How Much Did the 2024 World Series of Poker Rake from the 99 Live Bracelet Events?

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The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) shattered records and exceeded expectations, marking a spectacular chapter for the global poker community. With a jaw-dropping rise in entries and a record-breaking total in funds collected, this year’s event has truly redefined what’s possible at the WSOP.

Highlights include unprecedented participation numbers, a significant leap in total funds, and standout individual performances. Join PokerNews as we explore the details of this historic poker series.

This article focuses only on the 99 live bracelet events and does not account for 2024 WSOP Online.

30/7/24 Update: Due to a table error, some figures have changed from the original release.

Number of Entries Up From 2023

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In last year's WSOP breakdown, PokerNews told you that the total number of entries across the festival in 2023 was 215,655. Thanks to four additional live bracelet events this time around, that figure rose to 229,559, enough to fill three-and-a-half Allegiant Stadiums.

For a second consecutive year, the $300 Gladiators of Poker was the best-attended event, garnering 20,647 entry slips. The $400 Colossus narrowly missed the 20K milestone, wrapping up with 19,303.

The other events with a five-figure population were the $1,000 Mystery Millions (18,409), $1,500 Millionaire Maker (10,939), and the record-breaking $10,000 Main Event (10,112).

Furthermore, if a player wanted to fire a single bullet in each event, their bankroll would need to be $971,856 to cover all the costs.

Almost Half a Billion Gambled

$10,000,000 - Money

Yes, that's right. Nearly $500 million was collected from the 2024 WSOP Bracelet events, a truly eyebrow-raising figure.

The WSOP collected $480,764,185 across the summer, $40 million more than last year's total. To put that into perspective, that's more than the GDP of places like:

  • Micronesia ($460m)
  • Kiribati ($279m)
  • Palau ($263m)
  • Marshall Islands ($284m)
  • Nauru ($154m)
  • Tuvalu ($62m)
    *Figures are from World Bank estimates

And now, the bit that everybody wants to know. How much did the WSOP take in rake?

From the $480,764,185 collected, $438,594,151 went into prize pools, meaning $42,170,034 went to the WSOP. As explained in 2023, the rake is shared between entry fees and the WSOP staff. From the rake, $29,466,524 was taken in entry fees, with $12,703,510 going to the workers.

Did you know? The $1,000 rake from the $250,000 buy-in Super High Roller goes straight to staff.

A total of $67,020,895 was paid out in first-place prizes, with Jonathan Tamayo's $10 million payout for winning the Main Event being the highest. Fifteen bracelet winners were rewarded with seven-figure windfalls, in addition to the two players who pulled the $1 million Mystery Millions top bounty prizes.

Scott Seiver Joins an Exclusive Club

Scott Seiver
Scott Seiver

Scott Seiver became the first player to win three WSOP bracelets at the same venue in the same year since Jeffrey Lisandro in 2009.

George Danzer won three in 2014 but the first occurred in the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (APAC) series. Phil Ivey (2002), Phil Hellmuth (1993), Ted Forrest (1993), and Puggy Pearson (1973) are the only other players to win three WSOP titles in a single series.

Seiver began the summer with a victory for $426,744 in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better Championship event. Two weeks later, he took down the $1,500 Razz tournament for $141,374. In doing so, he became the favorite for Player of the Year. He'd tack on a third bracelet in late June in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $411,041.

With a trio of triumphs, Seiver was crowned the 2024 WSOP Player of the Year, holding off the likes of Jeremy Ausmus, John Racener and Michael Rocco.

2024 WSOP Player of the Year Top 10 Standings

PlacePlayerPoints
1Scott Seiver4,403.85
2Michael Rocco3,803.67
3Jeremy Ausmus3,686.60
4John Racener3,557.10
5Xixiang Luo3,480.93
6Chance Kornuth3,379.99
7David Prociak3,274.87
8Chris Hunichen3,094.85
9Yuri Dzivielevski3,033.64
10Phil Ivey3,004.04

Bracelet Wins for 24 Countries

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Player Stands for the United States National Anthem

The United States led the way with 59 tournament victories, while European players also made a strong impact. England, France, and Germany each secured three titles.

Australia and Canada were well-represented, with three and four wins respectively. Players from Bulgaria, China, and Spain also achieved notable success (two wins each).

Players from Chile, Israel, Portugal, Sweden, Russia, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, India, Italy, Scotland, Japan, Hong Kong, Cyprus, and Lithuania also claimed single victories.

CountryNumber of Titles
United States59
Canada4
France3
Germany3
England3
Australia3
Bulgaria2
China2
Spain2
India2
Italy2
Russia2
Chile1
Cyprus1
Hong Kong1
Israel1
Lithuania1
Norway1
Portugal1
Sweden1
Scotland1
Japan1
Brazil1
Argentina1

2024 WSOP By the Numbers

EventBuy-inEntriesUSD CollectedPrize PoolRakeEntry FeesDealers & StaffWinnerPrize
Event #01: $5,000 Champions Reunion$5,000493$2,465,000$2,267,800$197,200$138,040$59,160Asher Conniff$408,468
Event #02: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em$5001,189$594,500$499,380$95,120$66,584$28,536Jose Garcia$79,134
Event #03: $500 WSOP Kickoff No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout$5003,485$1,742,500$1,463,700$278,800$195,160$83,640Daniel Willis$175,578
Event #04: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)$1,500928$1,392,000$1,238,880$153,120$107,184$45,936James Chen (US)$209,350
Event #05: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em$1,00018,409$18,409,000$16,199,920$2,209,080$1,546,356$662,724Malcolm Trayner$1,000,000
Event #06: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship$25,00064$1,600,000$1,504,000$96,000$67,200$28,800Darius Samual$500,000
Event #07: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed)$1,500530$795,000$707,550$87,450$61,215$26,235John Hennigan$138,296
Event #08: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)$5,000733$3,665,000$3,371,800$293,200$205,240$87,960Bryce Yockey$606,654
Event #09: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)$1,500443$664,500$591,405$73,095$51,167$21,929Nick Guagenti$121,074
Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)$10,000197$1,970,000$1,832,100$137,900$96,530$41,370Scott Seiver$426,744
Event #11: $1,500 Badugi$1,500487$730,500$650,145$80,355$56,249$24,107David Prociak$129,676
Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em$1,5002,526$3,789,000$3,372,210$416,790$291,753$125,037Simeon Spasov$439,815
Event #13: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship (6-Handed)$10,000141$1,410,000$1,311,300$98,700$69,090$29,610Robert Mizrachi$333,045
Event #14: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em$1,0002,639$2,639,000$2,322,320$316,680$221,676$95,004Thibault Perissat$197,308
Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)$1,5001,277$1,915,500$1,704,795$210,705$147,494$63,212Caleb Furth$265,361
Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em$5,000823$4,115,000$3,785,800$329,200$230,440$98,760Brent Hart$660,284
Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack$8004,732$3,785,600$3,331,328$454,272$317,990$136,282TJ Murphy$368,977
Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)$1,5001,469$2,203,500$1,961,115$242,385$169,670$72,716Dylan Weisman$294,311
Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship (8-Handed)$10,000133$1,330,000$1,236,900$93,100$65,170$27,930John Racener$308,930
Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em$30020,647$6,194,100$5,079,162$1,114,938$780,457$334,481Stephen Winters$401,210
Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em$25,000272$6,800,000$6,392,000$408,000$285,600$122,400Brek Schutten$1,405,641
Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed)$1,500574$861,000$766,290$94,710$66,297$28,413Aaron Cummings$146,516
Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'em$1,5001,534$2,301,000$2,047,890$253,110$177,177$75,933Daniel Sepiol$305,849
Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)$10,000259$2,590,000$2,408,700$181,300$126,910$54,390Sean Troha$536,713
Event #25: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'em$3,000248$744,000$662,160$81,840$57,288$24,552Daniel Vampan$148,635
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)$25,000318$7,950,000$7,473,000$477,000$333,900$143,100Nick Schulman$1,667,842
Event #27: $1,500 Big O$1,5001,555$2,332,500$2,075,925$256,575$179,603$76,973Michael Christ$306,884
Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em$1,5002,317$3,475,500$3,093,195$382,305$267,614$114,692Evan Benton$412,484
Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed)$10,000149$1,490,000$1,385,700$104,300$73,010$31,290Phil Ivey$347,440
Event #30: $600 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)$6003,351$2,010,600$1,709,010$301,590$211,113$90,477Alen Bakovic$207,064
Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em$3,0001,230$3,690,000$3,284,100$405,900$284,130$121,770Nicholas Seward$516,135
Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud$1,500406$609,000$542,010$66,990$46,893$20,097Richard Ashby$113,725
Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)$6002,402$1,441,200$1,225,020$216,180$151,326$64,854Alex Manzano$161,846
Event #34: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em$2,5001,267$3,167,500$2,819,075$348,425$243,898$104,528Antonio Galiana$439,395
Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)$1,500835$1,252,500$1,114,725$137,775$96,443$41,333Phillip Hui$193,545
Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack$8004,278$3,422,400$3,011,712$410,688$287,482$123,206Timur Margolin$342,551
Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship$10,000332$3,320,000$3,087,600$232,400$162,680$69,720John Fauver$681,998
Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em$1,5008,703$13,054,500$11,618,505$1,435,995$1,005,197$430,799Pedro Neves$1,098,220
Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)$50,000177$8,850,000$8,451,750$398,250$278,775$119,475Sergio Aido$2,026,506
Event #40: $1,500 Razz$1,500547$820,500$730,245$90,255$63,179$27,077Scott Seiver$141,374
Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed)$1,5001,312$1,968,000$1,751,520$216,480$151,536$64,944Xixiang Luo$270,820
Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship$10,000107$1,070,000$995,100$74,900$52,430$22,470James Obst$260,658
Event #43: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O (7-Handed)$1,500853$1,279,500$1,138,755$140,745$98,522$42,224Magnus Edengren$196,970
Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em$2,0001,561$3,122,000$2,778,580$343,420$240,394$103,026Jared Kingery$410,359
Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (8-Handed)$10,000181$1,810,000$1,683,300$126,700$88,690$38,010Maksim Pisarenko$399,988
Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship$1,0007,954$7,954,000$6,999,520$954,480$668,136$286,344Khang Pham$677,326
Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em$100,000112$11,200,000$10,836,000$364,000$254,800$109,200Chris Hunichen$2,838,389
Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)$1,0002,212$2,212,000$1,946,560$265,440$185,808$79,632Christopher Vitch$262,734
Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em$3,0001,252$3,756,000$3,342,840$413,160$289,212$123,948Erlend Melsom$523,195
Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship$10,000118$1,180,000$1,097,400$82,600$57,820$24,780George Alexander$282,443
Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em$1,5002,110$3,165,000$2,816,850$348,150$243,705$104,445Peter Park$240,724
Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em$5,000817$4,085,000$3,758,200$326,800$228,760$98,040Mostafa Haidary$656,747
Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed)$3,000379$1,137,000$1,011,930$125,070$87,549$37,521Yuri Dzivielevski$215,982
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em$1,50010,939$16,408,500$14,603,565$1,804,935$1,263,455$541,481Franco Spitale$1,250,125
Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em$250,00075$18,750,000$18,675,000$75,000$0$75,000Santhosh Suvarna$5,415,152
Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (2-7, A-5, Badugi)$2,500371$927,500$825,475$102,025$71,418$30,608Patrick Moulder$177,045
Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)$10,000486$4,860,000$4,519,800$340,200$238,140$102,060Frank Funaro$612,997
Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed)$50,00089$4,450,000$4,249,750$200,250$140,175$60,075Daniel Negreanu$1,178,703
Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em$1,0003,362$3,362,000$2,958,560$403,440$282,408$121,032Sean Jazayeri$368,025
Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em$3,0001,773$5,319,000$4,733,910$585,090$409,563$175,527Paolo Boi$676,900
Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)$2,500507$1,267,500$1,128,075$139,425$97,598$41,828Dario Sammartino$222,703
Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship$6005,110$3,066,000$2,606,100$459,900$321,930$137,970Hector Berry$282,876
Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed)$1,500453$679,500$604,755$74,745$52,322$22,424David Funkhouser$123,314
Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack$6005,263$3,157,800$2,684,130$473,670$331,569$142,101Christopher Moen$289,323
Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em$5,000680$3,400,000$3,128,000$272,000$190,400$81,600Mark Checkwicz$573,876
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)$10,000811$8,110,000$7,542,300$567,700$397,390$170,310Elie Nakache$1,320,945
Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em$5004,517$2,258,500$1,851,970$406,530$284,571$121,959Ben Collins$207,486
Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em$2,5002,229$5,572,500$4,959,525$612,975$429,083$183,893Colin Robinson$667,963
Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better$1,500611$916,500$815,685$100,815$70,571$30,245Nikolay Fal$153,730
Event #70: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em$40019,303$7,721,200$6,369,990$1,351,210$945,847$405,363Martin Alcaide$501,250
Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship$1,0001,245$1,245,000$1,095,600$149,400$104,580$44,820Shiina Okamoto$171,732
Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)$10,000186$1,860,000$1,729,800$130,200$91,140$39,060Scott Seiver$411,041
Event #73: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)$25,000476$11,900,000$11,186,000$714,000$499,800$214,200David Eldridge$2,246,728
Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship$10,000167$1,670,000$1,553,100$116,900$81,830$35,070Arash Ghaneian$376,476
Event #75: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em$1,0001,437$1,437,000$1,264,560$172,440$120,708$51,732Jimmy Setna - Jason James$190,910
Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)$10,000965$9,650,000$8,974,500$675,500$472,850$202,650Matthew Lambrecht$1,018,933
Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event (6-Handed)$2,500468$1,170,000$1,041,300$128,700$90,090$38,610Wing Po Liu$209,942
Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event$1,0006,076$6,076,000$5,346,880$729,120$510,384$218,736Georgios Skarparis$554,925
Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha$50,000187$9,350,000$8,929,250$420,750$294,525$126,225Daniel Perkusic$2,100,325
Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em$8006,792$5,433,600$4,781,585$652,015$456,411$195,605Francis Anderson$501,040
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship$10,00010,112$101,120,000$94,041,600$7,078,400$4,954,880$2,123,520Jonathan Tamayo$10,000,000
Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em$1,0001,424$1,424,000$1,253,120$170,880$119,616$51,264Aditya Agarwal$189,661
Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mixed (6-Handed)$1,500494$741,000$659,490$81,510$57,057$24,453Garth Yettick$131,061
Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em$6006,628$3,976,800$3,380,280$596,520$417,564$178,956Carsten Heidemann$343,010
Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold'em Presented by GGPoker$1,0001,088$1,088,000$957,440$130,560$91,392$39,168Chance Kornuth$155,446
Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha$1,0004,280$4,280,000$3,766,400$513,600$359,520$154,080Sascha Wilhelm$282,290
Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em$5,0001,042$5,210,000$4,788,600$421,400$294,980$126,420Matthew Alsante$785,486
Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship (6-Handed)$10,000189$1,890,000$1,757,700$132,300$92,610$39,690Calvin Anderson$413,446
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship$3,0003,177$9,531,000$8,482,590$1,048,410$733,887$314,523Clement Richez$1,041,989
Event #90: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha$1,5001,306$1,959,000$1,740,840$218,160$152,712$65,448Joseph Sanders$269,530
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)$3,000357$1,071,000$953,190$117,810$82,467$35,343Gary Bolden$206,321
Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em$50,000178$8,900,000$8,499,500$400,500$280,350$120,150Jared Bleznick$2,037,947
Event #93: $777 Lucky 7s No-Limit Hold'em$7776,292$4,888,884$4,303,728$585,156$409,609$175,547Michael Liang$777,777
Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship$10,000502$5,020,000$4,668,600$351,400$245,980$105,420Michael Rocco$924,922
Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em$1,9791,119$2,214,501$1,970,906$243,595$170,517$73,079Jamie Walden$313,370
Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)$25,000120$3,000,000$2,820,000$180,000$126,000$54,000Xixiang Luo$725,796
Event #97: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha$3,000844$2,532,000$2,253,480$278,520$194,964$83,556Alex Livingston$390,621
Event #98: $1,500 The Closer$1,5003,215$4,822,500$4,292,025$530,475$371,333$159,143Ching Da Wu$525,500
Event #99: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em$1,0001,547$1,547,000$1,358,720$188,280$131,796$56,484Aneris Adomkevicius$201,344
Totals$971,856229,559$480,764,185$438,594,151$42,170,034$29,466,524$12,703,510 $67,020,895
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