{"id":10693,"date":"2018-07-24T21:43:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T21:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=10693"},"modified":"2018-07-25T13:09:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T13:09:03","slug":"2018-wsop-numbers-round-up-record-setting-bracelets-entries-and-payouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/2018-wsop-numbers-round-up-record-setting-bracelets-entries-and-payouts\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 WSOP Numbers Round-up: Record-Setting Bracelets, Entries And Payouts"},"content":{"rendered":"
The\u00a02018 World Series of Poker<\/strong>\u00a0in Las Vegas, Nevada<\/strong>\u00a0is officially closed for the year.<\/p>\n Even with the World Series of Poker Europe<\/strong> in Rozvadov<\/strong> coming up in October, there are all sorts of feels when its time to pack up and leave the Nevada desert.<\/p>\n The WSOP awarded 78 bracelets and a record $266.8 million during the summer series. It also processed a record 123,865 entries and paid the most players (18,105) in history.<\/p>\n There were a lot of headlines over the seven weeks of tournament play that included \u201crecord.\u201d<\/p>\n How accurate would it be to say the WSOP had a record-breaking summer? Let\u2019s take a look back at the series through the numbers and the headlines.<\/p>\n This year marked only the sixth time the total WSOP prize pool was north of $200 million. During its 49 years, the WSOP has awarded just shy of $3 billion in prize money.<\/p>\n The 2018 WSOP hosted a record 10 events that produced a $1 million-plus first-place prize. It surpassed the previous record of seven events from the 2016 and 2017 WSOP. What\u2019s more impressive is four of the ten events paid multiple $1 million prizes.<\/p>\n In case you haven\u2019t heard, Justin Bonomo<\/strong> has been on a heater of late. His incredible run continued at the WSOP. He started the series by winning his second career bracelet in Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold\u2019em Championship<\/strong>. He ended the series by winning his third. As the winner of $1 million Big One for One Drop<\/strong>, he collected the biggest paycheck of the series: $10 million.<\/p>\n U.S. players took home $187,417,000 this year, easily claiming the top spot. Germany ($12,454,810) and Canada ($7,995,246) rounded out the top three.<\/p>\n New Players Get A Free Bonus At WSOP.com NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\nIt\u2019s all about the money<\/span><\/h2>\n
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