Forget Hand-for-Hand; Flight B is in the Money
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Niveau 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With simulaneous bustouts just before the hand-for-hand portion, they got down to 250 players, with everyone now in the money.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Jours 1b
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$6,489,502
Entrants
8,120
Niveau
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Jay Conley Doubles Through John Racener
Niveau 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Jay Conley moved all in for 25,400 in late position, and John Racener called on the button. The big blind had only 3,800 total, and she called for the rest of her chips.
Conley: 
Racener: 
Big blind: 
The board ran out 
, giving Conley kings full of jacks to more than double up and eliminate the short stack in the process.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 30,500 |
|
57,000 | 57,000 |
Angel Fernandez Puts Pressure on Joseph Cappello, Eliminates One
Niveau 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With one early-position player all in preflop, Angel Fernandez was in the big blind, heads-up against Joseph Cappello on the button. The flop was 
, and Fernandez checked. Cappello bet 12,000, and Fernandez moved all in. Cappello thought for a while and folded, and Fernandez tabled 
for the nut flush draw with the gutshot straight draw.
The all-in player had 
for top two pair, and the turn was the , giving Fernandez Broadway. The 
river couldn't save his opponent, and Fernandez took the pot and scored the elimination.
"I should have kept you in there," Fernandez said to Cappello after the hand, and Cappello was happy he got out of the way.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
117,000 | 117,000 |
|
89,500 | -26,500 |
Niveau: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Some Updated Counts
Niveau 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,000 | 29,000 |
|
118,000 | 94,000 |
|
83,000 | 8,000 |
|
63,000 | |
|
47,000 | -16,000 |
|
27,500 | 19,500 |
Roberto Romanello Knocks Out Nanxi Liu
Niveau 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Nanxi Liu raised to 7,000 in late position and Roberto Romanello three-bet to 17,500 from the cutoff. Liu called and the flop came 
. Liu moved all in for 65,000 and Romanello made a quick call.
Romanello:
Liu: 
Romanello was in the lead with his overpair, but Liu had an open-ended straight draw. The turn gave Romanello a set, and the river could not save Liu. She was eliminated and Romanello picked up the big pot just before the final break of the night.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
187,000 | |
|
|
Eliminé |
Final Break of the Night
Niveau 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Players are on the last 15-minute break of the night. They will return to play four more levels before bagging for the night.
Niveau: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Updated Counts from Flight B; Mike Comisso Leads
Niveau 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
303,000 | |
|
171,000 | |
|
168,000 | |
|
123,000 | |
|
102,300 | |
|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
89,000 | |
|
87,000 | |
|
80,500 | |
|
78,000 | |
|
68,000 | |
|
62,000 | |
|
59,000 | |
|
58,000 | |
|
55,000 | |
|
37,000 | |
|
33,500 | |
|
9,300 | |
|
Eliminé |
Frederick Ginther Leaves John Racener Short
Niveau 15
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
John Racener raised to 9,000 in late position and Frederick Ginther called in the small blind. The big blind folded and they were heads up to a flop of 
. Ginther checked and Racener bet 11,000. Ginther went all in for 57,500 and Racener called.
Ginther: 
Racener: 
Ginther's set of fours was ahead, but Racener had flush outs. The 
turn and the river did not help Racener and he matched Ginther's stack. It left Racener with just 3,500 chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
144,000 | |
|
|
3,500 | -66,500 |