Paul Phua Wins the €100,000 Re-entry at the Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza (€752,700)

A big cash game and a €100,000 freeze-out were on the schedule for the last day of the 2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza, but just the tournament ran. After three days of crazy side game action with games as high as €1,000/€2,000 and multiple seven-figure winners, no one seemed ready for another day of cash game play.

The tournament did run, though a bit later, and as a re-entry instead of a freeze-out. A dozen players entered the €100,000-event, the final event of the schedule.

It was Paul Phua who outlasted the 13-entry strong field to claim the first prize of €752,700. The victory is the second largest of his career and came after he defeated Mikita Badziakouski in a short heads-up battle.

The event was supposed to start at 11 a.m. but the high rollers didn’t seem to want to wake up that early for the second biggest event of the week. Instead, the event got underway at 1 p.m. with seven players.

Not only had the format been changed, but also the objection against professional players entering had been lifted. So Tom Marchese sat down, followed by the likes of Mustapha Kanit, Andrew Robl and Mikita Badziakouski.

Gradually, more players entered until a total of 12 players were playing on two separate tables. Late registration was open for eight of the 20-minute levels and just Cary Katz did so after busting minutes before registration closed.

Phua was the one grabbing Katz’s chips, giving him a small edge on the rest of the field at that time. With short levels and not a lot of tanking, action was incredibly fast paced.

It didn’t take long before the final table was reached. …

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