$1 Million Big One for One Drop to Return in 2014; Little One for One Drop Scheduled
The biggest buy-in tournament in poker history took place in Las Vegas during the 2012 World Series of Poker. The inaugural $1 million Big One for One Drop tournament raised $10 million for the One Drop foundation, and awarded the largest first-place prize in poker history to Antonio ��The Magician�� Esfandiari �� $18.346 million.
On Monday night, during the live broadcast of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table, Guy Lalibert��, founder of Cirque du Soleil and chairman of One Drop, announced that the $1 million Big One for One Drop would return for a second time during the 2014 WSOP. What��s more, the WSOP will host the Little One for One Drop, a $1,111 buy-in bracelet event that will feature unlimited re-entries over two starting days, during the 2013 WSOP.
��It was an honor to be a part of such a special event that raised a total of $10 million for charity, including $5.3 million for One Drop and shone a positive light on the poker community,�� said Caesars Interactive Entertainment CEO Mitch Garber.
��By working with the showman, Guy Lalibert��, we have learned there was only one choice. An encore.We look forward to collaborating with Guy and One Drop to continue to find fun and exciting ways to make a positive and lasting contribution through the vehicle that is the great game of poker.��
��It��s amazing what you can achieve when you dream,�� said Lalibert��. ��We took the concept of a $1 million poker tournament and turned it into the most successful poker initiative ever held. As a result, over 100,000 people will be positively impacted. Projects in Honduras, El Salvador, and West Africa have already put to use the money we raised in the initial event.
"With the ��Little One�� and the ��Big One�� on the horizon, we can continue to greatly impact the lives of those in need, while at the same time raising awareness of the impact water has on our planet.��
To learn more about One Drop, visit ONEDROP.org and for information regarding One Drop tournaments, check out WSOP.com.
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