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THE 1 MILLION DOLLAR TOURNAMENT IS BACK TO ITS SOURCE

LAS VEGAS | JULY 15, 2018

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THE 1 MILLION DOLLAR TOURNAMENT IS BACK TO ITS SOURCE

The World Series of Poker and One Drop announce the return of The BIG ONE for One Drop, a $1 million buy-in tournament capped at a maximum of 48 players and the most significant charity initiative in poker history. For the fourth time, this tournament will harness the ability of poker to bring together people from all over the globe to raise awareness and funds for the cause of water. This innovative event is back at the Rio in Las Vegas during the WSOP 2018. Once again, the WSOP will be waiving their rake fee and that portion of the pot will go to fund One Drop’s sustainable safe water access projects in communities in need.

ONE DROP IS THE OFFICIAL CHARITABLE PARTNER OF


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+ $100M IN PRIZE POOL

IN THE 3 PREVIOUS EVENTS

86

IN 2012 ANTONIO ESFANDIARI WON THE BIGGEST 1ST PRIZE IN POKER HISTORY

$18,346,673

UNIQUE PLAYERS SINCE THE

BIG ONE’S INCEPTION

20 %

OF PLAYERS PAID OUT


41

RECREATIONAL PLAYERS

22

PLAYED IN 2 OR MORE BIG ONE EDITIONS

$13,735,902

RAISED FOR CHARITY WITH THE 3 BIG ONE EDITIONS 17-10-25 14:06


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THE TOURNAMENT DETAILS EVENT ENTRY The entry fee for all players is $1,000,000 USD

MONEY IN PLAY If the cap of 48 players is reached…

• 48 player cap

• The winner is expected to be awarded an amount in excess of $18 million.

• Players may secure their seat in the tournament by making a non-refundable $50,000 deposit by July 1. Final funds are due in full by July 10, 2018. • Participants must be 21 or older.

• The prize pool will be nearly $42 million. • The charitable contribution to One Drop will be in excess of $5 million.

• WSOP will take 11.11% of the tournament buy-in and donate it directly to One Drop, with the remaining $888,889 going towards the prize pool. • 100% of the proceeds go directly to One Drop’s water access projects. HELD AT THE RIO ALL SUITE HOTEL AND CASINO DURING THE WSOP 2018, ON JULY 15


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RULES AND PAYOUT DAY 2 11:00 AM Start Play down to final 6. 20-min breaks every 2 levels Dinner TBD

DAY 3 Start Time TBD Play down to a winner 20-min breaks every 2 levels Dinner TBD

LEVEL

ANTE

BLINDS

LEVEL

ANTE

BLINDS

LEVEL

ANTE

BLINDS

1 2 3 4 5 6

1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000

5,000-10,000 6,000-12,000 8,000-10,000 10,000-20,000 12,000-24,000 15,000-30,000

11 12 13 14 15 16

15,000 20,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000

50,000-100,000 60,000-120,000 80,000-160,000 100,000-200,000 120,000-240,000 150,000-300,000

22

200,000

600,000-1,200,000

X 7

5,000 5,000 10,000 10,000

X 17

50,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 150,000

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

200,000 300,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,200,000

8 9 10


20,000-40,000 25,000-50,000 30,000-60,000 40,000-80,000

18 19 20 21

Remove 5,000 Chips 150,000-300,000 200,000-400,000 300,000-600,000 400,000-800,000 500,000-1,000,000

Remove 25,000 Chips

DAY 3

Remove 1,000 Chips

DAY 2

DAY 1

DAY 1 11:00 AM Start Play 10 levels 20-min breaks every 2 levels 90-min break after level 6 (≈ 5:40 PM)

800,000-1,600,000 1,000,000-2,000,000 1,200,000-2,400,000 1,500,000-3,000,000 2,000,000-4,000,000 2,500,000-5,000,000 3,000,000-6,000,000 4,000,000-8,000,000 5,000,000-10,000,000 6,000,000-12,000,000

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PAYOUT STRUCTURE #PLAYERS

20

PRIZE POOL

#PLAYERS

30

PRIZE POOL

#PLAYERS

40

PRIZE POOL

#PLAYERS

48

PRIZE POOL

PLACE

%

$17 777 780

PLACE

%

$26 666 670

PLACE

%

$35 555 560

PLACE

%

$42 666 672

1

45.5%

$8 088 890

1

45%

$12 000 002

1

42.24%

$15 018 669

1

42.19%

$18 001 069

2

26.5%

$4 711 112

2

23.50%

$6 266 667

2

22.5%

$8 000 001

2

21.78%

$9 292 801

3

17%

$3 022 223

3

13.47%

$3 592 000

3

11.95%

$4 248 889

3

11.25%

$4 800 001

4

11%

$1 955 556

4

7.5%

$2 000 000

4

6.45%

$2 293 334

4

6.09%

$2 598 400

5

5.63%

$1 501 334

5

4.91%

$1 745 778

5

4.69%

$2 001 067

6

4.9%

$1 306 667

6

4.35%

$1 546 667

6

4.04%

$1 723 734

7

3.94%

$1 400 889

7

3.62%

$1 544 534

8

3.66%

$1 301 333

8

3.29%

$1 403 734

9

3.05%

$1 301 333

Starting Date July 15, 2018

Tournament Type No-limit hold’em

Deposit $50,000 is required by July 1 to secure your seat

All non-refundable deposits will be donated to the One Drop Foundation.

Starting Chips 5,000,000

Buy-in $1,000,000 USD

$950,000 balance is due in full by July 10, 2018.

Registration For recreational and professional players. Registration open until day 2

Level Duration 60 minutes each level

Rio reserves the right to grant a full refund for a deposit due to extenuating circumstance in Rio’s full and absolute discretion.

Any player who has not completed their buy-in to the event by July 10, 2018 will forfeit the $50,000 deposit.

More details on how to register for the Big One for One drop can be found at WSOP.com in the 2018 Official Rules of the World Series of Poker.


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ABOUT ONE DROP One Drop — created by Cirque du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberté — strives to ensure that water is accessible to all. Using a one-of-a-kind sustainable intervention model, One Drop develops innovative water access projects in Latin America, India and West Africa. The poker community has raised over $20 million since 2012 to help One Drop, WSOP’s official charitable partner, give safe water to communities in need around the world. 100% of the money raised goes directly to One Drop’s water access projects.

ABOUT THE WSOP The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world awarding millions of dollars in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet, globally recognized as the sport’s top prize. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2017, the event attracted 120,995 entrants from 111 different countries to the Rio in Las Vegas and awarded over $231 million in prize money. In addition, the WSOP has formed groundbreaking alliances in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while successfully expanding the brand internationally with the advent in 2007 of the World Series of Poker Europe. For more information on the World Series of Poker, please visit WWW.WSOP.COM.


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For more information please visit onedrop.org To register contact [email protected].


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