$1 Billion Celebration: Total Prizepool is $2.7 million, with Special Bonus Prize

The official numbers have been released, and with 763 entries, the total prizepool is worth $2,738,407, with first prize worth $668,692.

Entering the Season XVI WPT Legends of Poker, the World Poker Tour had awarded nearly $1 billion during all 16 seasons to this point, and here at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino the WPT will cross the $1 billion mark. That milestone will be passed in the money of this event, and as part of the WPT’s $1 Billion Celebration, that player will receive a bonus prize package that includes entry into next season’s WPT Legends of Poker, along with accommodations here at the Bicycle Hotel & Casino.

In addition to the prize money listed below, after the billionth dollars is awarded, all remaining players will all receive a bottle of COLOR Wine, who recently partnered with the World Poker Tour.

1st:  $668,692*
2nd:  $364,370
3rd:  $217,040
4th:  $161,490
5th:  $120,775
6th:  $91,825
7th:  $72,985
8th:  $57,190
9th:  $43,570
10th-12th:  $31,510
13th-15th:  $26,550
16th-18th:  $22,685
19th-21st:  $19,880
22nd-24th:  $17,430
25th-27th:  $15,360
28th-36th:  $13,505
37th-45th:  $11,875
46th-54th:  $10,405
55th-63rd:  $9,070
64th-72nd:  $8,035
73rd-81st:  $7,135

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.