2018 World Series of Poker

Event #78: The Big One for One Drop - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$24,840,000
Entries
27
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000

Chidwick Picks Off Esfandiari Before Break

Level 2 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Antonio Esfandiari opened to 28,000 from early position and Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 100,000 on the button. Esfandiari called and the flop fell {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Esfandiari check-called a bet of 55,000 from Chidwick and the {a-Hearts} paired the board on the turn.

Both players checked and the {q-Hearts} completed the board. Esfandiari led out for 141,000 and Chidwick looked him up. Esfandiari turned over {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} which was counterfeit on the river, and Chidwick tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Spades} for a full house.

Here is how the rest of the table looks heading into the first 20-minute break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christoph Vogelsang de
Christoph Vogelsang
6,520,000
-350,000
-350,000
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
5,355,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
5,035,000
-170,000
-170,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
4,858,000
-142,000
-142,000
$25K Fantasy
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
4,820,000
-180,000
-180,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
4,810,000
-190,000
-190,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Matthew Siegal ca
Matthew Siegal
4,710,000
-30,000
-30,000
Profile photo of David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
3,800,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariStephen Chidwick