Mehmet Siginc took home CA$40,545 (approximately USD $29,000) for winning a $600 NLH/PLO event during the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) series in Calgary, even though first-place money was only worth CA$24,580.
The tournament didn't involve a bounty component, so all the money he won came from the main prize pool, which hit $106,101 with 31 places paid. If you're scratching your head trying to figure out how Siginc collected more than the maximum payout for winning the tournament in a non-bounty event, it was due to "gentleman's agreement," the champion told PokerNews.