Official WSOP Payouts...

[Talking Poker]

This 2005 WSOP payouts were announced earlier tonight. Everyone who makes the final table will be a millionaires:

1st: $7,500,000
2nd: $4,250,000
3rd: $2,500,000
4th: $2,000,000
5th: $1,750,000
6th: $1,500,000
7th: $1,300,000
8th: $1,150,000
9th: $1,000,000
10th - 12th: $600,000
13th - 15th: $400,000
16th - 18th: $350,000
19th - 27th: $304,680
28th - 36th: $274,090
37th - 45th: $235,390
46th - 54th: $173,880
55th - 63rd: $145,875
64th - 72nd: $124,835
73rd - 81st: $107,950
82nd - 90th: $91,950
91st - 100th: $77,710
101st - 110th: $65,360
111th - 140th: $54,965
141st - 170th: $46,245
171st - 200th: $39,075
201st - 230th: $33,197
231st - 260th: $28,375
261st - 300th: $24,365
301st - 350th: $21,070
351st - 400th: $18,335
401st - 450th: $16,055
451st - 500th: $14,135
501st - 560th: $12,500

[greenbuckets]

560th place makes money!?!?!?!

[Kurn]

It seems odd on the surface, but it's less than 10% of the entries. Hell, outlast almost 6,000 people you deserve to make some money.

[greenbuckets]

You're right, but even in my least perverse dreams, I finish in the top 10