2019 Little One for One Drop Kicks Off Today at 12 p.m. PDT
Year-round, sharp poker players seek the best action by evaluating the rake and various fees, trying to maximize the return on their investment.
But if anything has worked in the poker community in the last decade, it's the spirit for helping a good cause. At that moment, the penny-pinching calculations are often sidelined.
Many charity initiatives that have been established around the globe have been adopted by the gaming industry, and the One Drop Foundation has held one of the strongest connections with the poker world.
One Drop has been proudly supported by the World Series of Poker through this decade, and the strong bond is highlighted by the $1,111 Little One for One Drop bracelet event which debuted in 2013. Today, the seventh edition of this tournament kicks off in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino facilities.
Players have two options when registering into the Little One. They will receive 20,000 in chips for the $1,000 buy-in and they can double their stack with a $111 donation which goes directly to One Drop.
Each of the previous editions drew fields of more than 4,000 entries, and with both moral and strategic incentives in place, it would be short-sighted to expect anything other than a giant turnout again. With that being said, some handsome prizes will be awarded for the top finishers. The previous winners have all walked away with more than $500,000.
The path to finding a new bracelet owner will lead through six days of play (July 6-11, 2019), including three starting flights. The first of them, Day 1a, starts today at noon with 10 one-hour levels scheduled for the day. Late registration will be open through Day 1 and the first two levels of Day 2, so there is plenty of time to join for those whose Main Event run will have been halted. Unlimited re-entries are allowed through the registration period.
PokerNews will be on the ground, providing live updates from all starting flights through to the moment when a new champion emerges, so watch this space for continuous information about the tournament progress.
Little One for One Drop history:
| Year | Winner | Country | [B]First prize | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Brian Yoon | United States | $663,727 | 4,756 entries |
| 2014 | Igor Dubinsky | Ukraine | $637,539 | 4,496 entries |
| 2015 | Paul Hoefer | Germany | $645,969 | 4,555 entries |
| 2016 | Michael Tureniec | Sweden | $525,520 | 4,360 entries |
| 2017 | Adrian Moreno | United States | $528,316 | 4,391 entries |
| 2018 | Wei Guoliang | China | $559,332 | 4,732 entries |