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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) 48th Annual WSOP Reaches All-Time Highs
(2016) 47th Annual WSOP Sets Attendance and Several Other Records
(2015) 46th 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 15th 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
— 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.
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) 48th Annual WSOP Reaches All-Time Highs
(2016) 47th Annual WSOP Sets Attendance and Several Other Records
(2015) 46th 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 15th 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
— 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 100th lifetime WSOP cash. He now stands at 115.
Barry Greenstein cashed in 12 events this summer, allowing him to celebrate his own 100th 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.
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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.
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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:
- United States (54)
- China (3)
- Germany (3)
- Canada (2)
- France (2)
- United Kingdom (2)
- Russian Federation (2)
As for earnings, the top 10 was as follows:
- United States ($187,417,000)
- Germany ($12,454,810)
- Canada ($7,995,246)
- United Kingdom ($7,956,890)
- France ($6,217,714)
- Australia ($3,778,220)
- Austria ($3,182,621)
- China ($3,138,292)
- Brazil ($3,041,311)
- Russian Federation ($2,847,416)
1/2 We didn't only add @WSOP results this summer, also all #DailyDeepstacks are on the website. Some stats:
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? Winners from 21 countries
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— The Hendon Mob (@TheHendonMob) July 18, 2018
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Day 1B of the 2018 World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold'em main event drew a field of 2,378 players, up roughly 10 percent from 2017. With the 925 entries from day 1A, that brings the total entries so far in this event to 3,303. That is an increase of 12 percent compared with last year's turnout. Day 1C has historically seen the largest turnout of the three starting flights in recent years, and if that trend holds then this year's main event could be one of the largest in the tournament's history.
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When the dust settled after five two-hour levels of action there were only 1,801 players remaining. They will combine with the 659 that made it through day 1A on Thursday, July 5 for day 2AB, which will begin with a total of 2,460 players.
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The chip leader from day 1B is Smain Mamouni with 311,600. Some of the other names atop the leaderboard include Samuel Bernabeu (309,500), Barbara Rogers (307,000) Dan Colpoys (246,800) and Alex Foxen (242,300). Foxen is currently sitting in 15th place in the 2018 Card Player Player of the Year race, having already won three titles and made eight final tables this year.
Other notables moving on to day 2AB include Scott Davies (171,200), two-time main event winner and ten-time bracelet winner Johnny Chan (151,100), Shaun Deeb (143,000), Jason Strasser (137,000), 2000 main event winner Chris Ferguson (134,900), George Danzer (117,800) and Barry Shulman (88,000).
Some notable players that failed to make it through to day 2 include Jason Somerville, 2006 main event champion Jaime Gold, Noah Schwartz, three-time bracelet winner Doug Polk, Kenny Hallaert, 2004 world champion Greg Raymer and 2015 main event fourth-place finisher Max Steinberg, who was eliminated in the very first hand he played today.
Well this is a first. AA first hand of the main. Get it all in vs KK. K in the window. Two players said they folded other aces. GG!
— Maxyface (@MaxJSteinberg) July 3, 2018
Steinberg later clarified how the hand went down, tweeting, 'UTG raises 375. I make it 1,200 UTG2. Both blinds overcall. He makes it 45k (yes 45k, not a typo). I go all in.'
While Steinberg was a former main event final tablist who did not survive the day, a few former finalists did fare better. 2015 WSOP main event seventh-place finisher Pierre Neuville made it through with 147,800. 2017 fourth-place finisher John Hesp kicked off the day by making the shuffle up and deal announcement.
Hesp bagged up 63,900. 2014 main event seventh-place finisher Dan Sindelar ended with 71,300. 2011 runner-up Martin Staszko grew his starting stack just slightly throughout the day, finishing with 58,000, while fourth-place finisher from that year Matthew Giannetti bagged 55,000.
Day 1C kicks off at 11 a.m. PT on Wednesday, July 4.
For more coverage from the summer series, visit the 2018 WSOP landing page complete with a full schedule, news, player interviews and event recaps.
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