The payout amounts for the World Series of Poker are unbelievable. There were 8,773 entrants staking 10,000 each for a shot at the title, which comes with a shiny bracelet and a cool $12 million dollars. Imagine if everyone that played in the Masters brought about 100,000 for a prize pool for the winner. Second place gets $6,102,499, all the way to 873rd place which takes home $14,597. This morning there are around 1400 players left that have each played 2 full days of poker against a widely amateur field. Each of the players still remaining probably has played the poker of their lives and combined it with some excellent luck. The problem with poker is that pocket aces, the best possible starting hand, lose once every nine times to 2-7 offsuit, the worst possible starting hand. It's entirely possible to get your money in with the better hand in the WSOP a lot of the time, yet get suckered out and be watching before you know it. Place Prize Money 1 $12,000,000 2 $6,102,499 3 $4,123,310 4 $3,628,513 5 $3,216,182 6 $2,803,851 7 $2,391,520 8 $1,979,189 9 $1,566,858 10-12 $1,154,527 13-15 $907,128 16-18 $659,730 19-27 $494,797 28-36 $329,865 37-45 $237,399 46-54 $164,932 55-63 $123,699 64-72 $90,713 73-81 $65,973 82-126 $51,129 127-189 $47,006 190-252 $42,882 253-315 $38,759 316-378 $34,636 379-441 $30,512 442-504 $26,389 505-567 $22,266 568-621 $20,617 622-666 $19,050 667-720 $17,730 721-774 $16,493 775-819 $15,504 820-873 $14,597

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