The Big One for One Drop, the Largest Buy-in Poker Tournament, Is Back

After the amazing success of the sold-out inaugural event in 2012, Big One for One Drop is back this year with a higher cap of 56 players which potentially increases the first prize to over $20,000,000! Already 33 $1 million seats have been reserved, of which three satellite seats and four reserved by "anonymous businessmen".

The Big One for One Drop will take place at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, from June 29 to July 1, 2014, during the 2014 World Series of Poker. There will be no rake, and $111,111 of each buy-in goes to ONE DROP as a charitable donation. 

Here is the #OneDrop list of 'committed players' published by WSOP:

@Antonio Esfandiari 
@Guy Laliberté 
@Bobby Baldwin 
@David Einhorn 
@Phil Galfond 
@Philipp Gruissem 
@Phil Ivey 
@Jason Mercier 
@Paul Newey (GB) 
@William Perkins 
@Vivek Rajkumar 
@Brian Rast 
@Andrew Robl 
@Erik Seidel 
@Brandon Steven 
@Sam Trickett 
@Noah Schwartz 
@Tobias Reinkemeier 
@Vanessa Selbst 
@Jean-Robert Bellande 
@Fabian Quoss 
@Max Altergott 
@Anthony Greg 
@Igor Kurganov 
@Christoph Vogelsang 
@Niklas Heinecker 
Anonymous Asian Businessman
Anonymous Businessman
Anonymous Businessman
Anonymous Businessman
Aria Resort Satellite Seat
Bellagio Resort Satellite Seat
World Series of Poker Satellite Seat

How many Germans will we see at the final table this year? How many women? How many of last year's finalists? These and many other questions and speculations are sure to be the talk of the poker community until July 1st. Because 'The Big One' is the one tournament that makes even the poker Big Ones dream :)

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And if you'd like to compare and see who else we might expect to join in, here's the final entry list for the 2012 Big One for One Drop as published by PokerListings in 2012:

1. Bobby Baldwin - Chief Design & Construction Officer, MGM Resorts International Age: 62
2. Frederic Banjout - CEO, Eden Shoes, Paris, France Age: 42
3. Bob Bright - CEO, Bright Trading, LLC, Las Vegas, NV Age: 72
4. Ilya Bulchev - Businessman, Moscow, Russia Age: 55
5. Roland De Wolfe - Professional Poker Player, London, England Age: 27
6. Tom Dwan - Professional Poker Player, Edison, NJ, USA Age: 25
7. Jonathan Duhamel - Professional Poker Player, Montreal, QC, Canada Age: 24
8. David Einhorn - U.S. Hedge Fund Manager, Rye, New York Age: 43
9. Antonio Esfandiari - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 33
10. Phil Galfond - Professional Poker Player, Potomac, Maryland Age: 27
11. Bertrand Grospellier - Professional Poker Player, France Age: 31
12. Philipp Gruissem - Professional Poker Player, Germany Age: 25
13. Giovanni Guarascio - Businessman, Montreal, Canada Age: 55
14. Phil Ivey - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 36
15. Eugene Katchalov - Professional Poker Player, New York, NY Age: 31
16. Cary Katz - CEO, College Loan Corporation, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 41
17. Jens Kyllönen - Professional Poker Player, Finland Age: 22
18. Guy Laliberté - Founder, Cirque de Soleil, Montreal, QC, Canada Age: 52
19. Ben Lamb - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 27
20. Tom Marchese - Professional Poker Player, Parsippanny, NJ Age: 24
21. Jason Mercier - Professional Poker Player, Davie, FL. Age: 25
22. Michael Mizrachi - Professional Poker Player, Miami, FL. Age: 31
23. John Morgan - CEO, Winmark Corporation, Minneapolis, MN Age: 71
24. Daniel Negreanu - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 37
25. Paul Newey - Chairman, New Wave Ventures, Dorset, United Kingdom Age: 43
26. Chamath Palihapitiya - Venture Capitalist, Burlingame, CA. Age: 35
27. Bill Perkins - Owner, Small Ventures (Private Equity), Houston, TX. Age: 43
28. Paul Phua - Businessman, Miri, Malaysia Age: 48
29. Brian Rast - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 30
30. Vivek Rajkumar - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 26
31. Tobias Reinkemeier - Professional Poker Player, Brighton, Germany Age: 24
32. Andrew Robl - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 25
33. Phil Ruffin - Owner, Treasure Island Resort, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 76
34. Rick Salomon - Film Producer, Los Angeles, CA. Age: 44
35. Nick Schulman - Professional Poker Player, Manhattan, NY. Age: 27
36. Noah Schwartz - Professional Poker Player, Miami, FL. Age: 28
37. Erik Seidel - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 52
38. Mike Sexton - Professional Poker Player, Las Vegas, NV. Age: 64
39. Dan Shak - Founder, SHK Asset Management, Philadelphia, PA Age: 53
40. Talal Shakerchi - European Hedge Fund Manager, Surrey, England Age: 48
41. Mikhail Smirnov - Businessman/Poker Player, Moscow, Russia Age: 39
42. Justin Smith - Professional Poker Player, Los Angeles, CA. Age: 24
43. Brandon Steven - Businessman/Car Dealer Owner, Wichita, KS. Age: 38
44. Sam Trickett - Professional Poker Player, East Retford, England Age: 25
45. Haralabos Voulgaris - Professional Sports Handicapper, Winnipeg, Canada Age: 37
46. Richard Yong - Businessman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Age: 54
47. Satellite Winner $25,300 Mega Satellite – June 30 at Rio (name) TBD Age: TBD
48. Satellite Winner MGM Resorts International June 30 VIP winner (name TBD) Age: TBD