2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza

€1,000,000 Big One For One Drop
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
65
Prize
€11,111,111
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,000,000
Prize Pool
€24,888,892
Entries
28
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

Table Draw Final Two Tables

Level 13 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerTableSeatPlayer
91Talal Shakerchi101Andrew Pantling
 2Jason Strasser 2Haralabos Voulgaris
 3Paul Phua 3Paul Newey
 4Brandon Steven 4Sean Dempsey
 5James Bord 5Alfred De Carolis
 6Rick Salomon 6Bob Safai
 7Pierre Garand 7Elton Tsang
 8Anatoly Gurtovoy 8Cary Katz

David Einhorn Eliminated by Jason Strasser

Level 13 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
David Einhorn
David Einhorn

Jason Strasser raised to 450,000. David Einhorn then three-bet all in for about 2,800,000. Strasser called and the hands are tabled.

Strasser: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Einhorn: {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The board came {j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}. Strasser won with his ace king, and Einhorn was eliminated.

With Einhorn's bustout, there are now 16 players remaining, and they will redraw to the final two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Strasser us
Jason Strasser
6,700,000 2,125,000
David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
Busted

Tags: David EinhornJason Strasser

James Bord Doubles Through Paul Phua

Level 13 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
James Bord
James Bord

A tale of two hands this as the first sets up the second...

James Bord opened to 500,000 and Paul Phua wanted to know how much he was playing. "About six million," was the reply. Phua three-bet to 1,500,000 and Bord had a decision. "Anyone got a coin?" he asked. No one did. So he picked up his phone and said. "This side heads, this side tails," and flipped his phone. It landed on the table and he folded. They don't flip coins in the Big One for One Drop, they flip phones!

The very next hand Bord raised it up to 500,000 again and once more Phua three-bet him. It was 1,200,000 total for Bord to continue and again he flipped his phone. "This time I'm all-in," he said. "Call," said Phua.

Bord: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}
Phua: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

It was the ultimate cooler and a {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}{5-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} board kept Bord's aces in front, he was all-in for 5,620,000.

Player Chips Progress
James Bord gb
James Bord
WSOP 1X Winner
11,560,000 5,470,000
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
WSOP 1X Winner
9,400,000 -5,325,000

Tags: James BordPaul Phua

Level: 13

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 30,000

Chip Counts in the Break (full)

Level 12 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

The players are on a 20-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Pantling ca
Andrew Pantling
17,775,000 9,475,000
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
WSOP 1X Winner
14,725,000 -2,275,000
Alfred De Carolis us
Alfred De Carolis
14,495,000 595,000
Bob Safai us
Bob Safai
12,300,000 -1,820,000
Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
10,640,000 1,790,000
Haralabos Voulgaris ca
Haralabos Voulgaris
10,500,000 -1,600,000
Anatoly Gurtovoy ru
Anatoly Gurtovoy
9,560,000 560,000
Sean Dempsey us
Sean Dempsey
WSOP 1X Winner
8,740,000 2,360,000
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
7,965,000 45,000
James Bord gb
James Bord
WSOP 1X Winner
6,090,000 -910,000
Rick Salomon us
Rick Salomon
5,195,000 295,000
Jason Strasser us
Jason Strasser
4,575,000 -2,750,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
4,390,000 -610,000
Pierre Garand ca
Pierre Garand
4,000,000 415,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
3,770,000 -530,000
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
3,560,000 10,000
David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
3,110,000 -940,000

Bob Safai Eliminates Dan Shak

Level 12 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Dan Shak
Dan Shak

Action folded to Dan Shak in the small blind and he open-raised to 425,000. Big blind Bob Safai casually made the call.

The flop came {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Shak checked. Safai bet 800,000 and Shak called.

With the {9-Hearts} pairing the board on the turn, Shak checked again. Safai bet 2.4 million and Shak moved all in for a little more than double that. Safai instantly called.

Bob Safai: {10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Dan Shak: {K-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The {J-Hearts} on the river couldn't help Shak and after it turned out Safai had him just nearly covered, Shak made his exit from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Bob Safai us
Bob Safai
14,120,000 7,120,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
Busted

Tags: Bob SafaiDan Shak

Paul Newey Doubles Through Cary Katz

Level 12 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Paul Newey
Paul Newey

Rick Salomon raised to 425,000 from the hijack, then Cary Katz three-bet to 1,200,000 from the cutoff. Alfred De Carolis was on the button, and he studied Katz's stack for a minute before electing to fold. Paul Newey was in the small blind, and he goes into the tank. After thinking over his options, he moved all in for 2,160,000. Salomon quickly folded, and Katz reluctantly called.

Katz: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Newey: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, giving Newey top set and a virtual stranglehold on the hand. The turn was the {10-Clubs}, giving Katz outs to a straight, but the river was the {2-Clubs}, a complete blank. Newey won with his set and doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
5,000,000 2,600,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
4,300,000 -1,920,000

Tags: Cary KatzPaul NeweyRick Salomon

"Take the Headphones Off!"

Level 12 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Dan Shak
Dan Shak

Dan Shak just won a small pot from Haralabos Voulgaris; a continuation bet was all it took and the dealer got underway dealing the next hand.

That's when Voulgaris said: "Take the headphones off Dan!"

Dan Shak, with wireless Beats Studio headphones on, removed them for a bit to hear what Voulgaris was saying.

"Take the headphones off" Voulgaris repeated with a smile.

"This is a businessmen tournament," he continued, "What do you want? Sunglasses and a hoodie too?"

Shak glanced at his coach Scott Seiver who mimicked something to the effect of "Do what you want" and Shak put back on his headphones.

Tags: Dan ShakHaralabos Voulgaris

Pots for Safai and Pantling

Level 12 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Anatoly Gurtovoy, Dan Shak and Bob Safai all stuck in 325,000 apiece pre-flop and were greeted with a {J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop. It wasn't to their liking and everyone checked. On the {7-Spades} turn Safai led for 600,000 and Shak was the only caller. The {A-Spades} river was checked through and Safai's {A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} was the winner. A visibly frustrated Shak mucked his cards and went off for a conflab with Scott Seiver (his coach). He returned to the table and said: "I know you're betting the river if you miss too."

Over on Table 9 Paul Phua raised it up and Andrew Pantling defended from the big blind. The {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{K-Spades}{10-Hearts} board was checked all the way to the river, at which point Pantling bet 575,000. Phua tank called and mucked when Pantling showed {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}.

"I've found a new hero," said James Bord applauding Pantling's thin value river bet. "Phua you've been replaced temporarily," he joked.

"You've no loyalty," joked Phua to Bord.

Tags: Andrew PantlingBob SafaiDan ShakJames BordPaul Phua