Colman Upstages Negreanu, Wins $15m Big One for One Drop – WSOP News

Colman Upstages Negreanu, Wins $15m Big One for One Drop – WSOP News
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  • Updated: July 2, 2025
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Hong Kong’s Tom Hall ended up bubbling the tournament in ninth place, which meant he was the last player to receive nothing for his $1m investment.

The biggest winner of the One Drop event, however, was the One Drop Foundation, which picked up over $4 million to put towards their efforts in providing clean drinking water around the globe.

Negreanu Becomes Poker’s Biggest All-Time Winner

Dan Colman

There was some serious silver lining for Negreanu in finishing second.

He earned $8.2 million for his efforts to pass Antonio Esfandiari and become poker’s all-time leading tournament money winner with just under $30 million.

“I had a blast playing this tournament,” Negreanu said after finishing second.

Interestingly Colman refused to do interviews after winning the Big One and only took a few quick winner shots before leaving the Rio.

Hollywood’s Rick Salomon made a surprise run in the Big One and ended up finishing fourth for $2.8 million.

That set up a three-handed battle between German Christoph Vogelsang, Negreanu and Colman. Vogelsang was too short stacked by that point to accomplish much and quickly busted in third for $4 million.

Colman Mounts Heads-Up Comeback to Win $15.3m

Momentum seemed to be with Negreanu heads-up and he quickly ran up a significant lead on Colman.

That all changed when Colman rivered a full house against Negreanu and the Canadian paid him off big.

In the final hand Negreanu got all-in for his last 20 million chips with A♦ 4♣ and Colman called with K♦ Q♥.

The A♥ J♠ 4♠ flop appeared promising for Negreanu, giving him two-pair, but the T♠ certainly didn’t. The river finished with a meaningless 7♠ and Colman was suddenly the second biggest winner in poker history.

Payouts for the 2014 Big One for One Drop:

  • Daniel Colman – $15.3 million
  • Daniel Negreanu – $8.2 million
  • Christoph Vogelsang – $4.4 million
  • Rick Salomon – $2.8 million
  • Tobias Reinkemeier – $2 million
  • Scott Seiver – $1.6 million
  • Paul Newey – $1.4 million
  • Cary Katz – $1.3 million