[Bigred1]

[quote=hunterking][quote="chipper57AA
anyone know how long the buy-in for the main event has been set at $10k? . . . i'll go see if i can find out...

hk[/quote]

The buy-in has always been $10K.....

[pie taster]

Originally Posted by Bigred1

The buy-in has always been $10K.....

The first WSOP was in 1970, and the first $10,000 buyin was in 1972. And won by Amarillo Slim Preston, who beat out 7 other players to win $80,000.

http://www.pokerlistings.com/world-s...-poker-history

[hunterking]

Originally Posted by pie taster

The first WSOP was in 1970, and the first $10,000 buyin was in 1972. And won by Amarillo Slim Preston, who beat out 7 other players to win $80,000.

so, yeah, $10,000 is still a lot of money, but, in 1972, $10,000 was worth a lot more.

according to an inflation calculator that i found:

Originally Posted by [url=http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

www.westegg.com/inflation/[/url]]What cost $10000 in 1972 would cost $45611.08 in 2005.
Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2005 and 1972,
they would cost you $10000 and $2192.45 respectively.

hk

[daveyboy]

I hope they show some of the Ladies tournament. My friend entered and said it was very interesting.

I met a guy in Vegas this past weekend playing some silver strike slots that took 8th in the 2nd Tournament. 8th payed only $73K, doesn't 8th place in the final tournament pay out around a cool million $.

[dad604]

I read that anyone making final table of 9 will get at least 1 million. Also about $60,000 for making the cut, around 600Th place.

[hunterking]

last year 5th place played just over $1 million... this year, i would be surprised if every final-tabler didn't make it to the million $ mark...

hk