The prizepool continues to rise rapidly from here on in, with NZ$113,000 on offer for making the top 80, and NZ$245,000 the minimum payout for reaching the final 45.
A trip to the final table (final nine players) locks in at least US$1,000,000, with prize-money increasing as each player gets knocked out.
The tournament pauses when the final table is reached, and resumes in early November in a live-TV extravanagza known as "The November Nine".
It is the second straight time Suchanek has cashed in on the Main Event, after finishing 787th for US$15,000 last year.
Suchanek will also earn the most money ever by a New Zealander in the main event, eclipsing previous high-ranking finishes from Thomas Ward (313th in 2014) and Simon Watt (397th in 2010) respectively.
Watt is the only New Zealander to have won a World Series of Poker tournament, winning a US$1500 NL event in 2010. Suchanek's best finish is a runner-up finish in a US$1500 10-game mixed event in 2014.
However, nothing matches the prestige of the Main Event, and Suchanek is well in the mix for poker's biggest prize.