POKER ROOM REVIEW NEWSWIRE
More 2008 WSOP Figures Released
7/10/2008 5:46:27 PM
It’s official – the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the largest and richest in the event’s 39-year history.
Tournament officials released final figures for the 55-event, 47-day poker extravaganza held annually each summer at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Both total player entries and payouts reached all-time highs, as did the number of countries and territories represented by the participants.
“The results this year demonstrate the increasing global appeal of our events and the universal recognition that winning a World Series of Poker gold bracelet is poker’s ultimate achievement,” said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack.
The records set at the 39th Annual World Series of Poker are:
* 58,720 player entries (an increase of 4,432 or 8% over last year’s 54,288).
* $180,676,248 prize pool (an increase of $20,880,030 over last year).
* 118 different countries/territories entered into an event (an increase of 31)
* 3,929 entrants in a non-Main Event – largest live tournament field in history
* Event #2 - $1500 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold’em