Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

07-02-2012 18:20 UTC-6

Mercier Loses Two in a Row

Happy_Freaked

Jason Mercier raised under the gun plus one to 240,000 and folded when David Einhorn three-bet him to 600,000. On the very next hand Mercier was under the gun and raised again up to 240,000.

This time the action was folded to Sam Trickett who called from the small blind.

The flop came down {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {4-Clubs} and Trickett check-called a small 185,0000-chip bet.

The turn was the {6-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {J-Hearts} and Trickett lead out for 475,000. Mercier gave it some thought but ended up folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	10,850,000 -650,000	-650,000

Sam Trickett	8,250,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Sam Trickett

07-02-2012 18:17 UTC-6

From under the gun, Frederic Banjout raised to 300,000. Brian Rast flat-called from the next seat and then action folded to Ilya Bulychev in the small blind. He also called and the flop came down {K-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {3-Hearts} . After a check from Bulychev and Najout, Rast bet 500,000. Bulychev folded and Banjout check-raised to 1.6 million. Rast folded and Banjout won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	19,200,000 -870,000	-870,000

Frederic Banjout	7,300,000 1,190,000	1,190,000

Tags: Frederic Banjout Ilya Bulychev Brian Rast

Level: 14

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

07-02-2012 17:55 UTC-6

Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	20,070,000 -230,000	-230,000

Jason Mercier	11,500,000 50,000	50,000

Guy Laliberté	11,200,000 520,000	520,000
Philipp Gruissem	10,300,000 3,050,000	3,050,000

Antonio Esfandiari	10,100,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Brandon Steven	9,230,000 3,630,000	3,630,000
Tom Marchese	8,600,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Sam Trickett	7,870,000 615,000	615,000

Richard Yong	7,840,000 -940,000	-940,000
Phil Hellmuth	6,205,000 -295,000	-295,000

Frederic Banjout	6,110,000 -3,290,000	-3,290,000
Mike Sexton	5,790,000 -260,000	-260,000

David Einhorn	4,830,000 -595,000	-595,000
Bobby Baldwin	4,180,000 530,000	530,000

Haralabos Voulgaris	3,780,000 -545,000	-545,000
Bill Perkins	2,605,000 450,000	450,000

Talal Shakerchi	2,575,000 -95,000	-95,000
Rick Salomon	2,275,000 -1,635,000	-1,635,000
Roland De Wolfe	1,480,000 15,000	15,000

Ilya Bulychev	1,480,000 -3,670,000	-3,670,000
Cary Katz	725,000 -1,175,000	-1,175,000

07-02-2012 17:44 UTC-6

Break

donpeters

Level 13 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

The players are now on a scheduled 20-minute break.

07-02-2012 17:40 UTC-6

Rast First Player to Crack 20MM; Hellmuth Steaming

Happy_Freaked

From the cutoff Brian Rast raised to 250,000 and both blinds, Philipp Gruissem and Phil Hellmuth, called.

The flop came down {4-Hearts} {4-Spades} {10-Hearts} and Gruissem checked to Hellmuth who fired out 350,000. Rast made the call and Gruissem folded.

The turn was the {A-Spades} and Hellmuth checked to Rast who bet out 650,000. Hellmuth called and the river brought out the {Q-Diamonds} .

Hellmuth checked once more and Rast bet 1.15 million. Hellmuth stood up, sat down and started talking.

"The one guy I know I'm going to bust and he just gets there hand after hand," Hellmuth said as he made the call.

"NO, HE DIDN'T DO THAT!" Hellmuth screamed when Rast turned over {K-Spades} {J-Spades} for a rivered straight.

"That f***king idiot," Hellmuth added to his rant while pacing away from the table.

"You're one heck of a player aren't you? I know you'd try buddy, and I know you'll try again. You'll bluff your money off to the one guy you can't bluff!" Hellmuth added as Rast quietly stacked his chips. He's now over 20 million and chip leader by a serious margin in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	20,300,000 4,900,000	4,900,000

Phil Hellmuth	6,500,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000

Tags: Brian Rast Phil Hellmuth

07-02-2012 17:33 UTC-6

Laliberté in Serious Contention; Smirnov Out

Happy_Freaked

Mikhail Smirnov raised under the gun to 256,000 and Guy Laliberté called on the button.

The flop came down {J-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {9-Clubs} and Smirnov bet 425,000. Laliberté decided to raise it up to 1,425,000, and it was back on Smirnov. The Russian player moved all in for right around 3.7 million and the host of this amazing event made the call.

Mikhail Smirnov
Guy Laliberté

Smirnov was in big trouble as Laliberté had flopped a set. The turn was the {4-Spades} and the river the {3-Hearts} knocking out Smirnov in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guy Laliberté	10,680,000 4,160,000	4,160,000
Mikhail Smirnov	Busted

Tags: Guy Laliberté Mikhail Smirnov

07-02-2012 17:30 UTC-6

Ace-King High for Mercier

donpeters

Jason Mercier raised to 200,000 from under the gun and Richard Yong reraised to 600,000 from the next seat. Everyone else folded back to Mercier and he called.

The flop came down {9-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {5-Hearts} and Mercier check-called a bet of 625,000 from Yong before seeing the {7-Diamonds} land on the turn. Both checked and they also checked the {J-Spades} on the river.

Mercier showed the {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} and Yong the {A-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} . Mercier's hand was best and he won the pot to jump over 11 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	11,450,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Richard Yong	8,780,000 -320,000	-320,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Richard Yong

07-02-2012 17:24 UTC-6

Set of Ducks for Hellmuth

donpeters

From early position, Phil Hellmuth raised to 250,000. Frederic Banjout called on the button and the flop came down {10-Hearts} {5-Spades} {2-Hearts} . Both players checked.

The turn was the {K-Diamonds} and Hellmuth bet 400,000, which got called by Banjout. The river then completed the board with the {4-Hearts} and Hellmuth bet 900,000. Banjout called.

Hellmuth showed the {2-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} for a set of deuces and Banjout mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Banjout	9,400,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000
Phil Hellmuth	7,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tags: Frederic Banjout Phil Hellmuth

07-02-2012 17:23 UTC-6

Smirnov Doubles Through Marchese

Happy_Freaked

Tom Marchese was in the small blind when he decided to put Mikhail Smirnov all in. Smirnov was in the big blind, and he called off his remaining 1,675,000.