Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Day 1a | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-01-2017 18:45 UTC-7

Joshua Kays Loses a Hand

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

After having burst the bubble earlier today, Joshua Kays has been doing well but just lost a hand against Brad Alberinck.

Alberinck shoved all in from the cutoff, and Kays called from the button.

Joshua Kays:
Brad Alberinck:

The board ran out — no danger for Alberinck, and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Kays	180,000	180,000
Brad Alberinck	60,500	60,500

Tags: Brad Alberinck Joshua Kays

07-01-2017 18:37 UTC-7

Hugo Perez Knocks Out a Player

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Hugo Perez Just collected quite a few chips by knocking a player out on the board. Perez had for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugo Perez	182,000	92,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

07-01-2017 18:05 UTC-7

Last Break

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The players have just gone for their last 15-minute break of the day. When they come back, they will play the last four levels of the day,

07-01-2017 18:02 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Brown	150,000	30,000
Brandon Ageloff	138,000	-12,000
Eric Baldwin	130,000	84,000
Heidi May	91,000	-40,000
Jason Wheeler	56,000	41,000
Shola Akindele	38,000	-22,000
Men Nguyen	27,000	-13,000
Katie Swift	Busted
Chris Moorman	Busted
Ilkin Amirov	Busted
Greg Raymer	Busted
Ryan Laplante	Busted
John Racener	Busted
Dan Heimiller	Busted
Aaron Massey	Busted
Dylan Linde	Busted
Linglin Zeng	Busted
Mike Leah	Busted

The Bubble Has Burst

Shirley Ang

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

In the first two rounds of hand-for-hand play, no players were in danger of being the bubble person, as no all-ins were called. In the third round however, there were three all-in-and-calls.

Table #72:

A player in middle position called the all-in of the player in the big blind.

Middle position:
Big blind:

The board ran out , and the player in the big blind survived the all-in.

Table #55:

The board read , and the player in the small blind was all in. He was called by the players in the big blind and the under-the-gun position. He showed a pair of queens in his hand for a set of queens, and that was good enough to triple up.

Table #62:

The board read , and the Joshua Kays, under the gun, had the player on the button at risk.

Joshua Kays:
Under the gun:

The turn was the , and the on the river completed the board. Kays hit his flush on the river to eliminate the other player, and the bubble has burst.

All players are now guaranteed at least a minimum cash of $1,334.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

07-01-2017 17:15 UTC-7

Hand-for-Hand Play

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

There are 227 players left, so hand-for-hand play will start now.

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

07-01-2017 16:59 UTC-7

Jeremy Brown Gets a Fold

Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 3,300, and Jeremy Brown called from the big blind.

The flop came . Brown checked, his opponent bet 3,300, Brown put all of his T5,000 chips in worth about 60,000, which covered the stack of his opponent, and his opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Brown	120,000	94,500

Tags: Jeremy Brown