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World Series of Poker Main Event Sets Record with 10,112 Entrants

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As of July 9, 2024, the number of participants in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) once again set a new historical record, and the final main event The number of participants reached 10,112, easily surpassing last year's 10,043. The previous record was 8,773 in 2006.

Although advance predictions for attendance were generally expected to be slightly lower, as the 2023 event has already massively promoted the WSOP 50th anniversary, but such concerns were quickly diluted by the single-day entry record for the first 1D starting flight on Saturday, July 6, with 5,014 people joining the tournament as part of the 1D flight that day, helping to create live tournament poker Largest prize pool in history.

"10,000 has become the new magic number for the WSOP Main Event," said Ty Stewart, executive director of the World Series of Poker. "The response since we moved to the Las Vegas Strip has been overwhelming. Thank you to our partners, team members, and most importantly, our players for another unforgettable summer."

With another record high, the winner of this year’s main event has also been determined to take home US$10 million, and the final Nine players will be guaranteed at least $1 million in prize money.

The top 80 players will each receive at least $120,000, while the prize bubble sits at 1,517 for those who make it that far For those interested, the minimum prize is $15,000.

The total prize pool for this year’s Main Event is US$94,041,600.

WSOP was originally held in 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best poker players in the world to play in Las Vegas With Horseshoe Casino participating in a winner-take-all tournament, the 2024 WSOP includes 99 separate events from May 28 to July 21.

The $10,000 buy-in Main Event started last Wednesday, July 3rd, with the winner to be announced on Tuesday, July 16th Crowned.

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