2017 World Series of Poker

Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day: 1d
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$888,888
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$6,489,502
Entries
8,120
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed

Day 1d Completed

Flight D of Event #60 Crazy Eights Is in the Books, Paul Berger Leads

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Paul Berger
Paul Berger

On Sunday afternoon, 2,878 players took their seats in the fourth and final flight of Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed, but only 136 bagged chips at the end of the night.

Leading the way out of this flight is Paul Berger who put 646,000 in the bag. Berger had already accumulated a relatively large stack of about 350,000 before doubling through nine-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Valentin Vornicu on the final hand of the day, leaving Vornicu with just 68,000 chips heading into Day 2. Behind Berger, the next largest stack currently belongs to Alex Papazian with 516,000.

A handfull of well-known players survived Flight 1d action, including Danny Wong (385,000), Ian O'Hara (267,000), Shannon Shorr (262,000), Kevin MacPhee (250,000), William Kassouf (200,000), Cate Hall (131,000), and Lee Markholdt.

Some of the familiar faces that made an appearance in Flight 1d but didn't find a bag include Chris Hunichen, Andreas Klatt, Sofia Lovgren, Chris Moorman, Rex Clinkscales, Cliff Josephy, and David Pham.

This event saw record 8,120 total entries across all four flights, far surpassing last year's 6,761 total runners. Complete prizepool and payout information is not yet available at the time of this writing, but it will be published no later than the start of play on Day 2.

Play will resume Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. local time, when players from all four starting flights will combine. Be sure to check back here for all the updates in this event and throughout the remainder of the 2017 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews live reporting team.

Day 2 Seat Draw Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Miranda6001Brady RedingtonUnited States141,00018
Miranda6002Samuel RenshawUnited States87,50011
Miranda6003Kevin McBrideUnited States84,00011
Miranda6004Eric BaldwinUnited States424,00053
Miranda6005Steve RosenUnited States589,00074
Miranda6006Matthew SmithUnited States181,00023
Miranda6007John DolanUnited States270,00034
Miranda6008Kunal PatniUnited States285,00036
       
Miranda6011Vladimir BursteinCzech Republic264,00033
Miranda6012Joseph CappelloUnited States88,00011
Miranda6013Luis ZedanUnited States119,00015
Miranda6014Aleks DimitrovBulgaria88,00011
Miranda6015Nikita NikolaevRussia188,00024
Miranda6016Tony LeCanada49,0006
Miranda6017Kenny HoUnited States45,0006
Miranda6018Noel EicherUnited States206,00026
       
Miranda6021Bradley SniderUnited States103,00013
Miranda6022Santiago NadalCanada105,00013
Miranda6023Darren EliasUnited States307,00038
Miranda6024Arturs DaugisUnited Kingdom124,00016
Miranda6025Richard KirschUnited States260,00033
Miranda6026Jeffery RozierUnited States438,00055
Miranda6027Jeff SluzinskiUnited States357,00045
Miranda6028Peter LevineUnited States34,0004
       
Miranda6031Traian BostanUnited States139,00017
Miranda6032Niall FarrellUnited Kingdom110,00014
Miranda6033Nadezhda MagnusUnited States176,00022
Miranda6034Gilberto AmaralBrazil116,00015
Miranda6035Michael TureniecSweden284,00036
Miranda6036Bastian FischerGermany178,00022
Miranda6037Quan ZhouChina245,00031
Miranda6038Andreas FreundAustria120,00015
       
Miranda6041Nicholas StowellUnited States423,00053
Miranda6042Raymond HensonUnited States195,00024
Miranda6043Warren SheavesUnited States117,00015
Miranda6044Mikhail PokrepaRussia120,00015
Miranda6045Loni HarwoodUnited States353,00044
Miranda6046Randy PfeiferUnited States121,00015
Miranda6047Ray QartomyUnited States444,00056
Miranda6048JC TranUnited States208,00026
       
Miranda6051Joao Dorneles NetoBrazil102,00013
Miranda6052Michel BouskilaAustralia50,0006
Miranda6053Quang NgoUnited States116,00015
Miranda6054Aliaksei BoikaUkraine133,00017
Miranda6055Jared MartinUnited States136,00017
Miranda6056Armando FigueroaUnited States164,00021
Miranda6057Mark EllerbeUnited States140,00018
Miranda6058Clayton FletcherUnited States142,00018
       
Miranda6061Timothy GundrumUnited States107,00013
Miranda6062Jason EverettUnited States326,00041
Miranda6063Pfizer JordanUnited States393,00049
Miranda6064Ralph WongUnited States214,00027
Miranda6065Michael HolmUnited States55,0007
Miranda6066Amy HenkelmanUnited States108,00014
Miranda6067Jay FarberUnited States122,00015
Miranda6068Theodore MayerUnited States50,0006
       
Miranda6071Gary SewellUnited States214,50027
Miranda6072Josh WeissUnited States38,0005
Miranda6073Thiago NishijimaBrazil148,00019
Miranda6074Michael KatzUnited States335,00042
Miranda6075Steven van ZadelhoffGermany235,00029
Miranda6076Steven GibbsUnited States92,00012
Miranda6077Bernard MuhireUnited States252,00032
Miranda6078Richard GrykoRomania199,00025
       
Miranda6081Alan MulleadyUnited States67,0008
Miranda6082Michael SinclairUnited States399,00050
Miranda6083Danny WongUnited States385,00048
Miranda6084Stephen MossUnited States72,0009
Miranda6085Thi NguyenVietnam222,00028
Miranda6086Jonathan ZarinUnited States349,00044
Miranda6087Youngshin ImSouth Korea262,00033
Miranda6088Shannon ShorrUnited States262,00033
       
Miranda6091Kevin SongUnited States30,0004
Miranda6092Dan GrolemundUnited States138,00017
Miranda6093Kenneth BrunoUnited States111,00014
Miranda6094Albert SanchezUnited States96,00012
Miranda6095Timothy McauliffeUnited States122,00015
Miranda6096Jonas WexlerUnited States259,00032
Miranda6097Hiren PatelUnited States144,00018
Miranda6098David FernandezUnited States80,00010
       
Miranda6101Arkadiy TsinisUnited States155,00019
Miranda6102Jorge Chae DongCanada221,00028
Miranda6103Puneeth ModhaUnited States225,00028
Miranda6104Cathal ShineIreland168,00021
Miranda6105Edwin LeeUnited States400,00050
Miranda6106Dylan NguyenUnited States24,0003
Miranda6107[Removed:172]Austria178,00022
Miranda6108Andy ZarroRomania67,0008
       
Miranda6111Paul CoglianoUnited States175,00022
Miranda6112Matthew MossUnited Kingdom48,0006
Miranda6113Farzad BonyadiUnited States297,00037
Miranda6114Lawrence WhyteUnited States105,00013
Miranda6115Shang DaiUnited States88,00011
Miranda6116John AgelakisCanada106,00013
Miranda6117Kazuhiro ShirasawaJapan217,00027
Miranda6118Ilkin AmirovAzerbaijan45,0006
       
Miranda6121Michael DurallUnited States113,00014
Miranda6122Rickey EvansUnited States87,00011
Miranda6123Simeon NaydenovBulgaria78,00010
Miranda6124Jordan PolkUnited States48,0006
Miranda6125Joseph KentUnited States346,00043
Miranda6126Loren KleinUnited States97,00012
Miranda6127Emil EkvardtSweden219,00027
Miranda6128Brian NerneyUnited States160,00020
       
Miranda6131Hans BrownUnited States108,00014
Miranda6132John SimunichUnited States351,00044
Miranda6133Lee MarkholtUnited States90,00011
Miranda6134Atanas KavrakovBulgaria112,00014
Miranda6135Michal DankaSweden134,00017
Miranda6136Roberto BendeckUnited States267,00033
Miranda6137Vuong DoUnited States195,00024
Miranda6138Oluwashola AkindeleUnited Kingdom106,00013
       
Miranda6141Mike AzzaroUnited States93,00012
Miranda6142Michael HatfieldUnited States151,00019
Miranda6143Nelson ChewUnited States115,00014
Miranda6144Danny AlvarezUnited States497,00062
Miranda6145Chang LuoChina316,00040
Miranda6146Riley FullerUnited States190,00024
Miranda6147Andrii NadieliaievRomania108,00014
Miranda6148Shawna BergerUnited States103,00013
       
Miranda6151David DolakArgentina193,00024
Miranda6152Lee TaylorUnited Kingdom119,00015
Miranda6153Andrew RothUnited States98,00012
Miranda6154Chris FurbertUnited States225,00028
Miranda6155Patrick TruongUnited States199,00025
Miranda6156William KassoufUnited Kingdom205,00026
Miranda6157Kyle HartreeCanada143,00018
Miranda6158James StrongUnited States165,00021
       
Miranda6161Vlad DarieRomania250,00031
Miranda6162Joseph RuigomezUnited States104,00013
Miranda6163Zdenko SlavikSlovakia69,0009
Miranda6164Stephen MaUnited States301,00038
Miranda6165Daniel PecheGermany178,00022
Miranda6166James CappucciUnited States350,00044
Miranda6167Rafiki BrownUnited States107,00013
Miranda6168Mark HordingUnited States92,00012
       
Miranda6171Alex HuaUnited States120,00015
Miranda6172Tommy TranUnited States181,00023
Miranda6173Ketan GuptaUnited States169,00021
Miranda6174Bjorn Book LarssonUnited States62,0008
Miranda6175Qiao ChiUnited States482,00060
Miranda6176Adrian MorenoUnited States65,0008
Miranda6177Andrew LeshovskyUnited States89,00011
Miranda6178Enio BozzanoBrazil204,00026
       
Miranda6181Oleksandr TrokhymenkoUnited Kingdom114,00014
Miranda6182Luigi KnoppersNetherlands132,00017
Miranda6183Matthew SchultzUnited States181,00023
Miranda6184Gregory MillironUnited States188,00024
Miranda6185Shiguang ZengChina208,00026
Miranda6186Michael PhillipsUnited States314,00039
Miranda6187Vitezslav CechCzech Republic368,00046
Miranda6188David ZarrinUnited States156,60020
       
Miranda6191Shane MartinUnited States149,00019
Miranda6192Yuyang ZhangUnited States140,00018
Miranda6193Matthew LenkUnited States239,00030
Miranda6194Bryan BerrymanUnited States119,00015
Miranda6195Chris FergusonUnited States66,0008
Miranda6196Marius PerteaAustralia514,00064
Miranda6197Roman ValersteinUnited States110,00014
Miranda6198Christopher KostoulasUnited States157,00020
       
Miranda6201Antonio BuonannoArgentina242,00030
Miranda6202Daniel ChioUnited States167,00021
Miranda6203Rob TepperUnited States331,00041
Miranda6204Michael BeattieUnited States90,00011
Miranda6205Guillaume DiazFrance284,00036
Miranda6206Marc-Andre LadouceurCanada98,00012
Miranda6207Will GivensUnited States127,00016
Miranda6208Jonathan TareUnited States99,00012
       
Miranda6211Angel FernandezGermany367,00046
Miranda6212Luther TranUnited States107,00013
Miranda6213Kyle StraderUnited States273,00034
Miranda6214Itai LevyIsrael140,00018
Miranda6215Sameer AljanediUnited States62,0008
Miranda6216Leslie MorganUnited States70,0009
Miranda6217Yiannis LiperisUnited Kingdom166,00021
Miranda6218Ke ChenUnited States79,00010
       
Miranda6221JJ LiuUnited States201,00025
Miranda6222Richard Tae KimUnited States156,00020
Miranda6223Idris GencogluCanada151,00019
Miranda6224Ioannis Angelou KonstasUnited States364,00046
Miranda6225Sungjin ParkSweden114,00014
Miranda6226David ByerUnited States96,00012
Miranda6227Paul MagrielUnited States69,0009
Miranda6228Ramiro PetroneArgentina212,00027
       
Miranda6231Danny IllingworthUnited States17,0002
Miranda6232Jonathan HannerUnited States214,00027
Miranda6233Brayden GazlayUnited States79,00010
Miranda6234Douglas CarliUnited States180,00023
Miranda6235Pablo MarizCanada105,00013
Miranda6236Jesse CohenUnited States85,00011
Miranda6237Ubaid HabibUnited States407,00051
Miranda6238Bill GermanisRomania407,00051
       
Miranda6241Nir LevyIsrael176,00022
Miranda6242Li FuChina65,0008
Miranda6243Yang ZhangChina406,00051
Miranda6244Felix LambertzGermany337,00042
Miranda6245Mikhail SeminRussia112,00014
Miranda6246Ian O'HaraUnited States267,00033
Miranda6247Timothy DoUnited States77,00010
Miranda6248Derek WoltersUnited States105,00013
       
Miranda6251Wai NgaiUnited States175,00022
Miranda6252Vanessa KadeCanada390,00049
Miranda6253Vedat LeviTurkey125,00016
Miranda6254Richard HoweUnited Kingdom138,00017
Miranda6255Marco SanchezUnited States78,00010
Miranda6256Andrei KonopelkoBelarus184,00023
Miranda6257Shaun McbrideUnited States128,00016
Miranda6258Artur KorenAustria122,00015
       
Miranda6261Toko LuuUnited States110,00014
Miranda6262Kevin MacPheeUnited States250,00031
Miranda6263Rene HochmuthGermany138,00017
Miranda6264Daniel LeCanada105,00013
Miranda6265Harry LodgeUnited Kingdom110,00014
Miranda6266Paul BergerUnited States64,6008
Miranda6267John BerremanUnited States151,00019
Miranda6268Jaime HaletkyUnited States281,00035
       
Miranda6271Patrick AysonUnited States236,00030
Miranda6272Louis LinardFR102,00013
Miranda6273Patrick PopowskiUnited States76,00010
Miranda6274Yorane KerignardRomania176,00022
Miranda6275Benjamin ChalotFrance355,00044
Miranda6276Toby PriceUnited States103,00013
Miranda6277Arturo OrozcoUnited States246,00031
Miranda6278Brett ShafferUnited States85,00011
       
Miranda6281Anthony UtnageUnited States101,00013
Miranda6282Hugo PerezUnited States171,00021
Miranda6283Ho LeeUnited Kingdom112,00014
Miranda6284Michael MadisonUnited States61,0008
Miranda6285Todd WittelesUnited States28,0004
Miranda6286Roberto RomanelloUnited Kingdom157,00020
Miranda6287Will BerryUnited States67,0008
Miranda6288Michael StemberaUnited States156,00020
       
Miranda6291Rick AlvaradoUnited States126,00016
Miranda6292Paul Vas NunesUnited Kingdom307,00038
Miranda6293Daniel [Removed:376]United States78,00010
Miranda6294Joshua KaysUnited States423,00053
Miranda6295Jordan YoungUnited States133,00017
Miranda6296Thomas TaylorCanada92,00012
Miranda6297Taylor FaustUnited States111,00014
Miranda6298Tony MaUnited States250,00031
       
Miranda6301Nicholas ForgioneUnited States130,00016
Miranda6302Nick JivkovBulgaria164,00021
Miranda6303Ivin ArquizaUnited States82,00010
Miranda6304Ben YuUnited States275,00034
Miranda6305Robert DamelianAustralia103,00013
Miranda6306Mitchell ThorntonUnited States101,00013
Miranda6307Peter ForsstromUnited States119,00015
Miranda6308Sadan TurkerUnited Kingdom103,00013
       
Miranda6311Dennis ColemanUnited States311,00039
Miranda6312Benjamin LafeverUnited States185,00023
Miranda6313Brian DarmaninUnited States102,00013
Miranda6314Hui WangChina68,0009
Miranda6314Alexander DeutschUnited States138,00017
Miranda6315Valentin VornicuUnited States68,0009
Miranda6316Edward HislopCanada109,00014
Miranda6317Joseph PergolaUnited States120,00015
       
Miranda6321Onofre VegaUnited States101,00013
Miranda6322Antonio StornoArgentina77,00010
Miranda6323Myagmarsuren BatkhishigArgentina51,0006
Miranda6324Huihan WuUnited States78,00010
Miranda6325Alexander CondonUnited States183,00023
Miranda6326Bart LybaertMeihelen, BE150,00019
Miranda6327Cristian StanGreece92,00012
Miranda6328Jun MogiJapan73,0009
       
Miranda6331Jose ReyesUnited States291,00036
Miranda6332Luther MillerUnited States207,00026
Miranda6333Zachary PeayUnited States100,00013
Miranda6334Paul LeeUnited States113,00014
Miranda6335Pavlo VekslerUnited Kingdom252,00032
Miranda6336Gleb KovtunovUkraine144,00018
Miranda6337Martin StausholmAustria294,00037
Miranda6338David JacksonUnited States370,00046
       
Miranda6341Eduards KudrjavcevsLatvia347,00043
Miranda6342Kevin EysterUnited States233,00029
Miranda6343Federico OttenioUnited States181,00023
Miranda6344Joshua HillockUnited States130,00016
Miranda6345Ryan BuckholtzUnited States97,00012
Miranda6346Michael FerrerRomania131,00016
Miranda6347Catherine DeverUnited States391,00049
Miranda6348Keith FerreraUnited States151,00019
       
Miranda6351Joshua GibsonUnited States160,00020
Miranda6352Cate HallUnited States131,00016
Miranda6353Navid KhorvashUnited States277,00035
Miranda6354Jesper HougaardGermany61,0008
Miranda6355Patrick MancusoUnited States304,00038
Miranda6356DID NOT REPORT 1United States44,0006
Miranda6357Shashank JainGermany53,0007
Miranda6358Dapreesch ScatesUnited States101,00013
       
Miranda6361John DefabisUnited States110,00014
Miranda6362Scott SchwalichUnited States125,00016
Miranda6363Scott StewartUnited States34,0004
Miranda6364Chad DabiereUnited States82,00010
Miranda6365Mark DubeUnited States139,00017
Miranda6366Eiji SuzukiJapanDNRDNR
Miranda6367Alejandro PerezArgentina100,00013
Miranda6368Alexandre SakoBrazil116,00015
       
Miranda6371Dan MurariuRomania89,00011
Miranda6372Seville HaleUnited States713,00089
Miranda6373Anton AstapauLatvia158,00020
Miranda6374Jason WheelerUnited States491,00061
Miranda6375Charalampos LappasBrazil198,00025
Miranda6376Rob FennerSouth Africa98,00012
Miranda6377Alfred GilesUnited States49,0006
Miranda6378Peter AkeryUnited Kingdom314,00039
       
Miranda6381Stephen KawataUnited States121,00015
Miranda6382Daniel FriedUnited States194,00024
Miranda6383Bernd GrundkemeyerGermany72,0009
Miranda6384Alan ChirlsUnited States352,00044
Miranda6385Baitai LiUnited States141,00018
Miranda6386Brad AlbrinckUnited States65,0008
Miranda6387Satish AndalamUnited States59,0007
Miranda6388Michael ComissoUnited States238,00030
       
Miranda6391Hamza QaziPakistan96,00012
Miranda6392Matthias EibingerAustria169,00021
Miranda6393Douglas LadaUnited States72,0009
Miranda6394Steve KarpUnited States152,00019
Miranda6395Mario LopezArgentina86,00011
Miranda6396Conrad MonicaUnited States91,00011
Miranda6397Stefan FabianUnited Kingdom152,00019
Miranda6398Amit RoshanlalIndia234,00029
       
Miranda6401Benjamin EctorUnited States210,00026
Miranda6402Jonathan DimmigUnited States182,00023
Miranda6403Cristiano GuerraRomania358,00045
Miranda6404Bart HansonUnited States254,00032
Miranda6405Iverson SnufferUnited States196,00025
Miranda6406Alex RochaUnited States67,0008
Miranda6407Michael MooreUnited States221,00028
Miranda6408Wellington OnishiazevedoBrazil130,00016
       
Miranda6411James HaytkoUnited States123,00015
Miranda6412Paul HirschornUnited States190,00024
Miranda6413Aurelien GuigliniArgentina181,00023
Miranda6414Joao VieiraPortugal410,00051
Miranda6415Conor BeresfordUnited Kingdom247,00031
Miranda6416Patrik KorsarSweden68,0009
Miranda6417Andrey KotelnikovRomania221,00028
Miranda6418Svetlozar NestorovUnited States73,0009
       
Miranda6421Anselmo VillarrealUnited States267,00033
Miranda6422Sebastien ZanoliniUnited States99,00012
Miranda6423Miro BulatovichUnited States56,0007
Miranda6424Alan MasticUnited States42,0005
Miranda6425Alexander IvarssonSweden136,00017
Miranda6426Je OhUnited States390,00049
Miranda6427Alexander GreenblattUnited States122,00015
Miranda6428Ronald SewellUnited States57,0007
       
Miranda6431Michael UrhausenUnited States92,00012
Miranda6433Andrew DeanUnited States194,00024
Miranda6434Narimaan AhmadiUnited States100,00013
Miranda6435Andrew KatzUnited States180,00023
Miranda6436Tobias ZieglerGermany47,0006
Miranda6437Bryan PiccioliUnited States70,0009
Miranda6438Anuj AgarwalUnited States357,00045
       
Miranda6441Athanasios LazarouUnited States46,0006
Miranda6442Andrew HillsUnited Kingdom100,00013
Miranda6443Tim HicklingUnited Kingdom178,00022
Miranda6444Thomas ScholzeGermany345,00043
Miranda6445Sokhom OumUnited States99,00012
Miranda6447Jakub WojtasGermany335,00042
Miranda6448Klajdi LikaUnited States184,00023
       
Miranda7022Thomas LefortGermany104,00013
Miranda7023Jeffrey LennonUnited States40,0005
Miranda7024Krzysztof StybaniewiczUnited States217,00027
Miranda7025Alexandru PapazianRomania516,00065
Miranda7026Reynaldo PinacateUnited States70,0009
Miranda7027Samuel YunUnited States232,00029
Miranda7028Tomas RuffiniArgentina182,00023
       
Miranda7031Rajiv SakariaRomania77,00010
Miranda7032Aneris AdomkeviciusLithuania184,00023
Miranda7033Dathan KuppinUnited States115,00014
Miranda7035Frederic HwangUnited States256,00032
Miranda7036Steven TabbUnited States108,00014
Miranda7037David LeviUnited StatesDNRDNR
Miranda7038Viet VoUnited States153,00019

Tags: Andreas KlattCate HallChris HunichenChris MoormanCliff JosephyDanny WongDavid PhamKevin MacPheeRex ClinkscalesShannon ShorrSofia LovgrenValentin VornicuWilliam Kassouf

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Paul Berger us
Paul Berger
WSOP 1X Winner
646,000 646,000
Alexandru Papazian ro
Alexandru Papazian
WSOP 2X Winner
516,000 516,000
Qiao Chi us
Qiao Chi
482,000 482,000
Ubaid Habib us
Ubaid Habib
407,000 407,000
Michael Sinclair us
Michael Sinclair
399,000 399,000
Pfizer Jordan us
Pfizer Jordan
393,000 393,000
Danny Wong us
Danny Wong
WSOP 1X Winner
385,000 385,000
Cristiano Guerra it
Cristiano Guerra
358,000 358,000
John Simunich us
John Simunich
351,000 351,000
James Cappucci us
James Cappucci
350,000 350,000
Jonathan Zarin us
Jonathan Zarin
349,000 209,000
Thomas Scholze de
Thomas Scholze
345,000 345,000
Felix Lambertz de
Felix Lambertz
337,000 337,000
Jakub Wojtas de
Jakub Wojtas
335,000 335,000
Michael Katz us
Michael Katz
335,000 335,000
Patrick Mancuso us
Patrick Mancuso
304,000 304,000
Martin Stausholm dk
Martin Stausholm
294,000 294,000
Jose Reyes us
Jose Reyes
291,000 291,000
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
284,000 284,000
Jaime Haletky us
Jaime Haletky
281,000 281,000
Navid Khorvash us
Navid Khorvash
277,000 277,000
Ian O'Hara us
Ian O'Hara
267,000 267,000
Vivian Im kr
Vivian Im
262,000 262,000
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
WSOP 2X Winner
262,000 152,000
Frederic Hwang us
Frederic Hwang
256,000 256,000

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A Favorable Runout for Valentin Vornicu

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A player opened with a raise to 13,000. Valentin Vornicu three-bet to 30,000 and the original raiser four-bet jammed for about 150,000. Vornicu called to put his opponent at risk.

Vornicu: {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Opponent: {4-}{4-}

The board ran out {K-}{Q-}{3-}{K-}{Q-} to counterfeit Vornicu's opponent's pocket fours and make Vornicu's nine high the winning hand. As he stacked his chips, he shouted to William Kassouf a few tables away, "Hey, Will! I just won with nine high like a boss!"

"Oh yeah? Well I just won with six high like a boss and showed it," yelled Kassouf.

Player Chips Progress
Valentin Vornicu us
Valentin Vornicu
380,000 90,000

Tags: Valentin VornicuWilliam Kassouf

Kassouf Gets a Fold

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
William Kassouf
William Kassouf

With a substantial pot of about 50,000 already brewing on a flop of {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}, a player in middle position checked to William Kassouf in the cutoff, and he bet 24,000.

"If you've got top pair, you're behind," said Kassouf. "Best hand preflop, best hand on the flop." The middle-position player called.

The turn brought the {J-Spades} and Kassouf instructed his opponent, "Don't make a small bet. All in or fold." Kassouf's opponent bet 33,000, leaving himself about 50,000 chips behind, and Kassouf quickly shoved, sending his opponent into the tank. "You can't bluff me and I know you haven't got a jack."

The middle-position player said he had a straight flush draw. "I know I can't be dead," he said.

"You've got one out."

After over five minutes, the clock was called. The seconds ticked down to zero and Kassouf's opponent's hand was declared dead. Kassouf flashed the {A-Diamonds} as he tossed his cards into the muck.

"If you don't have ace jack there, I'll never touch a card again," said Kassouf's opponent.

Player Chips Progress
William Kassouf gb
William Kassouf
230,000 75,000

Tags: William Kassouf

Josh Gibson vs. Valentin Vornicu

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Josh Gibson opened to 9,000 from early position and Valentin Vornicu three-bet to 30,000 from the cutoff, sending Gibson into the tank. After several minutes, the clock was called. The floor gave Gibson 30 seconds to act, but he still hadn't moved when the countdown reached zero, so his hand was declared dead.

Gibson flashed {A-Spades}{J-Spades} as he tossed his cards into the muck, and Vornicu showed the {A-Diamonds} as he took the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Valentin Vornicu us
Valentin Vornicu
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Josh Gibson
84,000 24,000

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Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500