The PSPC is One of the Biggest Events Ever
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The $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship at the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has attracted a field of 1,039 to create a total prize pool of $26,455,500, including the $1,000,000 that's added to the first-place prize of $5,100,000.
The list with the biggest events in the world, looking at the total prize pool, is dominated by the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. 2006's Main Event, won by Jamie Gold for $12,000,000, stands out as the biggest of them all with a total prize pool of $82,512,162 ponied up by 8,773 players.
The €1,000,000 buy-in The Big One for One Drop in 2016 comes next, followed by this PSPC. Here's the Top 25:
The Biggest Events in the History of the Game Looking at the Total Prize Pool
| # | Year | Buy-in | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | $10,000 | 2006 WSOP Main Event | 8,773 | $82,512,162 | Jamie Gold | $12,000,000 |
| 2 | 2018 | $10,000 | 2018 WSOP Main Event | 7,874 | $74,015,600 | John Cynn | $8,800,000 |
| 3 | 2010 | $10,000 | 2010 WSOP Main Event | 7,319 | $68,798,600 | Jonathan Duhamel | $8,944,138 |
| 4 | 2017 | $10,000 | 2017 WSOP Main Event | 7,221 | $67,877,400 | Scott Blumstein | $8,150,000 |
| 5 | 2011 | $10,000 | 2011 WSOP Main Event | 6,865 | $64,531,000 | Pius Heinz | $8,715,638 |
| 6 | 2008 | $10,000 | 2008 WSOP Main Event | 6,844 | $64,333,600 | Peter Eastgate | $9,152,416 |
| 7 | 2016 | $10,000 | 2016 WSOP Main Event | 6,737 | $63,327,800 | Qui Nguyen | $8,005,310 |
| 8 | 2014 | $10,000 | 2014 WSOP Main Event | 6,683 | $62,820,200 | Martin Jacobson | $10,000,000 |
| 9 | 2012 | $10,000 | 2012 WSOP Main Event | 6,598 | $62,021,200 | Greg Merson | $8,531m853 |
| 10 | 2009 | $10,000 | 2009 WSOP Main Event | 6,494 | $61,043,600 | Joe Cada | $8,574,649 |
| 11 | 2015 | $10,000 | 2015 WSOP Main Event | 6,420 | $60,348,000 | Joe McKeehen | $7,683,346 |
| 12 | 2007 | $10,000 | 2007 WSOP Main Event | 6,358 | $59,784,954 | Jerry Yang | $8,250,000 |
| 13 | 2013 | $10,000 | 2013 WSOP Main Event | 6,352 | $59,708,800 | Ryan Riess | $8,359,531 |
| 14 | 2005 | $10,000 | 2005 WSOP Main Event | 5,619 | $52,818,610 | Joe Hachem | $7,500,000 |
| 15 | 2012 | $1,000,000 | 2012 WSOP The Big One for One Drop | 48 | $42,666,672 | Antonio Esfandiari | $18,346,673 |
| 16 | 2014 | $1,000,000 | 2014 WSOP The Big One for One Drop | 42 | $37,333,338 | Dan Colman | $15,306,668 |
| 17 | 2016 | €1,000,000 | The Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza | 26 | $27,437,564 | Elton Tsang | $12,248,912 |
| 18 | 2019 | $25,000 | PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship | 1,039 | $26,455,500 | $5,100,000 | |
| 19 | 2018 | $1,000,000 | 2018 WSOP The Big One for One Drop | 27 | $24,840,000 | Justin Bonomo | $10,000,000 |
| 20 | 2004 | $10,000 | 2004 WSOP Main Event | 2,576 | $24,224,400 | Greg Raymer | $5,000,000 |
| 21 | 2012 | HK$2,000,000 | Macau High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller | 73 | $23,511,077 | Stanley Choi | $6,465,574 |
| 22 | 2015 | $500,000 | Super High Roller Bowl | 43 | $21,500,000 | Bryan Rast | $7,525,000 |
| 23 | 2016 | $111,111 | 2016 WSOP One Drop High Roller | 183 | $19,316,565 | Fedor Holz | $4,981,775 |
| 24 | 2018 | HK$2000,000 | Super High Roller Bowl China | 75 | $18,550,297 | Justin Bonomo | $4,823,077 |
| 25 | 2013 | $111,111 | 2013 WSOP One Drop High Roller | 166 | $17,891,148 | Tony Gregg | $4830,619 |
Data courtesy of TheHendonmob.com