Photos From Day 2
By Neil Stoddart.
2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza
€1,000,000 Big One For One Drop
Day: 2
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
Pantling Steamrolling
Level 15
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Andrew Pantling, despite losing that big pot just now, is truly steamrolling. He has a stack of above 30,000,000, opening just about every hand and three-betting a fair share when someone has opened before him.
He took pots of Tsang and Katz but his biggest donator has been De Carolis. No showdown except for a pot where Pantling made two pair on the river with 
, bit it's fair to say Pantling is fearless and not afraid to play big pots.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000,000
17,250,000
|
17,250,000 |
|
11,200,000
-8,850,000
|
-8,850,000 |
Paul Phua Eliminated by Rick Solomon
Level 15
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Paul Phua had already got one shove through uncontested but when he shoved again he found a customer. Phua moved in for 4,425,000 from the cutoff and it folded to Rick Salomon in the big blind. He wanted a count and when he'd chewed it over he announced call.
Phua: 
Salomon: 
The 
flop meant a chop was now a possibility, but the 
turn and 
river kept Salomon in front. Just 10 players remain, when one more player is knocked out the final nine players will re-draw for the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,400,000
7,200,000
|
7,200,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Jason Strasser Eliminated by Brandon Steven
Level 15
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Jason Strasser pushed all in from the button, and Brandon Steven called from the small blind.
Steven tabled 
. "I have an overcard," Strasser told him as he turned over 
.
The flop came 
to give Steven top set and leave Strasser drawing thin. The turn was the 
. And the river was the to give Strasser two pair, still not good enough. Steven won with his set and Strasser hit the rail.
With Strasser's elimination, the remaining nine players are redrawing to the unofficial final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Seat Draw Final Nine Players
Level 15
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Steven |
| 2 | Rock Salomon |
| 3 | Andrew Pantling |
| 4 | James Bord |
| 5 | Haralabos Voulgaris |
| 6 | Alfred De Carolis |
| 7 | Anatoly Gurtovoy |
| 8 | Elton Tsang |
| 9 | Cary Katz |
How Late Will Day 2 Go?
Level 15
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
The original plan today was to play down to eight players. There are now nine players remaining, and it's still fairly early, so tournament director Jack Effel polled the players about whether they'd like to continue to play until the bubble bursts. Most players didn't express a strong opinion either way, but Alfred De Carolis objected to playing past eight players. So for now, the plan is still to play until they reach eight.
Monte Carlo Up Close
By Neil Stoddart.
Hands #1-5: Pantling Continues to Chip Up
Level 15
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #1: The button was with Andrew Pantling and he called after Al De Carolis had opened to 1,200,000 from under-the-gun. The two of them saw a 
flop and De Carolis check-called a bet of 1,400,000. The 
hit the turn and De Carolis check-folded to Pantling's second barrel of 2,600,000.
Hand #2: Andrew Pantling raised to 650,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #3: James Bord raised to 700,000 from the cutoff and met no resistance.
Hand #4: Andrew Pantling raised it up to 650,000 from middle position and called after Anatoly Gurtovoy three-bet to 1,500,000 from the small blind. A bet of 1,500,000 from Gurtovoy on the 
flop earned him the pot.
Hand #5: The action folded to Al De Carolis and he limped in from the cutoff, Elton Tsang completed from the small blind and Cary Katz checked his option. A 
board rolled off, Tsang bet 450,000 on the river and De Carolis looked him up. Tsang showed which was good versus the of De Carolis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,800,000
-3,400,000
|
-3,400,000 |
Hands #6-11: Pantling Wins a Couple Small Ones
Level 15
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #6: Andrew Pantling raised to 650,000 from early position and Elton Tsang called from the button. The flop came 
and Pantling continued for 1,000,000. Tsang folded.
Hand #7: Haralobos Voulgaris pushed all in from middle position and got no callers.
Hand #8: Anatoly Gurtovoy raised to 700,000 from middle position and Andrew Pantling called from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop and the 
came on the turn. Pantling led out for 1,000,000 and Gurtovoy folded.
Hand #9: Cary Katz limped from middle position. Andrew Pantling limped behind from the button. James Bord completed from the small blind and Haralobos Voulgaris checked his option in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Bord led out for 500,000. All three other players folded.
Hand #10: From the cutoff, Andrew Pantling raised to 650,000. Haralabos Voulgaris in the small blind counted his stack (3,925,000), thought about it for a bit, and announced all in. The big blind and Pantling both instantly folded.
Hand #10: From middle position, Brandon Steven raised to 800,000. Anatoly Gurtovoy called from the big blind and check-called 800,000 on 
as well. Both checked the 
on the turn and Gurtovoy bet 1.5 million on the 
river. Steven folded.
Alfred De Carolis Eliminated in 9th Place
Level 15
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #12: From the hijack, Rick Salomon opened for 750,000. The cutoff folded but Alfred De Carolis on the button moved all in for what appeared to be a little over 7.5 million. Both blinds released instantly.
"How much is that Al?" asked Salomon seconds before he called, "I have kings."
Rick Salomon:
Alfred De Carolis: 
The start of day chip leader was in trouble, and would find no help from the board: .
Jack Effel asked how the table was feeling and James Bord was very clear he wanted to quit for the day because he was tired. Salomon agreed, as he hadn't slept yet he said.
And so it was agreed play was done for the day, even though Voulgaris wanted to play on till the bubble was done for.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |