Daniel Colman won the 2014 Big One for One Drop, earning $15.3 million, but has reservations about the game as a whole. (Image: WSOP)
The absolute most important poker tournament of the year, traditionally, has constantly been the World Series of Poker Main Event. But in recent years, a new tournament has taken its place due to the fact most lucrative event because of the prize pool that is biggest. It is the $1 million buy-in Big One for starters Drop, the charity tournament that attracts the most effective advantages plus some of the wealthiest amateur players around. The first One Drop tournament was held in 2012, and the follow-up this year as soon as once more created the biggest purse of this poker year.
42 players turned out for the 2014 Big One for One Drop, and poker that is 23-year-old Daniel Colman moved away with a life-changing prize of just over $15.3 million along with his first WSOP bracelet. The massive win immediately vaulted Colman to sixth all-time in the Hendon Mob tournament poker earnings list, with more than $18.2 million in job winnings.
This year’s version was more heavily tilted in favor of career poker players while the first One Drop tournament was roughly evenly split between high-rolling pros and ultra-rich amateurs. There were about 30 professionals among the list of 42 entrants, and ultimately, the battle for the spot that is top down to two full-time poker players.