The $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop Starts Today!
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Back from a four-year hiatus, the highly anticipated Event #78: Big One for One Drop - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em has finally arrived and will get underway at 11:00 a.m. local time inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. This year, the Big One for One Drop is the final event on the 2018 World Series of Poker schedule, starting just hours after John Cynn won $8.8 million in the Main Event.
This is the first time the $1,000,000 buy-in returns to the WSOP in Las Vegas since 2014, with a Big One for One Drop Extravaganza held in Monte Carlo in 2016 during WSOP Europe. With the Main Event and other storylines from the summer now fully wrapped up, the attention will turn towards the most pricey tournament of the summer. Needless to say, the seven-figure price tag will attract the top pros in the poker world who will all be looking to add an elusive eight-figure score to their already prestigious resumes.
Big One for One Drop Winners
| Year | Series | Winner | Country | Prize | Entries | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | WSOP | Antonio Esfandiari | United States | $18,346,673 | 48 | $42,666,672 |
| 2014 | WSOP | Dan Colman | United States | $15,306,668 | 42 | $37,333,338 |
| 2016 | WSOPE | Elton Tsang | Hong Kong | €11,111,111 | 28 | €24,888,892 |
The announcement came from Leon Tsoukernik during the 2017 WSOP Europe campaign that the $1,000,000 buy-in event would return to Las Vegas this summer. Tsoukernik was also the first one to confirm that he would be entering the field at the time of his announcement. As of late Saturday night, there were 32 players confirmed in the field with the cap being set at 48 players. Some of those that have already registered include Fedor Holz, Daniel Negreanu, Dominik Nitsche, Steffen Sontheimer, Sam Greenwood and the satellite winner, William Barth.
What makes this tournament so special to many of those at the WSOP, is that 8% of each buy-in goes directly to One Drop, the charitable organization to help supply clean water to places all around the world. The remaining $920,000 goes towards the prize pool. To learn more about One Drop, you can visit the link here.
When the action gets underway on Day 1, players will start with 5,000,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 5,000/10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000. Along with the big blind ante format, shot clocks will also be in play throughout the duration of the tournament. A total of ten 60-minute levels are on tap for Day 1 with a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will also be a 75-minute dinner break at the end of the sixth level. Late registration will remain open until the beginning of play on Day 2.
The tournament is scheduled to take place over the course of three days with the final table of six players returning on Day 3 to play down to a winner. The live stream on PokerGO and ESPN will begin on Day 2, PokerNews will be on the floor from start to finish as the live reporting team will bring you all the updates from the final event of the 2018 WSOP.
, Talal Shakerchi moved in a bet of 350,000. Fedor Holz called in position and the 
landed on the river.
. Holz was unable to beat it and threw his cards to the muck.
and Koon checked to Peters who continued for 40,000. Nitsche called while Koon got out of the way.
and Peters led out for another 150,000. Nitsche still called and the 
completed the board. Peters thought for a minute before making a bet of 500,000. Nitsche used up a time extension as well and he raised to 2,200,000. Peters slid his cards to the muck and Nitsche raked in the pot.
and Negreanu checked to Esfandiari who put out a bet of 53,000. Negreanu called. 
turn, Negreanu led out, betting 100,000. Esfandiari thought for a bit before raising and making it 368,000. Negreanu then took him time and raised to 1,200,000. Esfandiari called. 
river, Negreanu checked. Esfandiari checked behind. Negreanu showed 
flop and Mateos continued for 40,000. Peters check-raised to 160,000 and Mateos called.
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and he became the first elimination from the 2018 Big One for One Drop having lasted just under two levels. With a $1,000,000 buy-in that equates to just under $8,500 a minute.
and Holz checked again. Bonomo put out a bet of 300,000 this time. Holz thought for a while, making his way through one time extension before check-raising, making it 1,100,000. Bonomo thought for a while then called. 
for a missed flush draw while Bonomo was best with 
and both players checked. On the 
river, Bonomo checked again. Haxton then announced a bet of 1,650,000. Before his 30 seconds were up, Bonomo folded and Haxton took down the pot. 
. Mateos led out for 75,000, Smith raised to 250,000, and Mateos called.
and Mateos check-called a bet of 500,000 from Smith. Mateos checked the 
flop out of the small blind and Chidwick bet 200,000.
for top two pair. Smith only had