Daniel Negreanu Reveals How Much He Sold of Himself To Public For BIG ONE For ONE DROP Event

Published on 2014-06-30 18:55:00

Daniel Negreanu in a checkered shirtWith the exception of maybe Phil Ivey, most professional poker players need to sell off substantial chunks of their action in order to play in the $1,000,000 BIG ONE For ONE DROP event.

Daniel Negreanu was no exception, as he took to Twitter to try to raise half of his buy-in for the event:

"Selling 50% of my action for One Drop. Email pattylandis@hotmail.com for details if interested in having a piece of me."

50% is still a significant percentage to have of yourself in a $1,000,000 tournament - there are other players in the event who likely have only 10% of themselves.

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So, how successful was Negreanu's fundraising campaign for the ONE DROP event?

According to the video below, Negreanu ended up selling 13% of his action to the general public:



In addition, Negreanu said that he also some sold of his action to some of his friends.

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Phil Hellmuth, who also took to his Twitter account to try to raise money for the $1,000,000 buy-in tournament, was less successful with his fund-raising efforts as he ended up missing the tournament.

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Filed Under: World Series of Poker

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