It will also come with a $1 million prize pool guarantee and the main table is set to get underway on September 27, culminating at the final day of the series on October 2. The event is named after the legend himself and will be running from Septemthrough Octoand feature more than $2 million in prize pool guarantees, along with 18 trophy events that players will have a chance to participate in.įittingly, the satellite tournaments for the event have a buy-in of $86, with the Moneymaker Main Event charging a $1,500 buy-in fee. Moneymaker won his entry into the 2003 WSOP Main Event from a $86 qualifier on PokerStars, and now, two decades after the fact, he is still busy running poker affairs. Main Event with $1,500 Buy-in and $1M Guaranteed Since 2003, when Moneymaker won the event, the player has been in the public eye, and serving as an ambassador for the game.
Chris Moneymaker is known for his iconic win at the World Series of Poker when he turned an online qualifier into a seven-figure win. The event will be taking place at the Hard Rock Event Center specifically.
