Gus Hansen tog som tidligere fortalt et af de absolut sidste sæder ved at vinde en satellit, og udover ham er det en sand stjerneparade krydret med et par hovedrige forretningsmænd, der giver lidt ekstra værdi for de implicerede.

Hele listen over de 48 spillere, der skal kæmpe om en rekordstor førstepræmie på mere end 15 millioner dollar, ser ud som følger:

1. Bobby Baldwin -- Chief Design and Construction Officer, MGM Resorts Intl. (Las Vegas, NV)
2. Frederic Banjout -- CEO, Eden Shoes (Paris, France)
3. Bob Bright -- CEO, Bright Trading, LLC (Las Vegas, NV)
4. Ilya Bulchev -- Businessman (Moscow, Russia)
5. Roland De Wolfe -- Professional Poker Player (London, England)
6. Tom Dwan -- Professional Poker Player (Edison, NJ)
7. Jonathan Duhamel -- Professional Poker Player (Montreal, QC, Canada)
8. David Einhorn -- U.S. Hedge Fund Manager (Rye, New York)
9. Antonio Esfandiari -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
10. Phil Galfond -- Professional Poker Player (Potomac, MD)
11. Bertrand Grospellier -- Professional Poker Player (Paris France)
12. Philipp Gruissem -- Professional Poker Player (Germany)
13. Giovanni Guarascio -- Businessman (Montreal, Canada)
14. Phil Ivey -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
15. Eugene Katchalov -- Professional Poker Player (New York, NY)
16. Cary Katz -- CEO, College Loan Corporation (Las Vegas, NV)
17. Jens Kyllönen -- Professional Poker Player (Finland)
18. Guy Laliberté -- Founder, Cirque de Soleil (Montreal, QC, Canada)
19. Ben Lamb -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
20. Tom Marchese -- Professional Poker Player (Parsippanny, NJ)
21. Jason Mercier -- Professional Poker Player (Davie, FL)
22. Michael Mizrachi -- Professional Poker Player (Miami, FL)
23. John Morgan -- CEO, Winmark Corporation (Minneapolis, MN)
24. Daniel Negreanu -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
25. Paul Newey -- Chairman, New Wave Ventures (Dorset, United Kingdom)
26. Chamath Palihapitiya -- Venture Capitalist (Burlingame, CA)
27. Bill Perkins -- Owner, Small Ventures (Private Equity), (Houston, TX)
28. Paul Phua -- Asian Businessman (Miri, Malaysia)
29. Brian Rast -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
30. Vivek Rajkumar -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
31. Tobias Reinkemeier -- Professional Poker Player (Brighton, Germany)
32. Andrew Robl -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
33. Phil Ruffin -- Owner, Treasure Island Resort (Las Vegas, NV)
34. Rick Salomon -- Film Producer (Los Angeles, CA)
35. Nick Schulman -- Professional Poker Player (New York, NY)
36. Noah Schwartz -- Professional Poker Player (Miami, FL)
37. Erik Seidel -- Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
38. Mike Sexton -- Professional Poker Player/Commentator (Las Vegas, NV)
39. Dan Shak -- Founder, SHK Asset Management (Philadelphia, PA)
40. Talal Shakerchi -- European Hedge Fund Manager (Surrey, England)
41. Mikhail Smirnov -- Businessman/Poker Player (Moscow, Russia)
42. Justin Smith -- Professional Poker Player (Los Angeles, CA)
43. Brandon Steven -- Businessman/Car Dealer Owner (Wichita, KS)
44. Sam Trickett -- Professional Poker Player (East Retford, England)
45. Haralabos Voulgaris -- Professional Sports Handicapper (Winnipeg, Canada), (Lotto seat)
46. Richard Yong -- Asian Businessman (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
47. Gus Hansen -- Professional Poker Player (Monaco, France)
48. Satellite Winner -- MGM Resorts International VIP winner -- June 30(name TBD)