Want to be rich? Want to be rich in only six days?

Betfair.com is presenting sponsor of the World Series of Poker Europe. And the winners will share a pot of £3,626,000 Main Event.

And the winner gets £1million.

"Top prize in our European Main Event is now a cool 1 million pounds sterling," says WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "We have Betfair to thank for that."

Earlier this year the WSOP payout structure was flattened to ensure that more players who finish in the money receive a higher percent of the prize pool than ever before.

That structure would have resulted in a top prize of 943,010 pounds sterling for this week's 10,000 pounds sterling buy-in No-Limit Hold'Em Championship - had Betfair not added nearly 57,000 pounds sterling to the prize pool.

"Nearly all of the world's top poker players entered the World Series of Poker Europe, making it one of the most competitive poker tournaments in European history," Pollack says. "Anyone who plays well enough to make it to the top 10 percent of the field deserves - and will get - an excellent return on their investment."

In addition to the £1million top prize, second place in the WSOP Europe Main Event is worth £570,150, third £381,910, fourth £257,020, fifth £191,860, sixth £152,040, seventh £114,030, eighth £85,070 and ninth £61,540.

The remaining 27 finishers will receive from £41,630 to £27,150 pounds sterling, depending on their final position.

The average weekly wage in the UK is £447.

Via [Betfair; Anorak; National Statistics]

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