There goes the first weekend at the 2017 World Series of Poker. No bracelets were awarded on Sunday, but a couple of tournaments did reach a one-table set up. That means there will be two final tables taking place today (Monday), and one of them is the biggest buy-in of them all.

Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier takes huge chip lead into One Drop final table

Just 23 players returned at the beginning of Day 3, but now only nine remain in Event #6: High Roller for One Drop – $111,111 No-Limit Hold’em. It’s not surprising to see such a stacked final table line-up, nor is it surprising to see that Bertrand ‘ElkY ‘ Grospellier has held onto his overnight chip lead. But what is surprising is how much ElkY leads the field by; he has almost twice as many chips as his nearest opponent, 2014 WSOP Main Event champ Martin Jacobson.

Here’s a look at how the final nine stack up:

1. Bertrand Grospellier – 16,825,000
2. Martin Jacobson – 8,890,000
3. Dario Sammartino – 7,975,000
4. Chris Moore – 7,600,000
5. Andrew Robl – 6,670,000
6. Doug Polk – 6,090,000
7. Rainer Kempe – 5,760,000
8. Michael Kamran – 3,470,000
9. Haralabos Voulgaris – 2,865,000

Dan Shak is the unfortunate soul who bubbled in 21st place, and it was in brutal fashion. He got the last of his money in with up against Scott Seiver’s , and was in a dominating position to double up. But the board ran out to give Seiver a straight.

From there we lost Connor Drinan (20th – $166,666), Nick Petrangelo (19th – $166,666), recent bracelet winner Igor Kurganov (18th – $166,666), Simon Lam (17th – $166,666), Dan Colman (16th – $187,772), Charlie Carrel(15th – $187,772), Scott Seiver (14th – $216,999), Salman Behbahani (13th – $216,999), Byron Kaverman (12th – $257,072), Antonio Esfandiari(11th – $257,072), and finally 14-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth on the final table bubble (10th – $312,006).

Everyone remaining is guaranteed $312,006, increasing up to the massive $3,686,865 first-place prize. This tournament has given ElkY his first six-figure score in four years, and if he can ride that chip lead to the title, the huge cash will eclipse the $3.4 million he banked back in 2008. The Team PokerStars Pro was on a tear yesterday, eliminating Kurganov, Carrel and Seiver.

Meanwhile, Doug Polk is looking for his third WSOP bracelet, and Jacobson seeks his second. It’s sure to be a thrilling final table.

Event #7: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball reaches unofficial final table

While the cameras are pointed towards the One Drop, another event played down to an unofficial final table of seven. The $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball event had 225 total entries, offering a first-place prize of $130,948, and there are several big names still vying for the bracelet.

James ‘Andy McLEOD’ Obst led the final table earlier in the night, but finished the day sixth of seven in chips, in front of Jared Bleznick who comes in tomorrow as the short stack. It’s Terry ‘Doc’ Jennings who leads the pack, followed by Jesse Martin who won his only bracelet in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball (Event #43) at the 2013 WSOP.

The final seven shape up as follows:

1. Terry Jennings – 618,000
2. Jesse Martin – 545,000
3. Chris Bjorin – 449,000
4. Daniel Hirleman – 408,000
5. Brant Hale – 315,000
6. James Obst – 279,000
7. Jared Bleznick – 179,000

Barry Greensteinjust missed out on a final table spot, busting late into the night (9th place for $9,502). Other notable bust-outs include Ian Johns (12th place for $7,385) and Lyle Berman (20th place for $4,925), while Jason Mercierbubbled.

Mike Gorodinsky tops Day 1 field in $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

After ten levels of play in the prestigious $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, it’s none other than 2015 WSOP Player of the Year Mike Gorodinsky who leads the way.

A total of 154 entries created an impressive $1,447,600 prize pool, meaning the winner will pick up $388,795 to go along with the bracelet. That starting field was whittled down to 64 survivors, including Daniel Negreanu, Dan Shak, David ‘ODB’ Baker, Anthony Zinno, Mike Matusow, Jeff Lisandro, and the man who took this event down last year, Benny Glaser.

Here’s how the top ten counts look coming back tomorrow, with the blinds at 4K/8K:

1. Mike Gorodinsky – 304,000
2. Kyle Miaso – 302,000
3. Iraj Parvizi – 263,000
4. Ilya Dyment – 240,500
5. Dan Shak – 233,000
6. Daniel Negreanu – 224,500
7. Ray Dehkharghani – 206,500
8. Tom Koral – 192,500
9. Marco Johnson – 192,000
10. David “ODB” Baker – 190,000

Plenty of big names sat down to take a shot in this event, but those who didn’t make it through include Todd Brunson, Erik Seidel, David Benyamine, Phil Hellmuth, Nick Schulman, Jason Mercier, Allen Kessler, Shaun Deeb, Phil Galfond, Ben Yu, Ismael Bojang, Jon Turner, Brandon Shack-Harris, Bart Hanson and Valentin Vornicu.

Day 1F of THE COLLOSSUS III ends

The Day 1 flights of THE COLLOSSUS III $565 No Limit Hold’em have now come to an end, as Day 1E and Day 1F wrapped up today. The former attracted 3,966 entries, with the latter just behind that at 3,923 entries.

Neil Mittleman bagged up the chip lead with 430,000 at the end of Day 1E, with 147 players moving on to Day 2. Later in the day, it was Ardavan Yazdiwho would end 1F as the biggest stack with 588,000, followed by Harry Arutyunyan(504,000) and Jordan Polk(487,000). Those three also sit in the overall top five stacks from all six Day 1 flights, which look like this:

1. Ardavan Yazdi – 588,000
2. Thomas Boivin – 538,000
3. Harry Arutyunyan – 504,000
4. Jordan Polk – 487,000
5. Newton Deleon – 433,000

This monster even drew a total of 18,053 entries, and 1F had several well-known survivors including Darren Rabinowitz (393,000), Matt Affleck(272,000), Ralph Massey(219,000), Ryan Laplante(155,000), Cate Hall(138,000), andJeff Gross (28,000).

However, where there are survivors there must be casualties. Some of the notable players who failed to make it through today include Maria Ho, Kristen Bicknell, Joe Cada, Kenny Hallaert, Loni Harwood, Jessica Dawley, Jamie Kerstetter, William Kassouf, Upeshka De Silva, and Ben Zamani.

The Day 1 field sizes break down as follows:

1A – 2,756
1B – 1,982
1C – 3,102
1D – 2,324
1E – 3,966
1F – 3,923

Day 2 kicks off Monday with all eyes set on the $1 million first-place prize.