CSGO: Valve announces new prize pool for Majors Valve has recently announced that they will be increasing the prize pool for Majors from $250,000 to $1,000,000. Since the start of CS:GO, professional CS:GO has grown, and the CS:GO Major Championships are about to grow with it. Beginning with MLG Columbus 2016, each CS:GO Major Championship prize pool will be $1,000,000.