WSOP 2015 High Roller For One Drop Kicks Off: Buy-in $111,111

The WSOP 2015 High Roller For One Drop started Sunday afternoon with 102 entries, each buying in at $111,111.

This is only the second running of this tournament. It was first held in 2013 during the year between the biannual Big One for One Drop event. In 2013, Tony Gregg emerged victorious from a field of 166 players to earn the first-place prize of $4,830,619 and his first WSOP bracelet. At the time, that event set a record for the largest field in poker history for a tournament with a six-figure buy-in.

The defining feature of the High Roller for One Drop is its charitable component. From each buy-in, 5% will be donated directly to One Drop, a charity dedicated to improving global access to clean water and promoting sustainability.

Those participating in this year’s event include the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, Erik Seidel, Phil Galfond, Sam Trickett, Jonathan Duhamel, Jason Somerville and a host of other big name talent. 

- Ace King, Gambling911.com