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1. Each Little One for One Drop tournament gathers an average of about 4,500 players, and raises approximately US$500,000 for One Drop. To date, about 12,000 poker players have taken part in The Little One for One Drop.
2. With 42 players in the tournament, a total of $4,666,662 was donated to One Drop. 2014 World Series of Poker – $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop – Final Results 1.

Bryn Kenney ($20,563,324) The American poker legend, Bryn Kenney, certified his status in the 2019. The 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop tournament started with 48 well-to-do players. Today, the final eight can relax a little. They have all made the money.

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Minutes before the €111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em event resumed at the World Series of Poker Europe on Saturday, WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart made a big announcement regarding the 2018 series in Las Vegas next summer.

'The WSOP's partnership with the One Drop foundation started with the Big One for One Drop back in 2012,' Stewart said. 'And I'm happy to announce that the Big One for One Drop will return next summer for the 2018 WSOP from July 15-17. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there.'

The seven-figure buy-in event will return to Las Vegas after a four-year hiatus for its fourth-ever edition. The event will be capped at 48 players and once again, the WSOP will waive their fee so the entire $111,111 entry fee for each participant goes directly to the One Drop Foundation.

A Fruitful Partnership

The One Drop foundation is committed to providing sustainable safe water access to communities in need worldwide. The WSOP and One Drop began a partnership in 2012 which has raised over $20 million for the charity, started by Cirque du Soleil's founder Guy Laliberté. The Big One for One Drop has accounted for nearly $14 million of that contribution, and the event in Las Vegas in 2018 will further add to that figure.

Through the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop, the Little One for One Drop and the High Roller for One Drop, 11,000 unique players who have participated thereby contributing to the amazing amount that the partnership has raised for One Drop. Laliberté commented in the WSOP press release about the importance of the Big One and the partnership with the WSOP for One Drop.

“The Big One is an important landmark in the history of poker. Players that I meet here and there remind me on a constant basis that this history lives on and that they want to be a part of it. The thrill to compete for the chance of walking away with millions all the while contributing to an important cause - providing safe water access globally – has given strong roots to the event.

'I am currently working on a new major fundraising initiative that is tapping into another very important passion of mine and that will be announced soon. This leaves me with less time for poker, but I’m confident that after three editions, the Big One is mature enough to live without a big involvement on my part.'

During the announcement at the WSOPE, Stewart commented, 'I remember in 2012 people said that a $1 million buy-in tournament was crazy. They also then said that you couldn't have 11% juice on a mid-stakes tournament; that's crazy! Or have a $10 million guaranteed One Drop in Rozvadov!

'However, what is truly crazy is that to date we have raised more than $20 million because of the generosity of you all, which makes us one of the biggest charitable partnerships in the world.

'For anyone who says that poker players aren't charitable it's just truly amazing. That motivates us that there should be no end in sight.'

The first three versions of the Big One for One Drop took place in 2012, 2014 and 2016, with the first two at the Rio in Las Vegas and the most recent one in Monaco. It has attracted 86 unique players, with 22 players who have played in two or more. Here is a look at the three winners to date.

Who Will Participate?

Stewart introduced at the WSOPE High Roller for One Drop the first entry into the 2018 Big One for One Drop: King's Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik.

Tsoukernik responded, 'I know you all want to participate in this beautiful event, and I'm waiting for you all in Vegas. Thank you!'

In the WSOP press release, Tsoukernik elaborated on his support for One Drop.

“I had the opportunity to work closely with One Drop around the World Series of Poker Europe this year and to get acquainted with Guy, and this made me understand the unparalleled importance of the cause of water.

'I am a father of two and it really struck me when I heard that every 90 seconds a child dies from a water-borne disease. We all need to do something about it. Me, I have decided to do what I am best at: bringing people together to play poker. I am not only the first player to put his name on the list. I have also promised Guy that I will pick-up the phone to make sure the enthusiasm for the Big One translates once again into a great success for the charity.”

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The remaining 47 competitors remain to be determined and players can reserve their seat for the Big One for One Drop event at the 2018 World Series of Poker July 15-17 on a first-come first-serve basis with a non-refundable $50,000 deposit by July 1. Interested players should contact Alexandre Meunier at One Drop ([email protected]) or Gregory Chochon at WSOP ([email protected]).

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It was Daniel versus Daniel. One, a young online heads-up specialist, the other one of the greatest live tournament players of the last couple decades. Appropriately, it might seem, it was the heads-up specialist that triumphed heads-up, as Daniel Colman defeated Daniel Negreanu last night to win the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop and an amazing $15,306,668.

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The final table went fairly quickly on Tuesday. Tom Hall was eliminated on the money bubble on the first hand and three more players were out by Hand 24.Colman was still hanging back at that point, with a middle-of-the-pack chip stack, but one that was also more than 20 million behind the chip leaders, Negreanu and Christoph Vogelsang. On Hand 34, though, Colman raised pre-flop, Tobias Reinkemeier raised all-in, and Colman called. As Reinkemeier had more chips, Colman was all-in for his tournament life. It was a good spot to do it in, though, as he had Aces against Reinkemeier’s pocket Fives. The board offered no help to either and Colman doubled-up to over 32 million.

From there, Colman cruised into heads-up play against Negreanu, holding a chip lead of 68,550,000 to 57,450,000. It was a back-and-forth match, with Negreanu grabbing the lead right away, then Colman regaining it after about 15 hands, only to see Negreanu yank it back just a few hands later.

On the 103rd hand of the official final table (started eight-handed), though, Colman rivered a full house, extracting a treasure chest of chips from Negreanu, and took a massive lead, 85,800,000 to 40,200,000. Colman expanded his new lead from there, finally knocking Negreanu out on Hand 118. The two men raised each other pre-flop until Negreanu was all-in for almost 21 million chips with A-4, called by Colman and his K-Q. It was a made-for-TV flop: J-A-4, giving Negreanu top pair, but offering Colman a gut-shot straight draw. And wouldn’t you know it, That 10 landed on the turn. Negreanu wasn’t able to come back with a full house on the river and had to settle for the $8,288,001 in runner-up prize money.

Side note about that second place prize: with that finish Daniel Negreanu is now atop the all-time live tournament money list with $29,796,381, about $3.5 million ahead of Antonio Esfandiari, who won the Big One for One Drop in 2012. Colman is now sixth all-time, his $15,306,668 win giving him $18,200,842 in his career.

Afterwards, Colman decided not to conduct a post-game interview with WSOP.com or any of the poker media, which is really neither here nor there, as nobody is paying him to make an appearance. He did give a moment to ESPN, preferring to deflect attention away from himself and towards the One Drop organization, to which $111,111 of every buy-in was donated.

Negreanu, never one to shy away from speaking, had very complementary things to say about Colman when he spoke with WSOP.com’s Jess Welman after the tournament. “What makes him tough is he is very good at playing flops,” he said. “If you want to be a good poker player, pre-flop poker is not where it’s at. He plays lots of flops, he’s very careful. Think boxer-wise. He had his guard up and threw a lot of little jabs, then when someone would open up, he’d throw the knockout punch.”

As Colman wanted everyone to know, the focus of this tournament, above and beyond the gross sums of money at stake, was the One Drop non-profit organization. Founded in 2007 by Cirque du Soleil founder and avid poker player Guy Laliberte, One Drop strives to make sure everyone in the world has access to clean drinking water. According to its website, there are an estimate 800 million people on this planet without this basic resource. With 42 players in the tournament, a total of $4,666,662 was donated to One Drop.

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2014 World Series of Poker – $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop – Final Results

1 Drop Poker Tournament 2018 Entrants

1. Daniel Colman – $15,306,668
2. Daniel Negreanu – $8,288,001
3. Christoph Vogelsang – $4,480,000
4. Rick Salomon – $2,800,000
5. Tobias Reinkemeier – $2,053,334
6. Scott Seiver – $1,680,000
7. Paul Newey – $1,418,667
8. Cary Katz – $1,306,667