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
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.
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
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 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.
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
Place
Player
Points
1
Scott Seiver
4,403.85
2
Michael Rocco
3,803.67
3
Jeremy Ausmus
3,686.60
4
John Racener
3,557.10
5
Xixiang Luo
3,480.93
6
Chance Kornuth
3,379.99
7
David Prociak
3,274.87
8
Chris Hunichen
3,094.85
9
Yuri Dzivielevski
3,033.64
10
Phil Ivey
3,004.04
Bracelet Wins for 24 Countries
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.
Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
$1,979
1,119
$2,214,501
$1,970,906
$243,595
$170,517
$73,079
Jamie Walden
$313,370
Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)
$25,000
120
$3,000,000
$2,820,000
$180,000
$126,000
$54,000
Xixiang Luo
$725,796
Event #97: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
$3,000
844
$2,532,000
$2,253,480
$278,520
$194,964
$83,556
Alex Livingston
$390,621
Event #98: $1,500 The Closer
$1,500
3,215
$4,822,500
$4,292,025
$530,475
$371,333
$159,143
Ching Da Wu
$525,500
Event #99: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
$1,000
1,547
$1,547,000
$1,358,720
$188,280
$131,796
$56,484
Aneris Adomkevicius
$201,344
Totals
$971,856
229,559
$480,764,185
$438,594,151
$42,170,034
$29,466,524
$12,703,510
$67,020,895
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Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game.
Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).