2019 World Series of Poker

Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Nguyen Busts his Opponent

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

A player from middle position raised all in for 1,675,000 and Tam Nguyen who was next to act called. The rest of the table folded behind and they tabled their hands.

Tam Nguyen: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Middle Position: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{k-Spades} giving Nguyen a pair of kings to knock his opponent out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Tam Nguyen us
Tam Nguyen
3,250,000 3,066,000

Tags: Tam Nguyen

Alvarado Gets the Fold from Antimony

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Facing a three-bet from Anna Antimony, Mark Alvarado four-bet all in from the cutoff, and Antimony thought it over for a bit before making the fold.

Alvarado has been near the chip lead the entire day and looks to be in good position to end Day 2 with a big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Rick Alvarado us
Rick Alvarado
6,900,000 1,100,000
Anna Antimony us
Anna Antimony
2,950,000 120,000

Tags: Anna AntimonyMike Alvarado

Khan Finds a Double

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The player in the hijack opened to 160,000 and Hafiz Khan was in the big blind and shoved his stack of 710,000 in the middle. The hijack counted some chips out and pushed them in the middle to call.

Hafiz Khan: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Hijack: {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}

The flop came {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and the turn was the {4-Spades} giving Khan's opponent an open-ended straight draw, but the river was the {a-Spades} giving them both a pair of aces, but Khan won with his jack kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Hafiz Khan us
Hafiz Khan
1,540,000 1,159,000

Tags: Hafiz Khan

Ferro's Ace-King Holds

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The under-the-gun player raised to 200,000 and Jose Ferro was next to act and moved all in. The action folded back around to the under-the-gun player, he asked for a count and as soon as he found out it was 560,000 he snap-called.

Jose Ferro: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Under-the-gun Player: {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and Ferro doubled with a pair of sevens ace-king high.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Ferro cu
Jose Ferro
1,320,000 864,000

Tags: Jose Ferro

Huang Doubles Through Bozkurt

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The action folded around to Lue Huang on the button and he moved all-in for 600,000 and Ekrem Bozkurt called from the big blind.

Lue Huang: {k-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Ekrem Bozkurt: {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Bozkurt was a slight favorite and the flop came {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Bozkurt was still in the lead but Huang picked up a flush draw. The turn brought in Huang's flush when the {9-Hearts} hit the turn and the board completed with the {a-Hearts} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Lue Huang us
Lue Huang
1,400,000 656,000

Tags: Ekrem BozkurtLue Huang

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000