World Series of Poker – More Facts, More Records Broken

World Series of Poker – More Facts, More Records Broken

Thursday, 10 July 2008

This year’s World Series has been the largest of them all, with more entrants across all events than any previous Series. A total of 52,720 players entered an event this year, an increase of 4,432 on last year’s previous record.

This year’s World Series has been the largest of them all, with more entrants across all events than any previous Series. A total of 52,720 players entered an event this year, an increase of 4,432 on last year’s previous record. There was a total of $180,676,248 handed out in prizes (including the prize pool from the Main Event) – that’s $20,880,030 more than last year.
The Main Event itself is the second biggest of all time, with only Jamie Gold having overcome a bigger field in 2006. Gold had to beat a field of 8,773, while this year’s champion will have to overcome 6,844.
Of course, the World Series is becoming an increasingly international affair, with a total of 118 countries represented this year, with players from almost sixty countries cashing. Every state in the US had a cash, as did every province in Canada.
One man who did break another record was Nikolay Evdakov – you’ll hear about his shortly!



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