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

Foxen Loses Half the Stack

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen opened to 45,000 from middle position, and the hijack three-bet to 135,000. Foxen four-bet all in and the hijack called.

Alex Foxen: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Hijack: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Board: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

Foxen saw the bad news when the opponent showed the better ace, and he's down to 600,000 in the aftermath.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
600,000 -480,000

Tags: Alex Foxen

Xu's Pocket Queens Hold

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A player raised to 45,000 from early position and Zinan Xu moved all in on the button for 195,000. The action folded back around to the original raiser and he threw in one chip signaling a call.

Zinan Xu: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Early position: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Xu had his opponent dominated and the board ran out {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{k-Clubs}. Xu's pocket queens held and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Zinan Xu cn
Zinan Xu
640,000 54,000

Tags: Zinan Xu

Rasmussen Sets Up Yotsushika

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 100,000 from the hijack, and Geoffrey Rasmussen reraised to 275,000 under the gun. Yotsushika called, and the flop came {5-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{a-Hearts}.

Rasmussen bet 220,000, and Yotsushika shoved over the top, having Rasmussen covered.

Geoffrey Rasmussen: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}

It was a case of unfortunate timing for Yotsushika, whose set of sixes was dominated by Rasmussen's set of aces. The runout {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} was no help to Yotsushika, who saw much of his formerly large stack go Rasmussen's way.

Player Chips Progress
Geoffrey Rasmussen us
Geoffrey Rasmussen
1,850,000 1,271,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika jp
Kazuhiko Yotsushika
700,000 -860,000

Tags: Kazuhiko YotsushikaGeoffrey Rasmussen

Saliba Busts Her Opponent

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a heads up pot, Vivian Saliba was against the big blind on a flop of {a-Spades}{k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} with about 110,000 in the middle, her opponent checked to her and she bet out 25,000, and he called rather quickly.

The turn was the {j-Spades}, the big blind checked to her once again and she put in a stack of green chips which was enough for her opponent to be all-in. He eventually called his 120,000 off and they both tabled their hands.

Vivian Saliba, {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Saliba turned Broadway and her opponent couldn't catch up on the {10-Hearts} river.

Tags: Vivian Saliba

Modans Nears Two Million

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The player under-the-gun shoved preflop for 340,000, and Davis Modans made the call in the hijack.

Modans: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The runout looked good for the under-the-gun player until the river, with Modans getting the elimination in the end on a {7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts}.

Modans, who started the day with one of the shorter stacks in the room at 269,000, is approaching the 2-million mark.

Player Chips Progress
Davis Modans lv
Davis Modans
1,850,000 1,581,000

Tags: Davis Modans

Chean Takes Some from Brar

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded around to Sok Chean in the hijack and he raised to 45,000 and Jaspal Brar defended from the big blind.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Brar check-called 30,000. The turn was the {10-Hearts}, Brar checked again and Chean bet out 35,000 and Brar quickly called.

Brar checked before the river {8-Diamonds} was shown and Chean fired out 70,000 which Brar snap-called. Chean tabled {9-Spades}{8-Spades} for a straight and Brar said, "Yep, that's the winner," and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Sok Chean us
Sok Chean
990,000 513,000
Jaspal Brar ca
Jaspal Brar
WSOP 1X Winner
320,000 -170,000

Tags: Jaspal BrarSok Chean

Book-Larsson, Rolland in Battle of the Big Stacks

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Bjorn Book-Larsson bet 55,000 on a {6-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop from early position, and Yves Rolland called from the hijack. Both players checked through the {7-Spades} turn, and Book Larsson check-called an 80,000 bet from Rolland on the river.

Book-Larsson tabled {k-Spades}{5-Spades}, and the call was correct, as Rolland mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Bjorn Book-Larsson us
Bjorn Book-Larsson
3,250,000 2,706,000
Yves Rolland fr
Yves Rolland
1,900,000 -500,000

Tags: Bjorn Book-LarssonYves Rolland

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Hartmann Sends One Out With Aces

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

A player raised all in for approximately 235,000 from early position and Pascal Hartmann was next to act and announced "all in" as well. The rest of the table folded and they tabled their hands.

Pascal Hartmann:{a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Early Position: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts} giving Hartmann top set, and the board completed with the {8-Hearts} on the turn and the {9-Clubs} on the river sending his opponent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal Hartmann de
Pascal Hartmann
855,000 467,000

Tags: Pascal Hartmann