One Drop’s Exceptional Eight gunning for $18 million win at the Rio
The Extraordinary Eight of Antonio Esfandiari, Brian Rast, Bobby Baldwin, David Einhorn, Guy Laliberte, Sam Trickett, Richard Yong and Phil Hellmuth at the World Series of Poker’s the Big One for One Drop at the Rio on Monday, July 2, 2012.
Photo: Neil Stoddart/World Series of Poker
from: lasvegasweekly.com
Robin Leach
Tue, Jul 3, 2012
It was a long, brutal and nerve-wracking 12-hour Monday, and today’s extravaganza will be even more intense as eight exceptional men try to outplay one another in the Big One for One Drop poker tournament at the Rio to win the largest-ever prize purse in a sports event. More than $40 million is in the pool, with $18,346,673 going to the champion.
The Extraordinary Eight of Antonio Esfandiari, Brian Rast, Bobby Baldwin, David Einhorn, Guy Laliberte, Sam Trickett, Richard Yong and Phil Hellmuth at the World Series of Poker’s the Big One for One Drop at the Rio on Monday, July 2, 2012.
Photo: Neil Stoddart/World Series of Poker
from: lasvegasweekly.com
Robin Leach
Tue, Jul 3, 2012
It was a long, brutal and nerve-wracking 12-hour Monday, and today’s extravaganza will be even more intense as eight exceptional men try to outplay one another in the Big One for One Drop poker tournament at the Rio to win the largest-ever prize purse in a sports event. More than $40 million is in the pool, with $18,346,673 going to the champion.
World Series of Poker - Guy Laliberte at the World Series of Poker's the Big One for One Drop at the Rio on Monday, July 2, 2012.
That man could be Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil with its seven shows here on the Strip who created this richest entry event in poker history. Forty-eight well-heeled players ponied up $1 million each to participate. By the end of Day 1 on Sunday, 11 players lost $11 million. By the end of Day 2 early today, another 29 had fallen by the wayside.
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