Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Started
Event #68: $1,000 + 111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Started
Welcome to one of the most popular World Series of Poker in the past years. Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1A kicks off today at 11 a.m. local time. Players can choose to give a $111 donation to One Drop and receive an extra 5,000 chips on top of their 5,000 chip starting stack. To find all the information you need on the One Drop foundation and how to get involved, click here
The reigning champion of this tournament is Adrian Moreno, who bested a total field of 4,391players last year and came from behind to defeat Martin Lesjoe heads-up to claim his first gold bracelet along with the $528,316 first prize. It was the fitch cash in a WSOP event for Moreno as well as his first final table.
Day 1 will feature 10 60-minute levels of play and players will have a 20-minute break every two levels. Late registration will be available until the end of Level 8, roughly 9:15 p.m., and players can re-enter as many times as they would like up until the end of late registration. There will be a 75-minute break after the sixth level (≈ 5:40 p.m.).
Numbers have been on the rise this year on the Main Event and this event, in part for a great cause, looks to keep that trend going. The Day 1A attracted 687 entries last year and the number of entries will continue to grow on the two others starting days and as the Main Event loses players.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
The tournament director has now instructed all dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
John Hesp, the colorful 2017 November Nine, took a seat in this event, wearing the same lucky jacket as last year final table. Hesp finished 4th in the Main Event and will try to get his first gold bracelet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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John Hesp | 10,000 |
The field is growing little by little and some notables players already took their seat;
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Cohen | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Sarah Palmer
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Jared Griener | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Bonggi Song | 10,000 | |
Julien Sitbon
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Antoine Saout | 10,000 | 10,000 |
The board read , the hijack bet 200 into a pot that was around 1,000 and Adam Coats raised to 800 from the cutoff. The hijack player made the call and the river fell the .
The hijack player threw in a bet of 1,500, Coats quickly called, his opponent tabled for two pair and Coats turned over for trip jacks, taking down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Adam Coats | 13,700 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adam Asadoorian | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Ivo Donev
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Gina Stagnitto | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Julie Polatchek | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Dan Shak | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Pierre Calamusa | 10,000 |
The board read , an opponent moved all in from late position for 7,100 into a pot that was approximately 5,500. Robert James was on the button and announced, "Well it is a rebuy!" as he made the call for his remaining 6,900.
James tabled for rivered trips, his opponent mucked his hand and James took down a nice pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Robert James | 19,300 |
On a raised pot and board showing , two players were in the hand. The cutoff player checked and called a bet of 1,000 from Pierre Calamusa on the button.
The completed the board on the river and after another check Calamusa fired 3,700. His opponent ended up calling but folded his hand when Calamusa tabled for two pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Pierre Calamusa | 15,000 | 5,000 |