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

06-02-2017 15:07 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Carrel	800,000 300,000	300,000
Blake Bohn	585,000 85,000	85,000
Ben Sulsky	540,000 13,000	13,000
Jonathan Jaffe	510,000 10,000	10,000
Martin Jacobson	505,000 5,000	5,000

Sean Winter	500,000
Dan Colman	485,000 15,000	15,000
Dietrich Fast	485,000 15,000	15,000

Martin Kabrhel	480,000 20,000	20,000

Scott Seiver	480,000 20,000	20,000

Noah Schwartz	195,000 305,000	305,000

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	500,000 500,000	500,000

Felipe Ramos	500,000 500,000	500,000

Anthony Gregg	500,000 500,000	500,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	500,000 500,000	500,000

Martin Kabrhel	500,000 500,000	500,000

Jason Les	500,000 500,000	500,000

The Defending Champ Is Here!

Frank Op de Woerd

Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Fedor Holz (seat 8) has just taken his seat. He's sharing a table with Antonio Esfandiari (seat 1), Scott Seiver (seat 2), Jonathan Jaffe (seat 5), and Ben Sulsky (seat 7). Holz won this event last year for $4,981,775 after having finished runner-up in the Super High Roller Bowl for $3.5 million earlier that summer.

This year, Holz didn't make it into the money in the Super High Roller Bowl but the "retiree" has already scored two other trophies this summer. He took down back-to-back $50,000 tournaments in the Aria for $330,660 and $417,600, respectively.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Fedor Holz

06-02-2017 14:46 UTC-8

A Few More Entries

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Mickey Doft

Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Christner	500,000
Ben Tollerene	500,000
John Morgan	500,000
Scott Seiver	500,000

Dan Colman	500,000
Tom Marchese	500,000

Dietrich Fast	500,000

John Juanda	500,000

Anthony Zinno	500,000

06-02-2017 14:43 UTC-8

Engel With the Ace-High

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Brandon Steven opened the button for 5,000 and both small blind Joe Cada and big blind Ari Engel called.

All three of them checked the flop of before the hit the turn. Cada checked again. Engel bet 6,500. Steven called and Cada folded.

As the completed the board, Engel tapped the table to check. Steven was rather quick to fire 17,500 to the middle. Engel contemplated what to do for just a bit before he slid in the chips to call.

Steven showed . Engel took it down with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	560,000 60,000	60,000

Brandon Steven	440,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Ari Engel Brandon Steven Joe Cada

06-02-2017 14:37 UTC-8

Schindler Takes a Chunk From Greenberg

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Mickey Doft

Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Larry Greenberg (hijack) and Jake Schindler (button) each committed 55,000 to see a flop of .

Greenberg bet 30,000, Schindler called, and the turn fell. Greenberg bet 30,000 once again, Schindler called and the river completed the board. Greenberg bet 110,000 and, after about 20 seconds, Schindler raised all in for about 395,000. Greenberg mulled it over for about 90 seconds, eventually giving up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schindler	730,000 230,000	230,000

Larry Greenberg	275,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Jake Schindler Larry Greenberg

06-02-2017 14:29 UTC-8

High Rollers Welcome at King's Lounge

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Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

06-02-2017 14:27 UTC-8

Who's Here?

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Mickey Doft

Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Among those here at the start of play include...

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	500,000
Jake Schindler	500,000

Brandon Steven	500,000
Ari Engel	500,000

Nick Petrangelo	500,000

Ryan Riess	500,000

Robert Mizrachi	500,000

Leon Tsoukernik	500,000
Haralabos Voulgaris	500,000
Manig Loeser	500,000

Moritz Dietrich	500,000

Blake Bohn	500,000
Isaac Haxton	500,000

Larry Greenberg	500,000
Martin Jacobson	500,000

Stephen Chidwick	500,000

Darren Elias	500,000

Erik Seidel	500,000

Justin Bonomo	500,000

Chance Kornuth	500,000

Sergio Aido	500,000

Iraj Parvizi	500,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	500,000
Mike Kamran	500,000
Carl Leckner	500,000

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06-02-2017 14:23 UTC-8

"We Might As Well Gamble!"

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 1 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

As one of the first hands in the biggest tournament got underway, the audio alarm system in the Brasilia Room went off. The fire alarm, with flashing lights and an automated voice alerting everyone, didn't prompt anyone to get up and leave. In fact, everyone just played on while the alarm continued to sound.

Playing just three-handed, Ben Sulsky opened for 5,500 under the gun. Antonio Esfandiari three-bet the button to 15,000. The big blind folded and Sulsky contemplated what to do for a bit.

"If we're gonna get blown up, we might as well gamble! Right, Antonio?" Sulsky said.

Esfandiari smiled and Sulsky called.

Sulsky check-called 12,000 on and 23,000 on the turn. The river saw both players check and Sulsky took it down, showing as Esfandiari mucked.