Day 1d of Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em Begins at 12:00 p.m. PT
Welcome to Day 1d of Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em of the 2021 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Day 1d begins on Sunday, November 14 at 12:00 p.m. local time and as the name suggests, his event will play eight-handed. Whoever takes the Crazy Eights Crown will receive $888,888 in prize money along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
In 2019, Rick Alvarado defeated a 10,185 entry field to claim the six-figure top prize and his first WSOP gold bracelet. The event generated a $7,720,210 prize pool with many notables participating in this event such as fourth-place finisher Vivian Saliba, three-time bracelet winner Ryan Leng, 2013 Main Event Champion Ryan Riess and 2004 Main Event Champion Greg Raymer.
Day 1b and Day 1c drew a total of 3,011 players, 453 made the money but only 137 players survived to make Day 2.
$888 Crazy Eights Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Hebert | United States | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Tijan Tepeh | United States | 2,050,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Adam Croffut | United States | 1,975,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Josue Aguirre | Mexico | 1,930,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Thomas Larson | United States | 1,825,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Wilbert Chun | United States | 1,660,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Jacob Rich | United States | 1,550,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 1,420,000 | 36 |
| 9 | David Moses | United States | 1,395,000 | 35 |
| 10 | Sejin Park | South Korea | 1,350,000 | 34 |
$888 Crazy Eights Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Arwine | United States | 3,280,000 |
| 2 | Eric Baldwin | United States | 2,825,000 |
| 3 | David Lappin | Ireland | 1,940,000 |
| 4 | Paul Fehlig | United States | 1,880,000 |
| 5 | Wayne Harmon | United States | 1,800,000 |
| 6 | Alex Visbisky | United States | 1,775,000 |
| 7 | John Jenkins | United States | 1,740,000 |
| 8 | Alan Ferraro | Italy | 1,710,000 |
| 9 | Natalie Hof | Germany | 1,700,000 |
| 10 | Kharlin Sued | United States | 1,675,000 |
Players will receive 40,000 tournament chips with one re-entry allowed per flight. Day 1d will play a total of 22 Levels with each level lasting 30-minutes each. There will be a 20-minute break every four levels and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 (~6:40 p.m.). The blinds start at 100-200 with a 200 big blind ante.
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