According to World Series of Poker officials, the $111,111 buy-in One Drop High Roller, which started on Wednesday, is the largest field ever assembled for a six-figure buy-in tournament at 166 players. The prize pool came close to passing $18 million and a ridiculous $4.8 million top prize is on the line. The tournament helped raise money for One Drop, a charity aimed at water preservation.

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WSOP officials lauded in a statement on Wednesday night, “Prior to today, the largest field size and prize pool in a six-figure buy-in event was the 2013 GuangDong Ltd. Asia Millions HK $1,000,000 (approx. $130,000) Main Event, which had 125 entries (71 unique and 54 re-entries). Obviously, that number was blown out of the water here in Las Vegas.”

At the end of Day 1, Brandon Steven, the November Nine Bubble Boy in 2010, stood atop the pack with a stack of 1.39 million, just ahead of Tobias Reinkemeier, who bagged up 1.22 million. Day 2 began at 1:00pm Pacific Time on Thursday from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Making waves early on Day 2 was Matt Marafioti, who flopped a set to double through Steven and send the latter’s chip count plummeting by 30% to 1.08 million. Marafioti 3bet all-in on an all-heart flop of K-7-5 after Justin ZeeJustin Bonomo called the clock. Steven called with A-K for top pair and both players were void of hearts. The Jd and Qs rounded out the board and Marafioti doubled through.

Chris SLOPPYKLODKlodnicki (pictured) also doubled early on Day 2 through fellow PocketFives member Dani ansky451 Stern. The latter 5bet all-in before the flop with pocket tens and Klodnicki called for his tournament life with A-Q. Klodnicki hit the flop of A-A-4 pretty hard and another ace on the river gave him quads for an overwhelming double up.

The plan on Thursday in the One Drop High Roller is to play ten levels or stop when the final table of eight is reached. The top 24 players will finish in the money, with a minimum payout of $173,000. The top five will get paid at least $1 million apiece. With about 100 players left, here’s how the top 10 in chips looked:

1. Dan Shak – 1,225,000
2. Tobias Reinkemeier – 1,175,000
3. Brandon Steven – 1,080,000
4. Antonio Esfandiari – 1,000,000
5. Jason Mo – 975,000
6. Chris Lee – 906,000
7. Ben Benba Lamb – 855,000
8. Matt Glantz – 854,000
9. Don Nguyen – 847,000
10. Jason Senti – 840,000

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