Event #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em
Jour 1 a débuté
Event #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em
Jour 1 a débuté
The biggest event of the 2017 World Series of Poker is about to get underway. At 3 p.m. this afternoon, the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop kicks off and the crème de la crème of the poker world will be in attendance to battle for the ultimate WSOP glory.
The event was initially scheduled towards the end of the series, running July 7-9. With the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl in Aria right before the start of the Series, the WSOP decided to swap the $111,111 One Drop with the $10,000 Seven Card Stud so the two biggest events of the summer lined up a bit better.
Players signing up for this event get 500,000 in chips with blinds starting at 1,000/2,000. The tournament will run 60-minute levels throughout and registration remains open till the start of play on Day 2. There are 10 levels on the schedule for Day 1 with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6 (around 9:30).
The inaugural event back in 2012 saw 48 players compete in the $1,000,000 buy-in event. Antonio Esfandiari took down the event, winning the largest first-place prize in the history of the game. The following year, the buy-in was scaled back to $111,111 and Anthony "wwwBTHEREcom" Gregg reigned supreme. In 2014, the buy-in was back to $1,000,000 and Daniel Negreanu famously battled Daniel Colman heads up for the title. The latter won, taking down $15,306,668.
For the last two years, the buy-in has remained steady at $111,111. WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel took down the event in 2015 for a career second-best score of almost $4 million. Last year, Fedor Holz capped off an amazing poker season by crowning himself the champion for almost $5 million before announcing his "retirement."
Year | Buy In | Entries | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
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2012 | $1,000,000 | 48 | $42,666,672 | Antonio Esfandiari | $18,346,673 |
2013 | $111,111 | 166 | $17,891,148 | Anthony Gregg | $4,830,619 |
2014 | $1,000,000 | 42 | $37,333,338 | Daniel Colman | $15,306,668 |
2015 | $111,111 | 135 | $14,249,925 | Jonathan Duhamel | $3,989,985 |
2016 | $111,111 | 183 | $19,316,565 | Fedor Holz | $4,981,775 |
Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
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1 | 1,000 | 2,000 | |
2 | 1,500 | 3,000 | |
3 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 500 |
4 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 500 |
5 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 500 |
6 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 500 |
7 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 |
8 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 |
9 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 |
10 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 |
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
As one of the first hands in the biggest tournament got underway, the audio alarm system in the Brasilia Room went off. The fire alarm, with flashing lights and an automated voice alerting everyone, didn't prompt anyone to get up and leave. In fact, everyone just played on while the alarm continued to sound.
Playing just three-handed, Ben Sulsky opened for 5,500 under the gun. Antonio Esfandiari three-bet the button to 15,000. The big blind folded and Sulsky contemplated what to do for a bit.
"If we're gonna get blown up, we might as well gamble! Right, Antonio?" Sulsky said.
Esfandiari smiled and Sulsky called.
Sulsky check-called 12,000 on and 23,000 on the turn. The river saw both players check and Sulsky took it down, showing as Esfandiari mucked.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Ben Sulsky |
553,000
53,000
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53,000 |
Antonio Esfandiari |
450,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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Among those here at the start of play include...
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Jonathan Jaffe | 500,000 | |
Jake Schindler | 500,000 | |
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Brandon Steven | 500,000 | |
Ari Engel | 500,000 | |
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Nick Petrangelo | 500,000 | |
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Ryan Riess | 500,000 | |
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Robert Mizrachi | 500,000 | |
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Leon Tsoukernik | 500,000 | |
Haralabos Voulgaris | 500,000 | |
Manig Loeser | 500,000 | |
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Moritz Dietrich | 500,000 | |
Blake Bohn | 500,000 | |
Isaac Haxton | 500,000 | |
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Larry Greenberg | 500,000 | |
Martin Jacobson | 500,000 | |
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Stephen Chidwick | 500,000 | |
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Darren Elias | 500,000 | |
Erik Seidel | 500,000 | |
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Justin Bonomo | 500,000 | |
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Chance Kornuth | 500,000 | |
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Sergio Aido | 500,000 | |
Iraj Parvizi | 500,000 | |
Igor Yaroshevskyy | 500,000 | |
Mike Kamran | 500,000 | |
Carl Leckner
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500,000 |
Larry Greenberg (hijack) and Jake Schindler (button) each committed 55,000 to see a flop of .
Greenberg bet 30,000, Schindler called, and the turn fell. Greenberg bet 30,000 once again, Schindler called and the river completed the board. Greenberg bet 110,000 and, after about 20 seconds, Schindler raised all in for about 395,000. Greenberg mulled it over for about 90 seconds, eventually giving up his hand.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Jake Schindler |
730,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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Larry Greenberg |
275,000
-225,000
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-225,000 |
Brandon Steven opened the button for 5,000 and both small blind Joe Cada and big blind Ari Engel called.
All three of them checked the flop of before the hit the turn. Cada checked again. Engel bet 6,500. Steven called and Cada folded.
As the completed the board, Engel tapped the table to check. Steven was rather quick to fire 17,500 to the middle. Engel contemplated what to do for just a bit before he slid in the chips to call.
Steven showed . Engel took it down with the .
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Ari Engel |
560,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Brandon Steven |
440,000
-60,000
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-60,000 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Christian Christner | 500,000 | |
Ben Tollerene | 500,000 | |
John Morgan | 500,000 | |
Scott Seiver | 500,000 | |
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Dan Colman | 500,000 | |
Tom Marchese | 500,000 | |
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Dietrich Fast | 500,000 | |
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John Juanda | 500,000 | |
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Anthony Zinno | 500,000 | |
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Fedor Holz (seat 8) has just taken his seat. He's sharing a table with Antonio Esfandiari (seat 1), Scott Seiver (seat 2), Jonathan Jaffe (seat 5), and Ben Sulsky (seat 7). Holz won this event last year for $4,981,775 after having finished runner-up in the Super High Roller Bowl for $3.5 million earlier that summer.
This year, Holz didn't make it into the money in the Super High Roller Bowl but the "retiree" has already scored two other trophies this summer. He took down back-to-back $50,000 tournaments in the Aria for $330,660 and $417,600, respectively.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Fedor Holz |
500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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