The winner of the WSOPC Main Event has been decided
Cybersecurity specialist from Canada Mayukh Chakraborty, whose total career earnings stood at $3,260, won the Main Event of the WSOP Super Circuit Canada. For first place he received a payout of CA$1,500,000 and the champion's gold ring.
The tournament took place at Canada's Playground Poker Club and officially went down in history as the largest live poker tournament ever held in Canada. The event, with a $5,000 CAD buy-in, drew a field of 2,844 entries, building a total prize pool of $9,150,707.
On his way to victory, Chakraborty outplayed seasoned stars of world poker at the final table, including Chance Kornuth (4th place — $432,000) and Jack Salter (3rd place — $540,000).
Notably, on Day 3 the organizers reworked the payout structure. The champion's top prize was cut from 2,000,000 to 1,500,000 Canadian dollars, with the freed-up money redistributed to the lower payout spots.
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The tournament took place at Canada's Playground Poker Club and officially went down in history as the largest live poker tournament ever held in Canada. The event, with a $5,000 CAD buy-in, drew a field of 2,844 entries, building a total prize pool of $9,150,707.
On his way to victory, Chakraborty outplayed seasoned stars of world poker at the final table, including Chance Kornuth (4th place — $432,000) and Jack Salter (3rd place — $540,000).
Notably, on Day 3 the organizers reworked the payout structure. The champion's top prize was cut from 2,000,000 to 1,500,000 Canadian dollars, with the freed-up money redistributed to the lower payout spots.
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