Wsop Attendance History

1. Wsop Main Event Attendance History
2. Wsop Main Event Winners History
3. Wsop History
4. Wsop Attendance History

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After each summer, World Series of Poker executives compile numbers, look at statistics, and offers the highlights of that year’s WSOP. It is a matter of good public relations. The title of the memo about the 2018 was similar in nature to that of past years:

2018 WSOP Bigger Than Ever

(2017) 48^th Annual WSOP Reaches All-Time Highs

(2016) 47^th Annual WSOP Sets Attendance and Several Other Records

(2015) 46^th Annual World Series of Poker Becomes Most Attended in Event’s History

That is why it’s important to take a look beyond those basic numbers and look at the past several years, compare and contrast, and find the real story.

The 2018 WSOP the biggest ever.

All the records and recap from the 2018 edition: https://t.co/YxgYk5nH5g

Entries: 123,865 (record)
Prize Pool: $266,889,193 (record)
Places Paid: 18,105 (record)
Countries Participating: 104
Money Raised: $2,790,008

Thank you!

— WSOP (@WSOP) July 23, 2018

Four-Year Comparisons

The biggest numbers from the WSOP statistics press release are impressive. One that can be objectively compared to previous years is the Main Event, as the $10K buy-in does not change. Those numbers are solid:

–Main Event entries: 7,874

–Main Event prize pool: $74,015,800

The 2018 Main Event was the second most well-attended since the peak year of 2006 during the poker boom. It far surpassed the last several years of 7,221 in 2017, 6,737 in 2016, and 6,420 in 2015. While there are many possible reasons for the increase, one of the most likely is the plethora of online poker satellites available online via the WSOP/888 partnership in Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey. In addition, 888poker ran satellites worldwide.

7,874 entrants in the 2018 @wsop $10,000 Main Event. The second biggest EVER!

And some people were saying it wouldn’t break 7,000 this year…https://t.co/SH9x7qc8ULpic.twitter.com/JvFtglNGdh

— William Shillibier (@Shillibier) July 5, 2018

The number of entries and amount of the overall prize pool are examples of numbers that cannot so easily be compared. The number of events changes everything, as there were 78 events this year, as compared to 74 in 2017, 69 in 2016, and 68 in 2015.

As for total entries, it makes more sense to divide it by the number of events for an average number of players per event. While it still doesn’t account for variables like reentries, the average entries give a better idea of attendance trends.

–2018 = 123,865 entries (divided by 78 = 1,588)

–2017 = 120,995 entries (divided by 74 = 1,635)

–2016 = 107,833 entries (divided by 69 = 1,563)

–2015 = 103,512 entries (divided by 68 = 1,522)

The same can be done for the total prize pool each year.

–2018 = $266,889,193 (divided by 78 = $3,421,656)

–2017 = $231,010,874 (divided by 74 = $3,121,769)

–2016 = $221,211,336 (divided by 69 = $3,205,961)

–2015 = $210,379,285 (divided by 68 = $3,093,813)

The basic takeaway from these numbers is that there were more entrants in 2017 than in 2018, but there was more prize money awarded this year by a significant margin. Again, variables like the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop, which is not held every year, also effect the averages, but this is a simple breakdown for context.

Player Highlights

The accomplishments of individual players and countries are more straightforward.

This year, there were three players who won more than one tournament. In fact, each won two bracelets. Joe Cada won Events 3 and 75, Justin Bonomo won Events 16 and 78, and Shaun Deeb won Events 42 and 74.

One of the most hailed feats of the summer was Phil Hellmuth’s victory in Event 71, which delivered his record 15^th bracelet. He also continued his record-setting as the player with the most individual cashes at the WSOP, as his eight cashes in 2018 pushed him to 138 lifetime cashes.

Terrific 15th @WSOP Bracelet dinner party tonight in Hollywood!! Wore 15th everyday for a week, tonight handed over 15th to my man @westcoastbill! Thanks @PeterGuber@SkyDayton@BrandonCantu DC DS @MagicAntonio#POSITIVITYpic.twitter.com/LGB1gubLrJ

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— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) July 21, 2018

Tony Cousineau continued a record of his own. With six more cashes in 2018, he pushed his record to 84 cashes without a victory.

As for the most cashes in the 2018 games, Chris Ferguson topped the list with 18 cashes, which also set a new series record. Ferguson and John Racener tied at the 2017 WSOP with 17 cashes each. Ferguson also tallied 41 WSOP cashes (including the 2017 Europe events) since the start of 2017, and amidst his run in 2018, he garnered his 100^th lifetime WSOP cash. He now stands at 115.

Barry Greenstein cashed in 12 events this summer, allowing him to celebrate his own 100^th lifetime cash.

National Highlights

In total, the number of countries represented at the entire series was down in 2018, with 104 nations tallied as compared to 111 nations in 2017, 107 of them in 2016, and 111 again in 2015.

As usual, the 2018 WSOP ended with the United States boasting of the most entries into the tournaments, as happens each year. Canada came in second, with the United Kingdom in third and France in fourth – all the same as in 2017.

The difference was that Brazil took fifth position this year, up two spots from last year, switching places with Australia, which dropped to seventh. Germany remained in sixth place, but Austria moved up one spot to eight place, with Russia dropping one spot to ninth. And China took tenth place for the second year in a row. In essence, the same 10 countries turned out for WSOP events for the past two years.

The top list of countries with more than one bracelet win in 2018 was as follows:

1. United States (54)
2. China (3)
3. Germany (3)
4. Canada (2)
5. France (2)
6. United Kingdom (2)
7. Russian Federation (2)

As for earnings, the top 10 was as follows:

1. United States ($187,417,000)
2. Germany ($12,454,810)
3. Canada ($7,995,246)
4. United Kingdom ($7,956,890)
5. France ($6,217,714)
6. Australia ($3,778,220)
7. Austria ($3,182,621)
8. China ($3,138,292)
9. Brazil ($3,041,311)
10. Russian Federation ($2,847,416)

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— The Hendon Mob (@TheHendonMob) July 18, 2018

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Another World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas has come to a close with all but one of the 69 bracelets awarded. Nine players remain in the WSOP Main Event and they will return October 30 to determine the 2016 World Champion.

With the busiest schedule yet, the WSOP reached a new record number of entries in the series’ 47-year history. There were a total of 107,833 entries across the 69 events that ran from May 31 to July 19 and a total of $221,211,336 in prizes was paid to players.

There were players from 107 different countries including, of course, our Canadian contingent who made the trip south to play in the world’s biggest poker series. As usual, Canadians made up the second-largest portion of the field behind the dominating host nation. There were 4,586 Canadian entries this year which was, as predicted before the series began, a drop from last year.

There was one WSOP bracelet won by a Canadian this year. Kristen Bicknell won Event #46: $1,500 Bounty No-Limit Hold’em for $290,768. This was her second WSOP bracelet after winning the Ladies Event in 2013. Her victory marked the first bracelet awarded to a woman this summer. She also became the only Canadian woman to win a second bracelet, and the only Canadian woman to win an open WSOP event.

There is still one more Canadian hope for a bracelet — the biggest one of all. Griffin Benger has found a seat at the WSOP Main Event final table and is guaranteed at least $1 million for making it that far. But he’ll have his sights set on the title of World Champion which comes with $8 million and the final WSOP bracelet of the summer.

Canadian WSOP Attendance

Despite the growth of the WSOP in both the number of events and the number of players, Canadian attendance is on a downward trend. This could be due to the current poor state of the Canadian dollar or the continued frustration for the tax deduction on prize money or the increased number of top-quality Canadian and European poker series that Canadians would rather play.

In other statistics, the average field size for WSOP events reached an all-time high of 1,563. The average age of players was 41 and female players made up just over five percent of tournament entries. There were three players who won two bracelets this summer: Jason Mercier, Benny Glaser, and Ian Johns all found victory twice.

The Main Event received 6,737 entries which was a five percent increase over last year. And Day 1c of the Main Event was the largest Main Event starting flight ever, receiving 4,240 entries in a single day.

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The final Canadian hope of the summer is on Griffin Benger who will return to the felt on the big stage under the bright lights on October 30 to try to become the 2016 WSOP World Champion as the action is broadcast live around the world on ESPN across three nights.

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