Re: Where did $2M come from?
Hi betgo,
Harrah's probably put up the prize money, along with ESPN. The players also received an appearance fee, probably from ESPN. The reason for the appearance fee, simply, is that this tourney had fairly deep starting stacks (100xBB), so it was not likely to be wrapped up quickly. Poker is a job for these people, and this was X hours they COULDN'T be at a juicy cash game, but were instead playing "the toughest table in the room" with a 10% shot at $2M in a winner-take-all. It just makes sense to pay them for lost opportunity time.
Cris
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