2018 World Series of Poker

Event #78: The Big One for One Drop - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$24,840,000
Entries
27
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000

Smith Uses an Extension then Bets River

Level 15 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo raised to 910,000 in the small blind and Dan Smith called in the big blind. Petrangelo bet 1.6 million on {8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Smith called, bringing the {4-Diamonds}. Petrangelo slowed down with a check and Smith agreed to a free card, so the {10-Spades} hit. Petrangelo checked again and Smith used a time extension before betting 2.5 million. Petrangelo quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
14,400,000 -1,980,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
13,000,000 2,485,000

Tags: Dan SmithNick Petrangelo

Salomon Gets Value from Two Pair

Level 15 : 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante

Rick Salomon raised to 600,000 in the cutoff and Phil Ivey called from the big blind. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Ivey checked-called a bet of 600,000 from Salomon.

The turn was the {a-Diamonds} and Ivey checked again. Salomon fired another 1,000,000 but Ivey continued to call. The river brought the {7-Hearts} and Ivey checked one more time. Salomon moved in a bet of 1,700,000 and Ivey paid him off before his time expired. Salomon flipped over {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for two pair and Ivey's cards hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Rick Salomon us
Rick Salomon
16,500,000 5,185,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
11,500,000 -4,180,000

Tags: Phil IveyRick Salomon

Level: 15

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 240,000

Petrangelo Scoops One; Break With 11 Left

Level 14 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo raised to 450,000 and Christoph Vogelsang called on the button. Both players checked the {J-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop and Petrangelo check-called a bet of 550,000 on the {Q-Diamonds} turn. The {Q-Clubs} river was checked through and Petrangelo won the pot with the {A-Spades}{J-Hearts} for queens and jacks.

Right after the hand, the remaining players were sent into a 15-minute break and the chip counts can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
26,795,000 595,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
16,380,000 1,380,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
15,680,000 80,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
14,530,000 -370,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
WSOP 1X Winner
13,870,000 -30,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
12,865,000 765,000
Rick Salomon us
Rick Salomon
11,315,000 115,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
10,515,000 15,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
6,500,000 -1,000,000
David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
4,965,000 -600,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
2,605,000 -95,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangNick Petrangelo

Ivey Wins a Big One with Aces

Level 14 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Justin Bonomo called on the button. The flop came {7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Ivey led out for another 500,000. Bonomo called and the {q-Clubs} landed on the turn.

Ivey fired another 1,400,000 but still couldn't shake Bonomo as he called to see the {9-Diamonds} on the river. Ivey checked with the flush draw coming in and Bonomo announced all in, putting Ivey to the test for his remaining 5,170,000 chips.

After nearly two minutes, Ivey called with no more time extensions available and Bonomo turned over {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. Ivey made the correct call with {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} and earned himself a big double up heading into the next break.

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey
Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
26,200,000 -7,800,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
15,600,000 7,800,000

Tags: Justin BonomoPhil Ivey

Vogelsang Spikes a Lucky Double

Level 14 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang
Christoph Vogelsang

A raise to 450,000 by Nick Petrangelo in the cutoff was called by Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind and he checked the {K-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop. Petrangelo continued for 325,000 and Vogelsang forfeited yet another pot to drop all the way down to just 17 big blinds.

Holz raised the button to 450,000 and Vogelsang moved all in for 3.55 million in the small blind the next hand. Fellow short stack Cary Katz folded in the big blind and Holz snap-called.

Christoph Vogelsang: {K-Spades}{3-Spades}
Fedor Holz: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}

Vogelsang was dominated but spiked a pair on the {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop. The {2-Spades} on the turn left only three aces in the deck for Holz to deal the final blow, and the {9-Diamonds} river bricked off to let Vogelsang double.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
15,000,000 1,400,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
14,900,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
WSOP 1X Winner
13,900,000 -3,600,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
10,500,000 -800,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
7,500,000 3,300,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
2,700,000 -400,000

Tags: Cary KatzChristoph VogelsangFedor HolzNick Petrangelo

Ivey Chips Up

Level 14 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Phil Ivey opened to 500,000 in the cutoff and Byron Kaverman called in the big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Kaverman check-called a bet of 500,000 from Ivey.

The turn was the {4-Clubs} and both players checked to the {4-Spades} on the river. Kaverman checked again and Ivey checked behind. Kaverman turned over {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} while Ivey showed {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
12,100,000 -2,300,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
7,800,000 2,300,000

Tags: Byron KavermanPhil Ivey

Holz Takes From Vogelsang

Level 14 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Fedor Holz raised to 450,000 from the hijack and Christoph Vogelsang called in the cutoff. There was no betting action on the {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop and Holz also checked the {A-Diamonds} turn, Vogelsang checked back. The {Q-Spades} fell on the river and Holz made it 500,000 to go. Vogelsang called and Holz turned over the {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} as winning hand to gain some ground again over on the feature table.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
WSOP 1X Winner
17,500,000 1,400,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
14,900,000 300,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
13,600,000 -400,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
11,300,000 -500,000
Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
4,200,000 -900,000
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
3,100,000

Tags: Christoph VogelsangFedor Holz

Bonomo Pressures Einhorn

Level 14 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Justin Bonomo made it 475,000 to go from the cutoff and David Einhorn three-bet to 1,500,000 in the big blind. Bonomo called and the flop came {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Einhorn led out for 2,000,000 and Bonomo continued to call.

The {q-Spades} landed on the turn and both players checked tot he {7-Clubs} on the river. Einhorn checked again and Bonomo slid in a bet large enough to put Einhorn all in for his last 5,565,000. Einhorn elected to not call and Bonomo dragged in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
34,000,000 3,300,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
14,400,000 1,900,000
Rick Salomon us
Rick Salomon
11,200,000 -1,720,000
David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
5,565,000 -5,135,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
5,500,000 -2,200,000

Tags: David EinhornJustin Bonomo

Petrangelo Fires Three Barrels Against Holz

Level 14 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo made it 500,000 to go on the button and Fedor Holz called in the big blind. The flop brought {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Holz checked, then called a bet of 425,000 by Petrangelo. After the {4-Diamonds} turn, Holz checked once more and faced a bet of 1.6 million by Petrangelo.

Holz called and the pot increased to more than 5 million, heading to the {4-Spades} river. Holz checked and Petrangelo emptied the clip with a third barrel worth 4.8 million. Holz folded and Petrangelo won the big pot without having to go into a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
WSOP 1X Winner
16,100,000 -2,200,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
14,000,000 2,400,000

Tags: Fedor HolzNick Petrangelo