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WSOP Main Event Winner to Walk Away with $8.7 Million

6,865 Runners Create Prize Pool of $64.531 Million

by Brian Pempus  |  Published: Jul 10, 2011  |  E-mail Author

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Jon Duhamel Won $8.9 Million Last Year

It has been announced that the 2011 World Series of Poker main event has attracted a total of 6,865 entrants, creating a prize pool of more than $64 million, with the winner walking away with $8.7 million of the total purse. Despite this summer’s turnout marking a 454 player drop-off from last year, the 2011 main event is still the third largest of all-time.

Here is a look at the payouts for the November Nine:

1: $8,711,956
2: $5,430,928
3: $4,019,635
4: $3,011,661
5: $2,268,909
6: $1,720,396
7: $1,313,851
8: $1,009,910
9: $782,115

693rd and better will make the money in the event, with the minimum payout being $19,359. You have to finish 72nd or better to cash for six figures.

Largest Main Event Fields of All-Time:

2006: 8,773
2010: 7,319
2011: 6,865
2008: 6,844
2009: 6,494
2007: 6,358

For all of the latest WSOP information, check out Card Player’s WSOP landing page.

 
 
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