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Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
Today is the day and the cap of 48 players is reached =)
The event starts today at 1:11 (PST) and 9 out of the 48 players are getting paid. The participants create a huge $42,666,672 prize pool and the winner will take home a sick $18,346,673 first prize.
The following players are going to fight for the biggest first prize in poker history:
1. Bobby Baldwin -- Chief Design and Construction Officer, MGM Resorts Intl. (Las Vegas, NV)
2. Frederic Banjout -- CEO, Eden Shoes (Paris, France)
3. Bob Bright -- CEO, Bright Trading, LLC (Las Vegas, NV)
4. Ilya Bulchev -- Businessman (Moscow, Russia)
5. Roland De Wolfe -- Professional Poker Player (London, England)
6. Tom Dwan -- Professional Poker Player (Edison, NJ)
7. Jonathan Duhamel -- Professional Poker Player (Montreal, QC, Canada)
8. David Einhorn -- U.S. Hedge Fund Manager (Rye, New York)
9. Antonio Esfandiari -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
10. Phil Galfond -- Professional Poker Player (Potomac, MD)
11. Bertrand Grospellier -- Professional Poker Player (Paris France)
12. Philipp Gruissem -- Professional Poker Player (Germany)
13. Giovanni Guarascio -- Businessman (Montreal, Canada)
14. Phil Ivey -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
15. Eugene Katchalov -- Professional Poker Player (New York, NY)
16. Cary Katz -- CEO, College Loan Corporation (Las Vegas, NV)
17. Jens Kyllönen -- Professional Poker Player (Finland)
18. Guy Laliberté -- Founder, Cirque de Soleil (Montreal, QC, Canada)
19. Ben Lamb -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
20. Tom Marchese -- Professional Poker Player (Parsippanny, NJ)
21. Jason Mercier -- Professional Poker Player (Davie, FL)
22. Michael Mizrachi -- Professional Poker Player (Miami, FL)
23. John Morgan -- CEO, Winmark Corporation (Minneapolis, MN)
24. Daniel Negreanu -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
25. Paul Newey -- Chairman, New Wave Ventures (Dorset, United Kingdom)
26. Chamath Palihapitiya -- Venture Capitalist (Burlingame, CA)
27. Bill Perkins -- Owner, Small Ventures (Private Equity), (Houston, TX)
28. Paul Phua -- Asian Businessman (Miri, Malaysia)
29. Brian Rast -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
30. Vivek Rajkumar -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
31. Tobias Reinkemeier -- Professional Poker Player (Brighton, Germany)
32. Andrew Robl -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
33. Phil Ruffin -- Owner, Treasure Island Resort (Las Vegas, NV)
34. Rick Salomon -- Film Producer (Los Angeles, CA)
35. Nick Schulman -- Professional Poker Player (New York, NY)
36. Noah Schwartz -- Professional Poker Player (Miami, FL)
37. Erik Seidel -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
38. Mike Sexton -- Professional Poker Player/Commentator (Las Vegas, NV)
39. Dan Shak -- Founder, SHK Asset Management (Philadelphia, PA)
40. Talal Shakerchi -- European Hedge Fund Manager (Surrey, England)
41. Mikhail Smirnov -- Businessman/Poker Player (Moscow, Russia)
42. Justin Smith -- Professional Poker Player (Los Angeles, CA)
43. Brandon Steven -- Businessman/Car Dealer Owner (Wichita, KS)
44. Sam Trickett -- Professional Poker Player (East Retford, England)
45. Haralabos Voulgaris -- Professional Sports Handicapper (Winnipeg, Canada), (Lotto seat)
46. Richard Yong -- Asian Businessman (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
47. Gus Hansen - Satellite Winner -- $25,300 Mega Satellite – June 30 at Rio
48. Phil Hellmuth - Satellite Winner -- MGM Resorts International VIP winner --
source: Link
Jason Mercier posted a picture how it looks like when you buy into a tournament for $1M via twitter a couple of days ago...
and this is the receipt:
can't wait for the tournament to begin...
2012-07-01 15:30 by
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
lame how gus won the sat, would have liked to see a random guy win or viktor, and i doubt anyone is in 100% of themselves probably so many partners
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
as 96 entrants of the 25k satellite created a $2.4M prize pool the 1st and 2nd player could win a seat, however, the 48 player cap is already reached and only one seat was guaranteed. Gus took down this event and joins the field whereas the 2nd place (shaun deeb) is on the waiting list for the one drop...
1st: Gus - entry
2nd: shaun deeb - might play or $1M
3rd: jason somerville - wins 400k
2012-07-01 12:37 by
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
wtf? roland de wolf also playing. i remember his douche acting vs reinkeimer a few years ago.
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
I Be Bluffin 20 (2012-07-01)
lame how gus won the sat, would have liked to see a random guy win or viktor, and i doubt anyone is in 100% of themselves probably so many partners
I mean, at least the satelite-winners, Gus and Phil Hellmuth, should not have selled shares, isn't it?
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
Do you guys have an idea why they capped this event?
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
daytrip2 (2012-07-01)
Do you guys have an idea why they capped this event?
I believe it was a condition for several of the non pros/ rich businessmen.
They wanted a lower % of pros to give themselves a bigger edge, I guess.
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
i thought robert-jean-bellande was registerd in this torny did he unregister then ?
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
OMGitsViktor (2012-07-01)
wtf? roland de wolf also playing. i remember his douche acting vs reinkeimer a few years ago.
was amazed when i seen his name in it too, hes an ok player but didn't think hes the sort of person that has a spare million and he will get owned in a field like this
Shaun deeb let gus win so he could have the million cash instead of entry
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RE: Event #55: The Big One for One Drop
Anyone know if the winner of this gets a bracelet?
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