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

07-02-2017 15:39 UTC-7

Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Ivarsson	113,000 105,000	105,000
Nacho Barbero	62,000 39,000	39,000

Barry Greenstein	45,000 32,000	32,000

Steve Foutty	25,000 5,000	5,000
Ken Aldridge	15,600 -9,400	-9,400

07-02-2017 15:40 UTC-7

Kenny Hallaert Doubles Up

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Kenny Hallaert was sitting in the hijack and raised to 2,100. The players in the cutoff and the big blind called.

The flop came , the player in the big blind checked, and so did Hallaert. The player in the cutoff bet 2,600, the big blind folded, and Hallaert called.

The turn brought them the . Hallaert check-raised all in his opponent's 6,000 bet to 17,800 in total. His opponent called.

Cutoff:
Hallaert:

The river completed the board with to give Hallaert a pair of jacks and the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	49,000 21,500	21,500

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

07-02-2017 15:43 UTC-7

Break

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The players just went on their third break of the day, which is a 15-minute one.

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

07-02-2017 16:11 UTC-7

Some More Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Armando Figueroa	96,000 90,000	90,000
Steven van Zadelhoff	52,000 14,000	14,000
Pierre Neuville	50,000 40,600	40,600
Jeremy Joseph	47,000 26,000	26,000
Greg Raymer	45,000 -13,000	-13,000

Loni Harwood	38,000 21,000	21,000

Joep Raemaekers	30,000 -10,000	-10,000
Sorel Mizzi	23,000 16,300	16,300
Sylvain Naets	20,000 -12,500	-12,500
Mark Smith	18,000 5,000	5,000
Lacey Jones	Busted

07-02-2017 16:25 UTC-7

Christopher Frank Hit a Flush

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Recent bracelet winner Christopher Frank is also playing in this flight and was just involved in a hand.

The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 2,500, Frank on the button called, and so did the player in the big blind.

The flop came , the big blind checked, the under-the-gun player bet 3,000, Frank called, and the big blind player folded.

The turn gave them the , Frank's opponent bet 4,500, and Frank called.

The on the river completed the board and his opponent check-called the 8,000 bet of Frank. Frank showed for a rivered flush and his opponent angrily mucked.

Tags: Christopher Frank

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

07-02-2017 16:49 UTC-7

Latest Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With 324 players left at the moment, hand-for-hand play is expected to start pretty soon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Ivarsson	168,000 55,000	55,000
Armando Figueroa	120,000 24,000	24,000
Daniel Strelitz	76,000 17,000	17,000

Steven van Zadelhoff	75,000 23,000	23,000
Linglin Zeng	65,000 49,000	49,000
Darren Elias	64,000 56,000	56,000

Marvin Karlins	63,000 27,000	27,000
Nacho Barbero	60,000 -2,000	-2,000

Matt Stout	60,000 43,850	43,850
Greg Raymer	55,000 10,000	10,000

Alex Foxen	50,000 50,000	50,000

Pim de Goede	42,000
Jeremy Ausmus	39,000 -12,000	-12,000

Mikhail Semin	33,500 -500	-500

Barry Greenstein	32,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tom Hall	16,000 3,000	3,000
Joe Cada	12,000 -28,000	-28,000

Kenny Hallaert	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

07-02-2017 17:09 UTC-7

Vi Do Bursts the Bubble

Shirley Ang

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

When there were 312 players left, the tournament staff asked all dealers to stand up when they finished dealing the current hand so they could start hand-for-hand play, if needed.

On Table #147, the player on the button was all in and called by Vi Do in the big blind.

Button:
Vi Do: