Sellout Field Competes for Richest Prize in Poker History at Tournament with Unprecedented $1 Million Entry Fee

LAS VEGAS, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The highest-stakes poker game ever conceived! Entry fee: $1 million!

Multi-millionaires and billionaires from around the globe descend on the World Series of Poker for a chance to win the largest single prize in poker history – a whopping $18,346,673 – while raising millions more for charity.

The BIG ONE for ONE DROP is a unique event to benefit ONE DROP, an organization chaired by billionaire and Cirque du Soleil® founder Guy Laliberte that supports access to clean water in developing parts of the world.

World-renowned businessmen, card sharps and philanthropists each paid $1 million to participate in the highest stakes poker game on the planet. In all, a sellout crowd of 48 players entered the No-Limit Hold'em tournament.

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WHERE: The BIG ONE for ONE DROP is being played at the 43rd Annual World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

WHEN: NOW! The BIG ONE for ONE DROP began Sunday, July 1 and will conclude late July 3 or early July 4, when the winner will receive his $18,346,673 prize.

WHO: Headline-makers. Movers and shakers. Straight from the pages of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today, the players are major newsmakers.

SOURCE World Series of Poker