Jungleman is verified Following the news that Phil Ivey was the very first gamer to verify for the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop, 6 more gamers have actually verified they have a cool Milly to play in case.
Rick Salomon, David Einhorn, Talal Shakerchi, Daniel “Jungleman” Cates, Chris Brewer, and Nick Petrangelo have all verified their entry for the competition, making it 7 up until now.
Salomon is the only gamer to take part in all 4 previous versions of the occasion, moneying in 3 of them. Einhorn has a 3rd location in the really first occasion in 2012.
Cates, Brewer, and Petrangelo represent the expert gamer contingent of the lineup up until now. He might call himself an amateur, however Talal Shakerchi might be discussed as a pro for sure with his extremely excellent High Roller resume.
Back after 5 years
The $1 million buy-in competition returns this year as a World Poker Tour occasion instead of a World Series of Poker bracelet occasion. It belongs to the WPT World Championship and occurs in between December 18-20.
6 percent of each buy-in will straight benefit the One Drop Foundation to continue its objective of making sure sustainable access to safe water, sanitation and health for neighborhoods dealing with severe difficulties, and one percent will be held as your home charge.
The Big One for One Drop has actually had a five-year hiatus, the previous versions appeared like this:
Year
Occasion name
Runners
Winner
Reward (US$)
2012
$1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
48
Antonio Esfandiari
$18,346,673
2014
$1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
42
Dan Colman
$15,306,668
2016 *
EUR1,000,000 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza *
28
Elton Tsang
$12,248,912
2018
$1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
27
Justin Bonomo
$10,000,000
* This occasion was an invite-only occasion for amateur gamers, pros were not enabled to play.
