2021 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights
Day: 1c
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$888,888
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$4,150,761
Entries
5,252
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
1,907
Players Left
87

Justin Arnwine Bags Big In Day 1c Of Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Justin Arnwine
Justin Arnwine

Day 1c in Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em had come to an end. Day 1c drew a total of 1,907 entrants with 287 players making the money with a minimum payout being $1,421 After a long fourteen hours of play, only 87 players remain.

Among the top stacks are Justin Arnwine (3,280,000), Paul Fehlig (1,880,000), Alex Visbisley (1,775,000), John Jenkins (1,740,000) and Natalie Of (1,700,000).

Two-time bracelet winner Eric Baldwin (2,825,000) bagged up the second-largest stack in the room, while popular Irishman David Lappin (1,940,000) finished Day 1c third in chips.

$888 Crazy Eights Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Justin ArwineUnited States3,280,000
2Eric BaldwinUnited States2,825,000
3David LappinIreland1,940,000
4Paul FehligUnited States1,880,000
5Wayne HarmonUnited States1,800,000
6Alex VisbiskyUnited States1,775,000
7John JenkinsUnited States1,740,000
8Alan FerraroItaly1,710,000
9Natalie HofGermany1,700,000
10Kharlin SuedUnited States1,675,000

This event drew a few notables such as three-time bracelet winner and Hall of Famer Barry Greenstein, Bracelet winner Kevin Song, Women Hall of Famer Allyn Shulman, Popular YouTube content creator and online bracelet winner Ethan Yau, and the 2004 Main Event Champion Greg Raymer.

Players who bagged Day 1c will return for Day 2 on November 15th at 12:00 p.m noon in the Amazon room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Day 1d, the final flight of this event, shuffles up and deals at 12:00 p.m. local time on November 14, and those entrants will battle out over 22 levels. Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team

Tags: Barry GreensteinGreg RaymerJustin ArnwineKevin Song