Wednesday, July 12, 2017 2:49 AM Local Time
Day 1a of Event #74: The Little One for One Drop Wraps; Aldridge Leads
Day 1a of Event #74: The Little One for One Drop - $1,000 +111 No-Limit Hold'em has ended. The remaining 117 players will return Friday at 2 p.m. in the Miranda room at the Rio and merge with the players from Day 1b and Day 1c. Day 2 play will go for 10.5 levels with 15-minute break after every two levels. Players will also enjoy a 60-minute dinner break at about 8:30 p.m.
Ken 'Teach' Aldridge of the United States ended Day 1a as the chip leader with 199,000, but as there are two more Day 1s so the could shift before Day 2. Close behind Aldridge are Lawrence Engerman of the United States with 183,400 and Mark Jun from the United States with 181,200.
Other notables returning to Day 2 include recent bracelet winner Tom Koral (22,200) Adam Owen (92,800), Joe Elpayaa (75,600), Ray Henson (58,500), and Brian Hastings (16,800).
Jason Mercier (91,000), David 'ODB' Baker (59,300), Thomas Taylor (57,100), and Mike Leah (14,300) bagged for Day 2, and all four players are also playing in the Main Event Day 2c on Wednesday. If everything goes right they will be multi-tabling the two events on Friday.
The event attracted 687 entries with two more Day 1s to go that will add to the prize pool. Day 1b starts at 3 p.m. on Wednesday and is a $1,000 buy-in for 5,000 chips. Players can elect to give a $111 donation to One Drop and receive an extra 5,000 chips on top of their starting stack.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 2:27 AM Local Time
End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Ken Aldridge | 199,000 | 29,000  |
| Lawrence Engerman | 183,400 | 183,400 |
| Mark Jun | 181,200 | 21,200 |
| Brian Brenneke | 134,400 | 0  |
| Lorena Chiquillo | 126,700 | 126,700 |
| Zachary Smiley | 122,300 | 122,300 |
| Anders Hagen | 121,000 | 0 |
| Robert Hankins | 118,000 | 118,000 |
| Benjamin Mccoy | 114,600 | 114,600 |
| Paul W Lee | 114,200 | 114,200 |
| Benjamin Milstein | 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Andrew Hanna | 108,800 | 108,800 |
| Pavel Plesuv | 105,100 | 105,100 |
| David Farah | 103,300 | 13,300 |
| Dominic Cullen | 103,300 | 103,300 |
| Terry Schumacher | 102,100 | -600 |
| John Bresee | 100,900 | 100,900 |
| Seunghwan Lee | 95,900 | 95,900 |
| Gary Herstein | 95,000 | 95,000 |
| David Bagheri | 94,800 | 94,800 |
| Adam Owen | 92,800 | 27,800 |
| Aviv Azoulay | 92,400 | 92,400 |
| Jason Mercier | 91,000 | 32,600 |
| Timothy Miles | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Daniel Le | 88,500 | 88,500 |
| Samuel Bernstein | 88,500 | 88,500 |
| Gregory Hustad | 86,100 | 86,100 |
| Arin Youssefian | 84,800 | 84,800 |
| Bradley Gordon | 82,500 | 82,500 |
| Joseph Elpayaa | 75,600 | 75,600 |
| Steven Keeter | 72,500 | 72,500 |
| Zachary Gruneberg | 72,400 | 72,400 |
| Domingos Fernandes | 72,100 | 72,100 |
| William Conoley | 72,100 | 72,100 |
| Jeremy Hill | 71,400 | 71,400 |
| Joseph Ruigomez | 71,300 | -22,700 |
| Trevor Klassen | 70,100 | 70,100 |
| Amy Fontaine | 69,500 | 69,500 |
| David Schechter | 69,300 | 0 |
| John Sova | 68,800 | 68,800 |
| Phong Nguyen (WA) | 62,100 | 62,100 |
| Michael Buchmiller | 60,800 | 60,800 |
| Jacob Powers | 59,700 | 59,700 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 59,300 | 59,300 |
| Raymond Henson | 58,500 | 58,500 |
| Brad Ruben | 58,000 | 58,000 |
| Thomas Taylor | 57,100 | 20,100 |
| James Cerrotta | 56,500 | 56,500 |
| Vladimir Peck | 56,300 | 56,300 |
| Howard Mann | 55,800 | 55,800 |
| John Lanese | 55,100 | 55,100 |
| Tobias Schwecht | 54,800 | 54,800 |
| Adam Hussen | 54,600 | 54,600 |
| Tate Morgan | 53,900 | 25,800 |
| Peter Nguyen | 52,600 | 52,600 |
| Rafael Rojano Ramos | 52,300 | 52,300 |
| Shaotong Chang | 51,300 | 51,300 |
| Clayton Schmeisser | 49,700 | 49,700 |
| Peter Bosen | 49,500 | 49,500 |
| Duke Nguyen | 49,200 | 49,200 |
| Richard Harroch | 48,700 | 48,700 |
| Franklin Lo | 47,600 | 47,600 |
| Scott Zakheim | 47,600 | 47,600 |
| Jan Stein | 46,900 | 46,900 |
| Jeremy Dresch | 46,500 | 46,500 |
| Dorin Tomacu | 46,200 | 46,200 |
| John David Rogers | 45,800 | 45,800 |
| Emil Ekvardt | 44,800 | 44,800 |
| Sam Chau | 44,100 | 44,100 |
| Dale Lancaster | 43,700 | 43,700 |
| Alexandre Sako | 43,500 | 43,500 |
| Roland Pieterman | 43,400 | 43,400 |
| Sharad Rao | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| Richard Scott | 42,000 | 42,000 |
| Andrew Gilmore | 41,900 | 41,900 |
| Collin Cheung | 41,200 | 41,200 |
| Connor Schaeffer | 40,600 | 40,600 |
| Martin Lesjoe | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Alon Mizrahi | 39,500 | 39,500 |
| Huihan Wu | 38,900 | 38,900 |
| Rajasekhara Munnangi | 37,700 | 37,700 |
| Ian Gavlick | 35,500 | 35,500 |
| Robert Campbell | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| Randall Bradshaw | 31,800 | 31,800 |
| David Miller | 30,600 | 30,600 |
| Thomas Wheeler | 28,800 | 28,800 |
| Nathaniel Stokes | 26,800 | 26,800 |
| Roman Valerstein | 26,400 | 8,900 |
| Ricardo Abundis | 26,300 | 26,300 |
| Alexander Roumeliotis | 26,100 | 26,100 |
| Fawz Bennis | 25,400 | 5,400 |
| Ronny Der | 25,100 | 25,100 |
| Eric Dam | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Ilya Dyment | 24,900 | 24,900 |
| Guanhua Hu | 24,500 | 24,500 |
| Paul Hebert | 24,300 | 24,300 |
| Lukas Rutkauskas | 23,600 | 23,600 |
| Nicola Renda | 22,300 | 22,300 |
| Tom Koral | 22,200 | 22,200 |
| Li Fu | 20,300 | 20,300 |
| Denis Noykin | 19,800 | 19,800 |
| Joseph Alesna | 19,400 | 19,400 |
| Danny Noam | 18,700 | -12,500 |
| Larry Wright | 18,400 | 18,400 |
| Amanda Canelakes | 18,300 | 18,300 |
| Ronald Keren | 17,300 | 17,300 |
| Brian Hastings | 16,800 | -9,200 |
| Ocia Langner | 16,600 | 16,600 |
| Rebecca Campbell | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Xiu Song | 15,900 | 15,900 |
| Kyle Merron | 14,900 | 14,900 |
| Mike Leah | 14,300 | -45,700 |
| Shawn Rice | 11,500 | -4,500 |
| Jens-Erik Hogberg | 10,100 | 10,100 |
| Weston Brown | 5,500 | 5,500 |
| Robert Flowers | 2,700 | 2,700 |
| Theodore Driscoll | 1 | 1 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 2:23 AM Local Time
Schumacher Ends the Night Right
Terry Schumacher was in the cutoff and raised to 2,500. the button called, as well as the small blind and big blind.
The flop was and the small blind led for 5,000. The big blind folded and Schumacher raised to 12,000. The button folded and the small blind called.
The turn was the and the small blind checked. Schumacher moved all in covering the small blind who tanked. After a couple of minutes a clock was called and the small blind put the rest of her chips in. Schumacher tabled and the small blind showed .
The river was the and Schumacher goes into Day 2 in a much more comfortable position.
| Terry Schumacher | 102,700 | 45,700 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 2:12 AM Local Time
Four More Hands Tonight
We have hit ten minutes on the clock, and that means the floor staff has drawn for a number of hands. Tonight that is four. Once every table has played four hands, we will be done for the night.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:59 AM Local Time
Owen Holds to Double Up
Adam Owen went heads up to a flop of , and the big blind checked to Owen, who fired out 2,100. His opponent went for the check raise to 5,200, and Owen thought for about a minute before he moved all in.
His opponent went into the tank for a while, never looking too comfortable about the decision. He asked for a count, and it was 28,900 total. Eventually he called, and told Owen, "you're ahead," when he saw Owen's hand.
Owen:
Opponent:
The on the turn was great for Owen, as an eight was no longer good for his opponent. The river gave him a sweat, but it was the , securing the double up for him to 65,000.
| Adam Owen | 65,000 | 36,000 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:57 AM Local Time
Updated Counts as the Last 20 Minutes of Play Approaches
| David Farah | 90,000 | -27,800 |
| Ted Driscoll | 67,000 | -1,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 58,400 | 13,400 |
| Thomas Taylor | 37,000 | 21,250 |
| Harry Lodge | 28,400 | -2,800 |
| Brian Hastings | 26,000 | 3,000 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:51 AM Local Time
Aldridge and Jun Separating from the Pack
With 30 minutes left in play tonight, we have a few players who have stacks of over 100,000, but two players are starting to plow ahead of the group. Ken Aldridge and Mark Jun are both at over 150,000 and going strong as play is about to wrap up. We will find out shortly if one of them will end the day at the top of the heap.
| Ken Aldridge | 170,000 | 140,000 |
| Mark Jun | 160,000 | 90,000 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:48 AM Local Time
Some Late Night Chip Counts
| Zach Gruneberg | 104,000 | 36,000 |
| Joe Elpayaa | 82,000 | -13,000 |
| Ray Henson | 70,000 | 27,000 |
| Mike Leah | 60,000 | 2,000 |
| Michael Wang | 49,000 | 12,800 |
| Dan Heimiller | 38,000 | -10,100 |
| Adam Owen | 29,000 | 15,500 |
| David 'ODB' Baker | 19,000 | -3,000 |
| Roman Valerstein | 17,500 | 7,100 |
| Dan O'Brien | 0 | -9,000 |
| Michael Gagliano | 0 | -5,800 |
| John Racener | 0 | -14,225 |
| Chris Ferguson | 0 | -8,375 |
| Ben Yu | 0 | -8,300 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:35 AM Local Time
Hustad Knocks out Legrand in a Cooler
Osvaldo Legrand got it all in pre-flop for his remaining stack of roughly 32,000 against Greg Hustad who had him well covered.
Greg Hustad:
Osvaldo Legrand:
The flop was looking good for Legrand who had just tripled up 20-minutes earlier. The turn was painful, however when the hit the board. The river bricked off the and unfortunately for Legrand, he wasn't able to hold when he needed to the most.
| Greg Hustad | 102,000 | |
| Osvaldo Legrand | 0 | -32,500 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:28 AM Local Time
Yi Zhang Vs. Brian Hastings
In a raised pot pre it was Brian Hastings and Yi Zhang heads up on a flop of . Hastings checked, Zhang bet 3,300 and Hastings called.
The turn was the and again Hastings checked. Zhang bet 11,000 and Hastings called.
The river was the and Hastings check-called an all in from Zhang bet of 17,900.
Zhang:
Hastings:
| Yi Zhang | 74,000 | -17,000 |
| Brian Hastings | 23,000 | -38,000 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:23 AM Local Time
Last Level of the Night
The tenth and final level of the day has just kicked off. Players will be bagging and tagging in an hour, or until we reach the final 110 players, whichever comes first.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:22 AM Local Time
Level 10 started
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1000
Ante: 100
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:18 AM Local Time
Xiu Mei Survives a Race
Xiu Mei was in the cutoff and raised to 2,000. A player in the small blind moved all in for 19,000 and Mei called for her remaining 16,500 and was at risk.
Xiu Mei:
Small blind:
The board ran out and with her king pairing on the turn, Mei doubled up.
| Xiu Mei | 35,000 | 0 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:11 AM Local Time
Elpayaa Nearing Six Figures
Joe Elpayaa and another player went heads up to a flop of . Elpayaa fired out 2,300, and his opponent bumped it up to 7,000. Elpayaa thought it over for a few moments before calling, and the hit the turn. Elpayaa checked this time, and his opponent made it 10,000 to go.
Elpayaa again thought for a few moments to make his decision, but this time he raised it up to 22,000. His opponent tanked for about a minute before folding, and the two players engaged in some small banter after the hand, each won saying they thought the other might be bluffing.
"I assure you I had you beat," Elpayaa said with a smile as he raked in the chips to push his stack to 95,000.
| Joe Elpayaa | 95,000 | 83,300 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:03 AM Local Time
Ken Aldridge Eliminates a Player
In the very next hand a player was all in with one chip. Brian Hastings raised to 1,800 and Ken Aldridge called.
The flop came and Aldridge bet 1,000, Hastings called.
The turn was the and Aldridge bet 3,000, Hastings folded.
Aldridge:
Opponent:
The river was the and Aldridge eliminated a player.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 1:02 AM Local Time
Le-grand Pot!
It appeared 5 players were in the hand with one player all in pre-flop for 4,100. Four others were alive on the side.
The flop was and the small blind moved all in for roughly 5,100. Osvaldo Legrand in the big blind then moved all in for 7,100 and the two others in the pot, folded. Legrand retained 2,000 and had two players at risk.
Small blind:
Big blind:
first pre-flop all in player:
The board ran out the and the and Legrand retained control of the pot, avoiding a gut shot straight flush draw and some combination of two pair and trip outs.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:54 AM Local Time
Yu Getting Short
Terry Schumacher raised it up to 1,600 from early position, and it folded around to Ben Yu, who called from the big blind. The flop came down , and Yu check called a bet of 1,100 from Schumacher. The hit the turn, and Yu tapped the felt again. Schumacher didn't slow down, firing 2,500, and Yu thought it over for a bit before tossing his cards in, dropping him below starting stack.
| Terry Schumacher | 57,000 | |
| Ben Yu | 8,300 | -1,700 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:52 AM Local Time
Shawn Rice Triples Up
Shawn Rice raised to 4,000 and the player on the button moved all in. The small blind called and Rice called for his last 700.
Rice:
Button:
Small Blind:
The board ran out all hearts but gave Rice a straight flush, and he tripped up.
| Shawn Rice | 16,000 | -12,500 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:44 AM Local Time
'ODB' Doubles Up
David Baker was in the hijack and raised to 1,800. The small blind three-bet to 4,500 and Baker called.
The flop was and the small blind led for 6,000. Baker moved all in for 10,300 and reluctantly, the small blind called. David Baker tabled and the small blind showed . The board ran out the and sending the pot to Baker.
| David 'ODB' Baker | 22,000 | -10,800 |
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 12:23 AM Local Time
Level 9 started
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100