Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Dia 1b | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-01 22:12 UTC-7

Romain Lewis Shoves on Ryan Laplante

Nível 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

With more than 2,300 in the middle and the board reading , Ryan Laplante bet 1,100, and Romain Lewis called in the big blind. On the turn, Laplante bet 2,700, and Lewis called. The river was the , and Laplante bet 5,800. After a long pause, Lewis went all in for 18,600 and Laplante tank-folded.

Lewis let him pick one, and Laplante turned over the .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ryan Laplante	66,500 21,500	21,500

Romain Lewis	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Romain Lewis Ryan Laplante

Nível: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

2017-07-01 22:37 UTC-7

Updated Counts; Andres Herrera and Arturs Daugis Above 100,000 Chips

Nível 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

As the field dwindles, only five tables remain in Amazon Purple, and the rest of the players are in Amazon Orange. Of the 1,664 total entries in Flight B, only 392 players remain.

Four-time bracelet winner Max Pescatori is still in, sitting around twice the starting stack.

Andres Herrera has been doing some work and has crossed the 100,000-chip mark, closing in on Arturs Daugis.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andres Herrera	109,000 109,000	109,000
Megan Thomson	45,500 17,500	17,500
Ben Yu	40,400 33,200	33,200

John Racener	39,500 28,300	28,300

Ebony Kenney	38,000 8,500	8,500
Jon Turner	37,500 37,500	37,500
Tyler Patterson	34,000 24,100	24,100

Peter Eichhardt	29,000 21,000	21,000

Todd Witteles	24,500 -22,200	-22,200

Alex Rocha	24,300 24,300	24,300
Bart Hanson	21,000 10,300	10,300
Alex Foxen	19,500 -8,500	-8,500

Loren Klein	18,000 18,000	18,000

Ray Henson	17,500 1,500	1,500
Max Pescatori	14,500 14,500	14,500

Andy Black	14,500 14,500	14,500
Aaron Massey	14,000
Roland Israelishvili	13,800 13,800	13,800
Joseph Cheong	7,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Andres Herrera Max Pescatori

Nível: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

2017-07-01 23:04 UTC-7

Paul Magriel Sends One Home, Chipping Up

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After the player under the gun went all in for 14,900, Paul Magriel cut out a re-raise to 44,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Magriel had his opponent at risk and dominated.

Magriel:
All-in player:

The flop was favorable for Magriel. The turn gave his opponent some outs, but Magriel improved to the nut flush on the river to eliminate the all-in player.

Magriel is closing in on 100,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Paul Magriel	93,000 77,500	77,500

Tags: Paul Magriel

2017-07-01 23:10 UTC-7

More Counts

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Flight B is down to 296 players, and the top 250 will be in the money.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dan Chio	118,000 118,000	118,000
Arturs Daugis	92,500 -9,500	-9,500
Ben Yu	83,000 42,600	42,600

Michael Pearson	61,000 4,500	4,500
Roland Israelashvili	28,500 20,500	20,500
Robert Cote	28,000 12,400	12,400
Bart Hanson	21,000
Cole Jackson	21,000 400	400
Ebony Kenney	13,000 -25,000	-25,000
Max Pescatori	12,000 -2,500	-2,500

Parker Talbot	12,000 12,000	12,000

Nível: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

2017-07-01 23:38 UTC-7

Kristen Bicknell Takes a Hit

Nível 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

After raising and folding to the same player's shove the hand before and being shown , Kristen Bicknell raised to 3,500 in early position, and her opponent shoved again for around 18,000. Bicknell called and had her opponent in bad shape.

Bicknell:
All-in player:

The board came . Her opponent flopped open-ended and rivered the wheel to double through. Bicknell made a comment about not being able to win with eight-eight, and she matched her opponent's stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kristen Bicknell	47,700 41,200	41,200

Tags: Kristen Bicknell

2017-07-01 23:49 UTC-7

Players on Break, Three from the Money

Nível 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With 253 players remaining, Flight B is on a 15-minute break. The field is three eliminations from the money with six more levels of play left tonight.

Antonio Buonanno appears to be the chip leader at this point with 200,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Antonio Buonanno	200,000 200,000	200,000
J.J. Liu	172,000 172,000	172,000
Luther Tran	142,000 142,000	142,000
Andres Herrera	108,000 -1,000	-1,000
Tyler Patterson	63,000 29,000	29,000

Morten Mortensen	60,500 60,500	60,500
Steve Karp	52,500 39,500	39,500
Shannon Shorr	51,000 23,000	23,000

Loren Klein	42,500 24,500	24,500

Todd Witteles	39,500 -1,000	-1,000

Vincent Moscati	35,000 35,000	35,000
Nadya Magnus	28,500 10,500	10,500
Keven Stammen	20,000 20,000	20,000

Loni Harwood	18,700 -1,400	-1,400

Aaron Massey	18,300 4,300	4,300

Tags: Antonio Buonanno

Nível: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300