Enough HK$ to Make It Rain
The final numbers are in, and after two and half days, the players finally know exactly how much is at stake. Today's 170 entrants, combined with Day 1a's 88 and Day 1b's 84, brings the total number of runners to 342. At HK$40,000 ($37,600+$2,400) a pop, that creates a total prize pool of $12,859,200. That's about $1.65 million U.S. Here's the payout breakdown:
1st: $3,246,200 ($415,953)
2nd: $2,088,000 ($267,547)
3rd: $1,177,600 ($150,892)
4th: $891,000 ($114,168)
5th: $700,000 ($89,694)
6th: $572,900 ($73,408)
7th: $445,600 ($57,097)
8th: $350,100 ($44,860)
9th: $254,608 ($32,624)
10th-12th: $178,200 ($22,833)
13th-16th: $140,000 ($17,938)
17th-20th: $108,200 ($13,864)
21st-24th: $89,100 ($11,416)
25th-32nd: $76,400 ($9,789)
33rd-40th: $63,700 ($8,162)