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.
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