Yagen Li of China also took more than $2 million away from the tournament for finishing as runner-up.
That prize pool of $27.5 million was the world-record holder, but was broken this year when when tournament registration closed with the prize pool at $28,609,250. That record is still held by Stoyan Madanzhiev who won the same event on GGPoker for $3.9 million in 2020. (Image: WSOP)Īlthough enormous, it wasn’t the largest payout for an online poker tournament. Top 10 of the $5,000 International Main Event. The Belgian had $69,849 in WSOP cashes before locking up the victory, which he did in front of thousands of viewers sweating and cheering him on through his his popular Twitch stream. Bert ‘girafganger7’ Stevens right after winning largest WSOP Online Main Event ever for $2.7 Million. The $5,000 international World Series of Poker Online Main Event on GGPoker roared past its $25 million guarantee thanks to a whopping 5,742 entries, and it was Bert “girafganger7” Stevens who wound up with all the chips, the $2.7 million payday and his first bracelet. How Much Money Can You Make Playing Poker?.
