Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-11-2017 23:07 UTC-7

Updated Counts and More Knockouts

[user340040]

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Farah	117,800	-24,200
Michael Wang	36,200	30,775
David 'ODB' Baker	32,800	-8,200
Ken Aldridge	30,000
Liina Vark	26,275	-8,325
Jon Turner	19,200	-2,400
Thomas Taylor	15,750	9,750
Joe Elpayaa	11,700	1,700
Jorge Espinoza	Busted
Ben Debow	Busted
Andres Korn	Busted
Sorel Mizzi	Busted
Benny Glaser	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

07-11-2017 22:57 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Zach Gruneberg	68,000	57,900
Mike Leah	64,000	36,000
Ray Henson	43,000	34,800
Brian Hastings	42,800	-12,800
Dan Heimiller	36,000	15,000
Josh Macciello	35,000	5,000
William Vo	33,000	9,000
Chris Ferguson	29,500	11,500
Shawn Rice	28,500	13,650
John Racener	14,225	-28,275
Adam Owen	13,500	-15,500
Roman Valerstein	10,400
Joe Elpayaa	10,000
Dan O'Brien	9,000	-1,000
Michael Gagliano	5,800
Bart Hanson	Busted
Melissa Gillett	Busted
Guo Dong	Busted
Shannon Shorr	Busted

Jason Mercier raised to 1,150 in early position, and a player two seats over three bet it to 3,300. Action folded back around to Mercier, and he called to see the flop come down . Both players checked that flop, and the hit the turn. Mercier bet out 5,300, his opponent called, and the hit the river. Mercier stared at the board for about 15 seconds before he started to assemble a bet. The bet was 14,800, and his opponent thought for about 30 seconds before dropping a chip in for the call.

Mercier rolled over for trip queens, and his opponent shook his head before showing and mucking. Mercier scooped the big pot to up his stack to 45,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	45,000	35,000

Tags: Jason Mercier

07-11-2017 22:50 UTC-7

Ted Driscoll Eliminates Two

[user340040]

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

A player in middle position raised to 1,300. Ted Driscoll was in late position and called. Harry Lodge was in the cutoff and re-raised to 4,900. The player on the button moved all in for 4,800, and the player in the small blind moved all in for 6,425. The original raiser folded, and Driscoll and Lodge both called. Driscoll and Lodge were heads-up in the side pot. The player on the button was all in for the main pot, and the player in the small blind was all in for the main pot and a secondary side pot.

The flop was , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Driscoll fired out a bet of 14,000, getting Lodge to fold.

Ted Driscoll:
Button:
Small blind:

The river was the , and that clinched things for Driscoll, who vaulted his stack up the leaderboard with that pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Driscoll	68,000	68,000
Harry Lodge	31,200	31,200

Tags: Harry Lodge Ted Driscoll

07-11-2017 22:43 UTC-7

Ken Aldridge Doubles

[user276399]

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

A player raised to 1,200, and Ken "Teach" Aldridge re-raised to 2,675. It folded back to the raiser, and he called.

The flop came , and the original raiser checked. Aldridge moved all in for 11,000, and his opponent called.

Aldridge:
Opponent:

The turn was the and river the to give Aldridge a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Aldridge	30,000	19,000

07-11-2017 22:26 UTC-7

Final Numbers on the Day

tayke2

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

With registration officially closed at the end of the last break, the clock shows 687 entries today. With two more starting flights coming up tomorrow and Thursday, the prizepool promises to be massive.

Right now, 290 players remain. They will be playing three and a half more levels before the players bag up around 2:30 a.m. local time.

07-11-2017 22:18 UTC-7

Wang Doubles

[user340040]

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

James Wang got it all in preflop for his remaining 8,225 against one other opponent.

James Wang:
Opponent:

The board ran out , and Wang secured the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Wang	17,400	9,100

Tags: James Wang

07-11-2017 22:18 UTC-7

Last-Minute Entrants

tayke2

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

A few familiar faces just hopped in on this last break, including 2017 bracelet winner Ben Yu. Jason Mercier also appears to have busted and re-entered over break, as he is in a new seat with a fresh stack of 10,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan O'Brien	10,000	10,000
Jason Mercier	10,000
Ben Yu	10,000	10,000
Daniel Weinmann	10,000	10,000

07-11-2017 22:04 UTC-7

Registration Closed, Play Continues

tayke2

Level 7 : 250/500, 75 ante

Registration has closed in this event as the seventh level begins. It looks like a few players waited until the last second to hop in. A small list of those players will be posted shortly.