MILLION STERLING BONANZA FOR WORLD SERIES OF POKER
EUROPE WINNER
14 September 2007
Betfair guarantees GBP 1 million top prize
Betfair.com, the presenting sponsor of the inaugural
World Series of Poker Europe, added GBP 57 000 to the
GBP 3 626 000 Main Event prize pool this week to ensure
a GBP 1 million first-place payday.
“Top prize in our European Main Event is now a cool GBP
1 million” said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. “We
have Betfair to thank for that.”
Earlier this year the WSOP payout structure was
flattened to ensure that more players who finish in the
money receive a higher percentage of the prize pool.
That structure would have resulted in a top prize of GBP
943 010 for this week’s GBP 10 000 buy-in No-Limit
Hold’Em Championship – had Betfair not added nearly GBP
57 000 to the prize pool.
“Nearly all of the world’s top poker players entered the
World Series of Poker Europe, making it one of the most
competitive poker tournaments in European history,” said
Pollack. “Anyone who plays well enough to make it to the
top 10 percent of the field deserves – and will get – an
excellent return on their investment.”
“We are in this for the long-term and this is the most
prestigious poker event in Europe. I think a GBP 1
millon first prize sets a good benchmark to build upon
in the years to come,” said Betfair’s Head of Poker Ben
Fried.
In addition to the top prize, second place in the WSOP
Europe Main Event is worth GBNP 570 150, third GBP 381
910, fourth GBP 257 020, fifth GBP 191 860 sixth GBP 152
040, seventh GBP 114 030, eighth GBP 85 070 and ninth
GBP 61 540.
The remaining 27 finishers will receive from GBP 41 630
to GBP 27 150, depending on their final position.
The final table of the WSOP Europe Main Event begins at
2 p.m. GMT September 16 at The Casino at the Empire on
Leicester Square.
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