With simply days to go earlier than the fifty fifth annual World Sequence of Poker kicks off, gamers heading to Las Vegas this yr can anticipate some adjustments to this yr’s payout constructions.
Sequence officers have introduced {that a} min-cash will now be a minimum of twice the buy-in quantity. The WSOP has typically been paying out 15% of the sphere lately and this has resulted in some minimal payouts being smaller.
WSOP officers made observe of the change by way of Twitter on Might 21 and provided a hyperlink to a calculator to find out payouts for tournaments all through the collection.
NEW PAYOUTS for 2024 WSOP!
Min money for many occasions will now be 2x buy-in.
See payout calculator for full breakdown of prizes for every occasion. https://t.co/bEG5KwCKlF pic.twitter.com/O73LSYAfQU
— WSOP – World Sequence of Poker (@WSOP) Might 21, 2024
Extra On The Payout Plan
For example of how the system works, if occasion no. 1, the $5,000 Champions Reunion noticed 1,000 entries, then the min-cash would pay out $10,060 for locations 105 to 150. The winner would rating $763,410 with the runner-up grabbing $508,940.
The system extends to non-bracelet Each day Deepstacks occasions as effectively.
The adjustments come after organizers have seen some criticism over the difficulty lately. Some gamers favored the adjustments and bumping up the payouts on the backside.
I don’t like paying 1st $10mm whereas 2nd will get $5,5mm and mincash is barely $15K. How will we justify virtually double of 2nd place for the first? It simply doesn’t appear proper
— Nadya Magnus (@NadyaKGB) Might 21, 2024
Others identified some negatives that may include these on the backside of the payout ladder enjoying for extra money.
“Simply encourages extra stalling close to bubbles,” poker professional Michael Gagliano famous on Twitter. “Pay extra individuals and pay them much less, soften the bubble, make all the things transfer extra seamlessly. [It] additionally ends in a venue that gained’t facilitate chops forcing individuals to play big heads ups. Once more, unhealthy for everybody.”
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