Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Jour 1a a débuté
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Jours 1a
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$888
Entrants
8,598
Niveau
41
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000
Welcome to Day 1a of Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Welcome to Event #62: $888,888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed where first place will be a guaranteed $888,888. This tournament has an 888 theme in sense of the WSOP sponsorship with 888poker. Alexandru Papazian is the reigning champion and will be looking to defend his title.
Papazian came out on top of 8,120 to take down the first place prize of $888,888. He outlasted some notable foes on the final table including [Removed:172] who he had a heated heads-up battle with, England's Harry Lodge, Vlad Darie, Sweden's Michael Tureniec, and well-known pro Benjamin Yu.
This event includes four Day 1 flights that will be running over the span of the next two days. Day 1a and Day 1c will be held at 10 a.m. local time, today and tomorrow. Day 1b and Day 1d will have a start time of 5 p.m. local time, tonight and tomorrow night.
All players will begin the day with 8,000 in chips at 25/50 blind levels. The Day 1's will play 18 levels in total, each will be 30 minutes in duration and there will be a 20-minute break after ever four levels of play.
There will be unlimited re-entry for this event for all starting flights. The late registration period will be open for the first eight levels of play and will close as soon as the ninth level begins.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you full coverage of this and every other WSOP event this summer.
PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Early Birds
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
This event has just gotten underway, starting the day early with a 10 a.m. kick off. Right now, a lot of the tables are still shorthanded and some aren't even dealing yet as it's required for three players to be seated before the dealers can start pitching.
Seasoned player Barry Greenstein was here for the start, as was Spanish high roller Sergi Reixach.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 |
Over 800 Players
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The tournament clock indicates that 873 players have registered so far, making for a sizable field to kick things off. But you can bet on that number growing, as late registration is open for eight levels (2:40 p.m). If players bust later in the day, they may also opt to give Day 1b a try that starts at 5 p.m.
The Low Countries Delegation
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
This event is not only played in Rio's Brasilia tournament room, but also in Miranda. We looked at all the tables and recognized Belgian November Niner Pierre Neuville and Dutch players Rob Strong and Hakim Zoufri.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 |
Top Pros
Niveau 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Some of the top pros have also made it out for this event, getting in the $888 Crazy Eights early on.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 | |
|
8,000 |
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
More Than 1,000 Players
Niveau 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The field size keeps growing. Here are some more players we'll keep an eye on today:
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000 | 8,000 |
|
8,000 | 8,000 |
|
8,000 | 8,000 |
|
8,000 |
Hoogendijk Back In
Niveau 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Daan Hoogendijk, a player who frequents the poker tournaments in Belgium and the Netherlands, has flown to Vegas to play the Main Event this year. As a warm-up, he's here today playing the $888 Crazy Eights.
So far, things haven't gone too well for the amicable player. He busted out early getting it in with ace-king against aces. He bought straight back in, now gunning for a Day 2 seat on his second bullet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,000 | 8,000 |