Here's how much the winners of the World Series of Poker Main Event make
The 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event — the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship — will come to an exciting conclusion on Saturday with one person left holding the bag, literally.
The grand prize from a field that started last Sunday with 8,663 people is a whopping $10 million. The monetary earnings for first place also come with the newly designed World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet, which Master of Ceremonies Vince Vaugn debuted in style last week.
The total prize pool for the second-largest field of all-time is more than $80 million, with 1,300 players getting a share. Each of the top eight finishers will earn at least $1 million.
As of Monday morning, the field is already down to 380 players, and it’ll reach a final table by Friday. Each of the top 80 finishers receive at least $100,000. The smallest payout from the event is $15,000 for everyone who placed between 1,082 and 1,300.
The World Series of Poker website has a full breakdown on payouts from the main event.