2014 World Series of Poker

Event #57: The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
Day: 2
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

Ivey vs. Polk

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Phil Ivey raised to 135,000 from the cutoff, Doug Polk called from the big blind, and the flop came down {3-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}. Polk checked, Ivey bet 150,000, and Polk called to see the {J-Hearts} pair the board on the turn. Polk opted to bet out 125,000, and Ivey raised to 400,000. Polk gave it up.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
7,500,000
510,000
510,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Doug Polk
2,830,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Phil IveyDoug Polk

Laliberté Eliminated by Haxton

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Guy Laliberté - Eliminated
Guy Laliberté - Eliminated

Action folded around to Guy Laliberté on the button and he pushed out a raise to 140,000. Phil Galfond called from the small blind and action fell upon Isaac Haxton in the big blind. Haxton thought for about 30 seconds before dropping out a three-bet to 515,000. Without any hesitation, Laliberté instantly moved his stack all in for his last roughly 1.185 million. Galfond got out of the way and Haxton called.

Haxton: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Laliberté: {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The dealer produced a {3-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop, pairing Haxton's ten but keeping Laliberté's queens in the lead.

"That's a pretty good flop for me," said Haxton. "Let's see the five of spades."

Rather than the turn giving him a sweat, it gave him the lead with the {10-Clubs} for trip tens. Laliberté winced at the sight of Haxton's third ten and called for a queen on the river. Alas, it was the {4-Spades}, giving Haxton a winning full house to eliminate Laliberté from play.

With this victory, Haxton is now up to 4.76 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
4,760,000
1,390,000
1,390,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Guy Laliberté
Busted

Tags: Isaac HaxtonPhil Galfond

Broke Living Jean-Robert Bellande

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande

The action folded to Jean-Robert Bellande on the button, and he moved all in for 725,000. Tony Gregg folded out of the big blind, and Connor Drinan tank-called in the big blind.

Bellande: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Drinan: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

"I'm going to have the best hand hold up for one time," Bellande announced, standing out of his chair. "One time for the One Drop."

There was a delay before the flop as the cameras shifted to capture the right shots, and Bellande started to call for cards even though he was ahead.

"Ace, baby, baby," he said. "Or two sixes. Or an ace with two clubs."

Finally the dealer rapped the felt, and she fanned two clubs, but the {10-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop gave Drinan a leading pair of jacks. The {k-Spades} on the turn then gave Drinan two pair, while also giving Bellande a Broadway draw. But the {a-Diamonds} bricked off on the river, giving Bellande a meaningless pair of aces.

Dejected, Bellande gazed at the board for a few seconds before taking Drinan's hand. The satellite winner had immediately stood up to shake JRB's hand, but he didn't see it initially. Bellande then grabbed his backpack and exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Connor Drinan
4,400,000
715,000
715,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jean-Robert Bellande
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Connor DrinanJean-Robert BellandeTony Gregg

Nice Pot for Kid Poker

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

David "Doc" Sands raised to 150,000 from middle position, Doug Polk called from the hijack, and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 550,000 from the small blind. Sands folded, Polk made the call, and the two saw a flop of {2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Negreanu continued for 400,000, Polk called, and the {A-Spades} appeared on the turn.

Negreanu checked, Polk bet a modest 200,000, and Negreanu called to see the {6-Diamonds} on the river. Negreanu checked, Polk did the same, and Negreanu tabled the {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for queens and sixes. It was good as Polk mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Negreanu
4,990,000
1,270,000
1,270,000
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Doug Polk
2,880,000
-1,020,000
-1,020,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Doug PolkDaniel Negreanu

Galfond Spikes an Ace to Double Up

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Phil Galfond
Phil Galfond

It's not been Sam Trickett's day so far as he just doubled up Phil Galfond and dropped below the 10-million chip mark.

Galfond raised to 130,000 and the action folded to Trickett who three-bet from the button to 400,000. Both blinds folded and Galfond moved all in for 2,290,000. Trickett called right away and the showdown went as follows:

Galfond: {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Trickett: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Galfond found himself a way to double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Trickett
9,400,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
Everest Poker
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Phil Galfond
4,650,000
2,120,000
2,120,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Phil GalfondSam Trickett

Vogelsang Doubles Back

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang was all in preflop with the {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for 1.15 million against the {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} for Rick Salomon.

The flop, turn, and river ran out {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, and Vogelsang was able to double through and moved back to nearly 2.5 million. Salomon dropped back to 4.9 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Rick Salomon
4,900,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
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Christoph Vogelsang
2,460,000
1,250,000
1,250,000

Tags: Rick SalomonChristoph Vogelsang

Schwartz's Nine is Better

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Sam Trickett opened to 180,000 from the small blind and Noah Schwartz came along for the ride from the big blind. The flop came down {9-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} and Trickett continued out for 225,000. Schwartz wasted little time calling to see the {7-Spades} hit the felt on fourth street. Trickett kept up his aggression by betting 520,000. Once again, Schwartz stayed the course.

The {J-Spades} paired the board on the river and Trickett slowed with a check. Schwartz knocked the table back and Trickett tabled the {9-Hearts} for a pair of nines. Schwartz slapped {K-Spades}{9-Spades} on the felt for nines with a king kicker, prompting Trickett to muck his hand. Schwartz was pushed the pot and now flirts with seven million. Tricket, on the other hand, has dropped to 10.5 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Trickett
10,500,000
-900,000
-900,000
Everest Poker
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Noah Schwartz
6,900,000
625,000
625,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Sam TrickettNoah Schwartz

Esfandiari Continues to Climb

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Phil Galfond made it 150,000 to go from the cutoff and Isaac Haxton folded his button. Antonio Esfandiari peered down at his cards from the small blind and announced a three-bet to 355,000. Sam Trickett gave up his big blind and Galfond called.

The flop came down {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Esfandiari continued out for 410,000. Galfond let his hand go and the reigning champ took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Esfandiari
7,550,000
580,000
580,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
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Phil Galfond
2,530,000
-230,000
-230,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariPhil Galfond

Seiver Sends Shakerchi to the Rail

Level 11 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Talal Shakerchi
Talal Shakerchi

On Hand #26 of the feature table, Talal Shakerchi opened for 145,000 from the hijack only to have Scott Seiver three-bet to an unknown amount from the small blind. Shakerchi responded by immediately moving all in for 1.56 million and Seiver snap-called.

Shakerchi: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Seiver: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

The {8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop didn't do much for Shakerchi, but the {q-Diamonds} turn gave him some hope as another lady on the river would keep him alive. Unfortunately for him, that didn't happen as the useless {3-Spades} peeled off. Shakerchi was eliminated in 31st place while Seiver chipped up to 4.26 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Seiver
4,260,000
1,580,000
1,580,000
WSOP 7X Winner
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Talal Shakerchi
Busted

Tags: Scott SeiverTalal Shakerchi