Mikita Badziakouski defeats 16 opponents to winR$7,114,500 and become champion of the
first-ever WPT® Big One for One Drop.
WPT Staff
Las 0️⃣ Vegas, NV (Dec. 20, 2024) – Mikita
Badziakouski defeats 16 opponents to winR$7,114,500 and become champion of the
first-ever WPT® 0️⃣ Big One for One Drop, which benefited the One Drop Foundation’s mission
of ensuring sustainable access to safe water, sanitation 0️⃣ and hygiene for communities
facing extreme barriers.
“I mean, I feel great… the tournament itself is the biggest
title I’ve ever 0️⃣ had,” said Badziakouski after his victory. “I just got lucky in a
couple big coolers. That’s how it goes, one 0️⃣ of the sides has to get lucky and that was
me today.”
“We were honored to host the first WPT Big 0️⃣ One for One Drop with the help of
the One Drop Foundation and our casino partner Wynn Las Vegas,” said 0️⃣ WPT CEO Adam
Pliska. “The iconic event added an extraordinary level of prestige to the WPT World
Championship festival.”
TheR$1 million 0️⃣ buy-in event drew a field of 17 players and a
prize pool ofR$15,810,000. The televised final table featured the top 0️⃣ six players while
only the top four were destined for a payout.
Heads-up action left Austrian
professional footballer turned poker pro 0️⃣ Mario Mosboeck as the runner-up,
earningR$4,663,950. WPT Champion Dan Smith finished in third place forR$2,806,750 and
Isaac Haxton placed fourth 0️⃣ forR$1,224,800. Falling short of the money was WPT Champion
Nick Petrangelo and Santhosh Suvarna.
Other players who entered the six-figure event
0️⃣ included Chris Brewer, Stephen Chidwick, Matthias Eibinger, David Einhorn, Fedor Holz,
WPT Ambassador Phil Ivey, Martin Kabrhel, Jason Koon, Adrian 0️⃣ Mateos, Rick Salomon and
Talal Shakerchi.
“A big thank you to all the players that participated in the WPT Big
One 0️⃣ for One Drop,” said Alexandre Meunier, One Drop Foundation’s Chief Marketing and
Events Officer. “The charitable contribution of each buy-in 0️⃣ is a tremendous help to
progressing our worldwide efforts.”
All photos from the WPT Big One for One Drop can be
0️⃣ accessed via the WPT Flickr Page.
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About the One Drop Foundation
The One Drop™ 0️⃣ Foundation is an
international philanthropic organization created by Cirque du Soleil and Lune Rouge
founder Guy Laliberté with the vision 0️⃣ of a better world, where all have access to
living conditions that allow empowerment and development. Its mission is to 0️⃣ ensure
sustainable access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene for communities facing
extreme barriers through innovative partnerships, creativity, and the 0️⃣ power of art.
Together with its partners, the One Drop Foundation deploys its unique Social Art for
Behaviour Change™ approach 0️⃣ designed to promote the adoption of healthy water,
sanitation and hygiene-related behaviours and empower communities. For this to be
possible, 0️⃣ the One Drop Foundation creates novel fundraising initiatives supported by a
visionary community of partners and donors. The One Drop 0️⃣ Foundation is celebrating 16
years of turning water into action, with projects that will soon have improved the
living conditions 0️⃣ of more than 2.7 million people around the world. Interact with the
One Drop Foundation on Facebook, LinkedIn and X, 0️⃣ or on Instagram.
