How much will the Tax Man get from the final nine players in the Main Event? A lot.

John Cynn

As always at the end of a World Series of Poker Main Event there is the harsh reminder that the Tax Man will be taking a substantial cut of the final table winnings.

Courtesy of Taxable Talk, here is a breakdown of how much each of the finalists should be expected to take home after tax.

The final six players are all American, so the relative percentages are similar (but different based on State) and Alex Lynskey is Australian, Artem Metalidi is Ukranian and Antoine Labat is French. Champion John Cynn is likely to take just under $5 million of his $8.8 million first prize.

This year Artem Metalidi took home more than Alex Lynskey, who finished above him, because Ukranian tax is lower than Australian. Another sick beat for Lynskey is his country does not tax gambling winnings on amateurs but it does for professional poker players like himself.

The exact amount of Antoine Labat's tax liability is not yet known as France has not announced what the tax brackets will be for the year, but based on last year's amount he would be charged a heavy percentage.

In total $10,953,198 of the final table's winnings will be paid in tax, once again making the Tax Man the biggest winner at the final table.

$10,000 Main Event Final Table Position Player Prize Prize After Tax 1st John Cynn $8,800,000 $4,939,817 2nd Tony Miles $5,000,000 $3,060,659 3rd Michael Dyer $3,750,000 $2,300,725 4th Nicolas Manion $2,825,000 $1,607,677 5th Joe Cada $2,150,000 $1,277,365 6th Aram Zobian $1,800,000 $1,078,179 7th Alex Lynskey $1,500,000 $833,704 8th Artem Metalidi $1,250,000 $1,006,250 9th Antoine Labat $1,000,000 $567,426