Ivey, Dwan Among 48 Players Registered for $1 Million Buy-in The Big One for One Drop

On Sunday, July 1, the World Series of Poker will host The Big One, a $1 million buy-in tournament that will benefit the One Drop foundation. Among those who are confirmed to take a seat at the blue-felted tables are Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Bobby Baldwin, Daniel Negreanu, and Erik Seidel.

The event will run from July 1 through 3 and is capped at 48 players. It will be live-streamed on WSOP.com and televised on ESPN. The final day of the charity tournament will be broadcast live on ESPN 2 at 4:00 p.m. EDT and then on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. EDT until its conclusion.

The One Drop foundation was created by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte. From each buy-in, 11.1 percent, or $111,111, will be donated to the One Drop foundation, meaning that more than $5.5 million will be donated from the buy-ins.

The tournament is rake free, so $888,889 of the buy-in will be placed directly in the prize pool. Players will begin with 3 million in chips and the tournament will pay out the top nine spots. The winner will receive a WSOP platinum bracelet.

Player	Occupation	Residence
Bobby Baldwin	Chief Design and Construction Officer, MGM Resorts Intl.	Las Vegas, NV
Frederic Banjout	CEO, Eden Shoes	Paris, France
Bob Bright	CEO, Bright Trading, LLC	Las Vegas, NV
Ilya Bulchev	Businessman	Moscow, Russia
Roland De Wolfe	Professional Poker Player	London, England
Tom Dwan	Professional Poker Player	Edison, NJ
Jonathan Duhamel	Professional Poker Player	Montreal, QC, Canada
David Einhorn	U.S. Hedge Fund Manager	Rye, New York
Antonio Esfandiari	Professional Poker Player	Las Vegas, NV
Phil Galfond	Professional Poker Player	Potomac, MD
Bertrand Grospellier	Professional Poker Player	Paris, France
Philipp Gruissem	Professional Poker Player	Germany
Giovanni Guarascio	Businessman	Montreal, Canada
Phil Ivey	Professional Poker Player	Las Vegas, NV
Eugene Katchalov	Professional Poker Player	New York, NY
Cary Katz	CEO, College Loan Corporation	Las Vegas, NV
Jens Kyllönen	Professional Poker Player	Finland
Guy Laliberté	Founder, Cirque de Soleil	Montreal, QC, Canada
Ben Lamb	Professional Poker Player	Las Vegas, NV
Tom Marchese	Professional Poker Player	Parsippanny, NJ
Jason Mercier	Professional Poker Player	Davie, FL
Michael Mizrachi	Professional Poker Player	Miami, FL
John Morgan	CEO, Winmark Corporation	Minneapolis, MN
Daniel Negreanu	Professional Poker Player	Las Vegas, NV
Paul Newey	Chairman, New Wave Ventures	Dorset, United Kingdom
Chamath Palihapitiya	Venture Capitalist	Burlingame, CA
Bill Perkins	Owner, Small Ventures (Private Equity)	Houston, TX
Paul Phua	Asian Businessman	Miri, Malaysia
Brian Rast	Professional Poker Player	Las Vegas, NV
Vivek Rajkumar	Professional Poker Player	Las Vegas, NV
Tobias Reinkemeier	Professional Poker Player	Brighton, Germany
Andrew Robl	Professional Poker Player	Las Vegas, NV
Phil Ruffin	Owner, Treasure Island Resort	Las Vegas, NV
Rick Salomon	Film Producer	Los Angeles, CA
Nick Schulman	Professional Poker Player	New York, NY
Noah Schwartz	Professional Poker Player	Miami, FL
Erik Seidel	Professional Poker Player	Las Vegas, NV
Mike Sexton	Professional Poker Player/Commentator	Las Vegas, NV
Dan Shak	Commodities Trader	Las Vegas, NV
Talal Shakerchi	European Hedge Fund Manager	Surrey, England
Mikhail Smirnov	Businessman/Poker Player	Moscow, Russia
Justin Smith	Professional Poker Player	Los Angeles, CA
Brandon Steven	Businessman/Car Dealer Owner	Wichita, KS
Sam Trickett	Professional Poker Player	East Retford, England
Haralabos Voulgaris	Professional Sports Handicapper	Winnipeg, Canada (Lotto seat)
Richard Yong	Asian Businessman	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Satellite Winner	$25,300 Mega Satellite – June 30 at Rio	Gus Hansen
Satellite Winner	MGM Resorts International VIP winner - June 30	Phil Hellmuth

According to the World Series of Poker, the participant list will become 100% official after the completion of Level 4 of The Big One for One Drop on Sunday. Until then, the list is subject to change.

PokerNews will be providing in-depth updates of The Big One for One Drop on Sunday, as well as the $25,300 Mega Satellite, which will kick off at 1300 PDT on Saturday.

Check out bios on all registered players, provided by WSOP.com.

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