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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New game features at Full Tilt Poker now include synchronized breaks, new ring-game icons plus all players must ante up prior to receiving hole cards are dealt in No-Limit and Pot-Limit ante ring games. Multi-Table Tournament players will be pleased with FullTilt Poker’s new synchronized breaks which afford players to take a break at 55 minutes past every hour.
Ultimatebet Poker are currently running qualifying satellites and weekly Super Satellite tournaments which pay out a weekly $8,000 prize package to 2009 Poker News Cup Alpine which takes place between 21st – 28th of March. The land based event takes place at Hotel Alpine Palace which is a five star hotel built on top of the mountains in Austria.
