WSOP 2017

[kukushkin88]

A random & probably junior journo at Poker Strategy published a really interesting piece this morning.

The numbers below are what the Finalists won, & how much they were left with after tax. So, for example, the winner "won" $8.15 milly, but after tax he will be left with $4.31 milly.





1st Scott Blumstein $8,150,000       $4,310,571
2nd Dan Ott $4,700,000                 $2,600,194
3rd Benjamin Pollak $3,500,000      $3,500,000
4th John Hesp  $2,600,000            $2,600,000
5th Antoine Saout  $2,000,000       $2,000,000
6th Bryan Piccioli $1,675,000         $791,023
7th Damian Salas $1,425,000         $997,500
8th Jack Sinclair $1,200,000         $1,200,000
9th Ben Lamb $1,000,000             $591,517



You can see the full article here;


https://www.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/The-WSOP-Main-Event-final-table-payouts-after-taxes_101565/


Well worth a look.

Surely all Corbyn-voting-UK residents will be self declaring in order to pay tax & NIC since it's their moral responsibility to do so?

A bit hypocritical to do anything else, really.

Maybe you could explain this one? People should pay tax on something that isn't taxable or they're hypocrites? yba

[TightEnd]

Remko Rinkema on BBC World News last night to talk about John Hesp and the WSOP Main Event.

[TightEnd]

Jeff Kimber talking Hesp/WSOP on talksport last night

https://soundcloud.com/jeff-kimber-85173010/jeff-kimber

[NigDawG]

Remko Rinkema on BBC World News last night to talk about John Hesp and the WSOP Main Event.

classic video of blackjack alongside his interview there. thought Remko answered well

[Doobs]

Even my mum mentioned John Hesp unprompted last night.  One of the neighbours talked about him too.  The big test is if the wife mentions him and even Hesp has failed to manage that.

[tonytats]

How much rake did hurrahs take at the wsop ??
Is that even mentioned anywhere ?
Mind boggling no doubt

[Longines]

How much rake did hurrahs take at the wsop ??
Is that even mentioned anywhere ?
Mind boggling no doubt

Very bored, took about 30 minutes.

$19.63m rake over 74 events.

Average rake 8.5%

Lowest %: $111,111 One Drop @ 1.5%
Highest %: $365 Giant @ 21.7%

4 tournaments raked over $1m:
Main Event @ $4.3m
The Colossus @ $1.1m
Millionaire Maker @ $1.1m
Monster Stack @ $1.0m

[tikay]

How much rake did hurrahs take at the wsop ??
Is that even mentioned anywhere ?
Mind boggling no doubt

Very bored, took about 30 minutes.

$19.63m rake over 74 events.

Average rake 8.5%

Lowest %: $111,111 One Drop @ 1.5%
Highest %: $365 Giant @ 21.7%

4 tournaments raked over $1m:
Main Event @ $4.3m
The Colossus @ $1.1m
Millionaire Maker @ $1.1m
Monster Stack @ $1.0m

Add to that reg fees for Super Sats, Single Table satellites, Daily Deepstacks, & cash games.

It's a hugely expensive enterprise to operate though, to be fair.

I would think - a pure guess - that, Vegas-wide, they make more money from renting out hotel rooms than they do from WSOP rake & reg fees. Which, after all, is the only reason they run the WSOP - to enable them to rent out hotel rooms. They own over 40% of all hotel rooms in Vegas if I'm not mistaken.

[tikay]

Rake Downtown probably averages close to 20%.

[tonytats]

Wow all that money down the plug hole