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49th World Series of Poker recap23 July 2018(PRESS RELEASE) -- The 49th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was another record-breaking year. The 78-event, 50-day poker series broke many records including attendance and prizepool records. Up for the sixth consecutive year, this year’s attendance broke the record for number of total entries at the series. 123,865 entries participated this year (up 2.4%), marking the second consecutive year with more than 120,000 entries, keeping the WSOP far and away poker’s biggest annual live festival. This WSOP established a host of new records as poker enthusiasts from 104 different nations traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the game’s grandest spectacle, and a record 18,105 players received prize money this year. The WSOP remained the industry leader in terms of prize money awarded, with this year’s tally amounting to $266,889,193 (up 15.1%) – breaking the record for the most money awarded at a single poker series and it is the first time the WSOP has eclipsed the quarter billion dollar mark in prize money in one WSOP. There were 28 players that earned $1 million or more this year, which is the most ever at one WSOP. The Main Event in 2018 had 7,874 entries, a 9% increase over last year, creating the largest prize pool of the 2018 WSOP at $74,015,600 and the second-largest first-place prize, which amounted to $8,800,000. The only larger top prize of the series was the $10,000,000 first-place prize of the Event #78: $1 Million Big One for One Drop. The 2018 Main Event was the second largest in the history of the series, only behind the 2006 Main Event, which had 8,773 entries. “The 2018 World Series of Poker was another big success and it’s thanks to the loyal players that make it out to Las Vegas every summer,” said World Series of Poker Executive Director Ty Stewart. “We love seeing the Main Event grow to numbers no one ever thought was possible in 2018 as well as positive reaction to our new events. The team will be hard at work to make sure this remains the premier poker festival in the world.” For the sixth time in its history, WSOP generated a total prize pool that topped the $200 million mark. In the 49-year history of the WSOP, the game’s most prestigious tournament series has now awarded over $2.99 billion -- actually $2,999,643,394 in prize money. It was another successful year in terms of raising money for charity as well. The two featured charity-linked tournaments, the Little One for ONE DROP (Event #68) and the return of the $1 Million Big One for One Drop (Event #78), plus the 1% for One Drop campaign, where players can donate 1% of their winnings to the cause which support the WSOP’s official charity partner the ONE DROP organization raised a combined $2,790,008. ONE DROP uses donations to directly implement water access projects, where an average of $100 can transform someone’s life forever. The poker community via the World Series of Poker has donated more than $23,166,974 since the partnership began in 2012. Legions of amateur players competed alongside legendary poker pros, Hollywood A-listers and international sports figures to establish the new milestones. Among the notable non-poker playing names competing during this year’s WSOP included: the most decorated Olympian of all-time Michael Phelps, actor and comedians Brad Garrett and Ray Romano, singer Patrick Bruel, rapper Hoodie Allen and music producer Steve Albini, movie director Nick Cassavetes and actress Jennifer Tilly, NFL defensive star and Super Bowl champion Richard Seymour, Stanley Cup champion Phil Kessel, German soccer player Max Kruse and actor James Woods. Albini won the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event for his first bracelet and $105,629. The youngest player in this year’s WSOP Main Event was Nicholas Dashineau, from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, who played Day 1C two days after his 21st birthday. He made it to Day 3 of the tournament, but fell just short of reaching the money. The oldest player to participate in this year’s Main Event was 88-year-old John Olsen of Moss Point, Mississippi, who played Day 1B and survived Day 1, but did not make it through Day 2. Jack Ury, at the young age of 97, still holds the WSOP record as oldest participant. William Wachter remains the oldest to cash. He finished in 524th place for $19,500 in 2015 at the age of 94. The $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship – commonly referred to as the WSOP Main Event – paid out a record 1,182 places this year, the most places paid in the event’s history. The money was officially reached in Level 16 on Sunday, 8 July around 12:30am. Here is a quick statistical overview of the 2018 WSOP official gold bracelet events:
2) Canada (5,128) 3) United Kingdom (4,534) 4) France (1,671) 5) Brazil (1,267) ?2 from 2017 6) Germany (1,250) 7) Australia (1,161) ?2 8) Austria (912) ?1 9) Russia (894) ?1 10) China (745) The 2018 WSOP established new records, which are detailed below:
49th World Series of Poker recap
is republished from CasinoVendors.com.
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