Event #57: The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-30-2014 23:32 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #69-71: Esfandiari Staying Involved

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #69: From the cutoff seat, Scott Seiver raised to 530,000. Antonio Esfandiari reraised from the big blind to 1.4 million. Seiver called, and the flop came down . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Both checked again, and the river was the . Esfandiari checked, and Seiver. Esfandiari showed the , and Seiver mucked.

Hand #70: Paul Newey opened to 500,000 from the cutoff seat, Esfandiari reraised to 1.3 million from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand #71: Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 500,000 from the cutoff seat, Esfandiari called on the button, and Daniel Colman called from the big blind. With three players in action, the flop came down . Colman checked, Reinkemeier checked, and Esfandiari bet 730,000. Colman folded, and Reinkemeier called.

The turn was the , and Reinkemeier checked to this event's defending champion. Esfandiari checked behind, and the river was the . Reinkmeier checked, and Esfandiari checked.

Reinkemeier showed the for a jack-high straight, and Esfandiari mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Colman	14,200,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tobias Reinkemeier	11,000,000 1,760,000	1,760,000
Daniel Negreanu	10,400,000 -500,000	-500,000

Scott Seiver	10,300,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Antonio Esfandiari	10,200,000 1,360,000	1,360,000

Paul Newey	6,540,000 -620,000	-620,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Daniel Colman Paul Newey Scott Seiver Tobias Reinkemeier

06-30-2014 23:20 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #65-68: Four Ways to the Flop

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #65: Scott Seiver raised to 540,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #66: Paul Newey raised to 500,000 from under the gun, and received no customers.

Hand #67: Daniel Negreanu raised to 510,000 in the cutoff, Daniel Colman reraised to 1.1 million on his direct left, and Negreanu folded.

Hand #68: Antonio Esfandiari was the first player to act, and he raised to 530,000. Negreanu called on his direct left, Colman called in the cutoff, Seiver called on the button, and both players in the blinds folded. The four players took a flop of , and the action checked to Colman, who bet 1.25 million.

No one called the bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Colman	14,800,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Scott Seiver	11,800,000 -600,000	-600,000

Daniel Negreanu	10,900,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Tobias Reinkemeier	9,240,000 -400,000	-400,000
Antonio Esfandiari	8,840,000 -690,000	-690,000

Paul Newey	7,160,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Daniel Colman Daniel Negreanu Paul Newey Scott Seiver

06-30-2014 23:19 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #85-88: A Couple For Vogelsang

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #85: Tom Hall opened to 550,000 from under the gun and found a call from Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind. Both players checked the flop and did the same on the turn. The completed the board, Vogelsang bet 800,000, and Hall let it go.

Hand #86: Action folded to Vogelsang's small blind, he raised to 650,000, and Hall folded his big blind.

Hand #87: Brandon Steven raised to 550,000 from under the gun and Rick Salomon popped it up to 1.1 million from the next seat over. Action folded back to Steve and he released his hand.

Hand #88: Gabe Kaplan shipped all in from early position and received no callers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Salomon	15,000,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Christoph Vogelsang	7,600,000 680,000	680,000
Brandon Steven	4,000,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Christoph Vogelsang Gabe Kaplan Rick Salomon Tom Hall

06-30-2014 23:13 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #62-64: Galfond Eliminated Drawing Stone Dead

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #62: Action folded to Scott Seiver in the cutoff seat. He raised and took down the pot.

Hand #63: Daniel Colman raised to 550,000 from early position, and he won the blinds and antes.

Hand #64: Action folded to Antonio Esfandiari on the button, and he raised to 510,000. Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind, and then Phil Galfond called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and Negreanu checked. Galfond moved all in for 1.76 million, and Esfandiari called. Negreanu reraised all in, and Esfandiari folded.

Negreanu tabled the to have Galfond's drawing dead. The turn was the , and the river the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	12,400,000 600,000	600,000

Daniel Negreanu	12,100,000 4,400,000	4,400,000

Daniel Colman	12,000,000 500,000	500,000

Tobias Reinkemeier	9,640,000 -240,000	-240,000
Antonio Esfandiari	9,530,000 -2,670,000	-2,670,000

Paul Newey	7,080,000 -120,000	-120,000
Phil Galfond	Busted

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Daniel Colman Daniel Negreanu Phil Galfond Scott Seiver

06-30-2014 23:12 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #81-84: Phil Ivey Eliminated

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #81: Cary Katz raised to 500,000 from the small blind and he won the big blind and the antes.

Hand #82: Phil Ivey raised to 500,000 and he won the blinds and antes.

Hand #83: From the hijack Tom Hall raised to 550,000 and Cary Katz called from the cutoff. Gabe Kaplan called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both Kaplan and Hall checked to Katz who bet 420,000. Katz's opponents folded and he won this pot.

Hand #84: Cary Katz raised to 500,000 and Phil Ivey called from the big blind. The flop came down and Ivey checked to Katz who bet 600,000. Ivey tanked for about a minute before he moved all in for 3,480,000. Katz snap-called and Ivey did not look happy when the following cards were turned over.

Katz:
Ivey:

The turn was the and Katz hit a full house to knock Ivey out. The river was the and Ivey shook some hands before heading for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	12,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Gabe Kaplan Phil Ivey Tom Hall

06-30-2014 23:05 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #59-61: Reinkemeier Moving Up

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #59: Daniel Colman completed from the small blind, Scott Seiver checked on his left, and the flop came . Colman checked, Seiver bet 525,000, and Colman called. The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board.

Colman led out for 800,000, and Seiver tanked for well over two minutes before folding.

Hand #60: Colman raised to 500,000 on the button, Seiver called out of the small blind, and Paul Newey came along for the ride from the big blind. The flop came , Seiver and Newey both checked, and Colman bet 950,000. Only Seiver called.

The turn was a repeat ace - the - and both players checked. The completed the board, the two checked again, and Seiver won the pot with for trip aces.

Hand #61: Antonio Esfandiari raised to 510,000 from under the gun, Tobias Reinkemeier defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Reinkemeier checked, Esfandiari continued for 625,000, and Reinkemeier called.

The turn card for the second consecutive hand was the , the German knuckled, and Esfandiari fired out another 1.015 million. Reinkemeier called.

The completed the board, Reinkemeier checked a third and final time, and Esfandiari gave up, checking behind. Reinkemeier showed for a pair of jacks, and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Esfandiari	12,200,000 -2,300,000	-2,300,000

Scott Seiver	11,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Daniel Colman	11,500,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tobias Reinkemeier	9,880,000 2,430,000	2,430,000
Daniel Negreanu	7,700,000 -120,000	-120,000

Paul Newey	7,200,000 -740,000	-740,000
Phil Galfond	2,390,000 -120,000	-120,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Daniel Colman Paul Newey Scott Seiver Tobias Reinkemeier

06-30-2014 23:01 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #79-80: Hall Scoops Monster, Katz Doubles

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #79: Tom Hall raised to 600,000 from under the gun and Brandon Steven flat called. The action folded around to Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind and he came along.

The flop came and Vogelsang checked. Hall fired 1.2 million and Steven called. Vogelsang got out of the way. The turn was the and Hall slowed with a check. Steven took this opportunity to bet 1.5 million only to have Hall call to see the river. The dealer produced the and Hall instantly announced that he was all in.

Steven shifted in his seat and Hall stood up from the table and walked away. Steven thought for about 90 seconds before throwing away his hand. Hall showed for the rivered nut straight. Steven is now down to about 5.55 million while Hall has soared to 21.8 million.

Hand #80: Phil Ivey raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Vogelsang came over the top for 1.2 million from the button. Action came to Cary Katz in the big blind and he four-bet shoved all in for 3.65 million total. Ivey folded and Vogelsang went into the tank. Eventually, the clock was called and by the time the floor staff arrived, Vogelsang announced a call.

Vogelsang:
Katz:

The board ran out , keeping Katz's ace-high in the lead for a double. He now has about eight million while Vogelsang has dropped to 6.92 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Hall	21,800,000 2,865,000	2,865,000
Cary Katz	8,000,000 4,150,000	4,150,000

Christoph Vogelsang	6,920,000 -4,480,000	-4,480,000
Brandon Steven	5,550,000 -3,470,000	-3,470,000
Phil Ivey	3,650,000 -905,000	-905,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Cary Katz Christoph Vogelsang Phil Ivey Tom Hall

06-30-2014 22:53 UTC-8

Feature Table Hands #55-58: River Over-Bet from Colman

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #55: Daniel Colman raised to 550,000 from early position. Everyone folded, and he won the pot.

Hand #57: Scott Seiver raised to 480,000 from early position, and action folded to Antonio Esfandiari on the button. He reraised and made it 1.15 million. The blinds folded to put play back on Seiver. He called, and the flop came down . Seiver checked, and Esfandiari bet 1.21 million. After some time in the tank — about two minutes — Seiver raised all in and Esfandiari folded.

Hand #58: Action began with Paul Newey raising to 500,000 from early position. Daniel Colman called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Colman checked, and Newey checked.

The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Colman fired 2.5 million into a pot of 1.4 million, and Newey folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Esfandiari	14,500,000 -2,600,000	-2,600,000

Daniel Colman	12,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Scott Seiver	10,500,000 2,840,000	2,840,000

Paul Newey	7,940,000 -620,000	-620,000
Daniel Negreanu	7,820,000 -480,000	-480,000

Tobias Reinkemeier	7,450,000 -120,000	-120,000
Phil Galfond	2,510,000 -480,000	-480,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Daniel Colman Paul Newey Scott Seiver

06-30-2014 22:48 UTC-8

PokerNews Podcast Episode #231: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? feat. Sam Trickett

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Thanks to a little PokerNews Podcast run good, Jason Somerville shipped a million dollars on Friday, chopping the Bellagio $100K event with Jason Mercier, Dan Smith and Tom Marchese. The crew discusses that score, then looks at the $1 Million BIG ONE for ONE DROP with the Day 1 chip leader; Sam Trickett.

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Tags: Big One for One Drop Jason Somerville PokerNews Podcast Sam Trickett

06-30-2014 22:47 UTC-8

Secondary Table Hands #77-78: Salomon Stays Aggressive, Kaplan Re-Shoves

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Level 17 : 120,000/240,000, 40,000 ante

Hand #77: Tom Hall was trying to raise on the first hand after the break but he did not put enough chips in. Hall limped and Rick Salomon called from the small blind. Gabe Kaplan checked and the flop came down . Salomon checked, Kaplan bet 300,000 and Hall folded. Salomon check-raised to 800,000 and Kaplan called.

On the turn the hit and both players checked. The river was the and Kaplan folded when Salomon bet 1,220,000.

Hand #78: Christoph Vogelsang raised to 525,000 under the gun and the action folded to Gabe Kaplan who moved all in for exactly 3,000,000 from the small blind. Vogelsang tanked for quite a bit before he eventually let go of his hand.