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

07-02-2017 23:25 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Zarin	170,000 40,000	40,000
Cate Hall	133,000 65,000	65,000
Ryan Riess	111,500 90,100	90,100

William Kassouf	110,700 57,000	57,000
Chris Hunichen	97,000 58,000	58,000

Michael Sanders	76,000 4,000	4,000
Kathy Liebert	53,000 25,800	25,800

Chris Moorman	32,000 14,000	14,000

Shannon Shorr	26,000

Josh Gibson	21,700 41,300	41,300

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	Busted

Rex Clinkscales	Busted
Alex Keating	Busted

Jared Hamby	Busted

Kevin Saul	Busted

Break Time

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

Players are now on their final 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

07-03-2017 00:13 UTC-8

Valentin Vornicu Sends One Home, Building a Huge Stack

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

Valentin Vornicu had already put all of his chips in against the player in the small blind and the flop read .

Vornicu:
Opponent:

Vornicu had the lead with his tens and his opponent needed help from the deck in order to double up. The turn and river changed nothing and Vornicu's opponent angrily splashed his chips into the middle of the felt before he departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	280,000 248,000	248,000

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07-03-2017 00:26 UTC-8

Shannon Shorr Shoves

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

Action folded around to Shannon Shorr in the cutoff, he opened with a raise to 7,000, and the small blind went into the tank until the clock was called before making the call. The big blind folded and the two players saw a flop of . The small blind checked, Shorr bet 8,500, and the small blind called.

The turn brought the and the small blind checked again. Shorr bet once more, 15,500 this time, and the small called.

The fell on the river and the small blind checked for the third time. Shorr shoved for about 45,000 and his opponent quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	110,000 84,000	84,000

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Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

07-03-2017 00:37 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	285,000 5,000	5,000
Chris Hunichen	205,000 108,000	108,000

Ryan Riess	195,000 83,500	83,500

Michael Sanders	185,000 109,000	109,000
William Kassouf	155,000 44,300	44,300
Jonathan Zarin	140,000 32,900	32,900
Hung Le	120,000

Cate Hall	95,000 38,000	38,000
Josh Gibson	60,000 38,300	38,300

07-03-2017 00:56 UTC-8

Josh Gibson vs. Valentin Vornicu

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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 as he tossed his cards into the muck, and Vornicu showed the as he took the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	290,000 5,000	5,000
Josh Gibson	84,000 24,000	24,000

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07-03-2017 01:19 UTC-8

Kassouf Gets a Fold

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

With a substantial pot of about 50,000 already brewing on a flop of , 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 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 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.