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

Yaqi Sun Takes from Talal Shakerchi

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

Talal Shakerchi raised to 5,200 from under the gun. Elton Tsang called from middle position and Yaqi Sun called fomr the big blind.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Sun checked. Shakerchi continued for 8,600 and Tsang quickly folded. Sun called, bringing the {8-Diamonds} on the turn. Both players checked, and they checked again on the {7-Hearts} river.

Sun tabled {k-Spades}{4-Spades} for a pair of kings, and Shakerchi mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Yaqi Sun
230,000
7,000
7,000
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Talal Shakerchi
160,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Elton TsangTalal ShakerchiYaqi Sun

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

All Quiet...For Now

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 300 ante

Not much action to report here as the players are still feeling their way into the tournament. We have seen an all-in though as Cary Katz three-bet shoved for about 80,000 and got it through.

Haralabos Voulgaris is on the sidelines and debating if he's going to play or not.

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 300

A Set for Shak

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Dan Shak
Dan Shak

Dan Shak had barely sat down before he got embroiled in a big pot against Talal Shakechi. The American raised to 3,000 from under-the-gun, Yaqi Sun called, Talal Shakerchi three-bet to 21,500 from under-the-gun+2 and Shak was the only caller. This was only the second hand Shak had been seated for and he was still getting to grips with the chip denominations.

On the {J-Clubs}{A-Spades}{4-Spades} flop Shak check-called a bet of 18,000 and the {K-Spades} fell on the turn. Far from being an action card, this slowed both players down and they got a free look at the {5-Hearts} river card. Shak took a look back at his cards and then bet 15,000. After thinking for about 30 seconds Shakerchi elected to call. "Set of jacks," announced Shak and he rolled over {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}. Shakerchi couldn't beat it and he mucked face down. Some post-hand discussion revealed that Shak actually meant to bet 75,000 on the river but threw out the wrong colour chips, Shakerchi intimated that he'd have folded to a bet of that size so it was a 'good mistake' by Shak.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Shak
259,000
59,000
59,000
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Talal Shakerchi
175,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Dan ShakTalal Shakerchi

Level: 2

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Elton Tsang Forces River Fold

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Elton Tsang raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Cary Katz called from the button. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Katz checked. Tsang continued for 3,000 and Katz check-raised to 7,000. Tsang called.

Both players checked the {3-Clubs} on the turn and the river was the {a-Spades}. Katz checked again, and Tsang bet 15,000. Katz thought a few moments, but then mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Elton Tsang
235,000
35,000
35,000
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Cary Katz
110,000
-10,000
-10,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Cary KatzElton Tsang

Talal Shakerchi vs. Cary Katz

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Talal Shakerchi raised to 2,500 from middle position. Cary Katz called form the small blind and Zuo Wang called from the big blind.

The flop came {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Katz checked. Wang bet 5,000 and both other players called.

The turn was the {3-Spades} and the blinds both checked. Shakerchi bet 17,000, Katz called and Wang folded. The {7-Spades} fell on the river and both players checked.

"You're good," Katz said as he turned over {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Shakerchi showed {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and the dealer pushed him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Talal Shakerchi
230,000
66,500
66,500
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Cary Katz
120,000
-64,000
-64,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Cary KatzTalal ShakerchiZuo Wang