WSOP2005 (Main Event) Prize Payouts?

[thylacine]

WSOP2005 (Main Event) Prize Payouts?

Anyone know a web address to get the prize payout schedule?

Anyone know how many players are signed up, or how many there will be by the time it starts?

[m bozeman]

The nuber of entrants is changing constantly, but 2 weeks ago when I was in Vegas, they said they already had 2,500 entrants, and this was almost a full month before the start date. From all acounts, the event will be capped out at 6600 entrants; you will have to wait and see what the prize payout structure will be. I have heard that first place will get between 8 and 10 million dollars, probably 10 million.

[AngusThermopyle]

I would take the top tier from last year and multiply by 2 or 2.5

If 6600 play, 20% for first would be around $12.5M (after taking out the house & staff %).

Not sure if they would go much below 20% for first.

[OrangeKing]

I think the number floating around was actually pretty low - somewhere in the 7.5 million range for first if they had 6600 entries. However, the spin would be that every person made the final table would be a millionaire (obviously, this means a flater payout at the top).

[AngusThermopyle]

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However, the spin would be that every person made the final table would be a millionaire (obviously, this means a flater payout at the top).

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No. Take the same structure and multiply by 2 and 9th would get $940K. Multiply by 2.5 and everybody would be millionairs (but 10th would not). The structure can stay the same.

And $7.5M for first would be 12% of the prize pool. I just can't see them flattening it that much.

[thylacine]

Any concrete information? Links? Thanks.

[fishsauce]

This is just a rumor of course, but a dealer at Lucky Chances told me last night that there are already 8500 paid entrants for the WSOP ME, that they are expanding the first round from 3 to 4 days to accommodate up to 8800, and first prize would be over $14 million.

Just a rumor of course..... /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[TripleQ]

About 1/3 of the way down the page

http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/interviews/lazerek-greenbaum.htm

Or from google groups

link (http://groups.google.ca/group/rec.gambling.poker/browse_thread/thread/4592de9d62cea4e5/0e15d20c5b2070f4?q=wsop+2005+payout&rnum=9&hl=en#0 e15d20c5b2070f4)

[m bozeman]

I actually heard that rumour, too, out in Vegas last week. Heard it a few times. I didn't have any proof, though, so I didn't mention it.

[thylacine]

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