Level: 3
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
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
Photos From the Floor
By Neil Stoddart.
Break
Level 2
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The players are on a 20-minute break.
Big Pot Brewing
Level 2
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From the cutoff, Patrick Madden raised to 36,000 and action folded to Alfred Decarolis in the big blind. Decarolis bumped the action to 116,000 and Madden called.
Decarolis continued for 135,000 on 
and Madden was quick to raise to 275,000. Decarolis called.
Decarolis check-called another 525,000 on the 
turn and 
completed the board. Decarolis checked and Madden was quick to check behind.
was shown by Decarolis and Madden mucked.
"Good hand Al" said Madden.
"That's what you do with queens right?" commented Decarolis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000 | 700,000 |
|
5,000,000 | -1,020,000 |
Win Some, Lose Some for Pierre Garand
Level 2
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
As we mentioned earlier Pierre Garand is a singer by trade and he just combined his day job with his hobby in the second of back to back hands he played.
In the first he was in the small blind, he raised it up to 33,000 and Brandon Steven made up the extra from the big blind. Neither player liked the look of the 
flop but Garand bet 54,000 on the 
turn, call from Steven. The 
fell on fifth street and Garand's bet of 130,000 was enough to force Steven to fold.
Garand was in action on the very next hand, he raised on the button and Yaqi Sun defended from the big blind. The 
flop was checked to Garand and he bet 64,000. As Sun was considering his options Garand began signing, it was a very low volume but it sounded like a rendition of the popular Beatles hit 'When I'm 64'. He only had time for a couple of lines before Sun called and the 
peeled off on fourth street.
Another check from Sun was followed by another bet from Garand (111,000) and a call from Sun. The 
completed the board and once more Sun checked. Garand went deep into the tank and eventually he elected against firing a third barrel. It was a good decision as Sun opened 
for a turned flush, Garand showed pocket kings for a flopped set. "Very good check," said Mark Teltscher as the pot was pushed to Sun.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,890,000 | -110,000 |
Two Streets of Value
Level 2
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Elton Tsang raised the hijack to 40,000 and Talal Shakerchi on the button was the sole caller.
Both of them checked the 
flop and the 
appeared on the turn. Tsang bet 45,000 and Shakerchi was quick to call.
Tsang tossed in another 100,000-chip on the river and Sheckerchi again quickly called. Tsang tabled 
and Shakerchi mucked.
Dan Shak Takes from Mark Teltscher
Level 2
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mark Teltscher raised to 40,000 from the button, and Dan Shak reraised to 118,000 from the small blind. Tetlscher called.
The flop was and Shak continued for 225,000. A frustrated-looking Teltscher looked away from the table, took a deep breath, then mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,385,000 | 385,000 |
|
4,490,000 | -510,000 |
Anatoly Gurtovoy vs. Guy Laliberté
Level 2
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Anatoly Gurtovoy raised to 50,000 from the button, and Guy Laliberté called from the big blind. Laliberté checked the 
flop, and Gurtovoy continued for 75,000. Laliberté called.
The came on the turn, and Laliberté checked again. Gurtovoy bet for 125,000, and Laliberté called.
The river was the , and Laliberté checked a third time. Gurtovoy bet another 125,000. Laliberté then raised to 425,000. Gurtovoy thought for only a few moments, then put out the chips to call.
Laliberté: 
Gurtovoy: 
Both players made one pair, but Gurtovoy won with his top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,665,000 | 665,000 |
|
3,425,000 | -1,575,000 |
Phua Takes From Voulgaris
Level 2
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The pre-flop action is unknown but on a 
flop Haralabos Voulgaris (big blind) check-called a bet of 30,000 from Paul Phua (under-the-gun+1).
The hit the turn, Voulgaris decided to lead at the pot and he threw out a bet of 52,000, Phua mulled it over for a while before electing to raise the price of poker to 200,000 straight. Call from Voulgaris.
The 
rolled off on the river and with no further betting it was time for a showdown, Voulgaris opened 
for a missed combo draw and Phua showed to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,100,000 | 100,000 |
|
4,860,000 | -140,000 |
Seat Draw
Level 2
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Kamer Alyanakyan is the only player on the list underneath that hasn't shown up yet but did register. Four more players have bought in, but haven't shown up yet and have no seat assigned as of now.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| Table 7 | |
| 1 | Sean Dempsey |
| 2 | James Bord |
| 3 | Cary Katz |
| 4 | Andrew Pantling |
| 6 | David Einhorn |
| 8 | Zuo Wang |
| Table 9 | |
| 2 | Bobby Baldwin |
| 3 | Anatoly Gurtovoy |
| 4 | Al Decarolis |
| 5 | Guy Laliberte |
| 6 | Bob Safai |
| 7 | Patrick Madden |
| Table 10 | |
| 1 | Yaqi Sun |
| 2 | Rick Salomon |
| 3 | Mark Teltscher |
| 4 | Dan Shak |
| 5 | Pierre Garand |
| 6 | Brandon Steven |
| Table 11 | |
| 1 | Talal Shakerchi |
| 2 | Paul Newey |
| 3 | Jason Strasser |
| 4 | Kamer Alyanakyan |
| 5 | Haralabos Voulgaris |
| 6 | Elton Tsang |
| 7 | Paul Phua |