Event #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-02-2017 20:35 UTC-7

Moore Doubles Juanda

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Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With the board reading , small blind Chris Moore had 60,000 in front of him. John Juanda, seated under the gun plus one, was all in for 289,500 more than that. Moore tossed in three chips worth 100,000 each to call.

Juanda tabled for the set and Moore was drawing slim holding . The river was inconsequential and Juanda doubled up.

"You do that a lot," Negreanu said to his friend on his left as Juanda started stacking his newfound chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	840,000	290,000
Chris Moore	505,000	-365,000

Tags: Chris Moore Daniel Negreanu John Juanda

06-02-2017 20:29 UTC-7

Chip Counts

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Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	1,400,000	-25,000
Antonio Esfandiari	1,300,000	280,000
Ben Sulsky	1,150,000	500,000
James Chen	960,000	30,000
Justin Bonomo	670,000	55,000
Ben Tollerene	600,000	600,000
J.C. Tran	580,000
Stefan Schillhabel	550,000	75,000
Ivan Luca	540,000	40,000
Dominik Nitsche	530,000	30,000
Niall Farrell	510,000	5,000
Bertrand Grospellier	500,000
David Sands	470,000	-10,000
Byron Kaverman	450,000	-50,000
Sam Stein	400,000	-160,000
Jason Mercier	395,000	65,000
Chance Kornuth	190,000	80,000
Scott Seiver	150,000	-230,000

06-02-2017 20:25 UTC-7

Negreanu Can't Call

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Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Dan Shak limped in under the gun and John Juanda on the button followed suit. Small blind Daniel Negreanu completed and big blind Paul Volpe checked.

All four checked on and the hit the turn. Negreanu bet out 7,500 and Volpe called. Shak folded and Juanda called.

The river completed the board and Negreanu checked. Volpe bet 30,000 and Juanda folded. Negreanu thought about it for a bit before he too folded.

"I beat you!" Negreanu told Juanda.

But, apparently, he didn't believe he could beat Volpe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	580,000	-10,000
Daniel Negreanu	200,000	-300,000

Tags: Dan Shak Daniel Negreanu Paul Volpe John Juanda

06-02-2017 20:22 UTC-7

The Six Million Dollar Man Takes His Seat Again

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Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Christoph Vogelsang, who took down the 2017 edition of the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl for $6 million last week, has just taken his seat again after having busted earlier. The man he beat heads up, Jake Schindler, is sitting three to his left. Except for Pratyush Buddiga, who finished sixth for $1 million, all players that made the money in the biggest event of the year, are all playing this event as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schindler	842,000	92,000
Christoph Vogelsang	500,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Jake Schindler

06-02-2017 20:14 UTC-7

Leon Tsoukernik Pulls Ahead

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Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Picking up the action after the turn of a board that read with about 100,000 in the pot, action was on Erik Seidel in the big blind, tanking for his remaining 170,000-ish after being set all in by Leon Tsoukernik on the button. After a little while mulling it over, Seidel called all in.

Tsoukernik tabled for trip aces and had Seidel's drawing dead. The river was the inconsequential and Tsoukernik scored the elimination.

In the following hand, Jonathan Jaffe raised to 13,000 from under the gun and Tsoukernik three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff. Jaffe called and the flop came down .

Jaffe checked, Tsoukernik bet 60,000, Jaffe called, and the turn was the . Jaffe checked again and Tsoukernik bet effectively 620,000. After mulling it over for about 45 seconds, Jaffe folded. Tsoukernik showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Tsoukernik	1,545,000	345,000
Jonathan Jaffe	620,000	-150,000
Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Jonathan Jaffe Leon Tsoukernik

06-02-2017 20:02 UTC-7

A Few Updated Chip Counts

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Level 5 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	960,000	400,000
Charlie Carrel	870,000	-50,000
Brandon Steven	830,000	240,000
Matt Hyman	720,000
Xuming Qi	560,000	130,000
Darren Elias	560,000	30,000
Dietrich Fast	560,000	120,000
Mike Kamran	540,000	-30,000
Christian Christner	450,000	-35,000
Robert Mizrachi	440,000	-55,000
Sergio Aido	440,000	10,000
Tobias Ziegler	395,000	-105,000
Jason Les	330,000	-120,000
Sean Winter	270,000	-150,000
Noah Schwartz	115,000	-30,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

06-02-2017 19:33 UTC-7

Break

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Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

A 20-minute break has commenced for the players.

Right before the break got underway, another German player entered the competition. Three-time bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche took his seat in between Niall Farrell and Sam Stein after having just busted in Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em SHOOTOUT.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	500,000	500,000

Tags: Dominik Nitsche

06-02-2017 19:33 UTC-7

Ben Tollerene Eliminated by Rainer Kempe

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Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Following the river of a board with about 260,000 in the middle, Rainer Kempe (under the gun) was in the tank facing a shove of 168,000 from Ben Tollerene in middle position. After a little while, Kempe called.

Tollerene tabled , but Kempe turned over for a straight to win the pot and eliminate Tollerene.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rainer Kempe	1,380,000	380,000
Ben Tollerene	Busted

Tags: Ben Tollerene Rainer Kempe

06-02-2017 19:32 UTC-7

Farrell Back in the Black

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Level 4 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Jason Mercier opened under the gun for 8,500 and Niall Farrell on the button called. Both blinds called as well and checked on . Mercier bet 15,500 and Farrell called. Small blind Sam Stein tanked for a bit and called, but big blind Chance Kornuth folded.