One Eighty-Eight
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It's 188 players for this latest WSOP-C Main Event, making it the smallest of the ten Main Events so far. It's also one of the most amateur-heavy fields we've seen this season, so at least there is some good value for the notables who've made the trek here to the hills outside of San Diego.
How about the money? With the small field, just 21 places will pay out cash this weekend with the bottom level being worth $3,000, nearly twice the buy-in. Make it to the final table and you've guaranteed yourself at least $6,335, and the top three finishers will all take more than $30,000. Outlast the field and you'll get to slip a diamond-and-gold ring on your finger and cash a check for $70,384. The full breakdown of the prizepool is in the "Payouts" tab up there.