Less Than a Level for the First to Fall
It took less than a level for the first elimination to occur in the world's biggest buy-in poker tournament, and the hand in question happened between Sam Trickett and David Einhorn, who finished second and third respectively in the inaugural Big One for One Drop.
The hand, which took place at the tail end of Level 1, began when Trickett raised to 18,000 from the button and Einhorn three-bet to 51,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Tricket opted to make the call to see a flop of 
. Einhorn was first to act and led out for 75,000, which Trickett called.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Einhorn upped his bet to 175,000 and Trickett paused for a few moments before raising to 475,000. Einhorn wasted little time in three-betting to 775,000, and Trickett though long and hard before dropping in a call.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Einhorn bet 850,000 and Trickett quietly announced that he was all in. Einhorn snap-called.
Einhorn: 
Trickett: 
Einhorn had flopped top set, but Trickett had a well-disguised straight. Einhorn seemed a bit shellshocked as the dealer counted down the stacks and it was determined he had the shorter of the two.
Einhorn, who came close to taking down this event the first time around, becomes the first elimination of the 2014 World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop. On a side note, Igor Kurganov was moved to the table to replace Einhorn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000,000 | 2,850,000 |
|
Busted |
hit the felt and Smith checked. Merson continued out for 57,000 and Smith flat called. The turn was the 
and Smith checked for a second time. Merson knocked the table back, allowing the 
to complete the board. Smith checked and Merson fired 126,000, sending Smith deep into the tank.
for a pair of tens. He picked up the pot and now sits around 3.105 million while Merson's stack has dropped to 2.7 million.
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completed the board. Galfond rapped the felt for a third and final time, and Negreanu tanked for a bit before checking as well.
for ace-high.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
for two pair.
for a flush.
and Seiver checked. Smith checked the action back, allowing the 
with around 215,000. Cates fired out a bet of 150,000, and Reinkemeier tank-called.
.
for a pair of tens, and pulled in the pot.
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Newey led out for 50,000 and Selbst thought for a bit before raising to 109,000. Not to be outdone, Newey pushed back with a three-bet to 225,000, and it did the trick as Selbst released he hand.