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Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$6,489,502
Entries
8,120
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Vlad Darie Moves to the Top
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Romanian Vlad Darie has seen a steady climb to his chip count throughout the earlier stages of Day 2.
Darie recently picked up some more chips when he three-bet jammed all in from the big blind after a shorter stack opened to 50,000 from early position. Darie forced his opponent to fold and collected another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 950,000 |
Stausholm Sends Agelakis to the Payout Line
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
It appeared that John Agelakis had moved all in from middle position for 92,000. Martin Stausholm called on the button and the big blind also came along.
The action was checked all the way down and the board read 
.
Stausholm: 
Big blind: 
Agelakis: 
Stausholm was the only player with a made hand and it stayed that way as he raked in the three-way pot and knocked out the charismatic west coast Canadian pro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
618,000 | 324,000 |
|
Busted |
More Notables Removed From Contention
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 154 | Nadya Magnus | $4,821 |
| 157 | Jason Everett | $4,821 |
| 167 | Nick Jivkov | $4,821 |
| 172 | Shannon Shorr | $4,821 |
| 173 | Eduards Kudrjavcevs | $4,821 |
| 176 | Bryan Piccioli | $4,821 |
| 182 | Will Givens | $4,821 |
| 191 | Steven van Zadelhoff | $4,821 |
| 193 | Kevin MacPhee | $4,821 |
| 194 | Kevin Eyster | $4,821 |
| 205 | Tony Ma | $4,821 |
| 216 | Cate Hall | $4,156 |
McBride Mc-Triples
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Jay Farber was in early position and opened the action to 26,000. The button then three-bet to 70,000. Shaun McBride was in the small blind and four-bet shoved for 96,000. Farber called, as did the button.
The action was checked down between the remaining two players and the board showed 
.
McBride: 
Farber: 
Button: 
McBride survived for a crucial triple-up, making a full house with fours full of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
305,000 | 177,000 |
|
160,000 | -130,000 |
Yu Gives It Up
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 715,000 |
|
560,000 | 285,000 |
Another Batch of Notables Gone Bust
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 220 | Michael Moore | $4,156 |
| 222 | Anton Astapau | $4,156 |
| 226 | Michael Ferrer | $4,156 |
| 229 | Atanas Kavrakov | $4,156 |
| 242 | JJ Liu | $4,156 |
| 272 | Raymond Henson | $4,156 |
| 277 | Chris Ferguson | $3,611 |
| 280 | Simeon Naydenov | $3,611 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Short Break
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Due to the technical problem experienced earlier, players have had their scheduled break shortened to 10 minutes.