Tournament Director Jack Effel has just made an announcement that he is tweaking the structure of the event slightly.
Originally, there was supposed to be six 20-minute levels before break and then registration would be closed. However, Effel has increased the registration period for an additional hour — or until the start of Level 10.
Also originally on the structure sheet was a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9, but that has been changed to a 20-minute break most likely due to an tweet earlier in the day by Ty Stewert:
Greg Merson and Daniel Negreanu join the Big One for One Drop
Just over a week ago, the World Series of Poker announced a further 11 names to be added to the list for who is playing this year's Big One for One Drop.
The latest additions mean the Big One for One Drop is just 15 players shy of the 56-player cap as the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Greg Merson, Scott Seiver, Doug Polk, Daniel Cates, Daniel Colman and Isaac Haxton have been added.
Businessmen and high roller tournament regulars Tom Hall and Talal Shakerchi have also entered the fray, as well as Winmark Corporation CEO John Morgan.
ESPN cameras will be present to catch every hand from start to finish during the three-day event, and the Worldwide Leader in Sports will air three consecutive weeks of two-hour coverage starting on Tuesday, July 15th.
July 15 - 9-11 p.m. EST - Day 1 and Day 2 action
July 22 - 9-11 p.m. EST - Day 2 action and final table bubble
July 29 - 9-11 p.m. EST - Final table action through to winner
Here is a full list of confirmed players thus far:
Max Altergott
Bobby Baldwin
Jean-Robert Bellande
Daniel Cates
Daniel Colman
David Einhorn
Antonio Esfandiari
Phil Galfond
Anthony Gregg
Philipp Gruissem
Tom Hall
Isaac Haxton
Niklas Heinecker
Phil Ivey
Igor Kurganov
Guy Laliberté
John Morgan
Jason Mercier
Greg Merson
Daniel Negreanu
Paul Newey
Doug Polk
Fabian Quoss
Vivek Rajkumar
Brian Rast
Tobias Reinkemeier
Andrew Robl
Noah Schwartz
Erik Seidel
Scott Seiver
Vanessa Selbst
Talal Shakerchi
Brandon Steven
Sam Trickett
Christoph Vogelsang
Anonymous Businessman
Anonymous Businessman
Anonymous Asian Businessman
Aria Resort Satellite Winner
Bellagio Resort Satellite Winner
WSOP Satellite Winner
One of the lucky winners today will receive the spot reserved for the WSOP Satellite Winner, while if more seats are reached through the prizepool, they will most likely become the first alternates like Shaun Deeb did in 2012.
