It is arguably the most iconic recurring tournament in poker and now after 13 years the Sunday Million is halving its buy-in.

It still has a $1 million guarantee and all the other details remain the same, but now it will have a buy-in of $109 instead of $215 (permanently according to pokerfuse).

That means it would need to attract 10,000 players every week to cover the guarantee (yesterday's final $215 event attracted 5,837 entries for context). The new payout structure has not been revealed yet.

Next week's Sunday Million

There have previously been half price Sunday Millions (usually around the WSOP and Christmas) but this now appears to be a concerted effort to attract a wider range of players. There have also been huge Sunday Millions in the past, the biggest field of which was in 2011 when it attracted 62,116 entries. Last year the Sunday Million Anniversary event incurred a record overlay of $1.2 million.

It will be interesting to see if this lower price point leads to bigger prize pools overall. The $11 Sunday Storm regularly covers its $200,000 guarantee and PokerStars have previously stated that it takes players away from playing satellites for the Million.

In related news, the final Sunday Million at a $215 price point was a memorable one with Parker Talbot chopping it for six-figures:

That's a very reasonable way to start the year. 6 figure score after chopping hu in the millball. Couldn't hold the JJpic.twitter.com/2k0QLikony — Parker Talbot (@tonkaaaap) January 21, 2019

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