Big One for One Drop
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| Sport | Poker, Texas hold 'em |
|---|---|
| Founded | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (2012) |
| Owner(s) | One Drop Foundation (2012–present) Caesars Entertainment Corporation (2012–present) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Justin Bonomo |
| Official website | Official website |
The Big One for One Drop is a $1,000,000 buy-in No Limit Texas hold 'em tournament hosted at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Added in the 2012, it became the highest buy-in poker tournament in history as well as the largest single payout offered. The event is known for its charitable contributions as much as $111,111 or €111,111 of each player's buy in is donated to the One Drop Foundation, an international non-profit organization created by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, which focuses on water initiatives.
History
Canadian entrepreneur, Guy Laliberté, started the Big One for One Drop in 2012 as a No-Limit hold 'em event hosted at the World Series of Poker. He founded the nonprofit One Drop Foundation, which seeks unconditional access to safe drinking water in crisis areas. Buy-ins range from $111,111 for the high roller event to $1,000,000 for the Big One or €1,000,000 for the spin off Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza event hosted in Europe. 3.5% of the prize pool benefits the One Drop Foundation. The event was hosted at the WSOP in 2014. A smaller event known as the "High Roller for One Drop" hosted in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 has a buy in of $111,111 with $11,111 going toward charity.[1]
Antonio Esfandiari won the first event defeating Sam Trickett heads-up and earned $18,346,673.[2][3] In 2013, the following year, the WSOP hosted the lower buy-in the $111,111 High Roller event was won by Anthony Gregg. Gregg defeated Chris Klodnicki heads up and earned $4,830,619.[4]
In 2014, the $1,000,000 Big One returned. The final table consisted of professional players such as Dan Colman, Daniel Negreanu, Christoph Vogelsang, Tobias Reinkemeier and Scott Seiver as well as recreational players Paul Newey, Cary Katz and Rick Salomon. Colman won the tournament defeating Negreanu heads up and earned $15,306,668.[5]
From 2015 to 2017, One Drop only offered the lower $111,111 High Roller event at the WSOP with Jonathan Duhamel, Fedor Holz and Doug Polk winning each event respectively.[6][7][8]
In October 2016, the Big One for One Drop Extravaganza returned at a new venue held in Monte Carlo, the buy-in was €1,000,000 and opened only to recreational players. Canadian Chinese poker player, Elton Tsang won the event for €11,111,111 after defeating Anatoly Gurtovoy of Russia heads up.[9][10]
In November 2017, it was announced that the $1,000,000 buy-in event would return to the 2018 World Series of Poker.[11] 27 players entered for a total prizepool of $24,840,000 and $80,000 from each buy-in donated to the One Drop foundation for a total of $2,160,000.
Results
| Year | Event name | Entrants | Winner | Prize (US$) | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | 48 | Antonio Esfandiari
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$18,346,673 |  Sam Trickett
|
| 2013 | $100,000 High Roller for One Drop | 166 | Anthony Gregg
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$4,830,619 | Chris Klodnicki
|
| 2014 | $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | 42 | Dan Colman
|
$15,306,668 |  Daniel Negreanu
|
| 2015 | $100,000 High Roller for One Drop | 135 | Jonathan Duhamel
|
$3,989,985 | Bill Klein
|
| 2016 | $100,000 High Roller for One Drop | 183 |  Fedor Holz
|
$4,981,775 | Dan Smith
|
| 2016 * | €1,000,000 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza * | 28 | Elton Tsang
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$12,248,912 |  Anatoly Gurtovy
|
| 2017 | $100,000 High Roller for One Drop | 130 | Doug Polk
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$3,686,865 |  Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
|
| 2018 | $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | 27 | Justin Bonomo
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$10,000,000 | Fedor Holz
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| 2019 | not held | ||||
* Note that this event did not award a bracelet to the winner.
2012 Big One for One Drop
- 3-Day Event: July 1–3[12]
- Buy-in: $1,000,000
- Number of Entries: 48
- Total Prize Pool: $42,666,672
- Number of Payouts: 9
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Antonio Esfandiari |
$18,346,673 |
| 2nd | Sam Trickett |
$10,112,001 |
| 3rd | David Einhorn |
$4,352,000 |
| 4th | Phil Hellmuth |
$2,645,333 |
| 5th | Guy Laliberté |
$1,834,666 |
| 6th | Brian Rast |
$1,621,333 |
| 7th | Bobby Baldwin |
$1,408,000 |
| 8th |  Richard Yong |
$1,237,333 |
2013 High Roller for One Drop
- 4-Day Event: June 26–29[13]
- Buy-in: $111,111
- Number of Entries: 166
- Total Prize Pool: $17,891,148
- Number of Payouts: 24
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anthony Gregg |
$4,830,619 |
| 2nd | Chris Klodnicki |
$2,985,495 |
| 3rd | Bill Perkins |
$1,965,163 |
| 4th | Antonio Esfandiari |
$1,433,438 |
| 5th | Richard Fullerton |
$1,066,491 |
| 6th |  Martin Jacobson |
$807,427 |
| 7th | Brandon Steven |
$621,180 |
| 8th | Nick Schulman |
$485,029 |
2014 Big One for One Drop
- 3-Day Event: June 29–July 1
- Buy-in: $1,000,000
- Number of Entries: 42
- Total Prize Pool: $37,333,338
- Number of Payouts: 8
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Colman |
$15,306,668 |
| 2nd | Daniel Negreanu |
$8,288,001 |
| 3rd | Christoph Vogelsang |
$4,480,001 |
| 4th | Rick Salomon |
$2,800,000 |
| 5th | Tobias Reinkemeier |
$2,053,334 |
| 6th | Scott Seiver |
$1,680,000 |
| 7th | Paul Newey |
$1,418,667 |
| 8th | Cary Katz |
$1,306,667 |
2015 High Roller for One Drop
- 2-Day Event: June 28–29
- Buy-in: $111,111
- Number of Entries: 135
- Total Prize Pool: $14,249,925
- Number of Payouts: 16
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Duhamel |
$3,989,985 |
| 2nd | Bill Klein |
$2,465,522 |
| 3rd | Dan Colman |
$1,544,121 |
| 4th | Ben Sulsky |
$1,118,049 |
| 5th | Dan Perper |
$873,805 |
| 6th | Phil Hellmuth |
$696,821 |
| 7th | Anthony Zinno |
$565,864 |
| 8th | Sergey Lebedev |
$466,970 |
2016 High Roller for One Drop
- 3-Day Event: July 8–10
- Buy-in: $111,111
- Number of Entries: 183
- Total Prize Pool: $19,316,565
- Number of Payouts: 28
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fedor Holz |
$4,981,775 |
| 2nd | Dan Smith |
$3,078,974 |
| 3rd | Koray Aldemir |
$2,154,265 |
| 4th | Jack Salter |
$1,536,666 |
| 5th | Brian Green |
$1,117,923 |
| 6th | Joe McKeehen |
$829,792 |
| 7th | Nick Petrangelo |
$628,679 |
| 8th | Niall Farrell |
$486,383 |
2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza
- 3-Day Event: October 14–16
- Buy-in: €1,000,000
- Number of Entries: 28 (2 rebuys)
- Total Prize Pool: $27,437,564
- Number of Payouts: 6
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize | Prize in EUR (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Elton Tsang |
$12,248,912 | €11,111,111 |
| 2nd | Anatoly Gurtovy |
$5,983,597 | €5,427,781 |
| 3rd | Rick Salomon |
$3,307,206 | €3,000,000 |
| 4th | James Bord |
$2,315,044 | €2,100,000 |
| 5th | Cary Katz |
$1,929,203 | €1,750,000 |
| 6th | Andrew Pantling |
$1,653,603 | €1,500,000 |
2017 High Roller for One Drop
- 4-Day Event: June 2–5
- Buy-in: $111,111
- Number of Entries: 130
- Total Prize Pool: $13,722,150
- Number of Payouts: 20
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Doug Polk |
$3,686,865 |
| 2nd | Bertrand Grospellier |
$2,278,657 |
| 3rd |  Dario Sammartino |
$1,608,295 |
| 4th | Haralabos Voulgaris |
$1,158,883 |
| 5th | Chris Moore |
$852,885 |
| 6th | Martin Jacobson |
$641,382 |
| 7th | Rainer Kempe |
$493,089 |
| 8th | Andrew Robl |
$387,732 |
2018 Big One for One Drop
- 3-Day Event: July 15–17
- Buy-in: $1,000,000
- Number of Entries: 27
- Total Prize Pool: $24,840,000
- Number of Payouts: 5
- Winning Hand:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Bonomo |
$10,000,000 |
| 2nd | Fedor Holz |
$6,000,000 |
| 3rd | Dan Smith |
$4,000,000 |
| 4th | Rick Salomon |
$2,840,000 |
| 5th | Byron Kaverman |
$2,000,000 |
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