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Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #57: The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$37,333,338
Entries
42
Level
25
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Newey's Two Pair is Better
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
On a board of 
, John Morgan led out with a bet of 115,000. Paul Newey came over the top with a raise to 317,000 and send Morgan into the tank. Ultimately, he opted to call the raise and see the final card.
The dealer produced the 
on the river, prompting two checks from the players. Morgan tabled 
for queens and eights, only to be bested by Newey's 
for a better two pair of kings and queens. Newey took down the pot and now has about 3.245 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,245,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
2,705,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
More For Salomon
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The board read 
when we saw both Noah Schwartz and Rick Salomon put 50,000 chips into the pot.
On the river the 
hit and Schwartz fired out 100,000. Salomon quickly raised it up to 200,000 and Schwartz called.
"Kings up," Salomon announced, as he showed 
.
"You're joking, right?" Schwartz laughed.
Salomon smiled and raked in the pot, while he has continuously enjoyed a massage here during today's play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
3,350,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
|
||
"You Just Got in the Game, Daniel"
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
After Daniel Negreanu showed a deuce on a board that contained 
to make a straight, Phil Ivey popped forward from his chair just as the dealer was scooping the pot to stop the dealer and see exactly what Negreanu had. Negreanu laughed at the face Ivey made, and then Ivey turned to Rono Lo and said, "He can come to Macau, right?"
Lo laughed, and Ivey reiterated, "Him, Macau, good?" to break it down for Lo whose first language isn't English.
"Yes! Yes!" yelled LO, laughing and nodding his head up and down.
"No visa!" said Stanley Choi from the other side of Ivey, to which Negreanu laughed extra hard at.
"Special plane, right?" said Negreanu.
"One-way ticket!" said Choi.
"Look at that," said Ivey. "You just got in the game, Daniel!"
Katz Bets The Minimum
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
We picked up with the action on a 
flop to see Cary Katz check over to Phil Galfond. Galfond led out with a bet and Katz called to see a turn.
The dealer put out the 
on the turn, prompting a second check from Katz. The price went up this time around, as Galfond cut out a bet of 212,000. Katz called, flinging out one chip at a time into the middle. The paired the board on the river and Katz quickly took the lead for a min-bet - 16,000. Galfond thought for some time before releasing his cards, allowing Katz to pick up the pot. With this win, Katz is up to about 3.55 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,050,000
-610,000
|
-610,000 |
|
||
|
3,550,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Ivey Fires the River
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
On the 
flop, Cary Katz and Daniel Negreanu checked, then Erick Lindgren bet 40,000. Rono Lo folded, and Phil Ivey called. Katz called, then Negreanu folded.
The turn was the 
, and all three players left in the hand — Katz, Lindgren, and Ivey — checked to see the land on the river. Katz and Lindgren checked, then Ivey bet 135,000. Katz and Lindgren folded, and Ivey scooped the pot.
The Defending Champ Doubles
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Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Dan Smith led out for 150,000 on a flop of 
- roughly half of the pot - and Antonio Esfandiari made the call.
The turn was the , Smith checked, and Esfandiari fired out 278,000. Smith made the call.
The completed the board, Smith checked again, and the defending champion moved all in.
"Can I have a count please?" Smith asked instantly, standing from the table.
As the dealer cut down the stacks, Smith rubbed his hands together like he needed to keep them warm, then bent down to pick something up. He emerged with a pair of regular glasses, replacing his sunglasses with them, then crossed his arms.
The dealer confirmed that the amount was 942,000, and Smith made the call. Esfandiari showed 
for a flopped set of fours, and Smith tabled 
for top two.
"Doubled up!" Esfandiari shouted to his rail, grinning.
"Nice hand, Antonio," Smith told him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,070,000
1,470,000
|
1,470,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,230,000
-1,667,000
|
-1,667,000 |
|
|
||
One for Morgan
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From under the gun, John Morgan raised to 40,000. Gabe Kaplan called from the small blind, and Max Altergott called from the big blind, to see the flop come down 
. All three players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Kaplan and Altergott checked. Morgan bet 55,000, and both of his opponents folded.
Reinkemeier Rivers The Nuts, Mercier Hurting
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The board read 
when we arrived on the scene and Tobias Reinkemeier was facing a 286,000-chip bet from Jason Mercier.
There was about 610,000 in the pot and Reinkemeier eventually raised it up to 650,000.
Mercier shook his head, counted down his remaining chips and reluctantly called after about 25 seconds.
Reinkemeier turned over 
and Mercier shook his head as he mucked his cards.
"I don't know how you do it. F***ing Toby, just making flushes," Daniel Cates jokingly said, as the German raked in a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,845,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
1,212,000
-1,288,000
|
-1,288,000 |
|
||
Seidel Check-Raises Smith
Level 5
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From early position, Erik Seidel raised to 35,000. Dan Smith called on the button, and the flop came down 
. Seidel checked, and Smith bet 55,000. Seidel check-raised to 175,000, and Smith folded.