Registration is closed on event #1, and as we expected in Houston, it was a big one. With a $400 buy-in and a $100,000 guarantee, the players showed up in droves here at Texas Card House. Registration ended with 357 entries, generating a prize pool of $119,595 and a first place prize of just over $25,000! 

45 places will be paid, with 45th place earning $640. the full breakdown is below. 

1st: $25,525

2nd: $16,960

3rd: $11,450

4th: $7,850

5th: $5,730

6th: $4,450

7th: $3,710

8th: $3,070

9th: $2,540

10th-12th: $2,150

13th-15th: $1,790

16th-18th: $1,470

19th-21st: $1,260

22nd-24th: $1,060

25th-27th: $870

28th-36th: $750

37th-45th: $640