Daniel Pidun opened to 900,000 from early position and Ahadpur Khangah three-bet to 1.7 million from the small blind. Pidun pushed all in for 6.0 million and Khagah made the call.
Ahadpur Khangah:
Daniel Pidun:
The flop came and Khangah pulled into the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the and the river landed the . Pidun was unable catch up and became the first player eliminated in the money but will still take home €157,652.
Charlie Carrel raised to 800,000 in the cutoff and Christoph Vogelsang called on the button along with Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the big blind. The flop came and Troyanovskiy pushed all in for 2.5 million. Carrel tossed in a call and Vogelsang folded.
Charlie Carrel:
Vladimir Troyanovskiy:
Carrel held the best with top pair and a straight draw while Troyanovskiy had two overcards and a flush draw. The turn was the providing no help to Troyanovskiy and the river brought the . Carrel improved to a straight and Troyanovskiy was sent home on the money bubble. The remaining 20 players are all guaranteed to walk away with €157,652.
Gus Hansen opened to 800,000 from under the gun and Charlie Carrel called on the button. The two players saw a flop of and Hansen checked. Carrel bet 675,000 and Hansen tossed in a raise to 1.5 million. Carrel made the call and the landed on the turn.
Hansen thought for a moment and then pushed all in for 6.0 million. "Sorry," Carrel mentioned as he quickly made the call. Carrel instantly turned over for a straight and Hansen tabled , drawing to a chop only. The river was the and Hansen was eliminated prior to the money.
Bryn Kenney raised to 250,000 from middle position and was called by Ivan Luca in the small blind and Bertrand Grospellier in the big blind. The flop came and the action was checked to Kenney who continued for 315,000. Luca called while Grospellier folded.
The turn brought the and Luca checked again. Kenney fired another 745,000 and Luca stuck around to see the on the river. Luca checked for the third time and Kenney reached back for a bet of 1.68 million. Luca thought for a couple of minutes before tossing in a couple of chips to call. Kenney rolled over and Luca mucked his hand.
"Great play Bryn, great play," Martin Kabrhel voiced from across the table. Kenney replied with a thumbs up while he stacked his chips.
Kenny Hallaert found himself involved in a few hands in a row and we stuck around to see the outcome. On a board reading , Christopher Frank bet 700,000 from the small blind into a pot of around 1.8 million. Hallaert was in the big blind and raised all in for a little over 3 million. Frank tanked for a bit but then folded.
In the next hand, the action was folded to Hallaert in the small blind who raised to 325,000. David Peters called from the big blind and the flop fell . Hallaert continued for 250,000 and Peters called. Both players checked the on the turn and the on the river. Hallaert tabled and Peters showed for two pair to take the pot.
After that, Hallaert was on the button and was heads-up with Dan Shak in the big blind. The flop came and Shak led out for 500,000 into a pot over 600,000. Hallaert called and the landed on the turn. Shak fired another 850,000 and Hallaert stuck around to see the on the river. Shak bet an even 1 million and Hallaert raised to 2.6 million. Shak thought for a couple of moments but elected to fold sending another pot to Hallaert.
"Totally unreasonable," said Martin Kabrhel loudly, which drew our attention to his table. As to be expected, Kabrhel had had the clock called on him in a hand involving him, Sam Trickett and Rainer Kempe.
Trickett had raised to 165,000 from middle position, and Kempe had flat-called in the small blind. The action was on Kabrhel in the big blind who was tanking.
"It's every fucking hand," exclaimed a clearly agitated Trickett from the far end of the table.
"I have tough decision," said Kabrhel, "It's ridiculous!"
Trickett muttered a few more comments the way of the Czech bracelet winner, and watched as the seconds ticked down. Kabrhel announced a three-bet to 710,000 and Trickett quickly moved all in for 1,690,000.
Kempe folded and Kabrhel made the call.
Sam Trickett:
Martin Kabrhel:
"Good luck sir," said Kabrhel.
The flop came handing the lead to Kabrhel. The turn was the and Trickett got to his feet. "Good game," said Trickett to the table as the hit the river.
King's Casino CEO Leon Tsoukernik was on hand to announce some numbers before the shuffle up and deal was announced. According to Tsoukernik, over 26,000 players visited Rozvadov for the WSOPE, with 68 participating countries.
Tsoukernik did not participate in the High Roller for One Drop, but he did drop €11,000 into the donation bin before the start of play. Cards are now in the air.
There will be at least 58 players returning for Day 2 of Event #10: €111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em when the action resumes inside the Poker Arena at King's Casino. None other than Fedor Holz will be one of those players in search of his second One Drop title.
Holz was expected to make an appearance for the high-roller event and appearance he made. Holz fired three bullets on the opening day and wound up bagging an above-average stack of 4,015,000. Over the past few years, Holz has mostly been focused on his business lifestyle and has even gone as far as saying he has retired from poker. However, when these prestige, large buy-in events arise, Holz always seems to find his seat at the felt. So far in 2017, Holz has scored eight 6-figure cashes and one 7-figure cash of $2,100,086 last month at the Triton Super High Roller series.
He will be chasing Charlie Carrel who bagged the chip lead after Day 1 with an even 10,000,000 chips. Carrel is closely followed by poker legend, Gus Hansen, who will be returning with 9,935,000 chips. Late registration will still be available for two more levels today which could see some players return after an unsuccessful first day. Phil Hellmuth, Ryan Riess, and Benjamin Pollak are a few that could be seen at the registration desk.
The action will resume at level 11 with the blinds at 40,000/80,000 and a 10,000 ante. The goal will be to play until a final table of eight is reached, but plans could change based on the amount of time needed. For those choosing to register today, they will begin with 2,000,000 chips and blind levels will continue to be 60-minutes in length. The prizepool and payouts will be calculated once registration closes.
The live-stream will continue for the One Drop High Roller event after the first break of the day, with tables rotating in and out every two hours. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the coverage from the outer tables throughout the day, beginning at 2:00 P.M. local time.
and Khangah pulled into the lead with a pair of queens. The turn was the 
and the river landed the 
. Pidun was unable catch up and became the first player eliminated in the money but will still take home €157,652.
and Troyanovskiy pushed all in for 2.5 million. Carrel tossed in a call and Vogelsang folded.
providing no help to Troyanovskiy and the river brought the 
. Carrel improved to a straight and Troyanovskiy was sent home on the money bubble. The remaining 20 players are all guaranteed to walk away with €157,652.
and Hansen checked. Carrel bet 675,000 and Hansen tossed in a raise to 1.5 million. Carrel made the call and the 
, drawing to a chop only. The river was the 
and Hansen was eliminated prior to the money.
flop Kabrhel pushed Sontheimer out of the pot and the cards were turned over.
and the river the 
and Holz was eliminated.
with Kempe missing both gutshot straight and flush draws on the river to be eliminated.
and the action was checked to Kenney who continued for 315,000. Luca called while Grospellier folded.
on the turn and the 
for two pair to take the pot.
