The World Poker Finals is over for another year and Mike Vela is the champion! Vela defeated two former WPF winners at the final table, including defending champ Nenad Medic and 2005 winner Nick Schulman to take down the $1,704,986 first prize. Congratulations to the MVP and to Foxwoods staff for organizing the finals of world poker in so competent a manner!
| Place |
Payout |
| 1 |
$1,704,986 |
| 2 |
$864,652 |
| 3 |
$486,367 |
| 4 |
$324,244 |
| 5 |
$243,184 |
| 6 |
$189,142 |
| 7 |
$162,123 |
| 8 |
$135,102 |
| 9 |
$108,081 |
| 10 |
$83,763 |
| 11 |
$78,359 |
| 12 |
$72,955 |
| 13 |
$67,551 |
| 14 |
$62,147 |
| 15 |
$56,743 |
| 16 |
$51,339 |
| 17 |
$45,934 |
| 18 |
$40,539 |
| 19-21 |
$35,126 |
| 22-24 |
$29,722 |
| 25-27 |
$24,318 |
| 28-36 |
$18,914 |
| 37-50 |
$13,510 |
