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

Event
Prize Pool (US$)
Winner
1st Prize
Ref.
2006 WSOP Main Event
$82,512,162
United States Jamie Gold
$12,000,000
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2018 WSOP Main Event
$74,015,600
United States John Cynn
$8,800,000
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2010 WSOP Main Event
$68,799,059
Canada Jonathan Duhamel
$8,944,310
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2017 WSOP Main Event
$67,877,400
United States Scott Blumstein
$8,150,000
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2011 WSOP Main Event
$64,531,000
Germany Pius Heinz
$8,711,956
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2008 WSOP Main Event
$64,333,600
Denmark Peter Eastgate
$9,152,416
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2016 WSOP Main Event
$63,327,800
United States Qui Nguyen
$8,005,310
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2014 WSOP Main Event
$62,820,200
Sweden Martin Jacobson
$10,000,000
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2012 WSOP Main Event
$62,021,200
United States Greg Merson
$8,527,982
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2009 WSOP Main Event
$61,043,600
United States Joe Cada
$8,547,042
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2015 WSOP Main Event
$60,348,000
United States Joe McKeehen
$7,680,021
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2007 WSOP Main Event
$59,784,954
United States Jerry Yang
$8,250,000
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2013 WSOP Main Event
$59,708,800
United States Ryan Riess
$8,359,531
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2005 WSOP Main Event
$52,818,610
Australia Joe Hachem
$7,500,000
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2012 WSOP Event 55 – The Big One for One Drop
$42,666,672
United States Antonio Esfandiari
$18,346,673
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2014 WSOP Event 57 – The Big One for One Drop
$37,333,338
United States Dan Colman
$15,306,668
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2016 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza
$27,437,564
China Elton Tsang
$12,248,912
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2018 WSOP Event 78 – The Big One for One Drop
$24,840,000
United States Justin Bonomo
$10,000,000
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2004 WSOP Main Event
$24,224,400
United States Greg Raymer
$5,000,000
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2012 Macau High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller
$23,511,128
China Stanley Choi
$6,465,560
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Super High Roller Bowl 2015
$21,500,000
United States Brian Rast
$7,525,000
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2016 WSOP Event 67 – High Roller for One Drop
$19,316,565
Germany Fedor Holz
$4,981,775
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2013 WSOP Event 47 – One Drop High Roller
$17,891,148
United States Anthony Gregg
$4,830,619
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Super High Roller Bowl 2017
$16,800,000
Germany Christoph Vogelsang
$6,000,000
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2007 WPT Championship
$15,495,750
Spain Carlos Mortensen
$3,970,415
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2013 GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions Main Event
$15,376,897
Germany Niklas Heinecker
$4,456,885
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2011 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure
$15,132,000
United States Galen Hall
$2,300,000
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Super High Roller Bowl 2016
$15,000,000
Germany Rainer Kempe
$5,000,000
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2010 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure
$14,831,300
United States Harrison Gimbel
$2,200,000
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2006 WPT Championship
$14,671,250
United States Joe Bartholdi, Jr.
$3,760,165
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Question: How much did Martin Jacobson win in the World Series of Poker Main Event?
Answer: In 2014, Martin Jacobson won the World Series of Poker Main Event for $10,000,000, the fifth largest in poker tournament history.