41 Players Confirmed for Big One For One Drop: Approaching 56 Cap
The World Series of Poker has confirmed that 41 players are signed up to take part in the upcoming Big One For One Drop, which could ultimately pay out over $20 million.
The event, which will be held June 29 thru July 1, requires a $1 million buy-in. The charitable event will take $111,111 of each buy-in and donate them to ONE DROP, an operative that’s goal is to ensure everyone in the world has access to drinking water.
Below you will find a breakdown of the recent buy-ins. A 56 cap will be put in place should that number be reached.
The new participants are:
• Daniel Cates – This Maryland poker pro has never cashed at the World Series of Poker, but earlier this year won nearly $1.8 million in a poker tournament in Monte Carlo. Known for his online poker prowess, the 25-year-old Cates enters this event for the first time.
• Daniel Colman – This young poker pro from Massachusetts with four previous WSOP cashes also looks to take a $2 million score from a recent tournament in Monte Carlo and turn it into a possible $20 million payday in the Big One. It will be Colman’s first appearance in this event.
• Tom Hall – This businessman is no stranger to the game of poker, but for the first time has added his name to this event. “Hong Kong Tom” got his taste of the WSOP with his lone cash in a high roller event at WSOP Asia-Pacific in 2013. Often found playing in the cash games of Macau, Hall will make his WSOP Las Vegas debut in this event.
• Isaac Haxton – This Las Vegas poker pro is a former Brown University student who pursued a computer science degree. He has won nearly $1.8 million at the WSOP in 24 previous cashes, but hopes to score his first bracelet by taking down the Big One.
• Anonymous Businessman – This businessman has been known to play in some of the high stakes games in Macau, but will be coming to the WSOP for the first time to play in this event.
• John Morgan – The CEO of Winmark Corporation in Minnesota, returns to the event after participating in 2012. Morgan is best remembered for getting his opponent to fold pocket eights in the inaugural Big One. Whether Morgan had a straight flush or not is still a mystery. Morgan is a successful businessman and philanthropist who only occasionally has time to dabble in poker tournaments.
• Greg Merson – The 2012 WSOP Player of the Year and world champion was an accomplished online player who broke through on the live circuit in 2012, picking up two WSOP gold bracelets, both seven-figure scores, including a win in the biggest tournament in the world, the WSOP Main Event where he walked away with $8,531,853. Merson is just shy of $10 million in WSOP earnings and will play the Big One for the first time.
• Daniel Negreanu – The only two-time WSOP Player of the Year, Negreanu had an incredible 2013, capturing two WSOP gold bracelets and cementing his legacy in the game. “Kid Poker” is poker’s all-time leading money earner, has cashed 72 times at the WSOP, won 6 WSOP gold bracelets and earned more than $7 million in WSOP events. This Canadian poker pro now living in Las Vegas could nearly double his $21 million in lifetime earnings with a victory in the Big One.
• Doug Polk – Another new entrant to this game is 25-year-old Las Vegas poker pro Doug Polk. Polk has been a regular in the high stakes online games and has six previous WSOP cashes, three this year already including winning his first WSOP gold bracelet earlier this month in the Turbo event.
• Scott Seiver – Another new edition to the event, is 29-year old Las Vegas poker pro and WSOP gold bracelet champion Scott Seiver. The former Brown University student has won more than $10 million in his poker career, including a high roller victory in 2013 good for more than $2 million.
• Talal Shakerchi – No stranger to big games around the world, this successful businessman from Great Britain likes to match his wits with the best players in the game. He has cashed five times previously at the WSOP and has nearly $1.8 million in live tournament earnings despite his minimal participation. Shakerchi played this event in 2012.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
