2018 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed - $888,888 Guaranteed 1st Place
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$888,888
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Entries
8,598
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
150,000

A Huge Pot for Southerland

Level 22 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

There was a massive pile of chips already in the middle and the board read {Q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} when we got to the table. The player in the big blind, who had about 30,000 to start the hand according to the table, was already all-in against two players. Troy Southerland, who was in the small blind, got his stack in against the player on the button, creating a total pot of nearly 400,000.

Troy Southerland: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Big blind: {8-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Button: {A-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Southerland had a commanding lead with his set of threes but needed to dodge a diamond on the river in order to win. The final card was the {A-Hearts} and Southerland took the pot to stack the big blind, double through the button, and seize the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Troy Southerland
380,000

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