Payouts Announced - £19,000,000 for the Winner
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Shortly before play got underway, tournament director Luca Vivaldi announced the payouts for the event. Eleven players will finish in the money, with £1,100,000 awarded as the "min-cash".
The winner of the richest poker tournament of all time will receive £19,000,000 ($23,019,609), surpassing the $18,000,000 awarded to Antonio Esfandiari for winning the inaugural Big One for One Drop back in 2012, and making it officially the biggest prize ever to be awarded in the history of poker.
| Place | Prize (GBP) | Prize (USD*) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £19,000,000 | $23,019,609 |
| 2 | £11,670,000 | $14,138,780 |
| 3 | £7,200,000 | $8,723,155 |
| 4 | £4,410,000 | $5,342,923 |
| 5 | £3,000,000 | $3,634,737 |
| 6 | £2,200,000 | $2,665,474 |
| 7 | £1,720,000 | $2,083,916 |
| 8 | £1,400,000 | $1,696,211 |
| 9 | £1,200,000 | $1,453,945 |
| 10 | £1,100,000 | $1,332,783 |
| 11 | £1,100,000 | $1,332,783 |
* XE.com exchange rate - 8/1/2019
