Day 1b of Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em Begins Today at 3 p.m. local time
Welcome to day 1b of Event #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em of the 2021 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Day 1b of this monumental event begins on Tuesday, November 9th at 3:00 p.m local time.
Player’s who register for $1,000 will receive 20,000 tournament chips, for an additional $111 donation to One Drop Foundation players can add an extra 20,000 tournament chips.
The One Drop Foundation, founded by poker enthusiast Guy Laliberte has been proudly supported by the World Series of Poker for the last nine years.
In 2019 this event raised an impressive $693,428 for One Drop, breaking all previous records. Its mission is to provide sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for communities in need all over the world.
Little One for One Drop Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | First prize | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Brian Yoon | United States | $663,727 | 4,756 |
| 2014 | Igor Dubinsky | Ukraine | $637,539 | 4,496 |
| 2015 | Paul Hoefer | Germany | $645,969 | 4,555 |
| 2016 | Michael Tureniec | Sweden | $525,520 | 4,360 |
| 2017 | Adrian Moreno | United States | $528,316 | 4,391 |
| 2018 | Wei Guoliang | China | $559,332 | 4,732 |
| 2019 | James Anderson | United States | $690,686 | 6,246 |
Yesterday, Day 1a drew 490 entries with only 143 players making it to Day 2. Leading Day 1a is Mukul Pahuja with 518,300 in chips. Fernando Pahuja (428,000), Poorya Nazari (377,500), Steven Stolzenfeld (376,200), and Jorge Briones (319,500) round out the top five players who bagged big on Day 1a.
Day 1b will play a total of 10 levels with each level lasting 60-minutes each. There will be a 15-minute every two levels. Late registration will remain open until level 12 which is two levels into Day 2.
Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team