Event #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-03-2017 16:03 UTC-7

Niall Farrell Busts in Remarkable Hand

Mickey Doft

Level 10 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Niall Farrell opened to 35,000 from middle position and James Chen reraised to about 508,000 from the small blind. Oleksii Khoroshenin (with about 160,000 in the big blind) folded, and Farrell tanked for a little while before he reraised all in for about 700,000.

"I have to call," said Chen. "I didn't see your open."

Farrell:
Chen:

The board came down , giving Chen nines and deuces to eliminate Farrell.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen	1,600,000 863,000	863,000

Oleksii Khoroshenin	160,000 -146,000	-146,000
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: James Chen Niall Farrell

06-03-2017 16:07 UTC-7

Break

Mickey Doft

Level 10 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The players are in the midst of their first 20-minute break of the day.

Level: 11

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

06-03-2017 16:35 UTC-7

Greenberg Finds Lucky Double

Webjoker

Level 11 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Igor Kurganov opened under the gun for 47,000 and action folded to Larry Greenberg in the small blind. Greenberg pushed for 304,000 total and Rainer Kempe in the big blind went into the tank. The German contemplated his options for a bit before he let it go. Kurganov called instantly.

Larry Greenberg:
Igor Kurganov:

The board ran out and Greenberg doubled with his rivered straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Greenberg	642,000 272,000	272,000
Igor Kurganov	615,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe Larry Greenberg Igor Kurganov

06-03-2017 16:35 UTC-7

Registration Closed

Mickey Doft

Level 11 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Bryn Kenney, Manig Loeser, and Sergio Aido are the final reentries into the tournament. The field size is set at an unofficial 130 entries, and we'll provide the payout information as soon as it becomes available.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	500,000 500,000	500,000

Sergio Aido	500,000 500,000	500,000
Manig Loeser	500,000 500,000	500,000

06-03-2017 16:43 UTC-7

Kurganov Doubles Through Winter

mnuwwarah

Level 11 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Igor Kurganov had an all-in raise in front of him in the small blind after someone opened on the button, and Sean Winter woke up with another jam in the big blind, covering Kurganov's 534,000.

Kurganov:
Winter:

"Sorry, Sean," Kurganov said with a smile.

Sure enough, the flop came , giving Kurganov aces. The turn and river were bricks, and he doubled through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Kurganov	1,110,000 495,000	495,000

Sean Winter	315,000 -535,000	-535,000

Tags: Igor Kurganov Sean Winter

06-03-2017 16:44 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 11 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Schillhabel	1,580,000 680,000	680,000
Daniel Shak	1,560,000 40,000	40,000
Xuming Qi	1,300,000 163,000	163,000
Byron Kaverman	1,200,000 30,000	30,000

Haralabos Voulgaris	1,180,000 40,000	40,000
Cary Katz	860,000 -162,000	-162,000
Ivan Luca	850,000 76,000	76,000

Mike Kamran	810,000 125,000	125,000
Lauren Roberts	770,000 270,000	270,000
Stephen Chidwick	660,000 160,000	160,000

Dominik Nitsche	600,000 -20,000	-20,000

Jason Mercier	560,000 -29,000	-29,000

John Juanda	560,000 60,000	60,000

Tobias Ziegler	290,000 -414,000	-414,000

06-03-2017 16:47 UTC-7

Hellmuth Shoves on Smith

mnuwwarah

Level 11 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Dan Smith bet 140,000 from the button on a board of . Phil Hellmuth woke up with an all-in check-raise for Smith's remaining 430,000.

"Not feeling chatty anymore, Phil?" Smith said with a sigh after some thought.

He mucked face-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	1,225,000 85,000	85,000

Dan Smith	430,000 -830,000	-830,000

Tags: Dan Smith Phil Hellmuth

06-03-2017 16:54 UTC-7

Jaffe Doubles

Webjoker

Level 11 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jonathan Jaffe, a part-time dolphin trainer and poker pro, shoved his last 163,000 to the middle from middle position. His neighbor Mustapha Kanit called from the hijack. The cutoff, button, and both blinds all folded.

Jonathan Jaffe:
Mustapha Kanit:

The board ran out and Jaffe doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	372,000 182,000	182,000
Mustapha Kanit	340,000 -240,000	-240,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Mustapha Kanit

06-03-2017 17:00 UTC-7

Schillhabel Clocked

mnuwwarah

Level 11 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We found Stefan Schillhabel in the tank and on the button with the board reading . Byron Kaverman had put a bet of 350,000 into the pot, which contained over 800,000 chips already. Haralabos Voulgaris called for a clock, and the tournament supervisor made his way over. Voulgaris said it had been over three minutes, so the 40-second clock was put on Schillhabel.