2017 World Series of Poker

Event #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$888,888
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$6,489,502
Entries
8,120
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000

Yu and Lappas Tangle

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Ben Yu was in middle position, and Charalampos Lappas was in the big blind. The two got all in preflop for Yu's remaining 360,000 in chips.

Ben Yu: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Charalampos Lappas: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Spades}, and Yu won the big flip to vault his stack to just over 750,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
754,000
194,000
194,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Charalampos Lappas gr
Charalampos Lappas
433,000
-967,000
-967,000

Tags: Ben YuCharalampos Lappas