Event #57: The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

07-01-2014 01:35 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #116-118: Two Double-Ups For Steven

Happy_Freaked

Level 18 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #116: The very next hand after being crippled by Christoph Vogelsang it was Brandon Steven who moved all in from the button for 420,000. Rick Salomon gave up his small blind and the German pro called.

Steven:
Vogelsang:

The board ran out and Steven kept his hopes alive by, more than, doubling up.

Hand #117: Brandon Steven moved all in from the cutoff for about 950,000 and Rick Salomon called from his immediate left. Both blinds folded and the showdown went as following.

Steven:
Salomon:

The board ran out and Steven found himself another double up! Back-to-back double ups have put Steven back in the race, but he still one double up shy of having a comfortable stack to play with.

Hand #118: Christophe Vogelsang raised from the button to 625,000 and Cary Katz tanked for quite a while before three-betting from the big blind to 2,800,000. Vogelsang folded and Katz picked up this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Salomon	23,700,000	-930,000
Christoph Vogelsang	14,500,000	-400,000
Brandon Steven	3,050,000	2,580,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Christoph Vogelsang Rick Salomon

07-01-2014 01:29 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #112-115: Vogelsang Doubles, Cripples Steven

Josh_Cahlik

Level 18 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

Hand #112: Rick Salomon received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #113: Christoph Vogelsang made it 600,000 from the button and Cary Katz called from the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Two more checks allowed the board to complete with the and Katz checked for a third time. Vogelsang fired 400,000 and Katz let it go.

Hand #114: Brandon Steven received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #115: Vogelsang was under the gun and raised to 625,000. Action folded to Steven in the small blind and he three-bet shipped all in. Action came back to Vogelsang and he called for his own tournament life of 7.155 million.

Vogelsang:
Steven:

The flop came down , keeping Vogelsang's pocket nines in the lead. Steven cried for an ace or a king on the turn, but it was instead the .

"We have one more pull at it," said Steven. "Come on! Ace or king!"

The ultimately hit the river, allowing Vogelsang to score a huge double up to around 14.9 million. Steven, on the other hand, has been crippled to just 490,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Vogelsang	14,900,000	9,300,000
Brandon Steven	470,000	-3,530,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Cary Katz Christoph Vogelsang Rick Salomon

07-01-2014 00:44 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #93-95: Farewell, Kotter

Josh_Cahlik

Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Gabe Kaplan - Your dreams were your ticket out

Hand #93: Brandon Steven opened to 535,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #94: Rick Salomon limped under the gun and Gabe Kaplan raised all in for 2.935 million from the next seat over. Action folded back to Salomon who stood up from the table and called.

Salomon:
Kaplan:

The flop came down , giving Salomon a full house of tens full of sixes.

"Put a ten out there!" said Kaplan. "One more ten!"

The deck failed to oblige Kaplan's request, as the board finished off with the and the . Kaplan was eliminated in 12th place and Soloman's stack has soared to 21.7 million.

Hand #95: Steven completed his small blind, Soloman shipped, and Steven folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Salomon	21,700,000	2,700,000
Gabe Kaplan	Busted

Tags: Brandon Steven Gabe Kaplan Rick Salomon

07-01-2014 00:39 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #89-92: Salomon Pulls off an Enormous Bluff

Happy_Freaked

Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #89: Brandon Steven raised to 450,000 from the small blind and Rick Salomon called from the big. The flop came down and both players checked. On the turn the popped up and Steven won the hand with a 450,000-chip bet.

Hand #90: Brandon Steven raised to 500,000 from the button and Rick Salomon three-bet all in for a ton of chips to put both Gabe Kaplan and Steven under pressure. Both players folded and Steven showed his . Salomon showed as he raked in the pot.

Hand #91: Rick Salomon raised to 500,000 from the button and Christoph Vogelsang called from the big blind. The hand was checked down on and Vogelsang showed to take the pot down.

Hand #92: From the cutoff Rick Salomon raised to 525,000 and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet from the small blind to 1,450,000. Salomon called right away and the flop brought , on which both players checked. The turn was the and Vogelsang checked again. Salomon bet 1,520,000 and his German opponent tanked for quite a while before making the call.

On the river the popped up and Vogelsang checked again. Salomon bet 3,100,000 and Vogelsang tanked for a long time before folding. Salomon showed for a completed bluff and the look of agony on Vogelsang's face was very clear. Steven applauded Salomon's move as he's one of the chip leaders of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Salomon	19,000,000	4,000,000
Christoph Vogelsang	5,600,000	-2,000,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Christoph Vogelsang Gabe Kaplan Rick Salomon

07-01-2014 00:13 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #62-64: Galfond Eliminated Drawing Stone Dead

donpeters

Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #62: Action folded to Scott Seiver in the cutoff seat. He raised and took down the pot.

Hand #63: Daniel Colman raised to 550,000 from early position, and he won the blinds and antes.

Hand #64: Action folded to Antonio Esfandiari on the button, and he raised to 510,000. Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind, and then Phil Galfond called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and Negreanu checked. Galfond moved all in for 1.76 million, and Esfandiari called. Negreanu reraised all in, and Esfandiari folded.

Negreanu tabled the to have Galfond's drawing dead. The turn was the , and the river the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	12,400,000	600,000
Daniel Negreanu	12,100,000	4,400,000
Daniel Colman	12,000,000	500,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	9,640,000	-240,000
Antonio Esfandiari	9,530,000	-2,670,000
Paul Newey	7,080,000	-120,000
Phil Galfond	Busted

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Daniel Colman Daniel Negreanu Phil Galfond Scott Seiver

07-01-2014 00:12 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #81-84: Phil Ivey Eliminated

Happy_Freaked

Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #81: Cary Katz raised to 500,000 from the small blind and he won the big blind and the antes.

Hand #82: Phil Ivey raised to 500,000 and he won the blinds and antes.

Hand #83: From the hijack Tom Hall raised to 550,000 and Cary Katz called from the cutoff. Gabe Kaplan called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both Kaplan and Hall checked to Katz who bet 420,000. Katz's opponents folded and he won this pot.

Hand #84: Cary Katz raised to 500,000 and Phil Ivey called from the big blind. The flop came down and Ivey checked to Katz who bet 600,000. Ivey tanked for about a minute before he moved all in for 3,480,000. Katz snap-called and Ivey did not look happy when the following cards were turned over.

Katz:
Ivey:

The turn was the and Katz hit a full house to knock Ivey out. The river was the and Ivey shook some hands before heading for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	12,500,000	4,500,000
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Gabe Kaplan Phil Ivey Tom Hall

07-01-2014 00:05 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #59-61: Reinkemeier Moving Up

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #59: Daniel Colman completed from the small blind, Scott Seiver checked on his left, and the flop came . Colman checked, Seiver bet 525,000, and Colman called. The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board.

Colman led out for 800,000, and Seiver tanked for well over two minutes before folding.

Hand #60: Colman raised to 500,000 on the button, Seiver called out of the small blind, and Paul Newey came along for the ride from the big blind. The flop came , Seiver and Newey both checked, and Colman bet 950,000. Only Seiver called.

The turn was a repeat ace - the - and both players checked. The completed the board, the two checked again, and Seiver won the pot with for trip aces.

Hand #61: Antonio Esfandiari raised to 510,000 from under the gun, Tobias Reinkemeier defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Reinkemeier checked, Esfandiari continued for 625,000, and Reinkemeier called.

The turn card for the second consecutive hand was the , the German knuckled, and Esfandiari fired out another 1.015 million. Reinkemeier called.

The completed the board, Reinkemeier checked a third and final time, and Esfandiari gave up, checking behind. Reinkemeier showed for a pair of jacks, and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Esfandiari	12,200,000	-2,300,000
Scott Seiver	11,800,000	1,300,000
Daniel Colman	11,500,000	-500,000
Tobias Reinkemeier	9,880,000	2,430,000
Daniel Negreanu	7,700,000	-120,000
Paul Newey	7,200,000	-740,000
Phil Galfond	2,390,000	-120,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Daniel Colman Paul Newey Scott Seiver Tobias Reinkemeier

07-01-2014 00:01 UTC-7

Secondary Table Hands #79-80: Hall Scoops Monster, Katz Doubles

Josh_Cahlik

Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #79: Tom Hall raised to 600,000 from under the gun and Brandon Steven flat called. The action folded around to Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind and he came along.

The flop came and Vogelsang checked. Hall fired 1.2 million and Steven called. Vogelsang got out of the way. The turn was the and Hall slowed with a check. Steven took this opportunity to bet 1.5 million only to have Hall call to see the river. The dealer produced the and Hall instantly announced that he was all in.

Steven shifted in his seat and Hall stood up from the table and walked away. Steven thought for about 90 seconds before throwing away his hand. Hall showed for the rivered nut straight. Steven is now down to about 5.55 million while Hall has soared to 21.8 million.

Hand #80: Phil Ivey raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Vogelsang came over the top for 1.2 million from the button. Action came to Cary Katz in the big blind and he four-bet shoved all in for 3.65 million total. Ivey folded and Vogelsang went into the tank. Eventually, the clock was called and by the time the floor staff arrived, Vogelsang announced a call.

Vogelsang:
Katz:

The board ran out , keeping Katz's ace-high in the lead for a double. He now has about eight million while Vogelsang has dropped to 6.92 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Hall	21,800,000	2,865,000
Cary Katz	8,000,000	4,150,000
Christoph Vogelsang	6,920,000	-4,480,000
Brandon Steven	5,550,000	-3,470,000
Phil Ivey	3,650,000	-905,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Cary Katz Christoph Vogelsang Phil Ivey Tom Hall

06-30-2014 23:48 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast Episode #231: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? feat. Sam Trickett

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Thanks to a little PokerNews Podcast run good, Jason Somerville shipped a million dollars on Friday, chopping the Bellagio $100K event with Jason Mercier, Dan Smith and Tom Marchese. The crew discusses that score, then looks at the $1 Million BIG ONE for ONE DROP with the Day 1 chip leader; Sam Trickett.

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Tags: Big One for One Drop Jason Somerville PokerNews Podcast Sam Trickett

06-30-2014 23:15 UTC-7

Feature Table Hands #52-53: Galfond Doubles

donpeters

Level 16 : 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante

Hand #52: Action folded to Daniel Colman on the button, and he raised to 400,000 to kick off the festivities. Scott Seiver reraised to 1.35 million out of the small blind, and then Paul Newey folded from the big blind after a brief moment of thought. Colman also gave it up, and Seiver won the pot.

Hand #53: From the hijack seat, Phil Galfond moved all in for 1.365 million. In the small blind was Newey, and he took his time when the action got to him, looking at both the all-in Galfond and Tobias Reinkemeier in the big blind. He eventually folded, and Reinkemeier made the call.

Reinkemeier had the , and Galfond had the .

On the flop, Galfond took the lead with a pair of kings. The turn was the to give Galfond two pair and leave Reinkemeier needing a queen to win the hand. The river was the , and Galfond doubled up on the last hand before the break.

Tags: Daniel Colman Paul Newey Phil Galfond Scott Seiver Tobias Reinkemeier