Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em Day 1b Begins at 5 p.m.
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Day 1b of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em at the 2018 World Series of Poker will kick off at 5 p.m. local time. Day 1a, which began at 10 a.m., drew a total of 1,703 runners. This is the second of four starting flights; there will be two more at the same starting times on Sunday, July 1. The survivors will combine for Day 2 action and the eventual champion, who is guaranteed to bank an $888,888 payday, is scheduled to be determined on Day 3.
Last year, Romania's Alexandru Papazian emerged victorious from a field of 8,120 to claim the top prize and his first career gold bracelet. Papazian is expected to defend his title this year but has yet to be spotted in the field.
Players will begin with 8,000 starting chips and blinds will be 25/50 at the start of Level 1. Each starting flight will play 18 30-minute levels with a 20-minute break every two levels. Late entry and unlimited reentries are available until the beginning of Level 9.
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