$111,111 High Roller for One Drop Action Gets Underway at 3 p.m.!
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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, Ari Engel checked from the hijack and Chris Johnson bet 50,000 from the button. Engel called to see the 
river and led for 141,000. After a few moments, Johnson called.
for an ace-high flush. Johnson mucked and Engel won the pot.
and Tsoukernik, who was busy eating crackers with caviar from a little side table next to the table, checked. Fast checked as well and Lichtenberger bet 7,500. Tsoukernik, by now getting his second cracker with caviar prepared by one of the two servers standing close by, folded. Fast check-raised to 19,000 and Lichtenberger called.
on the turn and the 
completed the board. Fast checked again and saw "Luckychewy" bet 48,000. Fast counted his chips, tanked for some time, and eventually tossed in two 25,000 chips to call.
right away and Fast folded.
and Engel checked to Johnson who continued for 25,000. Engel check-raised to 73,000, Johnson reraised all in for about 185,000, and Engel called.
turn nor 
river helped Johnson, securing the first elimination of the tournament for Engel.
with two clubs. Esfandiari checked, Holz bet, Esfandiari check-raised, and Holz called. The turn was the 
river where Esfandiari bet effectively 200,000.
for trip jacks. Holz couldn't beat it, and the defending champion was eliminated.
for trip aces and had Seidel's 
drawing dead. The river was the inconsequential 
and Tsoukernik scored the elimination.
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. Jaffe checked again and Tsoukernik bet effectively 620,000. After mulling it over for about 45 seconds, Jaffe folded. Tsoukernik showed 
, from under the gun, Michael Rosenfeld pushed all in for his last 43,000. Martin Finger called from the hijack, Tom Marchese folded from the button.
on the turn gave Rosenfeld 2 outs, but the 
, giving Schillhabel a set of queens. The turn was the 
