2019 World Series of Poker

Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
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

Rusinovas Takes From Saliba

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Vivian Saliba raised to 1,600,000 on the cutoff and Aleksandras Rusinovas called from the small blind.

A flop reading {6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs} was dealt and Rusinovas checked. Saliba bet 1,200,000 and Rusinovas check-raised to 4,800,000. Saliba tank-called.

The turn came the {9-Hearts} and Rusinovas fired 11,500,000. Saliba went deep into the tank, staring at Rusinovas, then opted to let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandras Rusinovas lt
Aleksandras Rusinovas
49,000,000 5,800,000
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
27,000,000 -7,500,000

Tags: Aleksandras RusinovasVivian Saliba

Saliba Four-Bet Rips

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Vivian Saliba made it 1,600,000 from the second position and Aleksandras Rusinovas three-bet to 5,100,000 in the cutoff. Saliba paused for a while and then announced she was all in for about 27,500,000. Rusinovas quickly laid his hand down.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandras Rusinovas lt
Aleksandras Rusinovas
43,200,000 5,200,000
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
34,500,000 12,500,000

Tags: Aleksandras RusinovasVivian Saliba

Nino Ullman Eliminated in 15th Place ($40,259)

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Nino Ullman
Nino Ullman

Rick Alvarado raised to 1,700,000 from the second position and Nino Ullman called from the big blind, leaving himself with just over 3 million.

The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Ullman led out 2,000,000. Alvarado shoved and Ullman called with a gutter.

Alvarado: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Ullman: {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}

Ullman needed a queen or a nine, but the {k-Spades} and {2-Hearts} runout didn't improve his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Rick Alvarado us
Rick Alvarado
45,500,000 2,500,000
Nino Ullman de
Nino Ullman
Busted

Tags: Nino UllmanRick Alvarado

Roland Rokita Eliminated in 16th Place ($40,259)

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Roland Rokita
Roland Rokita

Roland Rokita moved all in under the gun for 7,300,000 and Thomas Drivas made the call from middle position.

Roland Rokita: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Thomas Drivas: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The runout was {5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Drivas' kicker played to eliminate Rokita in 16th place for $40,259.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Drivas us
Thomas Drivas
38,500,000 8,000,000
Roland Rokita at
Roland Rokita
Busted

Tags: Roland RokitaThomas Drivas

Level: 38

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 37 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Vlad Darie ro
Vlad Darie
43,875,000 -2,125,000
Rick Alvarado us
Rick Alvarado
43,000,000 8,000,000
Uselis Gediminas lt
Uselis Gediminas
40,725,000 7,725,000
Aleksandras Rusinovas lt
Aleksandras Rusinovas
38,000,000 -2,300,000
Patrick Clarke ie
Patrick Clarke
33,700,000 1,600,000
Thomas Drivas us
Thomas Drivas
30,500,000 1,500,000
Ming Zhu us
Ming Zhu
28,000,000 2,500,000
Mario Hofler at
Mario Hofler
25,700,000 -7,500,000
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba
22,000,000 -1,300,000
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
Day 1A Chip Leader
22,000,000 -1,500,000
Phuoc Nguyen us
Phuoc Nguyen
20,900,000 2,000,000
Jeanpierre Besancon fr
Jeanpierre Besancon
20,000,000 -1,000,000
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
15,400,000 4,800,000
Keun Kwak us
Keun Kwak
10,950,000 -1,550,000
Roland Rokita at
Roland Rokita
7,200,000 -4,800,000
Nino Ullman de
Nino Ullman
5,500,000 -1,550,000

Broadway for Karmatckii

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 {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and both players opted to check to the {10-Spades} turn. Karmatckii bet 2,400,000 and Clarke called.

The {j-Spades} completed the board and was checked around. Clarke showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for kings and queens but that wasn't good enough as Karmatckii revealed {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} for broadway to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Clarke ie
Patrick Clarke
32,100,000 -11,200,000
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
Day 1A Chip Leader
23,500,000 7,500,000

Tags: Arsenii KarmatckiiPatrick Clarke

Rusinovas Shows Better Kicker

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 {5-Clubs}{q-Spades}{8-Spades} flop was checked to Rusionovas who fired 2,700,000 and only Karmatckii called.

They both checked the {k-Clubs} turn as well as the {6-Diamonds} river, and Karmatckii turned up {q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Rusinovas had also flopped a top pair and he took it down, with an active kicker to his queen as he showed {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksandras Rusinovas lt
Aleksandras Rusinovas
40,300,000 5,300,000
Arsenii Karmatckii ru
Arsenii Karmatckii
Day 1A Chip Leader
16,500,000 500,000

Tags: Aleksandras RusinovasArsenii KarmatckiiMing Zhu