WSOP Reports | Dominic Holden
Poker’s richest tournament will see its champion take home a $10 million first-place prize and pay out 1,517 players from a whopping $94,041,600 total prize pool.
With final registration officially closed, the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event has once again eclipsed its all-time attendance record by officially welcoming 10,112 entrants into the 55th iteration of the undisputed world championship of poker. The new record is now set just one summer after the 17-year record was broken in 2023 when Daniel Weinman of Atlanta, Georgia defeated a record field of 10,043 entrants to take home the iconic WSOP Main Event® Bracelet.
The 2024 WSOP Main Event set a single-day entrants record on July 6, when 5,014 entrants joined the field as part of flight 1D to help generate the largest prize pool in live tournament poker history.
“10,000 entrants has become the new magic number for the WSOP Main Event,” said Ty Stewart, Executive Director of World Series of Poker. “The response has been overwhelming since our move to the Las Vegas Strip. Thank you to our partners, team members, and most of all, the players for another unforgettable summer.”
For the full story and a breakdown of final table payouts go to wsop.com
