It was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Paradise, Nevada, USA, between May 27 – July 14, 2014.

[1] Source:[2] Final standings as of October 18 (end of WSOPAP): The second edition of the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop began on June 29.

The tournament was first conceived by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte to benefit the One Drop Foundation, with $111,111 of each buy-in being donated to the foundation;[4] in addition, the donation was the only rake taken from the prize pool, with the WSOP taking nothing for itself.

He also stated he needed to stay home to take care of his wife who was feeling ill at the time.

It established a new record as the largest single-day starting field when 4,722 players played in Day 1a.