2014 World Series of Poker

Event #57: The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$15,306,668
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$37,333,338
Entries
42
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

More For Trickett

Level 7 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Sam Trickett made it 60,000 from early position and found a call from Paul Newey in the big blind. The duo saw {7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} hit the felt and Newey checked to the raiser. Trickett continued out for 77,000 only to have Newey come over the top for 202,000 total. Trickett called and the two were off to the turn.

The dealer produced the {3-Spades} on the turn and Newey quickly checked it over to his opponent. Trickett fired 300,000 and Newey got out of the way. Trickett pulled in the pot and is now flirting with nine million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
8,800,000
530,000
530,000
Everest Poker
Profile photo of Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
2,610,000
-535,000
-535,000

Tags: Paul NeweySam Trickett

Lo Doubles Through Lindgren

Level 7 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Rono Lo Doubles
Rono Lo Doubles

Erick Lindgren made it 50,000 to go from late position and Phil Galfond flatted from the cutoff. Rono Lo moved all in for his last 376,000 from the button and the blinds let their hands go.

"I'll call," said Lindgren after a beat.

Galfond got out of the way and the cards were turned on their backs.

Lindgren: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Lo: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The flop fell {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, giving Lindgren top pair but still keeping him behind Lo's two kings. The {J-Diamonds} rolled off on the turn, meaning Lindgren would need to improve on the final card to score the elimination. The {6-Clubs} finished the board and Lo was able to secure the double. He now has about 830,000 in chips while Lindgren has fallen to 1.47 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Erick Lindgren
1,470,000
-81,000
-81,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Rono Lo ru
Rono Lo
830,000
356,000
356,000

Tags: Erick LindgrenPhil GalfondRono Lo

Seiver Close to Starting

Level 7 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Scott Seiver checked to Connor Drinan on a board of {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts}, and the satellite winner fired out 150,000. Seiver called.

Both players checked on the river ({10-Diamonds}), and Seiver turned over {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}.

"Just quads," he said.

After raking in the pot, he looked at all of the yellow T1,000 chips and started to laugh.

"I feel like I should be crushing," he said, looking at his stack.

He counted it down, and discovered that he isn't even back to the starting stack of three million.

"I'm fifteen K short," he said, smiling.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Seiver
2,985,000
429,000
429,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
2,560,000
-740,000
-740,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Scott SeiverConnor Drinan

Katz's Trick Fails

Level 7 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The board read {6-Clubs}{J-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} when Cary Katz bet 100,000 and Phil Galfond made the call.

The river brought the {10-Clubs} and Katz tossed out one 25,000 chip, similar to a move he made in the early levels of play.

Galfond tanked for a while but eventually he raised it up to 315,000.

"I liked the way it played out before better," Katz said as he folded.

"I like this better," Galfond responded with a smile.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Galfond
4,950,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
2,950,000
-129,000
-129,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Cary KatzPhil Galfond

Jacks For Bellande

Level 7 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jean-Robert Bellande made it 60,000 from the cutoff and it folded around to Philipp Gruissem in the big blind. The German made it 175,000 to go and Bellande flat called.

The flop came down {6-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Gruissem continued out with a bet of 175,000. Bellande called and the {A-Spades} dropped down on the turn. Gruissem slowed with a check and Bellande knocked the table back. The board paired on the river with the {K-Clubs} and Gruissem checked for a second time.

"Your queens are good," said Bellande as he checked his action.

"I don't have queens," replied Gruissem.

At that, Bellande slapped {J-Hearts}{j-Spades} onto the felt for the win. Gruissem mucked his cards and Bellande picked up a pot that increased his stack to about 4.025 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Jean-Robert Bellande
4,025,000
381,000
381,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
1,250,000
-425,000
-425,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandePhilipp Gruissem

More For Ivey

Level 7 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The flop read {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts} when Rono Lo checked from the small blind and Phil Ivey bet 100,000 from the big blind. Phil Galfond called from the button and Lo folded right away.

On the turn the {3-Clubs} hit and Ivey quickly tossed out 300,000, which was called by Galfond after about 30 seconds.

The river was the {8-Spades} and Galfond checked behind when Ivey decided to check. Ivey showed {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Galfond flashed his {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} before mucking.

"I almost raised the turn," Galfond smiled.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
5,200,000
491,000
491,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Phil Galfond us
Phil Galfond
4,900,000
-565,000
-565,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Rono LoPhil IveyPhil Galfond

Black Jacks for Merson

Level 7 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Greg Merson
Greg Merson

Brandon Steven raised to 67,000 in early position, Greg Merson called on his direct left, Erik Seidel called on the button, and Scott Seiver and Connor Drinan called from the blinds. The flop came {3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, both players in the blinds checked, and Steven continued for 172,000. Only Merson called.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds}, Steven checked, and Merson bet 280,000. Steven called.

Both players knuckled on the river ({6-Clubs}), and Merson dragged the pot with {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
3,350,000
575,000
575,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
3,105,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Greg MersonBrandon Steven

Level: 7

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Chip Counts at the Dinner Break

Level 6 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
8,270,000
670,000
670,000
Everest Poker
Profile photo of Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
5,605,000
505,000
505,000
Profile photo of Phil Galfond us
Phil Galfond
5,465,000
1,115,000
1,115,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
5,338,000
863,000
863,000
Profile photo of Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
4,709,000
639,000
639,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
4,375,000
575,000
575,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
3,902,000
662,000
662,000
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
3,860,000
310,000
310,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
3,830,000
-370,000
-370,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
3,800,000
460,000
460,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
3,644,000
1,544,000
1,544,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
3,565,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Brandon Steven us
Brandon Steven
3,305,000
325,000
325,000
Profile photo of Guy Laliberté ca
Guy Laliberté
3,150,000
210,000
210,000
Profile photo of Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
3,145,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Rick Salomon us
Rick Salomon
3,120,000
-70,000
-70,000
Profile photo of David Sands us
David Sands
3,116,000
516,000
516,000
Profile photo of Daniel Colman us
Daniel Colman
3,105,000
105,000
105,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
3,079,000
-221,000
-221,000
$25K Fantasy
Profile photo of Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
3,040,000
140,000
140,000
Profile photo of Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
3,030,000
-345,000
-345,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of John Morgan us
John Morgan
2,809,000
1,179,000
1,179,000
Profile photo of Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
2,775,000
-440,000
-440,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
2,758,000
458,000
458,000
Profile photo of Daniel Cates us
Daniel Cates
2,720,000
70,000
70,000

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