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TD TV WORLD POKER TOUR ON T.JPG. The 2014 WSOP will feature a $1,000,000 buy-in poker tournament to raise awareness and money for the One Drop Foundation. The 25K Mixed Max, the Million Dollar One Drop, the 50K Poker Players Championship, the Seniors and Ladies events, the Main Event they all count! In fact, all events count EXCEPT for the $500 Casino Employees event which kicks-off the 45th WSOP.
LAS VEGAS -- Daniel Colman let his poker play speak for itself.
Colman, a 23-year-old professional online poker player from Holden, Mass. (though he has lived in Montreal and Rio de Janeiro to maximize his online opportunities), won the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop event at the World Series of Poker on Tuesday night. First prize was worth $15,306,688 and Colman's first WSOP bracelet as he topped six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu in the final heads-up battle.
Colman ran off after doing the wrap-up interview for the ESPN broadcast of the event (July 29, Aug. 5 and Aug. 12), but Olivier Busquet, another online pro who has served as Colman's mentor and backer, said Colman doesn't like to do interviews and that he said in one interview that the focus should be on the charity. That's a good place to start.
One Drop was created by Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, in 2007 to raise money (and awareness) of the charity that brings much-needed water to parts of the world that don't have adequate sanitation systems. The Big One for One Drop tournament debuted in 2012 when 48 poker pros and businessmen entered and out of each million-dollar entry fee, $111,111 goes to One Drop. This year, 42 players entered to raise $4,666,662. One Drop is based in Montreal, so another nice tie-in with part-time resident Colman and the Canadian-born Negreanu.
'The focus should be on the charity, otherwise it's just a bunch of rich guys playing for obscene amounts of money,' Negreanu said. 'Poker is his (Colman's) job and he's here to work. If he doesn't want to do interviews, I respect it completely.'
Colman has earned his reputations as a heads-up sit-and-go specialist and finished third ($111,942) in the $10,000 buy-in heads-up no-limit hold 'em event that concluded a week ago Saturday. So, even though Negreanu was seen as the more experienced player ('KidPoker' turns 40 on July 26) and held a slight 68.5 million in chips to 57.5 million, he knew he was in for a battle.
'In heads-up, he's one of the best in the world,' Negreanu said. 'I'm happy with how I played and luck plays a role in this format, but he played great, too. He's going to win a lot more of these.'
The end of the battle came on the 46th hand of heads-up play as Colman held about a 5-1 chip advantage. Blinds were at 800K/1.6M and after Negreanu limped in on the button, Colman raised to 4 million. Negreanu went all-in and Colman called. Negreanu led with A-4 against Colman's K-Q and hit two pair on a flop of A-J-4. To the shock of the crowd at the Rio, Colman hit his straight on the turn and eliminated Negreanu who wasn't able to fill up on the river (7s).
Colman earned the lead only 15 hands earlier in a 60-million chip pot that featured Negreanu paying off his opponent on the river after a five-minute tank. When asked if that was the turning point, Negreanu actually pointed two hands earlier.
'I would say it was the A-8 versus A-Q hand,' he said. 'I was really cruising at that point and had a chance to take a bigger lead.'
Entering that hand, Negreanu lead 74 million to 51 million. He bet 2.5 million preflop and offered a 2.5 million continuation bet after a flop of J-J-9. Another J hit the board on the turn and Negreanu bet 4 million. Colman called and after an 8 on the river, both players checked. Colman's key catch there cut into Negreanu's lead and changed the feeling of the match. and Colman called.
Negreanu collected $8,288,001 and his consolation prize moved him atop the all-time poker tournament earnings list at $29.8 million, just $3 million ahead of 2012 One Drop winner Antonio Esfandiari. Colman's biggest previous tournament win was $2.2 million at EPT Monte Carlo a few months ago. Now he's sixth on the all-time list.
Tuesday's action started at 3 p.m. local time after the action lasted past 4 a.m. the night before with intentions of breaking the money bubble. After 30 hands of bubble play, organizers halted the action, but once the players returned, the biggest bubble of the year burst quickly. On Tuesday's first hand, businessman and Macau cash gamer Tom Hall lost a race to Negreanu (10-10 < A-Q) and left empty-handed. The remaining players were guaranteed at least $1.3 million and eliminations came quickly as four players remained with over 20 million in chips while the other four were under 10 million. By the next two levels, Cary Katz (eighth), Paul Newey (seventh), Scott Seiver (the only other previous bracelet winner at the final tables beside Negreanu, sixth) and Tobias Reinkemeier (fifth) had all fallen. Rick Salomon, the chip leader at the end of Monday's action, held on for fourth to collect $2.8 million. German Christoph Vogelsang took third for $4,480,000.
'I didn't win it, but it was cool to watch,' said Negreanu. Or it will be once the show goes through post-production.
Below are the complete results of Event 37 at the 2014 World Series of Poker:
Event 57: Big One for One Drop
Buy-in: $1 million
Entries: 42
Prize pool: $37,333,338
Players in the money: 8
1. Daniel Colman ($15,306,668)
2. Daniel Negreanu ($8,288,001)
3. Christoph Vogelsang ($4,480,001)
4. Rick Salomon ($2,800,000)
5. Tobias Reinkemeir ($2,053,334)
6. Scott Seiver ($1,680,000)
7. Paul Newey ($1,418,667)
8. Cary Katz ($1,306,667)
When the general public thinks of poker, scenes of high stakes, big bluffs, and lots of gambling come to mind. The industry’s charitable efforts is an under-appreciated aspect of the poker world.
Million of dollars have been raised over the years for various causes. That’s certainly true of the World Series of Poker over the last two decades. Here’s a look at a few of the charity events involving the WSOP since the poker boom.
Ante Up for Africa
Before 2012, WSOP hosted an annual Ante Up For Africa tournament. This was not a bracelet event but was held during the WSOP summer events in Las Vegas.
The event was co-created by longtime poker pro Annie Duke and actor/poker player Don Cheadle. The proceeds from the tournament benefited survivors of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
War and genocide devastated the area, and the charity hoped to offer some relief for those suffering. Ante Up For Africa ran for a few years and attracted Hollywood elites such as Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Tracy McGrady, Brad Garrett, Hank Azaria, and Ray Romano.
One Drop Foundation
Benefit tournaments for One Drop were part of the growing movement toward high-stakes tournaments. That greatly benefited the foundation for several years.
One Drop helps impoverished nations gain access to safe drinking water and sanitation. The group currently has developed projects in 13 different countries.
The $1 million dollar buy-in for the original event in 2012 drew 48 players with $111,111 of each buy-in going to the charity. Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari won that event for more than $18 million.
This was also the first time a bracelet was awarded for a charity tournament in WSOP history. In 2013, the WSOP expanded and allowed players with lower bankrolls to get in on the charitable action.
The first $1,111 Little One For One Drop was a bracelet event, drew 4,391 players, and raised $500,000. One Drop events continue to be fan favorites each year at the WSOP.
Salute to Warriors
In 2019, the WSOP added something a bit different to the charity mix. The tournament included a patriotic vibe.
The $500 Salute to Warriors charity bracelet event benefited United Services Organization (USO) and other military-related charities. Organizers fittingly wrapped the tournament around American Independence Day.
The special event fielded 1,723 players and Susan Faber, a 71-year-old Ohio resident, took the title for $121,161. The $43,075 raised for the cause was an even better number.
COVID-19 relief
With the world facing a pandemic, WSOP officials postponed this year’s series to the fall. Instead, the series implemented the WSOP Online that included bracelets for international players at GGPoker.
This year, the $1,111 Every 1 for Covid Relief took the place of the annual One Drop charity tournament. On July 19, GG hosted the event to benefit Caesars Cares.
The foundation assists the company’s employees who have suffered unanticipated hardships. The fund helps employees struggling as a result of the COVID-19 emergency.
Poker players certainly did their part in helping, raising $354,756 for the charity. GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanurecently presented WSOP executive director Ty Stewart a check for the funds.
Charity Series of Poker
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WSOP charity events such as One Drop and Ante up for Africa have also inspired others in the philanthropic arena. Poker player Matt Stout founded the Charity Series of Poker in 2014.
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The CSOP is a tournament series that has helped support Three Square food bank in Las Vegas, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, and other groups.
“The Charity Series of Poker started as a grassroots, volunteer side project,” Stout says. “It was an effort by the poker community to leave some of our stops on the tour better than we found them. We’d partner with different casinos across the country and run events for worthy local charities as part of different WPT and WSOP series.”
The series has now raised more than $2 million for various groups. In 2016, Stout won the Charitable Initiative of the Year at the Global Poker Index’s American Poker Awards.
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The CSOP will return after the Coronavirus pandemic. Players round the world continue offering up some good vibes through charitable endeavors and that should continue.