Event #10: €111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker Europe

11-03-2017 18:51 UTC+2

Another Round of Counts

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Vogelsang	3,720,000 3,720,000	3,720,000

Andrej Desset	3,160,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Yair Boutin	2,940,000 2,940,000	2,940,000
Vojtech Ruzicka	2,750,000 -250,000	-250,000
Patrik Antonius	2,530,000 -370,000	-370,000

Dan Shak	2,430,000 430,000	430,000

Felipe Ramos	2,260,000 -140,000	-140,000

Bertrand Grospellier	1,480,000 -520,000	-520,000

Ole Schemion	1,450,000 1,450,000	1,450,000

11-03-2017 19:00 UTC+2

Carrel Forces Segebrecht to Fold

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Charlie Carrel raised to 32,000 from under the gun and was called by Claas Segebrecht in the cutoff and Dan Shak in the big blind. The flop came and Shak checked while Carrel continued for 40,000. Segebrecht called and Shak got out of the way.

The paired the board on the turn and Carrel fired another 140,000. Segebrecht looked back at his cards before pushing them into the muck. The pot was shipped to Carrel as he starts the climb back to a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Claas Segebrecht	1,950,000 50,000	50,000
Charlie Carrel	1,360,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Charlie Carrel Dan Shak Claas Segebrecht

11-03-2017 19:02 UTC+2

Feature Table Streamed Live

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

One of the tables was chosen to be moved to the feature table and will be live-streamed throughout the course of Day 1. Some of the players to watch for include Borris Becker, Gus Hansen, Manig Loeser, and Sergio Aido.

Follow the action here live.

Tags: Boris Becker Gus Hansen Manig Loeser Sergio Aido

11-03-2017 19:18 UTC+2

Sinclair Isn't Folding A Boat

Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

With the board completed at , Felipe Ramos had a bet 105,000 in front of him. Jack Sinclair check-raised to 450,000, which sent Ramos in the tank for several minutes. The Brazilian eventually emerged from it and opted for a three-bet to 1,100,000.

Sinclair raised an eyebrow, glossed over it for twenty seconds, then flicked in a T-500,000 chip to call.

Felipe Ramos:
Jack Sinclair:

Sinclair's full house bested Ramos' trip queens and the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event final tablist (8th - $1,200,000) scooped up a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	3,800,000 3,800,000	3,800,000

Felipe Ramos	1,100,000 -1,160,000	-1,160,000

Tags: Felipe Ramos Jack Sinclair

11-03-2017 19:26 UTC+2

More Day 1 Photos

Yori Epskamp

11-03-2017 19:27 UTC+2

Is This the Real Phil Hellmuth?

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth walked into the tournament area to take his seat with his sunglasses and headphones already on. Just moments after sitting down to the left of Sam Trickett, the two players got involved in a hand.

With around 350,000 in the pot on a board reading , Trickett led out for 150,000 from early position. Hellmuth announced a raise to 600,000 and Trickett took his time before making the call. The river landed the and both players checked. Trickett turned over for a pair of aces and Hellmuth tabled .

"Do I win?" Hellmuth asked with a smirk on his face. "Oh, he has a pair of aces," as the table all chuckled. "You're lucky you hit an ace or a king because I was going all the way. Today is going to be fun."

"It already is," added Adrian Mateos. He proceeded to three-bet Hellmuth in the next hand forcing him to fold. After the hand, Mateos mentioned he had ten-eight offsuit to rub some salt in the wound.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Trickett	2,450,000 700,000	700,000
Phil Hellmuth	1,200,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Phil Hellmuth Sam Trickett

11-03-2017 19:37 UTC+2

Hellmuth Makes a Quick Exit

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The action didn't stop at Phil Hellmuth's table and unfortunately for him, he never found himself on the right side of it. With around 200,000 in the pot, the board read and Hellmuth checked from the big blind. Bryn Kenney bet 140,000 in early position and Hellmuth check-raised to 475,000. Kenney made the call and the paired the board on the river.

Hellmuth announced a bet of 500,000 and Kenney shoved all in for 967,000. "Bryn fucking Kenney," Hellmuth exclaimed as he stood up from his chair, followed by a few more curse words. Hellmuth had only 206,000 remaining but he sat in thought while talking to himself. Dietrich Fast eventually called the clock after four minutes.

"Are you really calling the fucking clock in the One Drop?" Hellmuth asked. The clock struck zero and Hellmuth's hand was declared dead but he still opened to show the table.

In the very next hand, Hellmuth got the rest of his chips in the middle with but ran into of his opponent. The board ran out dry for Hellmuth and he was quickly eliminated.

He started to walk away from his table but quickly returned to mention one thing, "Just so you know, I played every hand." The rest of the table agreed as they shook Hellmuth's hand before he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	2,650,000 1,370,000	1,370,000

Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Dietrich Fast Phil Hellmuth

11-03-2017 19:41 UTC+2

Break

Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

ICM mistake? Ryan Riess finishes 4th in the €25k and talks about giving 1% to his Twitter follower for retweeting.

Level: 5

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

11-03-2017 20:16 UTC+2

Crazy Hand Launches Bulychev to Top

Yori Epskamp

Level 5 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Three players saw an flop together, with Andrej Desset first to act. He checked, as did Thomer Pidun. Ilya Bulychev bet 150,000, Desset check-raised to 417,000 and Pidun cold-called the check-raise.

Bulychev took less than five seconds before announcing all in for 1,423,000. Desset also shoved all in and Pidun snap-called, creating a side pot of around 2 million on top of the main pot.

Andrej Desset:
Thomer Pidun:
Ilya Bulychev:

It was a gigantic setup for Pidun, who had ran into the dreaded set-over-set situation. Desset was in prime position to scoop up a monster pot but the on the turn changed everything. Bulychev suddenly improved from the worst to the best hand, which left both Desset and Pidun drawing to their single out.

The river was the and Bulychev scooped the main pot. The Russian celebrated his good fortune with several fist-pumps in the air. Desset took the side pot with the higher set and Pidun was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilya Bulychev	4,600,000 4,600,000	4,600,000
Andrej Desset	2,000,000 -1,160,000	-1,160,000
Thomer Pidun	Busted

Tags: Andrej Desset Ilya Bulychev Thomer Pidun