The full list of players for Sunday’s $1 million Big One for One Dropcharity event at the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was released on Saturday. The tournament sold out at 48 entrants and $111,111 of each player’s buy-in will be given to One Drop, which focuses on global water concerns. The finale of the tournament will air live on ESPN and ESPN2 starting on Tuesday, July 3 at 1:00pm PT and continuing until a winner is crowned.

The four-dozen players will be vying for a top prize of $18 million. To put the bounty in perspective, WSOP officials noted, “The $18,346,673 is the largest ever first place prize awarded in any sporting event of any kind (outside of boxing). Additionally, the second place prize of $10,112,001 will become the third largest prize ever awarded in poker, behind Jamie Gold’s haul in the 2006 WSOP Main Event ($12 million).”

On July 1 and July 2, WSOP.com will host a live stream of the event, with commentary from David Tuchman, Olivier livb112Busquet, Justin ZeeJustinBonomo, Jason JCarver Somerville, Greg “FBT” Mueller, and 2005 WSOP Main Event winner Joe Hachem. Day 1 begins at 1:11pm PT on Sunday, July 1.

The 48 players will be divided into eight tables of six players apiece. The participants range in age from 24 to 76 years old:

Bobby Baldwin – Chief Design and Construction Officer, MGM Resorts
Frederic Banjout – CEO, Eden Shoes
Bob Bright – CEO, Bright Trading LLC
Ilya Bulychev – Businessman
Roland De Wolfe – Professional Poker Player
Tom Dwan – Professional Poker Player
Jonathan Duhamel – Professional Poker Player
David Einhorn – Hedge Fund Manager
Antonio Esfandiari – Professional Poker Player
Phil Galfond – Professional Poker Player
Bertrand ElkY Grospellier – Professional Poker Player
Philipp philbort Gruissem – Professional Poker Player
Giovanni “Malibu” Guarascio – Professional Poker Player
Phil Ivey – Professional Poker Player
Eugene Katchalov – Professional Poker Player
Cary Katz – CEO, College Loan Corporation
Jens Kyll̦nen РProfessional Poker Player
Guy Lalibert̩ РFounder, Cirque de Soleil, One Drop Canada
Ben Benba Lamb – Professional Poker Player
Tom Marchese – Professional Poker Player
Jason treysfull21 Mercier – Professional Poker Player
Michael Mizrachi – Professional Poker Player
John Morgan – CEO, Winmark Corporation
Daniel Negreanu – Professional Poker Player
Paul Newey – Chairman, New Wave Ventures
Chamath Palihapitiya – Venture Capitalist
Bill Perkins – Owner, Small Ventures
Paul Phua – Businessman
Brian tsarrast Rast – Professional Poker Player
Vivek Psyduck Rajkumar – Professional Poker Player
Tobias Reinkemeier – Professional Poker Player
Andrew good2cu Robl – Professional Poker Player
Phil Ruffin – Owner, Treasure Island Resort
Rick Salomon – Film Producer
Nick Schulman – Professional Poker Player
Noah Schwartz – Professional Poker Player
Erik Seidel – Professional Poker Player
Mike Sexton – Professional Poker Player
Dan Shak – Founder, SHK Asset Management
Talal Shakerchi – European Hedge Fund Manager
Mikhail Smirnov – Businessman, Poker Player
Justin Boosted J Smith – Professional Poker Player
Brandon Steven – Businessman, Car Dealer Owner
Sam Trickett – Professional Poker Player
Haralabos Voulgaris – Professional Gambler
Richard Yong – Businessman
Satellite Winner – $25,300 Mega Satellite winner, June 30 at Rio
Satellite Winner – MGM Resorts International VIP winner

Half of the entrants are classified as pro poker players, while the other half consists of a mix of businessmen, gamblers, and asset managers. Who is your horse? Leave a comment at the bottom of this article or post in this Live Poker thread.

The top nine will walk away with at least $1.1 million:

1st Place: $18,346,673
2nd Place: $10,112,001
3rd Place: $4,352,000
4th Place: $2,645,333
5th Place: $1,834,666
6th Place: $1,621,333
7th Place: $1,408,000
8th Place: $1,237,333
9th Place: $1,109,333

About $5.5 million will be donated to the One Drop charity given the sold out field.