Official Number of Entrants and Payout Information
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A total of 6,598 players entered the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, making it the fifth-largest Main Event in history:
| Year | Entrants | Winner | First-Place Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8,773 | Jamie Gold | $12,000,000 |
| 2010 | 7,319 | Jonathan Duhamel | $8,944,310 |
| 2011 | 6,865 | Pius Heinz | $8,715,638 |
| 2008 | 6,844 | Peter Eastgate | $9,152,416 |
| 2012 | 6,598 | ??? | $8,527,982 |
The field generated a prize pool of $62,021,200 and the lion's share of that will go to first place, which is worth a whopping $8,527,982. The top seven spots will be paid seven figures while making the final table will earn each of the nine remaining competitors a minimum of $754,798. The top 666 players will be paid as follows.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $8,527,982 |
| 2nd | $5,292,889 |
| 3rd | $3,797,558 |
| 4th | $2,850,494 |
| 5th | $2,154,616 |
| 6th | $1,640,461 |
| 7th | $1,257,790 |
| 8th | $971,252 |
| 9th | $754,798 |
| 10th-12th | $590,442 |
| 13th-15th | $465,159 |
| 16th-18th | $369,026 |
| 19th-27th | $294,601 |
| 28th-36th | $236,921 |
| 37th-45th | $191,646 |
| 46th-54th | $156,293 |
| 55th-63rd | $128,384 |
| 64th-72nd | $106,056 |
| 73rd-81st | $88,070 |
| 82nd-90th | $73,805 |
| 91st-99th | $62,021 |
| 100th-162nd | $52,718 |
| 163rd-234th | $44,655 |
| 235th-306th | $38,453 |
| 307th-378th | $32,871 |
| 379th-450th | $28,530 |
| 451st-522nd | $24,808 |
| 523rd-594th | $21,707 |
| 595th-666th | $19,227 |
To view all of the payouts from top to bottom, please refer to the 2012 WSOP Main Event Payouts Page.