WSOP Main Event surpasses 10 entries and will have a record prize pool.
At the end of the second level of Day 2D of the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, which is being held this Saturday (8), the tournament's entry and re-entry period came to an end. Shortly afterwards, during the dinner break, the organization revealed the final numbers.
The main event attracted an impressive 10.043 entries, the largest field in the competition's history. With this impressive number, the prize pool reached US$93.399.900, which will be divided among the top 1.507 players, according to the SuperPoker website.
Everyone who survives the buster's shell will be guaranteed at least US$15.000. The grand champion will pocket a record prize of US$12.100.000, the largest prize ever awarded to a winner of the main event.
The six-figure prize pool starts at 80th place, which will be US$109.400. In this edition, to reach the million-dollar prize, players will have to finish among the top eight, as the ninth-place finisher will receive US$900.000, while the eighth-place finisher will receive US$1.1.25.000.
Check out the awards for the final table:
1th – US$ 12.100.000
2th – US$ 6.500.000
3th – US$ 4.000.000
4th – US$ 3.000.000
5th – US$ 2.400.000
6th – US$ 1.850.000
7th – US$ 1.425.000
8th – US$ 1.125.000
9th – US$ 900.000
10-11 US$ 700.000
12-13 US$ 535.000
14-17 US$ 430.200
18-26 US$ 345.000
27-35 US$ 280.100
36-44 US$ 229.000
45-53 US$ 188.400
54-62 US$ 156.100
63-71 US$ 130.300
72-80 US$ 109.400
81-89 US$ 92.600
90-98 US$ 78.900
99-161 US$ 67.700
162-224 US$ 58.500
225-287 US$ 50.900
288-350 US$ 44.700
351-413 US$ 40.000
414-476 US$ 37.500
477-539 US$ 35.000
540-602 US$ 32.500
603-665 US$ 30.000
666-764 US$ 27.500
765-863 US$ 25.000
864-962 US$ 22.500
963-1004 US$ 20.000
1005-1249 US$ 17.500
1250-1507 US$ 15.000
