Online Event #11: $888 No-Limit Hold'em Crazy 8's

David "ImdeboGodz" Dibernardi opened the action to 24,000 from middle position and only Brian "omahabrian" Battistone called in the big blind.

The flop came     and Battistone check-called a bet of 22,000 from Dibernardi. On the   turn Battistone checked again and Dibernardi fired for 37,000, which Battistone called.

The   completed the board and both players checked to a showdown. Battistone tabled    for a pair of queens, but Dibernardi scored the pot when his    was shown for a pair of kings.

David "ImdeboGodz" Dibernardi	357,390	340,491
Brian "omahabrian" Battistone	294,927

Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila raised to 48,000 from the button. Ian "IanMa" Matakis then reraised all in. Stavila put in his last 8,165, and he was the one at risk.

Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila:   
Ian "IanMa" Matakis:   

Stavila would need help, but found none on the       board.

Ian "IanMa" Matakis	184,161	9,786
Dan "Albacazapada" Stavila	0	0

"Jautiena" raised to 16,000 from the cutoff, and Sardor "areyouready" Gaziev called from the button. Charles "sevenstars" Furey, the small blind, then reraised all in for 152,525. "Jautiena" folded, with Gaziev calling.

Charles "sevenstars" Furey:   
Sardor "areyouready" Gaziev:   

The       board did not improve Furey's hand, and he was eliminated.

Johnnie "JohnnieVIBES" Moreno raised to 12,000 from the cutoff. Craig "LongHair5150" Gonzales, the big blind, reraised all in for 70,053. Moreno made the call, and the cards were turned over.

Craig "LongHair5150" Gonzales:   
Johnnie "JohnnieVIBES" Moreno:   

The board came      , and Moreno sent Gonzales to the virtual rail.

Johnnie "JohnnieVIBES" Moreno	318,769	318,769
Craig "LongHair5150" Gonzales	0	0

With the board showing      , Brandon "BMueller" Mueller bet 75,000 from the small blind. Brandon "BiebsInDaPit" Navarrete then raised all in for 59,110 from early position. Tyler "Tslate21" Hirschfeld folded from middle position, and Mueller made the call.

Navarrete turned over   , but Mueller revealed    for quad fives to send his opponent out of the tournament.

"StopLossing" moved all in for 50,306 from the cutoff. Kip "20LSU19" Jones, on the button, made the call.

"StopLossing":   
Kip "20LSU19" Jones:   

The flop came    , pairing each player's non-ace card. The   turn changed nothing, and with the   river giving both players two pair, it was Jones' higher two pair giving him the win. "StopLossing" was eliminated.

Kip "20LSU19" Jones	193,053	139,409
StopLossing	0

Justin "Kingfortune" Liberto was eliminated on the bubble, meaning that the remaining 248 players are all guaranteed at least $1,343.20.

$227,000.80 and a WSOP gold bracelet await the winner.

Justin "Kingfortune" Liberto

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Joseph "nem0chips" Shin raised to 5,600 from the button preflop. The big blind, "winday", then moved all in for 35,560. Shin made the call.

"winday":   
Joseph "nem0chips" Shin:   

Shin's queens held when the board came      , and he eliminated his opponent.

Joseph "nem0chips" Shin	116,484	116,484
winday	0	0

Joseph "biueberry" Cheong moved all in from middle position for 18,205. Ian "IanMa" Matakis raised all in over the top to isolate Cheong, and all other players folded.

Joseph "biueberry" Cheong:   
Ian "IanMa" Matakis:   

Matakis would need help to overcome Cheong's bigger pocket pair, which he did not receive when the board came      . Cheong scored the double up and remained in the tournament.