Yeah, but Thomas Pedersen from Denmark who won the main event took home $1,260,019!
Not bad for four or five day's work.
"Some 119,832 entries were recorded across the 62 events on the WCOOP schedule, a decline from the 141,126 entrants in 2010. Those who entered generated a total prize pool for the championship of $47,120,800 over the three weeks of the event."