Hand #13: Bertrand Grospellier opened for 420,000 in middle position. Mike Kamran called in the big blind but folded to a continuation-bet on .
Hand #14: Grospellier raised again to 420,000 and Chris Moore defended his big blind.
On the flop, Moore check-called 425,000. Both checked the , and the finished the community out. Moore checked again but this time tank-folded to a bet of 1,220,000.
Hand #15: Moore completed the blind and Martin Jacobson checked. Both checked the flop and, with a board of present, Moore bet 225,000 and won the pot.
Hand #7: Haralabos Voulgaris raised all in for about 2,400,000 from the hijack and received no action.
Hand #8: Doug Polk opened to 450,000 from middle position, Bertrand Grospellier three-bet to 2,300,000 from the big blind, and Polk folded.
Hand #9: Dario Sammartino raised to 450,000 from the button and Rainer Kempe called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Kempe check-folded to a bet of 375,000 from Sammartino.
Hand #10: Bertrand Grospellier raised to 420,000 from the button and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Mike Kamran raised to 425,000 from early position and Doug Polk called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Polk checked to Kamran who continued for about 450,000. Polk folded.
Hand #12: Mike Kamran raised to 425,000 from under the gun, Dario Sammartino three-bet to 1,150,000 from middle position, Andrew Robl four-bet shoved from the button for about 4,150,000, Kamran folded, and Sammartino called.
Sammartaino:
Robl:
The board ran out and they chopped the pot with aces and eights.
Hand #3: Rainer Kempe raised to 425,000 in the cutoff and won the pot.
Hand #4: Doug Polk raised to 425,000 on the button. Michael Kamran defended his big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. Kamran led out 480,000 on the , and Polk called. Both checked the , and Kamran showed down for trips.
"Good check back," Haralabos Voulgaris said to Polk.
Hand #5: Polk opened to 450,000 in the cutoff and folded to a Chris Moore three-bet to 1.3 million out of the big blind.
Hand #6: Polk opened for 450,000 in the hijack, and Moore called in the small blind. Martin Jacobson came along in the big, and the flop came .
Action checked to Polk, who bet 550,000. Moore raised to 1.3 million, chasing away Jacobson, but Polk continued. Both players checked the turn and river, and Polk couldn't beat the turned over by Moore.
Hand #1: Bertrand Grospellier raised to 330,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #2: Andrew Robl limped from the small blind and Doug Polk checked his option.
The flop fell and Robl bet 160,000. Polk called to see the turn which both players checked. The river was the and after about 90 seconds, Robl bet 700,000. Polk called instantly.
Robl showed and played the board, while Polk tabled for fives full of jacks to win the pot.
Welcome to Day 4 coverage of Event #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em. After three days and nearly 21 levels of play, nine players remain from a starting field of 130 entries in the quest to capture one of the most prestigious titles of the summer, a coveted WSOP gold bracelet, and the $3,686,865 first-place prize.
On top of the chip counts by a wide margin entering the final table is Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, commanding a stack of nearly double his nearest competitor. Grospellier is one of the most recognizable players in the game, having been a successful player for more than a decade. However, since winning his lone bracelet back in 2011, Grospellier hasn't quite shined at the WSOP, with just a modest 11 cashes since. A win today would not only give Grospellier his second bracelet, but it would serve as a reminder to the poker world that "ElkY" is still a dangerous player.
"It feels great to be back on the main stage especially in one of the biggest events of the summer," Grospellier said yesterday. "The field is very tough, so it's still going to be a really tough final table. The toughest is obviously coming up." He isn't wrong about that.
Second in chips is 2014 Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson, who is not at only at his second final table this summer already, but who also has a High Roller for One Drop final table under his belt. In 2013, Jacobson finished sixth in this event for $807,427, and will no doubt be looking to improve upon that result.
All told, this final table boasts career earnings of more than $56 million according to the Hendon Mob, and that number is set to rise after the final table concludes.
Who will emerge victorious? Here is a look at the seating and chip counts:
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Dario Sammartino
Italy
7,975,000
50
2
Bertrand Grospellier
France
16,825,000
105
3
Rainer Kempe
Germany
5,760,000
36
4
Andrew Robl
United States
6,670,000
41
5
Doug Polk
United States
6,090,000
38
6
Haralabos Voulgaris
Canada
2,865,000
18
7
Michael Kamran
United States
3,470,000
21
8
Chris Moore
United States
7,600,000
47
9
Martin Jacobson
Sweden
8,890,000
55
Play is set to begin at 2:00 pm, and we'll be here to provide hand-for-hand updates on all of the action as the quest to crown the next High Roller for One Drop champion concludes!