From The Las Vegas Sun: The World Series of Poker will host the most expensive tournament in the history of the game next summer.
Caesars Entertainment officials and a group of players announced Thursday plans to hold a $1 million buy-in tournament at the 2012 World Series of Poker.
The event is called The Big One for One Drop and is scheduled for July 1, 2012. One Drop is a non-governmental organization headed by Cirque de Soliel founder Guy Laliberte that provides access to water in third world countries.
“A million dollar buy-in seems crazy and, well, it is,” said four-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu in a statement, “but when you factor in a great cause like One Drop getting a percentage of the prize pool, all of a sudden it seems like a fantastic idea and a great way to raise money for charity.”
Negreanu is one of 15 players who have already committed to play in the tournament. The other poker pros who promised to buy in are Tom Dwan, Johnny Chan, Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/02/world-series-poker-reveals-plan-hold-1-million-buy/
They hope to get up to 48 players. That's just a bit much for me, so I'll pass. I'll enter the tournament that has a $5 buy in.
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