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List of largest poker tournaments in history (by prize pool)

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For the last several years, the largest tournament in the world has been the World Series of Poker Main Event. With the exception of 1992, the US$10,000 buy-in tournament increased in prize pool year-over-year from its start in 1970 until 2007 (the latter a result of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which reduced the number of players winning their seats via online play).

The first tournament to reach a million dollar prize pool was the 1983 WSOP Main Event. The WSOP Main Event of 2004 had the first prize pool of above $10,000,000.

The largest non Hold'em Tournament has been the 2008 WSOP $50K HORSE with a prize pool of $7,104,000 and the first prize of $1,989,120 going to Scotty Nguyen.

Below are the largest poker tournaments with respect to the prize pool in United States dollars and not number of entrants. This list includes live and online poker.

Currently, 19 of the 21 largest prize pools in history have been WSOP Main Events. Other two tournament to complete this TOP 21 is Triton Super High Roller Series - Triton Million (2019).

All of the 83 richest tournaments to date were played in No Limit Hold'em with more than $15,000,000 prize pool or player prize.

EventPrize pool (US$)Winner1st prizeRef.
2024 WSOP Main Event$94,041,600USA$10,000,000
2023 WSOP Main Event$93,399,900USA$12,100,000
2025 WSOP Main Event$90,535,500USA$10,000,000
2006 WSOP Main Event$82,512,162USA$12,000,000
2022 WSOP Main Event$80,782,475NOR$10,000,000
2019 WSOP Main Event$80,548,600GER$10,000,000
2018 WSOP Main Event$74,015,600USA$8,800,000
2025 WSOP Paradise - Super Main Event$72,275,000AUT$10,000,000
2010 WSOP Main Event$68,799,059CAN$8,944,310
2017 WSOP Main Event$67,877,400USA Scott Blumstein$8,150,000
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series - Triton Million$65,660,000
(£54,000,000)China Aaron Zang$16,775,820*
(£13,779,491)url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=591883title = Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London - £ 1,050,000 No Limit Hold'em - Triton Million for Charity (Event #2): Hendon Mob Poker Database}}
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series - Triton Million$65,660,000
(£54,000,000)USA Bryn Kenney*$20,563,324*
(£16,775,820)
(2nd place)
2011 WSOP Main Event$64,531,000DEU$8,711,956
2008 WSOP Main Event$64,333,600DNK$9,152,416
2016 WSOP Main Event$63,327,800VIE Qui Nguyen$8,005,310
2014 WSOP Main Event$62,820,200SWE Martin Jacobson$10,000,000
2012 WSOP Main Event$62,021,200USA$8,527,982
2021 WSOP Main Event$62,011,250GER$8,000,000
2009 WSOP Main Event$61,043,600USA$8,547,042
2015 WSOP Main Event$60,348,000USA$7,680,021
2007 WSOP Main Event$59,784,954LAO$8,250,000
2013 WSOP Main Event$59,708,800USA$8,359,531
2005 WSOP Main Event$52,818,610AUS$7,500,000
2024 WSOP Paradise - Super Main Event$48,500,000CHN$6,000,000
2024 WSOP Paradise - Triton Million$44,603,000ARG$12,070,000
2012 WSOP Event 55 – The Big One for One Drop$42,666,672USA$18,346,673
2023 WPT Championship$40,000,000USA Daniel Sepiol$5,282,954
2014 WSOP Event 57 – The Big One for One Drop$37,333,338USA$15,306,668
2025 WSOP Paradise - Triton Million$33,250,000NOR$7,725,000
2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London$29,500,000USA$6,860,000
2022 WPT Championship$29,008,000CAN$4,136,000
2023 WSOP Online co-hosted by GGPoker$28,609,250BEL$2,783,433
2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju$28,500,000CHN$5,555,000
2025 WSOP Online co-hosted by GGPoker$28,314,750GER$3,900,707
2020 WSOP Online co-hosted by GGPoker$27,559,500BUL$3,904,686
2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza$27,437,564CAN$12,248,912
2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro$26,600,000MNE$6,180,000
2019 PSPC PokerStars Players Championship$26,455,500SPA$5,100,000
2023 PSPC PokerStars Players Championship$24,843,000BLR$3,121,839
2018 WSOP Event 78 – The Big One for One Drop$24,840,000USA$10,000,000
2004 WSOP Main Event$24,224,400USA$5,000,000
2025 WSOP Paradise - Triton Main Event$23,700,000LAT$4,750,000
2022 WSOP Online co-hosted by GGPoker (International)$23,674,000SWE$2,793,575
2012 Macau High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller$23,511,128China$6,465,560
2024 WPT Championship$23,441,600USA Scott Stewart$2,563,900
2022 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Cyprus$23,000,000USA$5,500,000
2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju$22,800,000GER$4,099,975
2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju$21,600,000CZE$4,330,000
2015 Super High Roller Bowl I$21,500,000USA$7,525,000
2018 partypoker Millions Online$21,385,000NED$2,329,944
2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro$21,375,000BLR$4,737,000
2019 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London$21,168,355
(£17,507,500)USA$5,821,826
(£4,815,000)
2019 partypoker Millions Online$21,090,000FRA$2,259,113
2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Monte Carlo$20,400,000FIN$5,130,000
2021 WSOP Online co-hosted by GGPoker (International)$20,000,000RUS$2,543,073
2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Monte Carlo$19,875,000USA$4,410,000
2016 WSOP Event 67 – High Roller for One Drop$19,316,565GER$4,981,775
2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju$19,200,000POR$4,610,000
2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London$18,875,000CAN$4,185,000
2024 WSOP Super High Roller$18,675,000IND$5,415,152
2020 PokerStars Sunday Million 14th Anniversary Online$18,603,200BRA$1,192,802
2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro$18,600,000POL$4,789,000
2018 Super High Roller Bowl China$18,550,297
(HK$ 145,500,000)USA$4,823,077
(HK$37,830,000)
2024 WSOP Paradise - Triton Million$18,200,000USA$3,850,000
2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro$18,150,000EST$4,350,000
2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro$18,000,000USA$3,446,298
2013 WSOP Event 47 – One Drop High Roller$17,891,148USA Anthony Gregg$4,830,619
2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju$17,550,000HKG$4,210,000
2025 WSOP Mystery Millions$17,295,520USA$1,000,000
2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Cyprus$17,200,000AZE$4,122,554
2023 WSOP Super High Roller$17,181,000USA Chris Brewer$5,293,556
2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju$17,100,000NOR$3,835,059
2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Monte Carlo$16,875,000AUT$3,461,261
2017 Super High Roller Bowl III$16,800,000GER$6,000,000
2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London$16,200,000NZL$3,052,002
2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro$16,200,000USA$3,393,656
2024 WSOP Mystery Millions$16,199,920AUS$1,000,000
2025 WSOP Millionaire Maker$15,924,690undefined
2025 WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller$15,513,750USA$4,752,551
2007 WPT Championship$15,495,750ECU$3,970,415
2013 GuangDong Asia Millions Main Event$15,376,897
(HK$ 119,375,000)GER$4,456,885
(HK$34,600,000)
2011 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure$15,132,000USA$2,300,000
2016 Super High Roller Bowl II$15,000,000GER$5,000,000
2023 WSOP Paradise Main Event$15,000,000GER$2,000,000
*Due to a prize splitting deal Aaron Zang received £13,779,491 ($16,775,820) for 1st, original payout for 1st was £19,000,000 ($23,100,000). Bryn Kenney received a larger cash prize of £16,775,820 ($20,563,324) for 2nd place.

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