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! With 97 days left to the second edition of the largest buy-in poker tournament in history, already 23 $1 million seats have been reserved, of which three satellite seats and three 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 list of players who have confirmed they want a second chance (most having participated in 2012):
1. @Antonio Esfandiari (winner, 2012, $18,346,673)
2. @Guy Laliberté (5th, $1,834,666)
3. @Bobby Baldwin (7th, $1,408,000)
4. @David Einhorn (3rd, $4,352,000)
5. @Phil Galfond
6. @Philipp Gruissem
7. @Phil Ivey
8. @Jason Mercier
9. @Paul Newey (GB)
10. @William Perkins
11. @Vivek Rajkumar
12. @Brian Rast
13. @Andrew Robl
14. @Erik Seidel
15. @Brandon Steven
16. @Sam Trickett (runner-up, $10,112,001)
17. @Noah Schwartz
Some observers have voiced concerns that the Big One for One Drop will eclipse, or outright 'kill', the WSOP Main Event. However, such fears are probably exaggerated as the WSOP is sticking with the #NovemberNine tradition and the final table is scheduled for November 10th. In addition, the guaranteed first prize has been increased to the unprecedented $10 million!
We have taken a look at the performance of some of the main contenders in 2012 and 2013. Antonio Esfandiari and Sam Trickett shot up the all-time earnings ranking to number 1 and number 5 position, respectively, with their cashes of $18,346,673 and $10,112,001 as winner and runner-up in the 2012 One Drop. Feel free to explore their profile pages and play with the statistics yourself :)
Renaud Desferet 24 Mar 2014
Article sympa! Un bon moyen de grimper dans les rankings mais perso je passe mon tour
Teo Durand 24 Mar 2014
ça fait rêver !!!!
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