Event #57: The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-30-2014 00:15 UTC-7

Guy Sends Some to Germany

[user101598]

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

Guy Laliberté and Tobias Reinkemeier each put 200,000 in preflop, and Laliberté checked after the dealer fanned . Reinkemeier fired out 220,000, Laliberté check-raised to 500,000, and the German called.

Both players checked on the turn, and the completed the board. Laliberté checked Reinkemeier bet 600,000, and Laliberté quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Reinkemeier	3,750,000	992,000
Guy Laliberté	1,900,000	-1,250,000

Tags: Tobias Reinkemeier Guy Laliberté

06-30-2014 00:08 UTC-7

Salomon Chips Up

Happy_Freaked

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

Phil Galfond raised to 70,000 and Phil Ivey called from the button, Rick Salomon called from the small blind and Cary Katz called from the big. The flop came down and it was checked to Ivey who bet 175,000.

Salomon made the call and Galfond tossed in the chips as well.

The turn was the and Salomon lead out for 300,000. Galfond tanked for a bit and called, Ivey folded.

On the river the hit and quickly Salomon bet 500,000. Galfond shook his head, tanked for a while and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	5,250,000	50,000
Rick Salomon	4,620,000	1,500,000
Phil Galfond	4,200,000	-101,000

Tags: Cary Katz Phil Galfond Phil Ivey Rick Salomon

06-30-2014 00:06 UTC-7

Shakerchi Over Sands

Josh_Cahlik

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

The board read and David "Docs" Sands checked over to Talal Shakerchi. Shakerchi moved out 205,000 and Sands called to see a river.

The dealer produced the on fifth street and Sands checked once more. Shakerchi cut out a bet of 325,000 and Sands let go of his cards. Shakerchi pulled in this pot and has brought his stack up to about 2.295 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Sands	3,655,000	-245,000
Talal Shakerchi	2,295,000	395,000

Tags: David Sands Talal Shakerchi

06-30-2014 00:03 UTC-7

Gregg and Colman Play a Four-Bet Pot

[user101598]

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

Tony Gregg raised to 70,000 in middle position, Daniel Colman three-bet to 175,000 on the button, and Gregg four-bet to 495,000. Colman quickly called.

The dealer fanned , Gregg tapped the felt, and Colman tossed out 280,000. Gregg called.

The turn was the , Gregg checked again, and Colman bet another 625,000. Gregg flicked his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Colman	4,430,000	1,325,000
Tony Gregg	2,140,000	-900,000

Tags: Tony Gregg Daniel Colman

06-29-2014 23:51 UTC-7

Trickett the Dominator

donpeters

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

Antonio Esfandiari comes over to check in on "The Dominator"

On the board, Sam Trickett checked over to Max Altergott. Altergott bet 155,000, and Trickett check-raised to 540,000. After a brief tank, Altergott folded, and Trickett won the pot.

"The dominator!" yelled out Gabe Kaplan from across the table from Trickett. With 14.36 million in chips stack, Trickett is truly dominating at the moment.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Trickett	14,360,000	180,000
Max Altergott	1,825,000	-415,000

Tags: Gabe Kaplan Max Altergott Sam Trickett

06-29-2014 23:46 UTC-7

Prize Pool Information

[user101598]

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

With 42 entrants, the 2014 $1,000,000 BIG ONE for ONE DROP generated a total prize pool of $37,333,338. Additionally, $4,666,662 was raised for for the One Drop foundation.

Each member of the eight-handed official final table is guaranteed a minimum of $1,306,607, and the winner will pocket $15,306,668.

Upon hearing that the top prize will not surpass the over $18 million Antonio Esfandiari earned in 2012, he gave a loud whoop.

Here are all of the prizes up for grabs:

Finish	Prize
1	$15,306,668
2	$8,288,001
3	$4,480,001
4	$2,800,000
5	$2,053,334
6	$1,680,000
7	$1,418,667
8	$1,306,607

06-29-2014 23:43 UTC-7

Trickett and Selbst Clash in an 8 Million-Chip Pot

Happy_Freaked

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

Vanessa Selbst and Sam Trickett just clashed in an enormous pot that moved the latter up to the final-table average while the field has only lost three players.

The action started with Selbst, who raised from the cutoff seat to 65,000. Then, Trickett three-bet from the button to 205,000. The action folded back to Selbst, and she four-bet to 520,000 and the pressure was back on Trickett.

The runner-up of the first-ever Big One for One Drop eventually five-bet to 820,000 and Selbst did not waste much time before going all in. Selbst's shove was for around 3.9 million and Trickett started talking to himself almost immediately.

"I do not see how I can ever fold this. Why did you go all in so fast?" Trickett questioned. "I've got a very big hand."

After 10 seconds, Trickett slammed a handful of lavender T250,000 chips into the pot signalling a call.

Selbst showed the and Trickett tabled the , and he was ahead in a big way.

The flop brought the and Trickett cried, "No!"

But on the turn, the hit and Trickett jumped around out of joy. The river was the and Selbst was knocked out. Selbst looked devastated while Trickett was overcome with joy.

"This is the first time I've ever celebrated a hand," Trickett said, as Selbst wished everyone a good night before exiting the tournament area.

"It's over!" Scott Seiver yelled as he approached the table, "Congratulations on your second-place finish!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Trickett	14,180,000	3,680,000
Vanessa Selbst	Busted

Tags: Sam Trickett Vanessa Selbst

06-29-2014 23:41 UTC-7

Bellande Tank-Folds

[user101598]

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

David "Doc" Sands checked on a flop of , Philipp Gruissem fired out 150,000, and Jean-Robert Bellande called. Sands check-raised to 425,000, and only Bellande called.

The turn was the , and Sands led out for 740,000. Bellande tanked for a considerable amount of time - well over five minutes - then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Sands	3,660,000	544,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	2,970,000	-1,055,000

Tags: David Sands Jean-Robert Bellande Philipp Gruissem

06-29-2014 23:35 UTC-7

Dramatic Chop For Seiver and Klein

Josh_Cahlik

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

Erik Seidel made it 70,000 to go from late position and Scott Seiver flatted from the next seat over. Bill Klein was on the button and cut out a three-bet to 230,000. Seidel called and Seiver came along for the ride as well.

The flop came down and action checked back to Klein. He bet 375,000 and Seidel got out of the way. Seiver called to see the fell on fourth street. Seiver checked for a second time and Klein followed suit.

The finished off the community cards, putting a straight on the board. After about 30 seconds, Seiver announced that he was all in. Suddenly, Klein was put to the test for his tournament life of about 1.95 million. He took a deep breath and slid forward a call.

Seiver rolled over and Klein showed , meaning that the pot would be chopped.

"Good call, Bill," said Antonio Esfandiari. "Everybody knew he was moving in on the river 100% of the time."

"It was your classic race!" said Seiver. "Ace-king against queens. We deserve to chop!"

Seiver now has about 2.6 million and Klein has 2.62 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Klein	2,620,000	100,000
Scott Seiver	2,600,000	-130,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Bill Klein Erik Seidel Scott Seiver

06-29-2014 23:22 UTC-7

Hall Hates The Flop

Happy_Freaked

Level 8 : 15,000/3,000, 5,000 ante

Philipp Gruissem raised to 60,000 and Talal Shakerchi called from his immediate left. Tom Hall was next to act and he three-bet to 250,000 from the button. The action folded back to Shakerchi and he made the call.

The flop came down and Shakerchi checked to Hall who quickly threw out a hefty bet of 600,000. Shakerchi folded and Hall raked in this pot.