The action folded around to Daniel Negreanu in the small blind who shoved all in for 3,080,000. Steffen Sontheimer asked for a count in the big blind and then made the call.
Daniel Negreanu:
Steffen Sontheimer:
The flop came and Negreanu was still trailing the ace-high of Sontheimer. The turn brought the as Negreanu picked up an open-ended straight draw. However, the on the river bricked off as Negreanu was sent to the rail before the final two tables were brought together.
Negreanu was still unhappy about missing a hand after the break when he was misinformed about how long the break actually was.
Rick Salomon raised to 350,000 first to act and Brian Rast moved all in for 2.66 million. Nick Petrangelo on the button reshoved for 7.59 million to isolate successfully.
Brian Rast:
Nick Petrangelo:
The flop was a disaster for Rast, as he needed running aces or kings, and it was all over on the turn. This made the river a formality and the field was whittled down to the last 16 hopefuls.
Justin Bonomo raised to 400,000 in the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski moved all in for 960,000 in the small blind. Rick Salomon four-bet to 2,360,000 and Bonomo folded.
Mikita Badziakouski:
Rick Salomon:
The flop didn't change anything, but Badziakouski picked up some outs on the turn. The river brought no help for Badziakouski and he was eliminated in 18th place.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 200,000 from the button, Matthew Siegal three-bet to 700,000 from the big blind, Chidwick four-bet all in for about 2,9000,000 and Siegal called with , leading Chidwick's .
The board came down , no help to Chidwick, ending his tournament and locking up the pot for Seigal.
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.
The eventual champion will receive a staggering $10 million dollar, as well as the final bracelet to be awarded at the 2018 World Series of Poker.
Rainer Kempe opened to 225,000 from under the gun and David Einhorn three-bet to 675,000 from the hijack. The action folded back to Kempe who stuck in a four-bet to 1,625,000. Einhorn five-bet shoved all in and Kempe quickly called.
Rainer Kempe:
David Einhorn:
Kempe's tournament life was at risk just 20 minutes after registering in the tournament. The flop came leaving Kempe drawing to two remaining queens in the deck. The turn brought the and Kempe was drawing dead to the on the river.
Fedor Holz opened in middle position and got action from Talal Shakerchi in the cutoff — with a dead button — and big blind Adrian Mateos. The flop came and action checked to Shakerchi, who bet 275,000. Mateos made it 800,000 and Holz used a time extension before announcing a call. Shakerchi dumped his holding.
On the turn, the rest went in with Mateos jamming and Holz snap-calling with . Mateos had for trips and needed help against the flopped boat. The river was the , no help to the Spanish pro. He had about 2.1 million and Holz had just about 200,000 more, so he collected Mateos' stack on the first hand dealt at the table.
The 2018 World Series of Poker is closing off with a bang as Event #78: $1,000,000 The Big One for One Drop continues at noon. 19 out of 24 players made it through the first day of this hallmark event, and several more are expected to take their seat shortly before late registration closes at the start of Day 2.
As expected, the best of the best have taken their seat in this event. However, it's not one of the usual suspects that tops the counts as American star Rick Salomon is leading after Day 1. The producer and poker player, notable for his high-profile relationships, bagged the overnight chip lead with 11,445,000 in chips. Salomon is no stranger when it comes to these ultra high-stakes events and cashed the last two editions of the One Drop, finishing 4th in 2014 in Las Vegas ($2,800,000) and 3rd in 2016 in Monte Carlo (€3,000,000).
Hot on Salomon's heels are two of poker's biggest stars: Phil Ivey sits in second with 10,365,000 in chips, while Daniel Negreanu follows in third with 8,100,000.
Although the entire field could be listed, Dan Smith (7,735,000), Erik Seidel (6,835,000), Talal Shakerchi (6,745,000), Dominik Nitsche (6,550,000), Jason Koon (6,540,000), Christoph Vogelsang (5,680,000), Nick Petrangelo (5,300,000), Justin Bonomo (4,715,000), Stephen Chidwick (4,550,000), Fedor Holz (3,220,000) and Adrian Mateos (3,100,000) are among those that will be back on Day 2.
2012 champion Antonio Esfandiari was the second to fall on Day 1 after David Peters busted first. Isaac Haxton, Bryn Kenney, and Jake Schindler also ran out of chips during the first day.
Cards will be back in the air at noon local time with blinds at 50,000/100,000 and a big blind ante of 100,000. Ultra-late entrants still receive 50 big blinds to work with, giving them plenty of room as Day 2 kicks off. The penultimate day is scheduled to play 10 levels or down to the final six, whichever comes first.
PokerNews covers this prestigious event with an all-star team wire-to-wire, so be sure to stick glued to your screen to not miss any of the action. Live streaming will be during the entire day and starts on PokerGO from 12:30 p.m. onwards with hole cards up, then move to ESPN from 9:30 p.m. onwards. The broadcast will be on a security delay of 30 minutes.