2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza

€100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
€752,700
Event Info
Buy-in
€100,000
Prize Pool
€1,254,500
Entries
13
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Talal Shakerchi Four-Bets

Level 5 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Talal Shakerchi raised to 7,500, and Yaqi Sun called, and Elton Tsang three-bet to 26,500 from the big blind. Shakerchi thought a few moments, then pushed out a stack of chips that looked to be about 200,000. Sun quickly folded and Tsang went into the tank. After thinking for a couple minutes, he mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
270,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
168,000
-32,000
-32,000

Tags: Elton TsangTalal ShakerchiYaqi Sun

Two for Marchese, One for Kanit

Level 5 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

It's small pot poker over on table X with no major pots of note. That being said, here's what has happened:

Paul Phua made a raise to 6,500 from under-the-gun and Mustapha Kanit (button) was the only caller. On the {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{K-Clubs} flop, Phua bet 6,000 and Kanit called. The {10-Hearts} turn and {5-Spades} river were both checked through and Kanit announced "two pairs," and showed {Q-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Phua nodded and mucked.

On the next hand, Marchese made it 7,000 to play and received no action, he showed two red queens as he took the pot.

It was a case of winner stays on as the two winners of the previous hand clashed in a pot soon after. Kanit raised to 6,500 on the button and Marchese called out of the big blind. Kanit bet 5,000 on the {3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop and Marchese called. Neither player bet the {10-Spades} turn, but Marchese fired out 18,000 on the {K-Clubs} river. Kanit paused for thought but decided to fold.

Big Slick for Dan Shak

Level 5 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Cary Katz raised to 8,000 from the cutoff. Dan Shak then three-bet to 36,500 from the small blind. Katz quickly folded.

As the dealer pushed the small pot, Shak turned over {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. "Give me my hand back," Katz joked.

Tags: Cary KatzDan Shak

Marchase Takes One

Level 5 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

I joined the action to see a {6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop on the felt and Paul Phua (under-the-gun) betting 6,000, Tom Marchese (big blind) smooth called and the two of them went to a {2-Clubs} turn. It was checked through and the {9-Clubs} fell on the river. Marchese threw out four red chips for a total bet of 20,000. Phua didn't like it but after some consideration, he called and Marchese showed {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} to take the pot.

Tags: Paul PhuaTom Marchese

Shakerchi Comes Out Firing

Level 5 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

In the first hand after the break, Talal Shakerchi raised to 7,500 from the cutoff and Elton Tsang called from the big blind.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Tsang checked. Shakerchi continued for 10,000. Tsang thought for a minute, then called. The turn was the {5-Hearts} and Tsang checked again. Shakerchi bet 20,000, and Tsang quickly folded, leaving himself with roughly his starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
205,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
200,000
-24,000
-24,000

Tags: Elton TsangTalal Shakerchi

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Chip Counts From the Break (full)

Level 4 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
290,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Yaqi Sun cn
Yaqi Sun
263,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
224,000
-11,000
-11,000
Profile photo of Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
206,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
196,500
-3,500
-3,500
Winamax
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
196,500
-3,500
-3,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
189,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Zuo Wang cn
Zuo Wang
184,000
-48,000
-48,000
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
175,000
-25,000
-25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
130,000
20,000
20,000
$25K Fantasy

The Redraw

Level 4 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Below is how the two tables line up after the redraw:

TableSeatPlayer
11Mustapha Kanit
12Dan Shak
13Tom Marchese
14Paul Phua
15Cary Katz
   
21Talal Shakerchi
22Yaqi Sun
23Mikita Badziakouski
24Elton Tsang
25Zuo Wang

Starter For Ten

Level 4 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Mikita Badziakouski has elected to enter and he takes the total number of entrants to ten. That means that play will now be spread across two tables, with five players on each. The tournament staff is currently conducting the random re-draw and we'll bring you the details shortly.

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski