all in after the dealer laid the {7-Hearts} on the river, which got the button-player to muck {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} face-up, and the two remaining players tabled their hands.

Stephen Kim: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
All-in Player: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

It had been a monster flop for all three players, but only one was good on the river, with Kim's flush taking the pot. After he eliminated the player and scooped the pot Kim said, "I can go smoke now."

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Kim us
Stephen Kim
86,000
86,000
86,000

Tags: Stephen KIm

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Karamanishvili Flops a Set

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

On aboard reading {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{3-Clubs} Levan Karamanishvili, first to act, has moved all in and his opponent in the hand was thinking it over. He did make the call and both players tabled their hands.

Levan Karamanishvili: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Karamanishvili's flopped set held up and he doubled up back to above the starting chipstack.

Player Chips Progress
Levan Karamanishvili sk
Levan Karamanishvili
44,000

Tags: Levan Karamanishvili

Lau Wins Five-Way Pot

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Five players limped preflop and saw a flop of {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades}. After action checked to Robert Lau he bet 800, and only the big-blind player made the call.

The big-blind player then check-called Lau's 1,300 bet on the {9-Spades} turn, but check-folded after Lau continued for 3,300 on the {5-Hearts} river.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Lau
Robert Lau
58,500

Tags: Robert Lau

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

You Bet It, You Take It

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

The under-the-gun player raised it to 800 and got four callers, including Kevin Schemmer. After both players in the blinds and the original raiser all checked the {2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop, Schemmer put out a bet of 2,100, which was enough to get the remaining four players to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Schemmer us
Kevin Schemmer
47,000

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Big Hand in the Small Blind

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

A middle-position player raised it to 800, and when action folded to Bala Patur in the small blind he three-bet to 2,200. The big-blind player folded and the original raiser made the call.

Patur bet 3,000 on the {2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop and was called. He then continued his aggression with a bet of 6,000 on the {8-Clubs} turn, which got a fold and "Nice hand" from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Bala Patur us
Bala Patur
37,000

Tags: Bala Patur

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400