1. 06-30-12 04:29 PM #1
    CanuckG
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    $1,000,000 One Drop WSOP Event June 30th 2012

    Largest buy-in for a poker tournament EVER is taking place tomorrow at the Rio. It will cost you $1,000,000 to enter...or if you're lucky you could win the $25,300 satellite which is taking place as I type.

    Here are the entrants below:

    Bobby Baldwin Chief Design & Construction Officer, MGM Resorts Intl Las Vegas, NV 62
    Frederic Banjout CEO, Eden Shoes France 42
    Bob Bright CEO, Bright Trading, LLC Las Vegas, NV 72
    Ilya Bulychev Businessman Moscow, Russia 55
    Roland De Wolfe Professional Poker Player London, UK 27
    Tom Dwan Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 25
    Jonathan Duhamel Professional Poker Player Montreal, Canada 24
    David Einhorn Hedge Fund Manager Rye, NY 43
    Antonio Esfandiari Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 33
    Phil Galfond Professional Poker Player North Potomac, Maryland 27
    Bertrand Grospellier Professional Poker Player France 31
    Philipp Gruissem Professional Poker Player Germany 25
    Giovanni "Malibu" Guarascio Professional Poker Player Montreal, Canada 55
    Phil Ivey Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 36
    Eugene Katchalov Professional Poker Player New York, NY 31
    Cary Katz CEO, College Loan Corporation Las Vegas, NV 41
    Jens Kyllönen Professional Poker Player Finland 22
    Guy Laliberté Founder, Cirque de Soleil/OneDrop.org Canada Founder Montreal, Canada 52
    Ben Lamb Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 27
    Tom Marchese Professional Poker Player Parsippanny, NJ 24
    Jason Mercier Professional Poker Player Davie, FL 25
    Michael Mizrachi Professional Poker Player Miami, FL 31
    John Morgan CEO, Winmark Corporation Minneapolis, MN 71
    Daniel Negreanu Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 37
    Paul Newey Chairman, New Wave Ventures Dorset, United Kingdom 43
    Chamath Palihapitiya Venture Capitalist Burlingame, CA 35
    Bill Perkins Owner, Small Ventures (Private Equity) Houston, TX 43
    Paul Phua Asian Businessman Miri, Malaysia (Island of Borneo) 48
    Brian Rast Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 30
    Vivek Rajkumar Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 26
    Tobias Reinkemeier Professional Poker Player Brighton, Germany 24
    Andrew Robl Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 25
    Phil Ruffin Owner, Treasure Island Resort Las Vegas, NV 76
    Rick Salomon Film Producer Los Angeles, CA 44
    Nick Schulman Professional Poker Player Manhattan, NY 27
    Noah Schwartz Professional Poker Player Miami, FL 28
    Erik Seidel Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 52
    Mike Sexton Professional Poker Player Las Vegas, NV 64
    Dan Shak Founder, SHK Asset Management Philadelphia, PA 53
    Talal Shakerchi European Hedge Fund Manager Surrey, United Kingdom 48
    Mikhail Smirnov Businessman/Poker Player Moscow, Russia 39
    Justin Smith Professional Poker Player Los Angeles, CA 24
    Brandon Steven Businessman/Car Dealer Owner Wichita, KS 38
    Sam Trickett Professional Poker Player East Retford, United Kingdom 25
    Haralabos Voulgaris Professional Gambler Winnipeg, Canada 37
    Richard Yong Asian Businessman Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 54
    Satellite Winner $25,300 Mega Satellite - June 30 at Rio (name(s) TBD) TBD TBD
    Satellite Winner MGM Resorts International VIP winner (name TBD) TBD TBD


    The final nine players of the 48-player field will receive the following:

    1st: $18,346,673
    2nd: $10,112,001
    3rd: $4,352,000
    4th: $2,645,333
    5th: $1,834,666
    6th: $1,621,333
    7th: $1,408,000
    8th: $1,237,333
    9th: $1,109,333
    :
    Total $42,666,672 (Prize Pool)

    The remainder of the prize pool, $5,533,328 will go to OneDrop.org, an official charity partner of the
    World Series of Poker. Out of each $1 million entry fee, $111,111 has been ear-marked to go
    towards OneDrop. For this event, the WSOP eliminated all typical house fees to operate the event.
    In terms of records, the $18,346,673 is the largest-ever first place prize awarded in any sporting event
    of any kind (outside of boxing). Additionally, the second-place prize of $10,112,001, will become the
    third-largest prize ever awarded in poker, behind Jamie Gold’s haul in the 2006 WSOP Main Event
    ($12 million).

    My guess for top 3 are Katchalov, Seidel and Duhamel.
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  2. 06-30-12 04:35 PM #2
    Iwinyourmoney
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    I wonder come tax time how much is a write off. The full 1mil or the amount taken out for charity from the buyin
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  3. 06-30-12 04:42 PM #3
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    Which one is roxxy?
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  4. 06-30-12 04:48 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Iwinyourmoney View Post
    I wonder come tax time how much is a write off. The full 1mil or the amount taken out for charity from the buyin
    Wait what. If you're saying what I think you're saying...

    When you cash at the WSOP, you get a W-2G only for the difference between the prize and the buy-in. Poker tax law can be murky, but I'm fairly confident you only owe on the $100K profit if you cash for $1.1M.
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  5. 06-30-12 05:01 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuse4tw View Post
    Which one is roxxy?

    He only had $400,000 not enough
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  6. 06-30-12 05:04 PM #6
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    **** I missed the deadline...damn!
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  7. 06-30-12 05:12 PM #7
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    this is a great event.. i really hope the winner isn't a pro poker player... those rich business people would probably give it all back to onedrop
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  8. 06-30-12 05:12 PM #8
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    Should be amazing.

    I believe ESPN if covering one table per day, and the final table.
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  9. 06-30-12 05:22 PM #9
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    Why isn't tt playing? He's the self proclaimed greatest poker player alive and his mama has checks for hundreds of thousands just lying around house.
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  10. 06-30-12 06:01 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by GUMMO77 View Post
    Should be amazing.

    I believe ESPN if covering one table per day, and the final table.
    Correct. They'll have a "feature" table. Probably table of death with Ivey, Seidel, etc.

    Sunday and Monday at WSOP.com, there will be a stream of a feature table. Tuesday afternoon is final table coverage, first on ESPN2, then moving to ESPN at 8pm
    Table draw is here on left side when you open link:

    http://news.bluffmagazine.com/wsop-v...izrachi-31790/
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  11. 06-30-12 06:13 PM #11
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    Pretty cool idea here - should be more big buy-in events instead of thousands playing powerball.
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  12. 06-30-12 07:14 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by CanuckG View Post
    Correct. They'll have a "feature" table. Probably table of death with Ivey, Seidel, etc.



    Table draw is here on left side when you open link:

    http://news.bluffmagazine.com/wsop-v...izrachi-31790/

    Holy shit, they better have that table on ESPN. That's both amazing and disgusting.
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  13. 06-30-12 07:17 PM #13
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    They might re-draw tables which could cause an uproar because look at Table 405 and 403 Waaaay too many amateurs at one table.
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  14. 06-30-12 07:27 PM #14
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    I am thinking about getting in this next year. Is there an address to mail my entry fee to? Do they accept cash?
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    boeing power gave Ez Money 77 1 SBR Point(s) for this post.

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  15. 06-30-12 07:30 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ez Money 77 View Post
    I am thinking about getting in this next year. Is there an address to mail my entry fee to? Do they accept cash?
    I think they accept betpoints too.

    Get a loan in the points forum.

    Gave you 1, you're on your way kid.
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  16. 06-30-12 08:52 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by boeing power View Post
    I think they accept betpoints too.

    Get a loan in the points forum.

    Gave you 1, you're on your way kid.
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  17. 06-30-12 08:53 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ez Money 77 View Post
    I am thinking about getting in this next year. Is there an address to mail my entry fee to? Do they accept cash?
    Go to the Rio....example:

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  18. 06-30-12 09:03 PM #18
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    Made men on this list.
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  19. 06-30-12 09:10 PM #19
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    Most of these guys are backed.

    Tom Marchese, a pro who recently won a $1.3 million top prize in a tournament, said he sold his buddies shares, but he didn't charge a markup. He posted $150,000 himself.
    Mike Sexton, a famous poker veteran and television commentator, said a prominent Los Angeles businessman he met at a private, high-stakes game offered to stake the full, $1 million One Drop buy-in. The investor also agreed to take only half of any winning jackpot.

    One person for sure who has 100% of himself in the tourney is Jens Kyllönen.


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  20. 06-30-12 09:12 PM #20
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    I'd guess Ivey, Negreanu and the other businessman have themselves for 100%.

    The guy who made "1 Night in Paris" that porno with Paris Hilton is playing.

    So is this dbag Brandon Steven.
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  21. 06-30-12 09:15 PM #21
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    Crapshoot

    Does Canuck do anything but play poker 20 hrs a day?????

    This guys wants to be like them
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  22. 06-30-12 09:29 PM #22
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    Easier to win this than our 11 point daily tourneys.
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  23. 06-30-12 09:41 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Crapshoot

    Does Canuck do anything but play poker 20 hrs a day?????

    This guys wants to be like them
    Better than playing craps and blackjack like a lot of these guys do or betting the horses.
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  24. 07-01-12 12:48 AM #24
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    Phil Hellmuth just won the satellite in from MGM/Aria tournament into the One Drop. Unreal.
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  25. 07-01-12 12:58 AM #25
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    This shit is rigged
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  26. 07-01-12 01:17 AM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by tony_come View Post
    This shit is rigged
    It was a private satellite too....he's also sponsored by Aria.
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  27. 07-01-12 01:36 AM #27
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    hellmuth will dominate this small field full of rich expats

    go phil!
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  28. 07-01-12 01:43 AM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by lunchbawks View Post
    hellmuth will dominate this small field full of rich expats

    go phil!
    Phil Hellmuth isn't even on there.

    I hope Tom Dwan wins it all.
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  29. 07-01-12 01:51 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by GunShard View Post
    Phil Hellmuth isn't even on there.

    I hope Tom Dwan wins it all.
    Read my post above. #24
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  30. 07-01-12 01:52 AM #30
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    http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...ega-satellite/

    Last satellite on ATM TOP 2 are in.

    Gus Hansen chip leader atm. One of the guys left got in for $65

    EDIT: 2nd place is placed on alternate list incase no seat available so instead receive 1 million dollars.
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  31. 07-01-12 01:58 AM #31
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    Hansem, Deeb, or Grospellier would nice.
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  32. 07-01-12 03:38 AM #32
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    My friend at Rio said the cash games taking place right now are insane.
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  33. 07-01-12 03:46 AM #33
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    Hansen wins the seat and Deeb gets on the bottom of the alternate list. So Deeb more than likely won't get in the tournament and will just collect the $1,000,000.
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  34. 07-01-12 04:45 AM #34
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    if you follow poker you are a square
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  35. 07-01-12 08:37 AM #35
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    I heard Hellmuth won a Satellite to get in.
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