Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Adrian Mateos and Justin Bonomo are among the first 20 names for the high stakes Pro/Am event.
One of the headline acts of WSOP Paradise will be the first crossover event with Triton.
The $1 million invitational event will see VIP amateur players buy-in for $500,000 and the only way a professional can enter is with an invite from them (and another $500,000).
As is the case in all of these Pro/AM events, the VIPs play amongst themselves and the pros do the same, for Day 1, before the two fields combine on Day 2.
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It is widely believed that the pro and the VIP have a generous swap/backing deal between themselves, to make it worth inviting a professional in the first place.
The first wave of pairings has been announced, with 20 players (and therefore, $10 million) confirmed for the event.
Lots of big names are missing from the list, so stay tuned as it looks like this event could be huge.
| VIP | Pro |
|---|---|
| Ossi Ketola | Patrik Antonius |
| David Einhorn | Taylor Von Kriegenbergh |
| Santosh Suvarna | Nick Petrangelo |
| Chad Deberry | Sean Winter |
| Paul Phua | Phil Ivey |
| Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Punnat Punsri |
| Rob Yong | Andrew Robl |
| Esti Wang | Adrian Mateos |
| Elton Tsang | Justin Bonomo |
| Philip Sternheimer | Ben Heath |
How many runners will this event get? Let us know in the comments: