Christoph Vogelsang Bags Monster Chip Lead with 10 Remaining in WSOPE One Drop High Roller
Christoph Vogelsang holds a massive chip lead and is leading the final 10 ahead of the final day of the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #10: €111,111 High Roller for One Drop after a long Day 2.
Vogelsang took over the chip lead late on Day 2 after Ahadpur Khangah bluffed off to him in a pot where Khangah bet of five million on the river and mucked after a quick call by the German. Vogelsang also eliminated Jan Schwippert and Nick Petrangelo which boosted his chip stack to 63,325,000, which is more than second-placed Andreas Eiler (30,450,000) and third-placed Ahadpur Khangah (29,575,000) have combined.
Also still in contention are Czech master of speech play and 2017 WSOPE bracelet winner Martin Kabrhel (29,100,000), 888poker ambassador and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche (26,875,000), Thomas Muehloecker (23,825,000), Steffen Sontheimer (22,100,000), Mikita Badziakouski (20,525,000), Charlie Carrel (14,250,000) and Kenny Hallaert (3,975,000).
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 23,825,000 | 30 |
| 39 | 2 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 63,325,000 | 79 |
| 39 | 5 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 22,100,000 | 28 |
| 39 | 6 | Ahadpur Khangah | Iran | 29,575,000 | 37 |
| 39 | 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 20,525,000 | 26 |
| 40 | 1 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 26,875,000 | 34 |
| 40 | 2 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 14,250,000 | 18 |
| 40 | 3 | Kenny Hallaert | Belgium | 3,975,000 | 5 |
| 40 | 4 | Andreas Eiler | Germany | 30,450,000 | 38 |
| 40 | 5 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 29,100,000 | 36 |
The action resumes on Sunday November 5th 2017 as of 2 p.m. local time with blinds of 400,000/800,000 and a running ante of 100,000.
The payouts were also confirmed today and here are the One Drop payouts so far:
| Position | Name | Payout (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Koray Aldemir | € 243,169 |
| 12 | Nick Petrangelo | € 243,169 |
| 13 | Eugene Katchalov | € 205,263 |
| 14 | Jan Schwippert | € 205,263 |
| 15 | Christopher Frank | € 177,616 |
| 16 | Jack Sinclair | € 177,616 |
| 17 | Bryn Kenney | € 157,652 |
| 18 | Bartlomiej Machon | € 157,652 |
| 19 | Jack Salter | € 157,652 |
| 20 | Daniel Pidun | € 157,652 |
It was a strange start to the day, with two levels plus a break of late registration left. The announcement of the return of the Big One for One Drop for 2018 was met with warm applause as play got underway. By the time registration closed, it was confirmed that a field of 88 unique entries and 44 re-entries came together to create a field of 132 entrants, surpassing the figure of 130 entries that the WSOP High Roller for One Drop attracted earlier this year in Las Vegas.
The payouts were also confirmed today, with 20 players making the money, and a first prize of almost €3.5m.
Once registration closed, there was a flurry of eliminations including Chris Ferguson, Christian Christner and Manig Loeser. Martin Kabrhel was still way out in the lead, but overnight chip leader Charlie Carrel was managing to keep tabs on him.
As the day progressed it was German Dominik Nitsche who took over at the head of proceedings, after flopping a flush against Timothy Adams and getting paid off on the river.
Nitsche would take the chip lead into the dinner break, and once Fedor Holz was eliminated in 24th place, the final 24 players were drawn around three tables just four eliminations off the money.
Gus Hansen and Julian Thomas were the pre-bubble bust-outs, before Vladimir Troyanovskiy got a flush draw in against the top pair of Carrel to burst the bubble and guarantee the remaining 20 players €157,652. Daniel Pidun and Jack Salter were the first recipients of this min-cash, with Bartlomiej Machon and Bryn Kenney following soon after.
Jack Sinclair was the next elimination, which sent Ahadpur Khangah to the top of the chip counts after turning a straight against the 2017 WSOP Main Event final tablist. Sinclair called it off with top pair but was sent to the rail in 16th for €177,616.
Khangah led the final two tables, but Andreas Eiler and Mikita Badziakouski weren’t far behind. Christopher Frank was the next to go on the feature table at the hands of Martin Kabrhel, who hadn’t been far off the chip lead all day.
Jan Schwippert was eliminated and Nick Petrangelo lost a huge chunk of his stack against Christoph Vogelsang, with Petrangelo busting a little while later to Vogelsang also. Vogelsang would hold the chip lead until the end of the day, and is poised to add One Drop success to his Super High Roller Bowl title he picked up in May this year, and his third place in the Big One for One Drop in 2014.
Stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all the action from the final day as we get closer to crowning our High Roller for One Drop winner.