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

07-02-2019 21:03 UTC-7

Rusinovas Doubles Through Karmatckii

Sandra Barbour

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Aleksandras Rusinovas was all in for about 17,000,000 from the hijack against Arsenii Karmatckii on the button.

Aleksandras Rusinovas:
Arsenii Karmatckii:

The board came and Rusinovas doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandras Rusinovas	35,000,000 19,500,000	19,500,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	16,000,000 -16,200,000	-16,200,000

Tags: Aleksandras Rusinovas Arsenii Karmatckii

07-02-2019 21:07 UTC-7

Clarke Four-Bet Rips

Jan_Kores

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Patrick Clarke raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff and Ming Zhu three-bet to 3,600,000 in position. Action returned to Clarke who four-bet shoved for an effective 60 big blinds or so. Zhu paused for a moment but it didn't take him too long to release his hand, leaving this one to Clarke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Clarke	43,300,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Ming Zhu	32,000,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Ming Zhu Patrick Clarke

07-02-2019 21:16 UTC-7

Saliba Folds to Zhu

Sandra Barbour

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Ming Zhu raised to 1,300,000 from middle positon and Vivian Saliba three-bet to 4,000,000 from the cutoff.

The flop fell and was checked through to the turn and to the river. Zhu fired 6,000,000 and Saliba let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ming Zhu	25,500,000 -6,500,000	-6,500,000
Vivian Saliba	23,300,000 -3,700,000	-3,700,000

Tags: Ming Zhu Vivian Saliba

07-02-2019 21:21 UTC-7

Rusinovas Shows Better Kicker

Jan_Kores

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Ming Zhu raised to 1,300,000 in the second position, Aleksandras Rusinovas flatted on the button, and Arsenii Karmatckii called from the big blind.

The flop was checked to Rusionovas who fired 2,700,000 and only Karmatckii called.

They both checked the turn as well as the river, and Karmatckii turned up . Rusinovas had also flopped a top pair and he took it down, with an active kicker to his queen as he showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandras Rusinovas	40,300,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	16,500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Aleksandras Rusinovas Arsenii Karmatckii Ming Zhu

07-02-2019 21:33 UTC-7

Broadway for Karmatckii

Sandra Barbour

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Arsenii Karmatckii raised to 1,200,000 from middle position and Patrick Clarke called from one seat over.

The dealer fanned a flop of and both players opted to check to the turn. Karmatckii bet 2,400,000 and Clarke called.

The completed the board and was checked around. Clarke showed for kings and queens but that wasn't good enough as Karmatckii revealed for broadway to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Clarke	32,100,000 -11,200,000	-11,200,000
Arsenii Karmatckii	23,500,000 7,500,000	7,500,000

Tags: Arsenii Karmatckii Patrick Clarke

07-02-2019 21:34 UTC-7

Break

Sandra Barbour

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Players are now gone on a 15-minute break to clear their heads.

07-02-2019 21:41 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Jan_Kores

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Darie	43,875,000 -2,125,000	-2,125,000
Rick Alvarado	43,000,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Uselis Gediminas	40,725,000 7,725,000	7,725,000
Aleksandras Rusinovas	38,000,000 -2,300,000	-2,300,000

Patrick Clarke	33,700,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Thomas Drivas	30,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Ming Zhu	28,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Mario Hofler	25,700,000 -7,500,000	-7,500,000
Vivian Saliba	22,000,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Arsenii Karmatckii	22,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Phuoc Nguyen	20,900,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Jeanpierre Besancon	20,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Mark Radoja	15,400,000 4,800,000	4,800,000

Keun Kwak	10,950,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000
Roland Rokita	7,200,000 -4,800,000	-4,800,000
Nino Ullman	5,500,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000