Fedor Holz opened in middle position and got action from Talal Shakerchi in the cutoff — with a dead button — and big blind Adrian Mateos. The flop came and action checked to Shakerchi, who bet 275,000. Mateos made it 800,000 and Holz used a time extension before announcing a call. Shakerchi dumped his holding.
On the turn, the rest went in with Mateos jamming and Holz snap-calling with . Mateos had for trips and needed help against the flopped boat. The river was the , no help to the Spanish pro. He had about 2.1 million and Holz had just about 200,000 more, so he collected Mateos' stack on the first hand dealt at the table.
David Einhorn opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Steffen Sontheimer called on the button. The flop came and Einhorn continued for 260,000. Sontheimer stuck around to see the pair the board on the turn.
Einhorn fired another 400,000 and Sontheimer thought for a moment before making the call. The completed the board and Einhorn checked this time. Sontheimer moved in a bet of 2,070,000 and Einhorn quickly called. Sontheimer tabled for a missed straight draw and Einhorn held to scoop the pot.
Dan Smith raised to 220,000 and was called by Justin Bonomo and Phil Ivey in the hijack. The three-way flop came and Smith checked, Bonomo bet 250,000 and just Ivey called to see the on the turn. The action went check, check, and the river completed the board.
Bonomo checked again and Ivey checked back to get shown the by Bonomo, which Ivey had beat with for a pair of fives to drag in the first pot of the day.
WSOP tournament director Jack Effel got the day started over on the main feature table and announced 22 players remaining. This confirms three new entries for Day 2 to boost the overall field to 27 entries. The new entries include Brian Rast, Byron Kaverman and Rainer Kempe, the former two are on the main feature while Kempe has taken a seat on the secondary feature.
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Almost all of yesterday's 19 survivors have already shown up on the Thunderdome set to take their seats on the three live stream tables and the cards are expected to go in the air in a few minutes. All new entries will be revealed once the first cards are dealt.
The 2018 World Series of Poker is closing off with a bang as Event #78: $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop continues at noon. 19 out of 24 players made it through the first day of this hallmark event, and several more are expected to take their seat shortly before late registration closes at the start of Day 2.
As expected, the best of the best have taken their seat in this event. However, it's not one of the usual suspects that tops the counts as American star Rick Salomon is leading after Day 1. The producer and poker player, notable for his high-profile relationships, bagged the overnight chip lead with 11,445,000 in chips. Salomon is no stranger when it comes to these ultra high-stakes events and cashed the last two editions of the One Drop, finishing 4th in 2014 in Las Vegas ($2,800,000) and 3rd in 2016 in Monte Carlo (€3,000,000).
Hot on Salomon's heels are two of poker's biggest stars: Phil Ivey sits in second with 10,365,000 in chips, while Daniel Negreanu follows in third with 8,100,000.
Ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey sits in second after Day 1
Although the entire field could be listed, Dan Smith (7,735,000), Erik Seidel (6,835,000), Talal Shakerchi (6,745,000), Dominik Nitsche (6,550,000), Jason Koon (6,540,000), Christoph Vogelsang (5,680,000), Nick Petrangelo (5,300,000), Justin Bonomo (4,715,000), Stephen Chidwick (4,550,000), Fedor Holz (3,220,000) and Adrian Mateos (3,100,000) are among those that will be back on Day 2.
2012 champion Antonio Esfandiari was the second to fall on Day 1 after David Peters busted first. Isaac Haxton, Bryn Kenney, and Jake Schindler also ran out of chips during the first day.
Cards will be back in the air at noon local time with blinds at 50,000/100,000 and a big blind ante of 100,000. Ultra-late entrants still receive 50 big blinds to work with, giving them plenty of room as Day 2 kicks off. The penultimate day is scheduled to play 10 levels or down to the final six, whichever comes first.
PokerNews covers this prestigious event with an all-star team wire-to-wire, so be sure to stick glued to your screen to not miss any of the action. Live streaming will be during the entire day and starts on PokerGO from 12:30 p.m. onwards with hole cards up, then move to ESPN from 9:30 p.m. onwards. The broadcast will be on a security delay of 30 minutes.
Room
Table
Seat
Player Name
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
Amazon
431
1
Daniel Negreanu
Canada
8,100,000
81
Amazon
431
2
Steffen Sontheimer
Germany
5,150,000
52
Amazon
431
4
Christoph Vogelsang
Germany
5,680,000
57
Amazon
431
5
David Einhorn
United States
6,110,000
61
Amazon
431
6
Dominik Nitsche
Germany
6,550,000
66
Amazon
431
8
Cary Katz
United States
5,230,000
52
Amazon
439
1
Matthew Siegal
Canada
7,900,000
79
Amazon
439
2
Adrian Mateos
Spain
3,100,000
31
Amazon
439
3
Erik Seidel
United States
6,835,000
68
Amazon
439
4
Jason Koon
United States
6,540,000
65
Amazon
439
5
Fedor Holz
Germany
3,220,000
32
Amazon
439
6
Stephen Chidwick
United Kingdom
4,550,000
45
Amazon
439
7
Talal Shakerchi
United Kingdom
6,745,000
67
Amazon
447
1
Rick Salomon
United States
11,445,000
114
Amazon
447
3
Nick Petrangelo
United States
5,300,000
53
Amazon
447
4
Dan Smith
United States
7,735,000
77
Amazon
447
5
Justin Bonomo
United States
4,715,000
47
Amazon
447
6
Phil Ivey
United States
10,365,000
104
Amazon
447
7
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
4,725,000
47
Event #78: The Big One for One Drop - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em
and action checked to Shakerchi, who bet 275,000. Mateos made it 800,000 and Holz used a time extension before announcing a call. Shakerchi dumped his holding.
turn, the rest went in with Mateos jamming and Holz snap-calling with 
. Mateos had 
for trips and needed help against the flopped boat. The river was the 
, no help to the Spanish pro. He had about 2.1 million and Holz had just about 200,000 more, so he collected Mateos' stack on the first hand dealt at the table.
and Einhorn continued for 260,000. Sontheimer stuck around to see the 
pair the board on the turn.
completed the board and Einhorn checked this time. Sontheimer moved in a bet of 2,070,000 and Einhorn quickly called. Sontheimer tabled 
for a missed straight draw and Einhorn held 
to scoop the pot.
and Smith checked, Bonomo bet 250,000 and just Ivey called to see the 
on the turn. The action went check, check, and the 
river completed the board.
by Bonomo, which Ivey had beat with 
