Within the series WSOP 2015 the winner of the first and cheapest tournament in the history of the World Series of Poker has been determined - "the Colossus". Four starting days, an entry fee of only $565 with the possibility of re-entry collected 22'374 registrations. The prize fund exceeded the guaranteed $5 million more than twice - $11'187'000. The organizers earned for the tournament $1'454'310 ($65 from each entrance.) And here is the winner, who became the 25-year-old Cord Garcia received only $638'880 (5.7% of the total prize money), which caused a wave of indignation among many professionals.
For example, last year the winner of the tournament Jonathan Dimmig Millionaire Maker Winner received $1'319'587, which is over 12%.
Another negative side of this tournament was the fact that the players (2'241 prize places) stood in long queues to get their winnings.
Final Table Results Event #5 - THE COLOSSUS $565 No-Limit Hold'em
1 place - Cord Garcia + $638’880
2nd place - Bradley mcfarland + $386’253
3rd place - Ray henson + $308’761
4th place - Paul Lentz + $234’927
5th place - Kenny Hallaert + $182’348
6th place - Aditya Prasetyo + $140’956
7th place - Garry simms + $109’632
8th place - David farber + $87’817
9th place - Anthony blanda + $67’681
Of the famous professionals who nevertheless took part in this cheap tournament, the farthest passed Mike Leah, 39th place ($23'022).
Of our players, the representative of Belarus went farthest, taking the 853rd place - Pieter Susebeek ($3'635).
The prizes were Konstantin Maslak, Alexander Lukyanov and Alexandr Orlov.