By the Numbers
The 866 players who entered Event #1 have generated a prize pool of $389,700. The top 81 finishers will all earn a payday either late tonight or early tomorrow, with the bottom payout level being worth $974. The top 12 will all be guaranteed more than $5,000, and the lucky final nine will all take home at least $7,782.
The lucky man or woman who outlasts the other 865 will take home $83,778 in addition to the real prize, the first shiny gold bracelet of the 2009 World Series!
Full payout information is available in the "Prizepool and Payouts" tab to the right of the page.