Big One for One Drop Returns As Part of WPT World Championship Series

The million-dollar buy-in Big One for One Drop has a brand new dwelling for 2023. This 12 months, the high-stakes charity occasion can be held from Dec. 18-20 as half of the 2023 World Poker Tour World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. The

“The Big One for One Drop is such an iconic tournament in the world of poker. We are honored to put on this incredible event in conjunction with the One Drop Foundation and Wynn Las Vegas,” stated WPT CEO Adam Pliska.

The match will once more value $1,000,000 to enter, with six % of every buy-in going to the One Drop Foundation and its quest for sustainable entry to secure water across the globe.

“We are beyond excited to be announcing the resurgence of our most iconic charity event,” stated One Drop Foundation’s Chief Marketing and Events Officer Alexandre Meunier within the press launch asserting the occasion. “It is an incredible feeling to be able to have the support of WPT and Wynn to run our fifth edition of the Big One. There is always a palpable buzz in the air during the lead-up to the one-million-dollar affair. The magnitude of the buy-in, of the prize pool, but also of the funds that are directed to the crucial cause of access to safe water makes the Big One the event of all superlatives.”

As Meunier identified, the million-dollar model of this occasion has been held 4 occasions since debuting on the World Series of Poker in 2012. That 12 months noticed Antonio Esfandiari beat a subject of 48 entries to earn his second of three bracelets and the single-largest payday ever awarded on the WSOP: $18,346,673. The ‘Big One’ was held each different 12 months from 2012 by 2018, with Dan Colman incomes $15,306,668 because the 2014 champion, Elton Tsang cashing in for $12,248,912 in 2016, and Justin Bonomo securing $10,000,000 in 2018. The occasion has not been held since then.

“Wynn is proud to host one of the largest events in poker history, included as part of the second annual WPT World Championship festival,” stated Ryan Beauregard, Executive Director of Poker Operations at Wynn Las Vegas. “We look forward to sharing this one-of-a-kind experience with players and fans from across the globe.”

The lineup for the match is predicted to be introduced within the lead-up to the occasion. One Drop introduced a partnership with WPT earlier this 12 months, with two different big charity occasions scheduled along with the ‘Big One’.

The first can be a $10 million assured $10,500 buy-in occasion working from July 9-14, with the second being a $111,000 buy-in tremendous excessive curler that may mark the return of the WPT Alpha8 high-stakes match imprint.

Check out the World Poker Tour’s official website for extra data on these high-stakes occasions.