Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-03-2017 20:26 UTC-7

Diaz Scoops a Massive Three-Way All In

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

A player moved all in preflop, and Guillaume Diaz jammed all in over top. Ian O'Hara was still left to act and called the all-ins, having both of his opponents covered.

Diaz:
O'Hara:
Opponent:

A dream spot for Diaz was completed when the board ran out . After the dealer cut down his stack, it was determined Diaz had 921,000. The other player in the hand had about 400,000, O'Hara paid up, and Diaz was pushed a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Diaz	2,200,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Ian O'Hara	580,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Guillaume Diaz Ian O'Hara

07-03-2017 18:34 UTC-7

Who's your Papa-zian

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

In back-to-back hands, Alexandru Papazian has launched himself toward the top of the leaderboard.

In the first hand, Alexandru Papazian limped in from early position. Jakub Wojtas moved all in for 87,000 in late position and Kevin Song called on the button. Papazian then moved all in and, after calling a clock on Song, he called as well.

Papazian:
Song:
Wojtas:

The board ran out and the river produced a flush for Song who celebrated only to realise he was still beat by Papazian's full house. Papazian had both players covered and was up to just over 1,500,000 in chips.

In the following hand, a player under the gun moved all in for 64,000. Papazian called in early position and all other players folded.

Papazian:
Under the gun:

The board ran out good for Papazian with an ace-high flop and he added a third elimination in two hands to chip up to just over 1,600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Papazian	1,620,000 1,104,000	1,104,000

Jakub Wojtas	Busted
Kevin Song	Busted

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07-03-2017 16:56 UTC-7

Yu Gives It Up

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Ben Yu was in the cutoff and raised to 32,000. Jakub Wojtas was in the big blind and defended.

The flop was and Wojtas check-called Yu's bet of 35,000. The turn was the and the river the . Both players checked down the action and Wojtas turned over for two pair and Yu took another look at his hand before sending it into the muck. Wojtas has just climbed into the six-figure club and has been on a roll all day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakub Wojtas	1,050,000 715,000	715,000
Ben Yu	560,000 285,000	285,000

Tags: Ben Yu Jakub Wojtas

07-03-2017 16:22 UTC-7

Shannon Shorr Hits the Rail

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Nikita Nikolaev was in the cutoff and raised to 25,000. Shannon Shorr was on the button and moved all in for roughly 200,000, Nikolaev called.

Nikita Nikolaev:
Shannon Shorr:

The board ran out and Nikolaev held on to knock out a very tough pro in Shorr who had a tumultuous last 45 minutes, peaking at over 650,000 and then hitting some bad spots to be out shortly afterward.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Nikolaev	437,000 249,000	249,000
Shannon Shorr	Busted

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07-03-2017 16:07 UTC-7

Shorr With the K.O.

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Steven Van Zadelhoff was on the button and moved all in for 71,000. The small blind called and Shannon Shorr in the big blind announced all in for roughly 510.000. The small blind folded, leaving the action heads up.

Shorr:
Van Zadelhoff:

The board ran out and, without much of a sweat, Shorr took down the pot and added to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	664,000 114,000	114,000

Steven van Zadelhoff	Busted

Tags: Shannon Shorr Steven van Zadelhoff

07-03-2017 08:06 UTC-7

$888,888 Awaits the Winner, Day 2 Kicks Off at 2 p.m.

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Just 372 players return today for Day 2 of Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed. There was a total of 8,120 entries in this tournament, making for a prize pool of $6.489.502. Play gets back underway at 2 p.m. today.

When cards hit the felt again this afternoon, Seville Hale will start with the chip lead. Hale bagged 713,000 to top the Day 1a flight and his mark has held through to Day 2. Paul Berger (646,000), Steve Rosen (589,000), Alexandru Papazian (516,000), and Marius Pertea (514,000) are Hale’s closest competition.

Notables lingering around the top of the counts include Jason Wheeler (491,000), Ray Qartomy (444,000), Eric Baldwin (424,000), Joao Vieira (410,000), Vanessa Kade (390,000), Danny Wong (385,000), and Loni Harwood (353,000).

Further down the list but still in the hunt are Ben Yu, John Dolan, Shannon Shorr, Kevin MacPhee, Antonio Buonanno, Kevin Eyster, JC Tran, Roberto Romanello, and Cate Hall.

Here's a breakdown of the starting flights, the players that cashed, and the number of players returning to action today.

Day	Entries	Paid	Survivors
Day 1A	1,506	226	58
Day 1B	1,664	250	85
Day 1C	2,072	311	93
Day 1D	2,878	432	136
Total	8,120	1,219	372

A total of 1,219 positions were paid this tournament. Those who made the money during the Day 1 flights but did not make it through to Day 2 have already visited the cashier to get their money. A complete breakdown of the players who have cashed will appear this afternoon under the 'PAYOUTS' tab.

The 372 players still in contention will battle it out for the remainder of the prize pool:

Position	Prize	Position	Prize	Position	Prize
1	$888,888	9-10	$67,126	49-56	$11,401
2	$463,888	11-12	$52,431	57-64	$9,449
3	$344,888	13-14	$41,233	65-72	$7,893
4	$257,888	15-16	$32,665	73-80	$6,644
5	$193,888	17-24	$26,070	81-144	$5,637
6	$146,888	25-32	$20,962	145-208	$4,821
7	$112,888	33-40	$16,981	209-272	$4,156
8	$86,888	41-48	$13,861	273-336	$3,611
				337-372	$3,164

Day 2 will play for 10 more hour-long levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6, approximately 8:30 p.m.

PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage and updates all day long. Stay tuned to the blog to not miss any of the action.

Tags: Antonio Buonanno Ben Yu Cate Hall Danny Wong Eric Baldwin Jason Wheeler JC Tran Joao Vieira John Dolan Kevin Eyster Kevin MacPhee Loni Harwood Ray Qartomy Roberto Romanello Seville Hale Shannon Shorr Vanessa Kade