2006 Wsop Facts and figures
An estimated 30,000 poker players are converging in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, the largest poker tournament in the world as far as prize money and participants. The event starts Monday and runs through Aug. 10 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino just west of the Las Vegas Strip. Every day will include a new event ranging from 7-card stud to no-limit Hold'em to Razz (low hand wins), with all the tournaments producing a bracelet winner. Here's a quick look at the tournament by the numbers:
10,000,000
Potential dollars in the first-place check for winning the no-limit Texas Hold'em Main Event. Last year, Joseph Hachem earned $7.5 million for winning the main event.
50,000
Dollars needed to enter the H.O.R.S.E. tournament, the largest buy-in in WSOP history. The event was added after lobbying by players and is a combination of no-limit Hold'em, Omaha (four cards dealt), Razz, stud and stud eight (high hand and low hand split the pot).
30,000
Potential players in the WSOP.
10,000
Dollars needed to buy in to the no-limit Texas Hold'em main event that starts July 28.
8,000
Number who could play in the main event; last year 5,619 played.
208
Poker tables being used.
170
Diamonds on the centerpiece of the bracelet given to the winner of the main event. The bracelet also features the four suits in a deck of cards in the form of a heart-shaped ruby, a princess-cut ruby for diamonds, a black sapphire for spades and three round black diamonds for clubs.
45
Tournaments being played.
32
Hours of original WSOP coverage on TV, starting July 18 on ESPN.
21
Age needed to play in any WSOP tournament.
1
Tournament using draw poker.
10,000,000
Potential dollars in the first-place check for winning the no-limit Texas Hold'em Main Event. Last year, Joseph Hachem earned $7.5 million for winning the main event.
50,000
Dollars needed to enter the H.O.R.S.E. tournament, the largest buy-in in WSOP history. The event was added after lobbying by players and is a combination of no-limit Hold'em, Omaha (four cards dealt), Razz, stud and stud eight (high hand and low hand split the pot).
30,000
Potential players in the WSOP.
10,000
Dollars needed to buy in to the no-limit Texas Hold'em main event that starts July 28.
8,000
Number who could play in the main event; last year 5,619 played.
208
Poker tables being used.
170
Diamonds on the centerpiece of the bracelet given to the winner of the main event. The bracelet also features the four suits in a deck of cards in the form of a heart-shaped ruby, a princess-cut ruby for diamonds, a black sapphire for spades and three round black diamonds for clubs.
45
Tournaments being played.
32
Hours of original WSOP coverage on TV, starting July 18 on ESPN.
21
Age needed to play in any WSOP tournament.
1
Tournament using draw poker.
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