2014 World Series of Poker
Vanessa Selbst checked to Sam Trickett on a completed board of ![]()
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, and the Brit fired out 158,000. Selbst tanked for a bit before calling, and Trickett showed ![]()
for kings up.
Selbst mucked, and Trickett was pushed the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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5,315,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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3,565,000
292,000
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292,000 |
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Last night Connor Drinan managed to win his way into this enormous tournament by taking down the $25,000 satellite. Today Drinan's sitting at a table with defending champion Antonio Esfandiari, of whom he just managed to win a decent pot.
The flop read ![]()
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when we just picked up the action and Connor Drinan checked from the big blind. Esfandiari bet 31,000 from the cutoff and Drinan made the call.
On the turn the
hit and Drinan checked again after which Esfandiari bet 57,000. Drinan tanked for a bit and called, and the river was the
.
Drinan now put together a bet of his own and threw out 120,000.
"Why this one?" Esfandiari seemed to ask the dealer about the river card he did not like. A minute went by and eventually Esfandiari made the call.
Drinan quickly tabled ![]()
for trips and Esfandiari tossed his card high in the air towards the muck. Drinan picked up the pot and Esfandiari slipped down a little further.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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2,850,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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2,770,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Christoph "Tight-Man1" Vogelsang opened for 26,000 from the hijack and Bill Klein called from the button. Noah Schwartz tagged along from the big blind and three players took a flop of ![]()
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. Schwartz checked, Vogelsang bet 40,000, and Klein made the call. Schwartz got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the
turn.
Vogelsang checked, Klein bet 90,000, and the German called. When the
completed the board on the river, Vogelsang checked and Klein did the same.
"I know that didn't smell good," Klein said when Vogelsang tabled the ![]()
for flopped trips that turned into a flush. "River saved me money."
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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3,100,000
84,000
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84,000 |
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3,050,000
61,000
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61,000 |
We arrived at the table to see Isaac Haxton and Niklas Heinecker looking down at a board of ![]()
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. With about 500,000 already in the middle, Haxton was first to act and deep into the tank on his action. About another minute passed after we arrived before Haxton dipped into his stack and came out for 375,000.
Heinecker quickly released his cards and Haxton was awarded the pot. Haxton is now back over starting stack with 3.11 million while Heinecker has dropped to 2.92 million.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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3,110,000
437,000
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437,000 |
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2,920,000
330,000
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330,000 |
From the hijack seat, Talal Shakerchi opened with a raise to 26,000. Tom Hall called from the next spot out of the cutoff seat, and then action fell on Brian Rast on the button. Rast reraised and made it 102,000 to go. The blinds folded before both Shakerchi and Hall called to see the flop.
On the ![]()
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flop, Shakerchi checked, and Hall bet 175,000. Rast folded, but Shakerchi called to see the turn.
The
was added to the board on fourth street, and Shakerchi checked. Hall bet 350,000, and Shakerchi quickly folded. After Shakerchi passed his cards to the muck, Hall flashed the
before tossing in his hand as well, but then raking in the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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5,200,000
1,170,000
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1,170,000 |
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3,870,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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1,700,000
500,000
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500,000 |
Gabe Kaplan, noted actor, comedian, and poker commentator, has just sat down as the 42nd entrant in The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop.
Prior to this week, Kaplan's last live recorded tournament cash was in 2010 during the NBC National Heads Up Championship where he finished in 9th place. Just two days ago, however, Kaplan was one of the 87 total entries in the 2014 Bellagio $100K Summer Super High Roller. Kaplan ultimately finished eighth in the event and pocketed $258,390 in prize money. Soon after, Kaplan tweeted the following:

To 1 drop or not 1 drop: that is the question : Would it be nobler in my mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune at 55-1.Follow @GabeKaplan
Since that moment, it was a very strong possibility that Kaplan would take his seat for this prestigious event. He ultimately opted to come down to the Rio and took his seat at Table #354 where he joined the likes of Sam Trickett, Vanessa Selbst, Paul Newey, John Morgan, Max Altergott, and Igor Kurganov.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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3,000,000 |
Daniel Colman raised to 23,000 on the button, Tobias Reinkemeier defended his big blind, and both players checked on a flop of ![]()
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. Reinkemeier led out for 27,000, Colman called, and the
completed the board.
Reinkemeier fired out another 55,000, Colman called, and the German showed ![]()
for queen-high.
Colman turned over ![]()
for a pair of sixes and pulled in the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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3,050,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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2,995,000
29,000
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29,000 |
The board read ![]()
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when David Sands bet 57,000 and Talal Shakerchi called.
The river was the
and both players checked. Sands showed ![]()
and mucked when Shakerchi tabled ![]()
.
Shakerchi raked in a pot and while he's among the smaller stacks there's no need for any crazy moves just yet.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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3,210,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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2,200,000
285,000
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285,000 |