Swim in an ocean. And in a pool of money.
Last year’s Aruba Poker Classic Main Event prize pool totaled $2,755,000. That’s just south of $3 million for those of you who aren’t too good with zeroes. Matt Brady took home a million bucks in cash for crushing the Main Event.
And that’s on top of all the other cash that was at stake in our $2,000+100 2-day No Limit Hold’em tourney, our popular $1,000+60 tournament and ongoing Sit and Go tourneys.
This year, we’re expecting over 550 players in the Main Event. At $5,500 per seat, that’s a lot of coin.
Aruba 2008 Main Event Prize Pool Breakdown
499 – Below
%
500-599
%
1st
32.7%
1st
30%
2nd
18%
2nd
18%
3rd
9.5%
3rd
9.5%
4th
5.5%
4th
5.5%
5th
4%
5th
4%
6th
2.9%
6th
2.9%
7-8th
1.8%
7-8th
1.8%
9-10th
1.3%
9-10th
1.3%
11-12th
1%
11-12th
1%
13-18th
0.8%
13-18th
0.8%
19-24th
0.7%
19-24th
0.7%
25-30th
0.6%
25-30th
0.6%
31-36th
0.5%
31-36th
0.5%
37-45th
0.4%
37-45th
0.4%
45-54th
0.3%
600-649 Players
Rank
%
1st
$1,000,000
2nd
29%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
3rd
14.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
4th
9%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
5th
6.7%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
6th
5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
7-8th
3.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
9-10th
2%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
11-12th
1%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
13-18th
0.8%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
19-24th
0.7%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
25-30th
0.6%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
31-36th
0.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
37-54th
0.4%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
650-799 Players
Rank
%
1st
$1,000,000
2nd
25.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
3rd
14%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
4th
9.1%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
5th
7%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
6th
5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
7-8th
3.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
9-10th
2%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
11-12th
1%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
13-18th
0.8%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
19-24th
0.7%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
25-30th
0.6%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
31-36th
0.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
37-45th
0.4%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
45-54th
0.3%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
55-72nd
0.25%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
800 Plus Players
Rank
%
1st
$1,200,000
2nd
24.0%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
3rd
13.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
4th
8.0%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
5th
6.0%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
6th
4.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
7-8th
3.0%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
9-10th
2.0%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
11-12th
1.0%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
13-18th
0.8%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
19-24th
0.7%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
25-30th
0.6%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
31-36th
0.5%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
37-45th
0.4%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
45-54th
0.3%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
55-72nd
0.25%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool
73-100th
0.2%
Of the Remaining Prize Pool