2014 World Series of Poker

Event #62: The $1,111 Little One for One Drop
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
56
Prize
$637,539
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,111
Prize Pool
$4,046,400
Entries
4,496
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

102 Players Advance to Day 3 of the 2014 Little One for One Drop

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Charbel Azzi leads with 514,000 in chips
Charbel Azzi leads with 514,000 in chips

A total of 885 players returned to the tables of the Amazon and Pavilion room for Day 2 of the $1,111 Little One for One Drop and the blinds resumed in level nine at blinds 300 - 600 with a running ante of 75. The bubble burst in the second level of play when Frank Yenigotchian couldn't improve with {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} against the {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} of Julian Parmann.

Nine levels of one hour each would be played before 102 participants bagged up chips over night and Charbel Azzi (514,000) was the only player to accumulate more than half a million in chips to end atop the leader board. In a crucial hand of level 15, Azzi eliminated Ludovic Geilich and increased his stack consistently throughout the rest of the day.

Hot on his heels are Alexander Ziskin (480,000), aforementioned Parmann (471,500) and Matthew Lapossie (458,000). Other notable names that made it through with an above-average stack include Maxim Panyak (335,500), Sergio Castelluccio (291,500), Salvatore Bonavena (255,000), Joep van den Bijgaart (249,500), Maurice Hawkins (236,000), Jose Carlos Garcia (234,500), Michael Tureniec (219,500) and Brian Pinkus (215,000).

Familiar faces on the circuit that busted before the money were for example Pierre Neuville, 2013 WPT Prague champion Julian Thomas, Lynn Gilmartin, Anna Khait, Ryan Laplante, Jennifer Tilly and Mike Sowers. Dan Heimiller, Goran Mandic, Xuan Liu, Amanda Musumeci, Carlos Mortensen and Shannon Shorr all fell in the first payout zone for $1,780 each.

Many other big names such as Antonio Esfandiari, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Alex Bilokur, Willa Failla, Humberto Brenes, Dimitar Danchev and Annette Obrestad also cashed but won't be returning on Saturday when the action resumes at 1 p.m. Las Vegas time. The blinds continue at 3,000 - 6,000 with a running ante of 500.

All remaining players have $3,560 guaranteed and the eyes are set on the first-place payout of $637,539. The PokerNews live reporting will be on hand to bring you all the key action from the tables. It seems unlikely that a winner will already be crowned on Saturday and up to 10 levels of one hour each are scheduled.

Tags: Charbel AzziFranck YenigotchianJose Carlos GarciaLudovic GeilichMatthew LapossieMaurice HawkinsMichael TureniecSergio Castelluccio

Roller Coaster Day over for Geilich

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Ludovic Geilich
Ludovic Geilich

Ludovic Geilich is one of the most aggressive players we have seen at the tables and the Scotsman just hit the rail. He raised and called the three-bet of Charbel Azzi to see the {3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop.

Geilich check-raised all in for what looked like 64,000 and his opponent tank called with {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the flush draw. Geilich only held {9-Spades}{8-Spades} and couldn't get there anymore on the {5-Clubs} turn and {A-Diamonds} river.

Player Chips Progress
Charbel Azzi us
Charbel Azzi
220,000 220,000
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Busted

Tags: Ludovic Geilich

PokerNews Podcast Episode #233: World Series of Hugs feat. Brandon Shack-Harris

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Brandon Shack-Harris
Brandon Shack-Harris

World Series of Poker Player of the Year leader Brandon Shack-Harris joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about his summer thus far, tell stories, discuss music, and share some very brilliant accents. There are also cameos by friend of the podcast Matt Glantz and ESPN's own Andrew Feldman.

You can subscribe to the entire iBus Media Network on iTunes here, or you can access the RSS feed here. The PokerNews family of podcasts is now available on Stitcher.

Tags: Matt GlantzBrandon Shack-HarrisPokerNews Podcast

"All My Career"

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler

Jason Wheeler saw his stack reduced in a couple of hands against Stephen Happas and he was ultimately all in for what looked like 27,000 chips with {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}. Once again it was Happas who looked him up with {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} and the {10-Spades}{J-Spades}{3-Spades}{A-Hearts}{5-Hearts} board knocked Wheeler out. Happas is now among the biggest stacks in the room.

Upon leaving, Wheeler glanced at us and said "all my career," shrugged his shoulders, and left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Happas us
Stephen Happas
130,000 29,800

Tags: Jason WheelerStephen Happas

Large Field Returns for Day 2 of the 2014 Little One for One Drop

Gerald Karlic in the top three
Gerald Karlic in the top three

Both combined flights of the $1,111 Little One for One Drop at the 2014 World Series Of Poker created a total of 4,496 entries and albeit being short of the previous year, the event has raised an astonishing $499,056 for the One Drop charity. The top 468 spots will get paid at least $1,780 and 885 hopefuls remain to potentially claim the first-place payout of $637,539.

Leading the remaining field into Day 2 as of 1 p.m. Las Vegas time is Franck Yenigotchian from Germany with 93,775 followed closely by Cuong Van Nguyen with 91,000. Third in chips is Gerald Karlic with 79,500 and many other notables remain with hopes to score yet another payday at the current series.

Follow the PokerNews live reporting as we head towards the money bubble and further today with blinds restarting at 300-600 with a running ante of 75. Most likely, 10 levels of 60 minutes each will be played to trim down the field considerably.

Tags: Franck YenigotchianGerald KarlicJason WheelerWorld Series of Poker