Paul Phua Wins 2016 One Drop Extravaganza €100,000 Super High Roller

Paul Phua topped a field of 13 entries to win the 2016 One Drop Extravaganza €100,000 buy-in super high roller no-limit hold’em event for €752,700 ($827,722 USD) and 600 Card Player Player of the Year points.

With the small turnout for this last-chance event held at the Casino de Monte-Carlo only the top two players made the money. Talal Shakerchi, who won the 2016 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker main event for $1.4 million, was eliminated on the money bubble. Shakerchi was left with less than a big blind after running AK into Phua’s AA. The very next hand he was eliminated, setting up a heads-up showdown between Phua and Mikita Badziakouski.

Heads-up play began with Phua holding roughly a 4-to-1 chip advantage over Badziakouski. On the final hand Badziakouski moved all-in from the button for around 800,000 of the 2.6 million chips in play. Phua made the call and the two revealed their hands.

Badziakouski: K6
Phua: 33

The board ran out A84AQ and Phua’s pocket pair held up, securing the pot and the title. Badziakouski was sent to the rail as the runner up, earning €501,800. This was the largest cash of the Belarusian’s career.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded in this event:

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