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Sunday, November 14, 2021 2:13 AM Local Time
Justin Arnwine Bags Big In Day 1c Of Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em
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
| 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 |
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
Sunday, November 14, 2021 2:12 AM Local Time
Official End of Day 1c Chip Counts
| Justin Arnwine | 3,280,000 | 0  |
| Eric Baldwin | 2,825,000 | 2,550,000  |
| David Lappin | 1,940,000 | 0 |
| Paul Fehlig | 1,880,000 | 0 |
| Wayne Harmon | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 |
| Alex Visbisky | 1,775,000 | 1,775,000 |
| John Jenkins | 1,740,000 | 0 |
| Alan Ferraro | 1,710,000 | 1,710,000 |
| Natalie Hof | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 |
| Kharlin Sued | 1,675,000 | 0 |
| Sebastien Guidez | 1,540,000 | -460,000 |
| Katsushi Yoshida | 1,285,000 | 1,285,000 |
| Stephane Abehassera | 1,275,000 | 1,275,000 |
| Lucas Tae | 1,250,000 | 0 |
| John Reading | 1,205,000 | 310,000 |
| Juan Pardo Dominguez | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 1,200,000 | -40 |
| Ashton Alfred | 1,175,000 | 75,000 |
| Tamer Alkamli | 1,170,000 | 70,000 |
| Timothee Scotti | 1,135,000 | 1,135,000 |
| Steven Smith | 1,055,000 | 1,055,000 |
| Dario Veneri | 1,045,000 | 1,045,000 |
| Borja Gross | 1,020,000 | 0 |
| Lion Lee | 1,005,000 | 1,005,000 |
| Tyler Phillips | 990,000 | 990,000 |
| Landon Tice | 965,000 | 0 |
| Kevin Wang | 960,000 | 960,000 |
| Matthew O'meara | 950,000 | 950,000 |
| Raffaele Sorrentino | 950,000 | 950,000 |
| Jakob Miegel | 940,000 | 940,000 |
| Michael Cordell | 940,000 | 940,000 |
| Julian Bonorris | 910,000 | 910,000 |
| Kai Oki | 855,000 | 855,000 |
| Orlando Barrera | 855,000 | 855,000 |
| Tuan Phan | 850,000 | 850,000 |
| Edward Konarske | 805,000 | 805,000 |
| Lisa Tan | 800,000 | 800,000 |
| Yuki Hamada | 790,000 | 790,000 |
| Derek Travers | 765,000 | 765,000 |
| Jesse Yaginuma | 755,000 | 755,000 |
| Peter Kaemmerlen | 740,000 | 740,000 |
| Tom Hall | 740,000 | 740,000 |
| Max Pinnola | 735,000 | 735,000 |
| Alexander Wood | 730,000 | 730,000 |
| Laurent Carbonnel | 730,000 | 730,000 |
| Ari Engel | 725,000 | -1,075,000 |
| Jacob Thibodeau | 715,000 | 715,000 |
| Andros Ioakimides | 705,000 | 705,000 |
| Harsukhpaul Sangha | 700,500 | 700,500 |
| Egidio Aragno | 680,000 | 680,000 |
| Mans Montgomery | 675,000 | 675,000 |
| Marco Sanchez | 660,000 | 660,000 |
| Sumit Sapra | 660,000 | 660,000 |
| Maksym Lavrov | 655,000 | 655,000 |
| Andrew Wilmot | 650,000 | 650,000 |
| Patrick Eskandar | 640,000 | 640,000 |
| Chung Ho | 620,000 | 620,000 |
| Christian Ly | 615,000 | 615,000 |
| Shijia Liu | 585,000 | 585,000 |
| Bernhard Munks | 570,000 | 570,000 |
| Scott Fitzhugh | 565,000 | 565,000 |
| Jesus Martinez | 565,000 | 565,000 |
| James Nixon | 550,000 | 550,000 |
| Alexandre Sako | 530,000 | 530,000 |
| Andrew Robinson | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| Samuel Brown | 495,000 | 495,000 |
| Renato De Paula | 485,000 | 485,000 |
| Vincent Bartello | 480,000 | 480,000 |
| Eric Siegel | 470,000 | 470,000 |
| Lander Lijo | 445,000 | 445,000 |
| Alexander Farahi | 445,000 | 445,000 |
| Alan Sternberg | 435,000 | -565,000 |
| Jonathan Rosenthal | 425,000 | 425,000 |
| Azim Orunov | 420,000 | 420,000 |
| Judith Bielan | 405,000 | 405,000 |
| Marius Heiene | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Gediminas Uselis | 395,000 | 395,000 |
| Patrick Truong | 370,000 | 370,000 |
| Maria Mcalpin | 370,000 | -730,000 |
| Thor William Morstoel | 350,000 | 350,000 |
| Lisa Fong | 305,000 | 305,000 |
| Mike Allis | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Siddharth Karia | 285,000 | 285,000 |
| Mikayel Harutunyan | 255,000 | 255,000 |
| David Galyean | 210,000 | 210,000 |
| Ran Koller | 210,000 | 210,000 |
| Daniel Strelitz | 140,000 | 140,000 |
Sunday, November 14, 2021 1:51 AM Local Time
Tournament Play Has Ended
Tournament play has ended for the night. End of day chip count and recap to follow.
Sunday, November 14, 2021 1:25 AM Local Time
Nguyen Doubles Up Through Alkamli
Tamer Alkamli raised to 50,000 from middle position and was called by Kenny Nguyen in the big blind.
The flop came out , and Nguyen checked to Alkamli, who bet 40,000. Nguyen quickly raised to 80,000.
Alkamli went all-in to put Nguyen at risk, and he quickly called, saying "let's gamble" laughing.
Kenny Nguyen:
Tamer Alkamli:
Alkamli said, "gamble?" looking at Nguyen's flopped two-pair, and the rest of the board would run out to double up Nguyen.
| Tamer Alkamli | 1,100,000 | -350,000 |
| Kenny Nguyen | 500,000 | -3,000 |
Sunday, November 14, 2021 1:23 AM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Sunday, November 14, 2021 1:08 AM Local Time
Reading Flops A Full House
John Reading shoved all-in on the button and the middle position called for less putting his tournament life at risk.
Middle Position:
John Reading:
The board ran out and Reading eliminated his opponent with a full house, queens over fours.
Sunday, November 14, 2021 12:55 AM Local Time
Level 21 started
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Sunday, November 14, 2021 12:54 AM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Sebastien Guidez | 2,000,000 | |
| Ari Engel | 1,800,000 | 200,000 |
| Tamer Alkamli | 1,450,000 | 580,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 1,000,000 | -120,000 |
| Matt Smith | 900,000 | -100,000 |
| Landon Tice | 650,000 | 340,000 |
| Andrew Moreno | 250,000 | -550,000 |
Sunday, November 14, 2021 12:24 AM Local Time
Level 20 started
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Sunday, November 14, 2021 12:23 AM Local Time
Assorted Big Stacks
| Maria Mcalpin | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Ashton Alfred | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Justin Arnwine | 1,100,000 | 270,000 |
| Alan Sternberg | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Bobby Poe | 900,000 | 900,000 |
Sunday, November 14, 2021 12:13 AM Local Time
Some Chip Leaders
| Ari Engel | 1,600,000 | 1,220,000 |
| Sebastian Guidez | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 1,120,000 | 340,000 |
| Matt Smith | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Mario Fauceglia | 877,000 | 877,000 |
| Tamer Alkamli | 870,000 | 870,000 |
| Andrew Moreno | 800,000 | 380,000 |
| Yaniv Karniel | 800,000 | 800,000 |
Sunday, November 14, 2021 12:03 AM Local Time
Break Time
The tournament is now on a 20-minute break. The yellow 1,000 chips will be colored up.
Saturday, November 13, 2021 11:51 PM Local Time
Labat Scores A Knockout
The under-the-gun player was all-in on a board reading . Antoine Labat bet 35,000 from the big blind and the cutoff called.
The river the was the , Laebat check-called the cutoff's 35,000 bet. All three players' hole cards were flipped over.
Under The Gun:
Cutoff:
Antoine Labat:
Labat eliminated the under gun player with a pair of aces.
| Antoine Labat | 385,000 | 385,000 |
Saturday, November 13, 2021 11:50 PM Local Time
Updated Notable Players Counts
| Justin Arnwine | 830,000 | 310,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 780,000 | 260,000 |
| Vanessa Kade | 320,000 | 100,000 |
| Landon Tice | 310,000 | -10,000 |
| Kenny Nguyen | 220,000 | -25,000 |
| Ryan Depaulo | 0 | -120,000 |
Saturday, November 13, 2021 11:35 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Phil Laak | 710,000 | 320,000 |
| Justin Arnwine | 520,000 | 270,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 520,000 | 320,000 |
| Landon Tice | 320,000 | 220,000 |
| Kenny Nguyen | 245,000 | -75,000 |
| Vanessa Kade | 220,000 | -40,000 |
| Ryan Depaulo | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Everett Carlton | 85,000 | -40,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 0 | -200,000 |
| Lily Kiletto | 0 | -65,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 0 | -90,000 |
Saturday, November 13, 2021 11:34 PM Local Time
Level 19 started
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Saturday, November 13, 2021 11:14 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
| Phil Laak | 390,000 | -30,000 |
| Ari Engel | 380,000 | 323,000 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 375,000 | 105,000 |
| Alex Green | 375,000 | 375,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 275,000 | 155,000 |
| Denys Chufarin | 270,000 | 230,000 |
| Vanessa Kade | 260,000 | 80,000 |
| Tim Reilly | 210,000 | -100,000 |
| Dave Alfa | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Hannes Jeschka | 125,000 | 40,000 |
Saturday, November 13, 2021 11:11 PM Local Time
Nguyen Eliminates Two in a Three-Way Pot
A player under the gun moved all-in for his remaining 53,000 in chips and was called by Kenny Nguyen. Action folded around to the big blind, who also made the call.
Nguyen said, "you call too, Nick?" and "Nick" responded by saying, "you'll see."
The flop came , and the big blind "Nick" went all-in for about 70,000 for the side pot, and Nguyen said, "I'm going to take you out Nick" and quickly called.
Opponent:
Big Blind:
Kenny Nguyen:
The rest of the board ran out , which would not help both players at risk, and Nguyen would eliminate the two in the hand.
| Kenny Nguyen | 330,000 | 210,000 |
Saturday, November 13, 2021 11:04 PM Local Time
Level 18 started
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Saturday, November 13, 2021 10:56 PM Local Time
The Bubble Has Burst
The bubble has burst and players are now in the money.