On December 4th, 200,000 players on PokerStars registered for a $1 freezeout tournament, allowing the site to claim a new world record.

Congratulations to Russian player Sokoluk1991! Not only did you take home $40,258 for your $1 entry fee, but you are the only poker player in the world to have beaten 199,999 opponents in a single tournament!

Perhaps surprisingly, there was no chop until there were only three players left. The final 10 finishers and prizes (after the chop) were:

1. sokoluk1991 (Russia) – $40,258.83
2. Kaitz20 (Estonia) – $34,000
3. King-2-Z (UK) – $25,741.17
4. tristan2287 (Spain) – $10,000
5. RaZorFaZoR (Germany) – $8,000
6. casasola10 (Costa Rica) – $6,500
7. Bjoornkjaer (Denmark) – $5,250
8. pumata13 (Bulgaria) – $4,000
9. herbert68 (Germany) – $3,000
10. Garin4o (Ukraine) – $2,250

Read the rest of Article here: 200,000 Entrants in PokerStars World Record Tournament

Own comments:

Of course the Russia over there took down 1st place LoL