You've probably heard, there's more or less a large poker tournament occurring this weekend.

The newest edition of The large One for One Drop began yesterday in Monte Carlo, and this Big One is the largest one yet. While the former two editions of the tournament featured $1 million buy-ins, the cost tag this time around is €1 million (currently similar to slightly below $1.1 million USD). In other words, it is the largest buy-in ever for a poker tournament.

In 2012, Antonio Esfandiari topped a 48-player field to earn $18,346,673 — the most important prize in tournament poker history. Then in 2014 there have been 42 players taking part, with Daniel Colman outlasting everyone to win the $15,306,668 first prize.

This year's tournament saw 28 entries total, making a prize pool worth nearly €25 million with €11,111,111 as a result of visit the winner. Check PokerNews' live updates to peer who will come to be the following big winner of the massive One.

While that tournament plays out, let's use today's installment of "The Weekly PokerNews Strategy Quiz" to relive some memorable moments from the past two Big One for One Drops. Listed here are eight multiple choice questions highlighting big hands from those two tournaments. Get six of eight correct to earn a passing grade, and in the event you miss any you will get an evidence of the precise answer.

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Question 1

In 2012, a memorable Day 1 hand saw Mikhail Smirnov actually fold quad eights at the river versus John Morgan. The board showed Js-8c-7s-8s-Ks, and when Morgan reraised all in over Smirnov’s bet, Smirnov folded 8d-8h face up. What hand did Smirnov fear Morgan had?

Question 2

On Day 2 of the 2012 Big One, Jason Mercier was all in and in danger with Ks-Kh but unfortunately up against Antonio Esfandiairi’s Ad-Ac. What were Mercier’s probabilities of survival after the Jc-7c-4d flop and 6s turn?

Question 3

In 2012 there have been six players left when Sam Trickett pushed all in on a 4h-3h-8h-Ts-3s board and Brian Rast called along with his last chips. Rast had Ah-Jh for a flopped flush, but Trickett had rivered quads with 3d-3c. In that hand, how did things stand at the flop -- when Rast had a flush and Trickett a collection of treys?

Question 4

In the overall heads-up hand in 2012, The board showed Jd-5d-5c when Sam Trickett was all in and in danger with Qd-6d (a flush draw) while Antonio Esfandiari had 7d-5s (trip fives). How many chance did Trickett must win the hand?

Question 5

Easily essentially the most memorable pre-final table hand from the 2014 Big One came with 19 players left. Connor Drinan was all in with Ad-Ac vs. Cary Katz who had Ah-As, and the board came 2d-Kh-5h-4h-2h to present Katz a flush and eliminate Drinan. About how often does that happen -- that is, for aces to overcome aces with a flush?

Question 6

The first hand of the overall day in 2014 saw Tom Hall bubble the tournament in ninth. Hall went all in with 10d-10s and was up against Daniel Negreanu’s As-Qd. Who was the favourite when the chips went in?

Question 7

With seven players left, Scott Seiver pushed all in at the turn in a hand versus Tobias Reinkemeier. The board showed 4c-Qs-2c-Jc, and Seiver was bluffing with Ks-Ts. Reinkemeier nonetheless folded his Ad-As. If Reinkemeier had called Seiver’s bluff, what number of outs would Seiver have needed to win the hand?

Question 8

The last heads-up hand in 2014 was a dramatic one. Daniel Negreanu was all in with Ad-4c versus Daniel Colman’s Kd-Qh, and after the Js-Ah-4s flop gave Negreanu two pair, it gave the impression of the match could be continuing. What was Negreanu’s chance of surviving the hand at that point?

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