In the 40 years of the WSOP there has always been a top heavy payout structure which paid the top places really well. In fact the first few main events of the World Series of Poker only paid first place leaving runners up with nothing.
Being the biggest live event in the history of poker, the payout structure made it almost impossible for poker players to finish in the money in the WSOP Main Event. This year the WSOP payout structure will be very similar to what the online poker rooms use.
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Win a seat to World Series of Poker 2009 main event with Pokerstars, last year’s WSOP had more than 2000 players taking part through Pokerstars.com satellites, and 6 out of the 9 at the final table were Pokerstars players including Peter Eastgate the winner of the main event.
Day 3 results of PartyPoker’s Premier League III currently being played in London saw the likes of both Peter Eastgate winner of WSOP 2008 and Phil Hellmuth winner of 11 World Series of Poker bracelets moving forward to the next round by winning their heats in what appears to a fiercely contested 6 player final.
World Series of Poker* is full steam ahead and you can witness the action from the Final Table on 9th – 10th November 2008. The Final Table begins 9th November and continues right up until the top two players are left. The next day 10th November a massive heads-up battle will take place and the winner will receive the honorable title of 2008 WSOP* Main Event Champion.