The World Series of Poker is hosting a first-ever event for players putting up $1 million apiece for a chance to win the richest top prize in poker history.
(AP) --
Forty-eight players are expected for the three-day no-limit Texas Hold'em event called The Big One for One Drop.
It begins Sunday at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and ends Tuesday with one winner earning more than $18 million.
In all, nine players will share nearly $43 million in prizes. The international water advocacy charity OneDrop.org also gets a portion.
Las Vegas casino owner Phil Ruffin and MGM Resorts International executive Bobby Baldwin are playing, along with poker pros Phil Ivey, Jonathan Duhamel, Gus Hansen and Michael Mizrachi.
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