Mike Allis Potentially Going Out on a High After Winning the One Drop ($535,610)
The 2022 World Series of Poker Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em was an incredible event that not only supported a great cause but also provided plenty of drama with a handful of big names making deep runs.
At the end of five days, there could only be one winner from the 5,702-entry field to collect the famous WSOP gold bracelet and $535,610 in prize money: Mike Allis.
The Idaho native came out on top after an absolute battle with 2013 WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Riess that went back-and-forth for nearly three hours before a champion was finally crowned in bizarre fashion.
According to The Hendon Mob, Allis�� previous lifetime-high live cash was for $32,882 when he finished in 35th place at the 2013 WSOP $1,500 Millionaire Maker, with his cash earnings totaling $299,210.
Allis is no stranger to deep runs in Las Vegas as this tournament marked his second WSOP final table experience. He previously finished sixth in the 2012 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event. He also placed 11th at the $1,000 WSOP Seniors World Championship back in 2008.
This was also Allis�� 37th career WSOP cash and this event marked his fourth cash of 2022.
Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Allis | United States | $535,610 |
| 2 | Ryan Riess | United States | $331,056 |
| 3 | Basel Chaura | United States | $250,157 |
| 4 | Mohammed Jaafar | United States | $190,363 |
| 5 | Leonardo De Souza | Brazil | $145,892 |
| 6 | Salah Nimer | United States | $112,612 |
| 7 | Andrew Robinson | United States | $87,551 |
| 8 | Rio Fujita | United States | $68,562 |
| 9 | Niklas Warlich | Germany | $54,085 |
| 10 | Boris Akopov | United States | $42,980 |
Winner's Reaction
His first bracelet is the cherry on top of a lifetime of poker, with this potentially being his final World Series of Poker tournament. He plans on giving the majority of his prize money to his grandchildren.
��I was very tired and mentally fatigued. The dealers were really awesome helping me with my chip counts. I was very nervous [at the final table].
��I didn��t know if I was going to win or not, I said going into today that a lot of it would have to come down to my cards but I did feel comfortable playing such a good opponent because that guy [Riess] is terrific. If I had to play heads-up with him again, he��d probably kill me. I think I got very fortunate.
��If my health holds up, I��d like to [come back and defend my title] but one of the reasons that I��ve been here for six weeks is because of my bad health. I said that I��m going to play the whole series and I had a few min-cashes. I kept saying to myself ��My luck��s gotta change�� because I was losing all my flips and then in this tournament, I won a few flips. I feel really grateful.��
Final Table Action
The first player out was Boris Akopov ($42,980), who came into the ten-handed final table as the short stack. Even though he had pocket aces, they got cracked by Riess�� pocket nines, which flopped a set.
A little over a half hour went by before Niklas Warlich ($54,085) was eliminated in ninth place. He ran his ace-king into the pocket aces of Allis.
Out in eighth was Rio Fujita ($68,562). After being down to two big blinds, his pocket threes did not hold up against the ace-queen of Mohammed Jaafar.
In seventh place was Andrew Robinson ($87,551), who was on fumes when he was all in three ways with king-jack suited. Riess�� ace-queen won the hand.
Salah Nimer ($112,612) was the next one out, being the first to collect six figures for his efforts. He was down to under four big blinds when he shoved ten-nine suited from the small blind. Unfortunately for Nimer, Basel Chaura woke up with jack-ten in the big blind.
Out in fifth was Brazil��s Leonardo De Souza ($145,892). He was down to six bigs when he shoved pocket fives from the small blind. Chaura called with eight-seven off and hit a runner-runner straight.
The final elimination on Day 4 was Mohammed Jaafar ($190,363). He jammed for roughly 20 big blinds from the button with ace-five off and was called by Aliss in the small blind, who had ace-queen. Allis claimed the pot with a queen on the flop.
Three players came back for Day 5 and Basel Chaura was the first to exit ($250,157). After Riess opened from the button, Chaura shoved with queen-jack off for nine bigs from the small blind. Riess called with pocket fours and although Chaura turned a queen, Riess back-doored a flush on the river.
Heads-up play went on for nearly three hours but it was 2013 WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Riess ($331,056) who finished second, missing out on his second-career bracelet. In a truly strange hand, Riess got it all in with pocket nines against the six-three offsuit of Allis. Allis rivered a straight to claim the title.
That does it for PokerNews coverage of Event #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop, but stay tuned as we continue live updates on the final tournaments of the 2022 WSOP including the last days of the Main Event.