Jamie Gold earned $12 million for his win in 2006. It’s the first time since 2019, and the fourth time overall, that the top prize has reached at least that amount. The winner of the 2022 Main Event will take home $10 million. Koray Aldemir took home the bracelet and the $8 million top prize. WSOP organizers required COVID-19 vaccinations from all contestants during last year’s event. Last year’s Main Event, which took place in November, drew 6,650 players and distributed $62 million in prizes. That, too, was second only behind $82.5 million in the 2006 Main Event. The prize pool for the no-limit Texas Hold ‘em tournament, with a $10,000 buy-in, is nearly $80.8 million.

Only the 2006 version of the Main Event, which saw 8,773 play for the coveted gold bracelet, drew more contestants.

Organizers announced late Friday evening that 8,663 players competed in the mother of all poker tournaments. Actor Vince Vaughn serves as the master of ceremonies for the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event, and parades the bracelet that will be awarded to the winner before play begins Wednesday at Bally’s Las Vegas (Image: Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment) This year’s World Series of Poker Main Event is the second-largest of all-time, and nearly everyone who makes it to the final table will go home a millionaire. Legislation, Sports Betting, Horse Racing.

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