Billy Baxter limped under the gun and Andy Frankenberger raised from the next seat to 7,000. Action then folded to Martin Jacobson on the button and he reraised to 18,000. Play folded back to Baxter and he gave it up. Frankenberger reraised all in and Jacobson called.
Frankenberger:
Jacobson:
The flop, turn and river ran out and Jacobson doubled up.
With 96 total entries in the $25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite, a prize pool of $2.4 million was awarded. The top two spots will get a $1 million seat in the Big One for One Drop while third place will receive $400,000 in cash.
There is only one spot open in the event for winner of this satellite and the second winner will be placed on the alternate list. If the second winner doesn't get a seat from being the alternate, he will receive the money.
Sarkiss Osalian is currently leading the way of the $25,300 One Drop Mega Satellite and is doing so on the cheap. At Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia where the World Series of Poker will be headed in April 2013, a free-to-enter satellite was held with optional $10 rebuys on Day 1. On Day 2, anyone could enter for $550. The event attracted 550 players and Osalian won.
The prize Osalian received for winning was a $40,000 package to the 2012 WSOP that included a seat into this $25,300 satellite and also the $10,000 Main Event. What a story it would be if he's able to ride this out to a seat on the Big One for One Drop, but only time will tell.
Action folded to Eugene Katchalov on the button and he raised all in for 70,500. Andy Frankenberger called from the small blind with the . Katchalov held the .
The flop, turn and river ran out and Katchalov biked the double with the king on the turn.