Hearthstone creators Blizzard Entertainment has increased the guaranteed prize pool for the 2016 World Championships to $1 million.

When Daniel Negreanu and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier were both asked, after their 2015 BlizzCon Exhibition match, whether they would appear in the Hearthstone World Championships, money was a deciding factor in Negreanu’s submissive response.

Blizzard Entertainment would like to change that.

The Hearthstone founders have announced plans to increase the World Championship guaranteed prize pool from $250,000 to $1 million. That could guarantee the winner $400,000. A professional Hearthstone player’s costs are much lower than a professional poker player. The bridge between the two is closing.