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The $2,000,000 Club
Kind of a pointless post, but with the first prize at the Five Diamond Classic today set at $2,078,185, somebody will become the 14th player in poker history to go "double platinum" in a single tournament:
Joe Hachem - $7,500,000 2005 WSOP, 1st Place Greg Raymer - $5,000,000 2004 WSOP, 1st Place Steve Dannenmann - $4,250,000 2005 WSOP, 2nd Place David Williams - $3,500,000 2004 WSOP, 2nd Place Tuan Le - $2,856,150 2005 WPT Championship, 1st Place Martin De Knijff - $2,728,356 2004 WPT Championship, 1st Place Chris Moneymaker - $2,500,000 2003 WSOP, 1st Place Josh Arieh - $2,500,000 2004 WSOP, 3rd Place John Tex Barch - $2,500,000 2005 WSOP, 3rd Place Nick Schulman - $2,167,500 2005 World Poker Finals, 1st Place Robert Varkonyi - $2,000,000 2002 WSOP, 1st Place Annie Duke - $2,000,000 2004 WSOP TOC, 1st Place * Aaron Kanter - $2,000,000 2005 WSOP, 4th Place * Invitational Tournament I think a $2M first prize is the new measure of a truly "huge" tournament, since it seems that there are 20 tourneys a year now with a seven figure first prize. Some great players on there, and some that were likely one-hit-wonders. I don't think I've left anyone off, but it's possible. Only one (Duke) was the least bit famous in the public's eyes before their big tournament score, and a few (De Knijff, Le, Kanter?) still aren't. It's also amazing to think that with all Doyle Brunson has done and seen over his career, that today could be his biggest tournament payday by almost a million dollars. I guess it's likely that this list will grow exponentially over the next five years as well. Good luck, Gigabet!! |
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