From the cutoff, Isaac Haxton opened to 70,000. Action folded around to the big blind where Justin Bonomo called.
The flop was and Bonomo checked to Haxton who put out a bet of 50,000. Bonomo then check-raised, making it 225,000. Haxton thought for a bit then reraised, making it 475,000 to go. Bonomo called.
The turn was the and both players checked. On the river, Bonomo checked again. Haxton then announced a bet of 1,650,000. Before his 30 seconds were up, Bonomo folded and Haxton took down the pot.
"Isaac, Isaac, Isaac," Bonomo said after the hand.
Christoph Vogelsang opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Talal Shakerchi called in the cutoff. Jason Koon three-bet to 265,000 from the button.
2012 Big One for One Drop champion Antonio Esfandiari then four-bet to 1,025,000 from the big blind and both Vogelsang and Shakerchi got out of the way.
Koon used up one of his time extensions before five-betting all in for 3,870,000, covering Esfandiari. Esfandiari called and was all in.
Jason Koon:
Antonio Esfandiari:
Esfandiari was dominated and the board came and Esfandiari was eliminated.
Under the gun, Fedor Holz opened with a raise to 40,000. Action folded around to the button where Justin Bonomo made it 180,000 to go. Action folded back to Holz and he called.
The flop was and Holz checked to Bonomo who put out a bet of 160,000. Holz called.
The turn was the and Holz checked again. Bonomo put out a bet of 300,000 this time. Holz thought for a while, making his way through one time extension before check-raising, making it 1,100,000. Bonomo thought for a while then called.
On the river, Holz slowed down with a check. Bonomo dropped into the tank, making his way through one time extension himself before checking behind. Holz showed down for a missed flush draw while Bonomo was best with for two pair and that earned him the pot.
Adrian Mateos raised to 40,000 and David Peters called.
Peters checked the flop and Mateos continued for 40,000. Peters check-raised to 160,000 and Mateos called.
Both players checked the turn and the river was the .
Peters checked and Mateos bet 150,000. Peters then check-raised all in for 1,978,000 and Mateos tank-called with .
Peters was forced to show and he became the first elimination from the 2018 Big One for One Drop having lasted just under two levels. With a $1,000,000 buy-in that equates to just under $8,500 a minute.
Daniel Negreanu opened in middle position with a raise to 40,000. Antonio Esfandiari was next to act from middle position and he raised to 101,000. Action folded back around and Negreanu called.
The flop was and Negreanu checked to Esfandiari who put out a bet of 53,000. Negreanu called.
On the turn, Negreanu led out, betting 100,000. Esfandiari thought for a bit before raising and making it 368,000. Negreanu then took him time and raised to 1,200,000. Esfandiari called.
On the river, Negreanu checked. Esfandiari checked behind. Negreanu showed for the nut straight and Esfandiari let out a groan before mucking his hand.
"I was very happy to hear you check on the river," Negreanu said after the hand.
David Peters opened to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by Dominik Nitsche on the button and Jason Koon in the small blind. The flop came and Koon checked to Peters who continued for 40,000. Nitsche called while Koon got out of the way.
The turn brought the and Peters led out for another 150,000. Nitsche still called and the completed the board. Peters thought for a minute before making a bet of 500,000. Nitsche used up a time extension as well and he raised to 2,200,000. Peters slid his cards to the muck and Nitsche raked in the pot.
With nearly 500,000 in the middle already and the board reading , Talal Shakerchi moved in a bet of 350,000. Fedor Holz called in position and the landed on the river.
Shakerchi bet another 525,000 and Holz used up a time extension before making a decision. He eventually made the call and Shakerchi turned over . Holz was unable to beat it and threw his cards to the muck.
Back from a four-year hiatus, the highly anticipated Event #78: Big One for One Drop - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em has finally arrived and will get underway at 11:00 a.m. local time inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. This year, the Big One for One Drop is the final event on the 2018 World Series of Poker schedule, starting just hours after John Cynn won $8.8 million in the Main Event.
This is the first time the $1,000,000 buy-in returns to the WSOP in Las Vegas since 2014, with a Big One for One Drop Extravaganza held in Monte Carlo in 2016 during WSOP Europe. With the Main Event and other storylines from the summer now fully wrapped up, the attention will turn towards the most pricey tournament of the summer. Needless to say, the seven-figure price tag will attract the top pros in the poker world who will all be looking to add an elusive eight-figure score to their already prestigious resumes.
Big One for One Drop Winners
Year
Series
Winner
Country
Prize
Entries
Prize Pool
2012
WSOP
Antonio Esfandiari
United States
$18,346,673
48
$42,666,672
2014
WSOP
Dan Colman
United States
$15,306,668
42
$37,333,338
2016
WSOPE
Elton Tsang
Hong Kong
€11,111,111
28
€24,888,892
The announcement came from Leon Tsoukernik during the 2017 WSOP Europe campaign that the $1,000,000 buy-in event would return to Las Vegas this summer. Tsoukernik was also the first one to confirm that he would be entering the field at the time of his announcement. As of late Saturday night, there were 32 players confirmed in the field with the cap being set at 48 players. Some of those that have already registered include Fedor Holz, Daniel Negreanu, Dominik Nitsche, Steffen Sontheimer, Sam Greenwood and the satellite winner, William Barth.
What makes this tournament so special to many of those at the WSOP, is that 8% of each buy-in goes directly to One Drop, the charitable organization to help supply clean water to places all around the world. The remaining $920,000 goes towards the prize pool. To learn more about One Drop, you can visit the link here.
When the action gets underway on Day 1, players will start with 5,000,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 5,000/10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000. Along with the big blind ante format, shot clocks will also be in play throughout the duration of the tournament. A total of ten 60-minute levels are on tap for Day 1 with a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will also be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of the sixth level. Late registration will remain open until the beginning of play on Day 2.
The tournament is scheduled to take place over the course of three days with the final table of six players returning on Day 3 to play down to a winner. The live stream on PokerGO and ESPN will begin on Day 2, PokerNews will be on the floor from start to finish as the live reporting team will bring you all the updates from the final event of the 2018 WSOP.