2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$5,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$26,455,500
Entries
1,039
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

The PSPC is One of the Biggest Events Ever

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship at the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has attracted a field of 1,039 to create a total prize pool of $26,455,500, including the $1,000,000 that's added to the first-place prize of $5,100,000.

The list with the biggest events in the world, looking at the total prize pool, is dominated by the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. 2006's Main Event, won by Jamie Gold for $12,000,000, stands out as the biggest of them all with a total prize pool of $82,512,162 ponied up by 8,773 players.

The €1,000,000 buy-in The Big One for One Drop in 2016 comes next, followed by this PSPC. Here's the Top 25:

The Biggest Events in the History of the Game Looking at the Total Prize Pool

#YearBuy-inEventEntriesPrize PoolWinner1st
12006$10,0002006 WSOP Main Event8,773$82,512,162Jamie Gold$12,000,000
22018$10,0002018 WSOP Main Event7,874$74,015,600John Cynn$8,800,000
32010$10,0002010 WSOP Main Event7,319$68,798,600Jonathan Duhamel$8,944,138
42017$10,0002017 WSOP Main Event7,221$67,877,400Scott Blumstein$8,150,000
52011$10,0002011 WSOP Main Event6,865$64,531,000Pius Heinz$8,715,638
62008$10,0002008 WSOP Main Event6,844$64,333,600Peter Eastgate$9,152,416
72016$10,0002016 WSOP Main Event6,737$63,327,800Qui Nguyen$8,005,310
82014$10,0002014 WSOP Main Event6,683$62,820,200Martin Jacobson$10,000,000
92012$10,0002012 WSOP Main Event6,598$62,021,200Greg Merson$8,531m853
102009$10,0002009 WSOP Main Event6,494$61,043,600Joe Cada$8,574,649
112015$10,0002015 WSOP Main Event6,420$60,348,000Joe McKeehen$7,683,346
122007$10,0002007 WSOP Main Event6,358$59,784,954Jerry Yang$8,250,000
132013$10,0002013 WSOP Main Event6,352$59,708,800Ryan Riess$8,359,531
142005$10,0002005 WSOP Main Event5,619$52,818,610Joe Hachem$7,500,000
152012$1,000,0002012 WSOP The Big One for One Drop48$42,666,672Antonio Esfandiari$18,346,673
162014$1,000,0002014 WSOP The Big One for One Drop42$37,333,338Dan Colman$15,306,668
172016€1,000,000The Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza26$27,437,564Elton Tsang$12,248,912
182019$25,000PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship1,039$26,455,500 $5,100,000
192018$1,000,0002018 WSOP The Big One for One Drop27$24,840,000Justin Bonomo$10,000,000
202004$10,0002004 WSOP Main Event2,576$24,224,400Greg Raymer$5,000,000
212012HK$2,000,000Macau High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller73$23,511,077Stanley Choi$6,465,574
222015$500,000Super High Roller Bowl43$21,500,000Bryan Rast$7,525,000
232016$111,1112016 WSOP One Drop High Roller183$19,316,565Fedor Holz$4,981,775
242018HK$2000,000Super High Roller Bowl China75$18,550,297Justin Bonomo$4,823,077
252013$111,1112013 WSOP One Drop High Roller166$17,891,148Tony Gregg$4830,619

Data courtesy of TheHendonmob.com