The Muck: Was the WSOP Main Event Payout Structure Absurd?
Niveau 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
It doesn't happen often, and probably won't again for quite some time, but poker Twitter found something to agree on — the confusing 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event payout structure.
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