Prize Pool & Payout Information
The numbers are in. The 2011/2012 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Main Event has officially drawn 694 players and created a $998,770 prize pool, though that number should actually be over $1 million if you include the WSOP Main Event seat that will be awarded to the winner as the $10,000 is taken out of the prize pool.
With that said, the top 72 players will earn a payday as follows:
1st: $204,747.85
2nd: $126,693.97
3rd: $92,925.56
4th: $69,104.90
5th: $52,085.86
6th: $39,781.01
7th: $30,782.09
8th: $24,130.28
9th: $19,156.41
10th-12th: $15,401.03
13th-15th: $12,534.56
16th-18th: $10,327.28
19th-21st: $8,609.40
22nd-24th: $7,261.06
25th-27th: $6,202.36
28th-30th: $5,353.41
31st-33rd: $4,674.24
34th-36th: $4,134.91
37th-45th: $3,695.45
46th-54th: $ 3,335.89
55th-63rd: $3,046.25
64th-72nd: $2,796.56