Talal Shakerchi opened for 225,000 under the gun and Jason Koon called on the button. Fedor Holz made it 1.2 million in the small blind and Shakerchi immediately jammed for about 2.15 million. Koon mucked and Holz called, showing . It was a race against .
The was a good one for Shakerchi but he waved his hands in frustration when the hit to give Holz a leading pair of aces. The river was the , busting Shakerchi.
Five players will finish in the money in the 2018 Big One for One Drop, with $2 million for the number five place finisher. The payouts increase to $2.840 million, $4 million and $6 million.
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Daniel Negreanu opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 900,000 in the small blind. Negreanu called to go heads-up to a flop of . Vogelsang led out for 500,000 and Negreanu made the call.
The landed on the turn and Vogelsang slowed down with a check. Negreanu threw in a bet of 700,000 and that was enough to get Vogelsang off of his hand. Negreanu recovered some of the chips he just lost in the previous hand.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 225,000 under the gun and Jason Koon defended big blind. They checked the flop to see a board of . Koon check-called 425,000. They both checked the river and Koon opened . Chidwick could beat it: .
The action folded to Daniel Negreanu who raised it up to 250,000 on the button. Steffen Sontheimer called in the small blind along with Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind. The flop came and the blinds checked to Negreanu who continued for 225,000. Sontheimer check-raised to 600,000 and Vogelsang folded. Negreanu moved all in and Sontheimer called off his last 1,850,000 chips.
Steffen Sontheimer:
Daniel Negreanu:
Sontheimer was in a great position to score a double up with the Cowboys. The turn was the and the river brought the as Sontheimer secured his double up through Negreanu.
Justin Bonomo limped in from the small blind and Phil Ivey raised to 300,000, Bonomo called. On the flop, Bonomo checked and subsequently check-raised from 200,000 to 600,000, Ivey called. The turn brought a bet of 1.3 million by Bonomo and Ivey folded.
Byron Kaverman's raise to 225,000 from the under-the-gun position was called by Nick Petrangelo in the cutoff and the duo headed to a flop of . Kaverman checked and Petrangelo took down the pot with a bet of 250,000.
Brian Rast opened to 225,000 the next hand and Kaverman three-bet to 875,000 and Rast four-bet all in for 3.48 million to force an instant fold from Kaverman.
Bonomo raised to 240,000 and Mikita Badziakouski three-bet all in for 3.26 million to claim the pot without resistance.
Dan Smith raised to 235,000 from the cutoff and Jason Koon called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Koon checked to Smith who continued for 200,000. Koon check-raised to 620,000, Smith called and the turn fell. Koon bet 1,400,000, Smith used a time bank before he reraised all in with a covering stack and Koon folded instantly.
Jason Koon raised to 225,000 in second position and Matthew Siegal defended big blind. Siegal check-called 150,000 on and then 600,000 on the . When the river fell, he fired out 1.5 million without hesitation. Koon muttered something to himself then folded.
"I had four to a steel wheel," Koon said.
"No bluff this time?" Fedor Holz asked with a smile. "You didn't show."
"Oh, he likes to show his bluffs?" Koon said. "That makes me feel a lot better."
Mikita Badziakouski raised to 250,000 in the hijack and was called by Nick Petrangelo in the big blind. The flop was checked through and Petrangelo bet the turn for 400,000, Badziakouski called. On the river, Badziakouski bet 450,000 again and Petrangelo called.
Badziakouski showed the for a pair of tens and Petrangelo had the better kicker with the to win the pot.
Phil Ivey made it 225,000 to go and Justin Bonomo defended the big blind. On a flop of , Bonomo check-called a bet of 150,000 and the turn was checked. The river paired the board and Bonomo bet 250,000. Ivey called and Bonomo tabled for aces and sevens to win the pot.
Nick Petrangelo opened the action with a raise to 210,000 first to act and Phil Ivey called. Both checked the flop and Petrangelo bet the turn for 225,000, Ivey called. On the river, Petrangelo checked and Ivey made it 500,000 to go.
Petrangelo gave it some thought and called to see Ivey roll over the for quads to drag in yet another pot early on Day 2.