THE 1 MILLION DOLLAR TOURNAMENT IS BACK TO ITS SOURCE

LAS

VEGAS

JULY

15

2018

FOR ONE DROP™

THE 1 MILLION DOLLAR

TOURNAMENT IS BACK TO ITS SOURCE

JULY 15, 2018The World Series of Poker and One Drop announce the return of

The BIG ONE for One Drop, a $1 million buy-in tournament capped at a maximum of 48 players and the most significant charity initiative in poker history.

For the fourth time, this tournament will harness the ability of poker to bring together people from all over the globe to raise awareness and funds for the cause of water. This innovative event is back at the Rio in Las Vegas during the WSOP 2018. Once again, the WSOP will be waiving their rake fee and that portion of

the pot will go to fund One Drop’s sustainable safe water access projects in communities in need.

ONE DROP IS THE OFFICIAL CAUSE PARTNER OF

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$13,735,902RAISED FOR CHARITY WITH THE 3 BIG ONE

EDITIONS

$13,735,902RAISED FOR CHARITY WITH THE 3 BIG ONE

EDITIONS

41 RECREATIONAL PLAYERS

22 PLAYED IN 2 OR MORE

BIG ONE EDITIONS

IN 2012ANTONIO ESFANDIARI

WON THE BIGGEST 1ST PRIZE IN POKER

HISTORY

$18,346,673

20% OF PLAYERS

PAID OUT

86 UNIQUE

PLAYERS SINCE THE BIG ONE’S

INCEPTION

$100M IN PRIZE POOL

IN THE 3 PREVIOUS EVENTS

EVENT ENTRY The entry fee for all players is $1,000,000 USD• 48 player-cap

• Players may secure their seat in the tournament by making a non-refundable $50,000 deposit which will guarantee the seat until final funds are due. Full funds must be wired by July 10, 2018.

• Participants must be 21 or older.

• This year, 8% of each buy-in will be donated directly to One Drop, with the remaining $920,000 going towards the prize pool.

• 100% of the proceeds go directly to One Drop’s water access projects.

MONEY IN PLAY If the cap of 48 players is reached…• The winner is expected to be awarded an amount in excess of $15 million.

• The prize pool is expected to be over $44 million.

• The charitable contribution to One Drop is expected to be in excess of $3.8 million.

PLAYER EXTRA BENEFIT Every player who participates in the Big One 2018 will receive one year of Caesars Seven Stars status with benefits, the highest level of loyalty offered by Caesars.

ON JULY 15, DURING THE WSOP 2018 AT THE RIO ALL SUITE HOTEL AND CASINO

THE TOURNAMENT DETAILS

RULES AND PAYOUT

PAYOUT STRUCTURE

#PLAYERS 20 PRIZE POOLPLACE % $18,400,000

1 46.54% $8,562,422 2 28.76% $5,291,987 3 24.70% $4,545,591

#PLAYERS 30 PRIZE POOLPLACE % $27,600,000

1 39.99% $11,017,506 2 24.67% $6,809,362 3 16.63% $4,590,956 4 11.22% $3,095,340 5 7.56% $2,086,836

#PLAYERS 40 PRIZE POOLPLACE % $36,800,000

1 37.72% $13,881,401 2 23.31% $8,579,368 3 15.86% $5,835,192 4 10.79% $3,968,770 5 7.34% $2,699,317 6 4.99% $1,835,952

Starting Date July 15, 2018

Starting Chips 5,000,000

Registration For recreational and professional players. Registration open until day 2

Tournament Type No-limit hold’em

Buy-in $1,000,000 USD

Level Duration 60 minutes each level

Deposit $50,000 is required as soon as possible to secure your seat.

$950,000 balance is due in full by July 10, 2018, to keep your reserved seat.

Any player who has not completed their buy-in to the event by July 10, 2018 will forfeit the $50,000 deposit.

All non-refundable deposits will be donated to The One Drop Charity.

Rio reserves the right to grant a full refund for a deposit due to extenuating circumstance in Rio’s full and absolute discretion.

More details on how to register for the Big One for One drop can be found at WSOP.com in the 2018 Official Rules of the World Series of Poker.

* Percentages rounded to the second decimal place

#PLAYERS 48 PRIZE POOLPLACE % $44,160,000

1 42.19% $15,356,993 2 21.49% $9,491,353 3 14.24% $6,288,826 4 9.80% $4,329,358 5 7.02% $3,101,180 6 5.24% $2,315,353 7 4.09% $1,804,952 8 3.33% $1,471,985

LEVEL ANTE BLINDS

1 10,000 5,000-10,0002 12,000 6,000-12,0003 16,000 8,000-16,0004 20,000 10,000-20,0005 24,000 12,000-24,0006 30,000 15,000-30,000

Remove 1,000 Chips

7 40,000 20,000-40,0008 50,000 25,000-50,0009 60,000 30,000-60,00010 80,000 40,000-80,00011 100,000 50,000-100,000

DAY

112 120,000 60,000-120,00013 160,000 80,000-160,00014 200,000 100,000-200,00015 240,000 120,000-240,00016 300,000 150,000-300,000

Remove 5,000 Chips

17 400,000 150,000-300,00018 500,000 200,000-400,000

Remove 25,000 Chips

19 600,000 300,000-600,00020 800,000 400,000-800,00021 1,000,000 500,000-1,000,000

DAY

2

22 1,200,000 600,000-1,200,00023 1,600,000 800,000-1,600,00024 2,000,000 1,000,000-2,000,00025 2,400,000 1,200,000-2,400,00026 3,000,000 1,500,000-3,000,000

Remove 100,000 Chips

27 4,000,000 2,000,000-4,000,00028 5,000,000 2,500,000-5,000,00029 6,000,000 3,000,000-6,000,00030 8,000,000 4,000,000-8,000,00031 10,000,000 5,000,000-10,000,00032 12,000,000 6,000,000-12,000,00033 16,000,000 8,000,000-16,000,00034 20,000,000 10,000,000-20,000,000

DAY

3

DAY 3Start Time TBD Play down to a winner 20-min breaks every 2 levelsDinner TBD

DAY 211:00 AM StartPlay down to final 6.20-min breaks every 2 levelsDinner TBD

DAY 111:00 AM StartPlay 10 levels 20-min breaks every 2 levels90-min break after level 6 (≈ 5:40 PM)

• Antes will come from the Big Blind and the Big Blind is posted prior to Ante. Played with Shot Clock. • The Rio reserves the right to alter or change the schedule in order to play the tournament in the above

mentioned timeframe.

ONE DROP’S PROJECTS AT A GLANCE

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RAJASTHANSHEOHARODISHA

ONGOING PROJECTS

COMPLETED PROJECTS

BURKINA FASO 1BURKINA FASO 2

ONE DROP AND WSOP, TOGETHER WITH THE POKER COMMUNITY, HAVE RAISED OVER $20M FOR SAFE WATER ACCESS WITH 100% OF NET REVENUES GOING DIRECTLY TO FIELD PROJECTS IMPROVING THE LIVES

OF OVER 180,000 BENEFICIARIES

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ABOUT ONE DROPOne Drop is an international foundation created in 2007 by Cirque du Soleil’s founder Guy Laliberté. At the core of our mission is access to water, sanitation and hygiene as a transformative force to improve the living conditions of some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. With the objective of delivering long-term impact and sustainability, One Drop brings into all of its projects a unique Social Art for Behavior Change approach that aims at engaging communities in taking ownership and embracing adequate behaviors towards water, sanitation and hygiene. This year, One Drop is celebrating 10 years of bringing sustainable access to safe water to people around the world with projects in 11 countries that will reached over 1 million beneficiaries.

ABOUT THE WSOPThe World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world awarding millions of dollars in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet, globally recognized as the sport’s top prize. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2017, the event attracted 120,995 entrants from 111 different countries to the Rio in Las Vegas and awarded over $231 million in prize money. In addition, the WSOP has formed groundbreaking alliances in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while successfully expanding the brand internationally with the advent in 2007 of the World Series of Poker Europe. For more information on the World Series of Poker, please visit WWW.WSOP.COM.

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