Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Started
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,111
Prize Pool
$3,951,900
Entries
4,391
Level
37
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Welcome to Day 1b of Event #74: The Little One for One Drop $1,111 No-Limit Hold'em
The second of three starting flights of Event #74: $1,111 The Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em begins at 3 p.m. local time at the 2017 World Series of Poker. Last year, Michael Tureniec came out on top of a field of 4,360 entries, defeating Calvin Anderson heads-up to win his first bracelet and $525,520.
Tuesday's Flight A had a total of 687 entries, 113 of which bagged chips at the conclusion of play. Bracelet winner Ken "Teach" Aldridge had the most with a stack of 199,000, and several highly accomplished players advanced to Day 2, including Jason Mercier (91,000), David "ODB" Baker (59,300), and Brian Hastings (16,800).
Day 1 play consists of 10 one-hour levels with 20-minute breaks every two levels. Late registration will be available through the end of Level 6, which will be at about 9:40 p.m., and players can reenter as many times as they wish until registration closes. Players can elect to give a $111 donation to One Drop and receive an extra 5,000 chips on top of their 5,000 chip starting stack. You can read up on the One Drop foundation and how to get involved by clicking here.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Players are in their seats and the floor staff has made their announcements. Let's get it started!
Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Play has only been underway for a few minutes, but several familiar faces have already taken their seats, including Allen Kessler, Maurice Hawkins, and Jesse Rockowitz.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 |
Some Players in the One Drop
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Notables To Start the Day
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Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | |
|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 |
An Early Setback for Stephen Johnson
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Stephen Johnson raised to 150 from the hijack, the cutoff called, and both blinds came along.
The flop fell 
and both blinds checked. Johnson bet 500, the cutoff called, and the small blind check-raised to 1,100. The big blind folded, Johnson called, and the cutoff called.
The turn brought the 
and the small blind bet 2,200. Johnson called and the cutoff folded.
The river was the 
, the small blind bet 1,100, and Johnson mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,500 |
Mathew Turns It
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
With about 4,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, Michael Mathew got all his chips in from under the gun against an opponent in the cutoff that had him covered. Mathew showed 
and his opponent tabled 
. The river bricked off with the and the straight was good for Mathew.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Nguyen Wins an Early One
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
After an early position raise to 125, L.A.-based pro Thu Nguyen reraised it to 375. The big blind called, as did the original raiser, and the three of them saw a flop of 
. Action checked to Nguyen, who continued the pressure with a bet of 550. The big blind rechecked his cards, announced "fold," and the first raiser followed suit, giving the pot to Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,500 | 10,500 |