The Big One for One Drop Final Table Almost Set to Start
The World Series of Poker $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop event, the largest buy-in tournament in poker history, is down to its final table. A charitable group of 48 players put up the $1,000,000 buy-in, $111,111 of which was set aside for One Drop.
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, the Chair, describes One Drop as “a charitable organization that develops integrated, innovative projects with an international scope, in which water plays a central role as a creative force in generating positive, sustainable effects for local and foreign populations and in the fight against poverty.”
Laliberté is among the final eight players, each looking to capture the largest first-place prize in tournament poker history, $18,346,673, as well as the platinum WSOP diamond bracelet. He sits in third place to start the day while Antonio Esfandiari tops the bunch. Twelve-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has also made it and will be on the hunt for lucky number 13.
Here are the seating assignments and chip counts for the final table:
| Seat | Player | Country | Age | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guy Laliberté | Canada | 52 | 21,700,000 |
| 2 | Brian Rast | USA | 30 | 11,350,000 |
| 3 | Phil Hellmuth | USA | 47 | 10,925,000 |
| 4 | Antonio Esfandiari | USA | 33 | 39,925,000 |
| 5 | Bobby Baldwin | USA | 62 | 7,150,000 |
| 6 | Sam Trickett | UK | 26 | 37,000,000 |
| 7 | Richard Yong | China | 54 | 7,475,000 |
| 8 | David Einhorn | USA | 43 | 8,375,000 |
The cards are expected to be in the air at 12:45 PM local time. PokerNews will have bios for each player up shortly.
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