Level: 8
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza
€1,000,000 Big One For One Drop
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza
Buy-in
€1,000,000
Prize Pool
€24,888,892
Entries
28
Level
22
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
It's now two double ups in the space of 15 minutes for Patrick Madden and the feature table continues to be where the bulk of the action is.
Al Decarolis was the instigator, raising to 175,000, Madden called, Haralabos Voulgaris did likewise only for Anatoly Gurtovoy to make it 750,000 from the big blind. Madden was the only caller. Gurtovoy had just lost a decent sized pot to Bob Safai so was this a reaction to that?
On the 
flop Gurtovoy bet 1,000,000, Madden near instantly shoved and Gurtovoy - seeing that the all-in bet was 2,455,000 total - made the call.
Gurtovoy: 
- for an overpair
Madden: 
- for a flopped set
The 
turn and 
river kept Madden in front and was another hit to Gurtovoy's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700,000
5,200,000
|
5,200,000 |
|
6,660,000
3,350,000
|
3,350,000 |
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Yaqi Sun raised to 110,000 from the cutoff. Mark Teltscher three-bet for almost all his chips from the small blind. The big blind was Dan Shak, and he asked for an exact count. The dealer counted down Teltscher's chips, and his bet was 860,000. He had only 60,000 behind. Shak then reraised to 250,000 and Sun quickly folded. Teltscher called all in, and the players tabled their cards.
Teltscher: 
Shak: 
The board came 
, and Teltscher won the pot with two pair, jacks and deuces, to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,800,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,980,000
1,005,000
|
1,005,000 |
|
||
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Teltscher raised to 110,000 from the button. Dan Shak then three-bet to 350,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and action was back on Teltscher. He spread his remaining chips in front of him, counting how much he had remaining. It was about 975,000. He thought for another minute, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
975,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
With already 760,000 in the middle, Patrick Madden checked from first position on 
. His neighbor, Haralabos Voulgaris in the hijack, bet 525,000. Madden check-raised all in for, what an unknown amount, and Voulgaris instantly called.
Haralabos Voulgaris: 
Patrick Madden: 
The 
on the turn and 
on the river did nothing for Voulgaris and he parted ways with a small tower of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,250,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
3,310,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Brandon Steven raised to 115,000 from middle position and Dan Shak called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Shak checked. Steven continued for 130,000. Shak then check-raised to 350,000 and Steven went into the tank. After about a minute, he folded face up. Shak does not reciprocate, sliding his cards to the dealer face down as he rakes in the pot. "I had ace-little," he told Steven as he stacked his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,600,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
8,200,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
In the inaugural $1,000,000-buy-in Big One for One Drop back in 2012, David Einhorn finished 3rd for $4,352,000, and he donated all that money to charity. Two years ago, in 2014, he participated in the second edition of the event in Vegas but only lasted a couple of hours. Now he's back, playing in the third Big One for One Drop.
We spoke to him during the dinner break: "The last time I played in the million, I didn't last more than a couple of hours. So I'm happy to still be here with chips at the dinner break, this is a big improvement."
"I'm very well and I'm having a good time so far," Einhorn told us when we asked how he was doing. The American is battling with the likes of James Bord, Cary Katz and Andrew Pantling, and he's doing good having gone into the break with a well above average stack.
For quite some time, it wasn't likely he was going to be here; "I didn't think I was going to get to play because my calendar is a little tough sometimes and it just seemed unlikely that this weekend would work." In the end, a couple things broke his way, time cleared up, and he made the last-minute decision to come play. He's again playing for charity, all of his winnings will go to Interfaith Youth Core.
This time, there's no professional players around, but that doesn't mean he's leaning back and taking it easy; "I find I need to respect all of the players because it's a tricky game and things can be very volatile."
Einhorn has a coach on the rail; Vanessa Selbst watches each and every hand and every now and then Einhorn gets up and the two talk strategy. "I have a wonderful coach; Vanessa is absolutely first rate. She's sitting watching the table and giving me pointers and I feel like it's really helping my game."
This isn't the first time Einhorn has some help on the rail; "Actually, over the last few years every year I've gotten a coach and I rotate to learn new things from top people with really good perspectives. What's really nice is, because I play for charity, most of the time people are very happy to work with me and so I've gotten some very good help over the years."
Earlier, Einhorn found himself in a pot with Andrew Pantling where the latter lead all the way, only to face a river raise by Einhorn. "That was a fun hand," Einhorn said cracking a smile, "You wait a long time to pick up a hand like that with a flop and turn like that. And then have a person bet into you... I enjoyed that very much!"
The thrill of the river raise and the moment Pantling mucked his aces face up, you could tell that a moment like that, was what does it for Einhorn; "Anytime I win a pot, I'm usually very thrilled."
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Teltscher has slipped further towards the danger zone as he just lost a few more chips. From under-the-gun he opened to 110,000 and when action reached Rick Salomon, who was in the big blind, the American took a look at Teltscher's chip stack and set him all-in.
It seemed Solomon knew the size of Teltscher's chip stack better than the owner as the Brit slid his chips from a tower into a single line, revealing he had exactly 1,250,000 back. He looked skyward - perhaps seeking divine inspiration - and leaned back in his chair. About 10 seconds passed and he then leaned forward and said. "Sorry guys," no one begrudged him taking time over a decision such as this and around another minute passed before he said: "I'm going to fold," and he pushed his cards face down into the muck
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,520,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Yaqi Sun raised to 110,000 from the button and Mark Teltscher called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Teltscher checked. Sun continued for 55,000. Teltscher then check-raised to 205,000. Sun thought a minute, then reraised to 500,000. Now Teltscher went into the tank. After a couple minutes, he knocked the table and slide his cards to the dealer, yielding the pot to Sun.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,300,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
|
||
Level 7
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
There's been little action of note so far this level, although it is only eight minutes old to be fair. What action I've spotted has all begun and ended pre-flop with three-bets being enough to get the job done.
First Brandon Steven opened to 110,000 but folded to a three-bet of 325,000 from Yaqi Sun. A short time later David Einhorn raised it up to 125,000 but released his hand when Zuo Wang put in a pre-flop three-bet.
