Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-02-2019 19:43 UTC-7

Full House for Hofler

Sandra Barbour

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

On a flop reading , Mario Hofler checked from the big blind and Vlad Darie bet 900,000 on the button. Hofler check-called.

The dealer burned and turned the that was checked through to the river. Both players checked again and Hofler showed for fours full of sixes to win the pot. Darie sent his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Hofler	26,800,000 100,000	100,000
Vlad Darie	19,800,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Mario Hofler Vlad Darie

07-02-2019 19:46 UTC-7

Chong Outflips Drivas

Jan_Kores

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Thomas Drivas raised to 1,200,000 the button and big blind Chris Chong moved all in for 10,525,000. Drivas called right away.

Chong:
Drivas:

It was a fair contest and Chong got the best of it when the appeared on the felt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Chong	21,800,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Thomas Drivas	15,700,000 -11,300,000	-11,300,000

Tags: Chris Chong Thomas Drivas

07-02-2019 19:50 UTC-7

Drivas' Bad Sequence Continues

Jan_Kores

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Thomas Drivas doubled one of his opponents once again as they got it in with Ryan Leng.

Leng had and Drivas hoped for an ace with . The board, however, ran out and Leng doubled to 12,250,000 while Drivas slipped to 10,650,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Leng	12,250,000 5,500,000	5,500,000

Thomas Drivas	10,650,000 -5,050,000	-5,050,000

Tags: Ryan Leng Thomas Drivas

07-02-2019 19:52 UTC-7

Yu Doubles Through Hofler

Sandra Barbour

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Mario Hofler raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack and Zheng Yu called from the small blind.

A flop reading and Yu moved all in for 2,550,000. Hofler made the call and players revealed their cards.

Zheng Yu:
Mario Hofler:

The turn and river filled up the board and Yu doubled up with jacks and eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Hofler	25,000,000 -1,800,000	-1,800,000
Zheng Yu	8,000,000 3,250,000	3,250,000

Tags: Mario Hofler Zheng Yu

07-02-2019 19:56 UTC-7

Kwak Busts Yu

Jan_Kores

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Keun Kwak eliminated Zheng Yu in 25th place, allowing for a redraw to the final three tables.

Kwak trailed with against but he turned Yu dead on . The river was the and Kwak moved to 18.5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keun Kwak	18,500,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Zheng Yu	Busted

Tags: Keun Kwak Zheng Yu

07-02-2019 20:09 UTC-7

Seat	Table 600	Table 601	Table 602
1	Mark Radoja	Andrew Robinson	Vlad Darie
2	Chris Chong	Guowei Zhang	Patrick Clarke
3	Phuoc Nguyen	Nino Ullman	Artem Metalidi
4	Roland Rokita	Keun Kwak	Uselis Gediminas
5	Aleksandras Rusinovas	Arsenii Karmatckii	Jean Fabre
6	Ming Zhu	Jeanpierre Besancon	Allan Tirel
7	Thomas Drivas	Mario Hofler	Vivian Saliba
8	Rick Alvarado	Ryan Leng	Oren Rosen

Zhang Eliminated by Karmatckii

Sandra Barbour

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Guowei Zhang moved all in from the hijack for about 5,000,0000 and Arsenii Karmatckii called from the small blind.

Guowei Zhang:
Arsenii Karmatckii:

The runout wss and Karmatckii raked in the pot with his pair of jacks, eliminating Zhang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Karmatckii	42,500,000

Guowei Zhang	Busted

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Guowei Zhang

07-02-2019 20:12 UTC-7

Zhu Pulls Off Big Call to Double Through Chong

Jan_Kores

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

On the river of the board, Ming Zhu checked from the big blind and Chris Chong shoved into a pot of about 20 million. Zhu tanked for several minutes before someone at the table called the clock on him.

Zhu called in the final seconds of the 30-second countdown and Chong tabled . Zhu showed and jumped from his chair, clapping his hands.

"Let's f***ing go," Zhu said, vaulting to 39 million while Chong was left with three big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ming Zhu	39,000,000 33,800,000	33,800,000
Chris Chong	1,550,000 -20,250,000	-20,250,000

Tags: Chris Chong Ming Zhu

07-02-2019 20:14 UTC-7

Darie Scrores Double Knockout; Eliminates Rosen and Metalidi

Sandra Barbour

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Oren Rosen moved all in under the gun for about 5,675,000. Vlad Darie from one seat over called along with Patrick Clarke from middle position. Artem Metalidi, in the hijack, reshoved for about 10,000,000. Rosen made the call and Clarke gave it some thought, but then let it go.

Oren Rosen:
Artem Metalidi:
Vlad Darie:

The board ran out and Darie scooped the pot with queens and deuces.