On Saturday night, all eyes of the poker world will turn to the Event #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event when a winner will be crowned in the biggest-ever online poker tournament with a total prize pool of $27,559,500.
Starting all the way back on Sunday, August 16, a total field of 5,802 players signed up for a shot at poker immortality. After 23 starting flights, that number was whittled down to 1,178 and with a long Day 2 played out last Sunday, just 38 of them are left in contention.
While each of the remaining can already look back on fondly on this event with a massive payday of $39,214 secured, all eyes will be on the life-changing first-place prize of $3,904,686 to be awarded in the early hours of Sunday morning.