The Impossible 50 Years of the World Series of Poker Quiz

07-03-2019 4537 responses Top results

The 50th Annual World Series of Poker continues to roll forward, today entering its sixth week. Today also marks the start of the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event with the first hands of the tournament being dealt at 12 p.m.

In truth, what kicks off today will be the 49th "Main Event," given that it wasn't until the second WSOP in 1971 that a series-concluding tournament was first introduced.

Speaking of WSOP trivia, see how many of the following 10 multiple-choice questions you can answer correctly. As you'll see, as a way of commemorating 50 years of the WSOP, all 10 of the questions have something to do with the number 50. Good luck!

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Question 1

In what year did the field for the WSOP Main Event first exceed 50 players?

Question 2

Which player was the first to record 50 career cashes at the WSOP?

Question 3

Who was the last player aged 50 or older to win the WSOP Main Event?

Question 4

In what year did the World Series of Poker schedule first include more than 50 bracelet events?

Question 5

What year did the WSOP Main Event prize pool first exceed $50 million?

Question 6

What was the first year the WSOP schedule included an event with a $50K buy-in?

Question 7

Besides having won the most bracelets, Phil Hellmuth also holds the record for the most WSOP final tables. True or false: Hellmuth has made more than 50 WSOP final tables.

Question 8

This year the starting stack in the Main Event will increase from 50,000 to 60,000 chips. In what year did the WSOP increase the starting stack to 50K?

Question 9

Players from all 50 states participate in events at the WSOP each year. In 2018, which one of the 50 states was responsible for the most entries at the WSOP?

Question 10

Each year players from more than 100 different countries participate in WSOP events. True or false: Over the 50 years of the WSOP, more than 50 different countries have won bracelets.