Level: 6
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,280,400
Entries
4,756
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
We Are Not the Same, I am a Marvin
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Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
The action folded around to a player in the cutoff, who decided this was the perfect time to steal a few blinds with a raise to 525.
Unfortunately for him, Marvin Rettenmaier held the button and stood between the raiser and his spoils. The dangerous German pro, who specializes in taking down high-roller events around the world, made the now customary three-bet to 1,150, and his opponent flatted to see the flop fall 
.
After it was checked to him, Rettenmaier tossed out a c-bet of 1,700 or so chips, and this was enough to push his opponent's hand into the muck.
"Nice raise Marvin," offered another player at the table, obviously rueful that the three-bet had forced him off a hand containing a four.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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16,500
6,000
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6,000 |
High Profile Eliminations
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
We've searched high and low but we cannot find Andy Bloch, Maria Ho or former World Series of Poker Main Event champion Pius Heinz, so it is safe to say they have been eliminated from the Little One for One Drop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Waxman and Rettenmaier Cruising
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
Two of the games legitimate stars have managed to build decent stacks for themselves over the past six and a half levels and look set to be heading to Friday's Day 2.
"Mad" Marvin Rettenmaier looks to have around 11,000 in front of him, while recent World Series of Poker bracelet winner Matt Waxman is armed with 9,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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11,000
-5,500
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-5,500 |
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9,000 | |
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Cody Pushing or Folding
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
It's not been the best of days so far for birthday boy Jake Cody; his stack is currently only 1,925 chips deep.
We caught him moving all in from UTG+1 for 1,525 but nobody wanted to take him on and he won the blinds and antes. Cody is sporting a Superman Man of Steel cap today and will need to heroics if he is to make it through to Day 2 in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,925
-4,275
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-4,275 |
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Wanna Bet?
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
During our rounds through the tournament floor, random wisps of conversation are overheard on a continuous stream, from the banal exchange of personal information between strangers, to intense strategy discussion sessions, but Antonio Esfandiari's table is always a source for compelling table talk.
Today has proven to be no exception, as the former co-host of the prop betting show I Bet You was recently discussing a series of small wagers with his tablemates, including a particularly interesting proposition regarding the number of entrants to the Main Event who will be virgins. Not virgins to poker's premier tournament mind you, but... well, you get the idea.
After setting an over/under of 31, Esfandiari continued to calculate the odds of a 21-year old man or woman visiting Vegas without having consummated a carnal relationship.
While that wager has yet to be settled, "The Magician" has apparently been up to his old tricks, as he currently sits with a neatly stacked pile of $100 bills behind his chip stack. In addition to the Benjamins, Esfandiari has also claimed a few green $25 dollar chips from the suckers at the table, proving the old maxim that the gamble never ends for a true gambler.
Unfortunately for Esfandiari, the player who had been his betting partner was recently eliminated, after his 
stab was called down by a pair of superior hands and no miracles appeared on board.
"Oh no...," said Esfandiari as the player's cards were tabled. "I'm gonna lose my fish."
Pegasus Soaring
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
Mark "Pegasus" Smith is up to 10,000 in what looks to have been a good day for the Kentucky native. Smith, who has five World Series of Poker Circuit rings to his name, is in the hunt for what would be his first WSOP bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000 |
Cada Crashes Out
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
Joe Cada has had a remarkable 2013 World Series of Poker with two final table appearance, but if he wants to add a third here in the Little One for One Drop he will have to re-enter again tomorrow because he busted a few minutes ago.
Cada broke the news on Facebook:
Just busted little one for one drop. Was in the blind with k2 heArts limped pot. Flop k,2,5 I ran into 55.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Watts Gets Paid on the River
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
Steve Watts instantly bet 600 into the 1,600 pot from the big blind when the 
fell on the river of a board reading 
board. His opponent, seated on the button, called as quickly.
Watts showed 
and won the pot.
Watts is a former professional footballer — that's soccer player to readers from the U.S.A — who turned to poker once his sporting career ended. Watts' poker career has started well and he has won over $410,000 so far, his largest cashes coming in 2012, which topped the scales at $102,759 and $51,063 respectively.
And That, My Friend, is How You Play the Game
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
When we last saw Nithin Eapen, the native of Kerala, India was playing the "Millionaire Maker" event, alongside his countryman Jay Nair. The two had been randomly seated next to one another, and after a bit of small talk, Eapen and Nair discovered that they were from the same area of their homeland, spoke the same regional dialect, and knew the same people back home.
Today, Eapen was kind enough to stop us to offer a quick thank you for capturing his improbable meeting in print, and soon thereafter he rewarded us with the following gem of a hand.
The action was caught on the flop, with the board reading 
and Eapen having checked the action to recent bracelet winner Jason Duval.
Duval responded to the sign of weakness with a standard feeler bet, putting 800 into the pot, and Eapen flatted to see the turn come 
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After another tap of the table by Eapen, Duval splashed out a bet of 1,725, and that's when the fireworks began a day early. Eapen appeared to be cowed by the aggression, looking back at his stack seemingly in fear, before staring over at Duval across the table.
"I have a piece of that, don't think you can just push me off," he said, still peering down apprehensively at his stack.
"So if you only have a piece, that means I can three-barrel the river and you fold, right?" answered Duval, his demeanor exuding confidence. "If you just have a small piece, why mess around?"
After appearing ready to release his hand a few times, Eapen suddenly announced himself all in, and Duval wasted no time in making the call with his 
. Having turned a set, Duval had no doubt that his hand was good against Eapen's "piece" of the board, but he was shocked when he saw the 
hit the table for the nut straight.
Before Duval could even process the bad news, or pray for the board to pair up, the dealer dropped the on the river to give Eapen a superfluous flush. The gracious amateur offered Duval a handshake while the pot was pushed his way, but the Canadian pro was simply too shocked to notice, walking away from the scene of the wreckage to commiserate with his friends on the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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19,600
19,600
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19,600 |
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