Six More Players Confirmed For $1M WPT Big One for One Drop

October 04, 2023

Connor Richards Editor & Live Reporter U.S.

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World Poker Tour (WPT) ambassador Phil Ivey was the first player to confirm his participation in the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop at the WPT World Championship, and six more players have now confirmed they will join Ivey at Wynn Las Vegas later this year for the biggest buy-in event of the year.

Those players include high-stakes regulars Rick Salomon and Talal Shakerchi, investor David Einhorn, top pros Chris Brewer and Nick Petrangelo and two-time Poker Players Championship winner Dan "Jungleman" Cates.

“Our partnership with the One Drop Foundation has already seen some big names turn up in the Alpha8 fields,” WPT CEO Adam Pliska said in a press release. “As the Big One draws near, we are elated with every new entry, building excitement and securing further support for the One Drop Foundation’s global cause.”

A few of the six new players confirmed for the Big One for One Drop have had success in the event in the past.

Salomon played all four editions of the Big One, finishing fourth in the 2014 and 2018 offerings and third in the 2016 WSOP Monte Carlo event for $3.3 million, while Einhorn finished third in the 2012 tournament for $4.3 million.

Cates, Shakerchi and Petrangelo have also played previous One Drop editions, while Brewer, who has had a fantastic year of high-stakes tournament poker that has brought him his four biggest tournament cashes, will be making his One Drop debut.

“It is amazing to witness the first wave of entrants into the Big One, which includes some of our past participants as well as new faces,” One Drop Foundation’s Chief Marketing and Events Officer Alexandre Meunier said in a press release. “Rick, David and Talal have been a part of every Big One since its inception. We welcome all the players and cannot wait to add more incredible names to the lineup.”

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