How Close Did WSOP Super Main Event Come to Reaching the $50M Guarantee?
Just 24 hours ago, players were predicting that the $50 million guarantee World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Super Millions Main Event could overlay by eight figures. As it turned out, the largest-ever guaranteed tournament overlayed by $550,000 thanks to a slew of late entrants on Day 2.
The $25,000 buy-in event attracted a total of 1,378 entrants across four starting flights and Day 2 entries. Adding that with 600 online players, there were a total of 1,978 entrants for the Super Main Event. They needed 2,000 players to hit the guarantee and fell short by 22 players.
They will pay out 297 total, 207 in-person and 90 online. A minimum cash will be worth $50,000 and first place will be $6 million.
During Day 1d on Dec. 15, 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold predicted a $10 million overlay.
If that had come to fruition, it would've quadrupled the previous record set in 2014 when the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open fell short of its $10 million guarantee by $2.5 million. The $40 million guaranteed WPT World Championship in 2023 came close to that with a $2.4 million overlay.
Things weren't as dire as predicted in The Bahamas and now the focus is on playing down to the final 15% of the field and into the money.