The Chase For The Money is On
After a spectacular first day in which 42 players came to play, it's Sam Trickett who holds a big chip lead over the remaining field of 31 in Event #57: The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop. Trickett finished second in the first-ever Big One for One Drop and will look to improve on that score this year, but he's still got a long way to go.
In total, just eight places will get paid and the players will be chasing down that $1,306,607 min-cash for eighth place. Meanwhile the winner of this tournament will ultimately walk away 15,306,668 richer, and none other than Phil Ivey sits among the biggest stacks as the tournament heads into the second day of play.
Defending champion Antonio Esfandiari is also among the contenders to pull off an improbable back-to-back run. Esfandiari started off slow on Day 1, but recovered and managed to finish fifth in chips. Other players with big stacks heading into Day 2 include Tom Hall, Daniel Colman, Noah Schwartz, and Rick Salomon.
While this won't be an easy day for anyone, it will be tough in particular for the short stacks of Jean-Robert Bellande, Guy Laliberté, Scott Seiver, and 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson. These players will look to gain some ground quickly, and as long as they are in anything is possible.
Play will resume at 1 p.m. local time and PokerNews will be out in full force to cover this event from start to finish.