The World Series of Poker Main Event registration is closed, so it's time to take a look at all the stats.
The Main Event attracted a whopping 7,221 entries (3rd most ever), creating a $67,877,400 prize pool and will see a record 1,084 players take home money and the winner will walk away with $8,150,000.
This year’s WSOP will go down as the largest on record, both in terms of participation and in terms of prize money awarded. Thus far, a record 116,604 entries have been recorded in official gold bracelet events, with prize money awarded at $227,058,974. The 2017 WSOP is about $700,000 away from the most prize money awarded in a single-year, but they expect another $3-4 million in the prize pool for the last event, to break the record.
Value of the chips in play:
361,050,000
Physical chips in play:
245,514
(Each player started with 34 individual poker chips)
Number of dealers utilized:
920
Number of decks of cards:
1,626
The average age of 2017 WSOP Main Event participants is 40.59. For males, the average is 40.54 and for females, 41.80.
Average Age:
40.59
(up from 40.08 in 2016)
Oldest player:
William Wachter
Mahopac, New York, USA – 96 years old (5th consecutive year he’s the oldest player in this event)
Youngest player:
Alex Conklin
Webster, New York, USA – 21 years old exactly (survived Flight B with 83,500 in chips)
Male participants:
6,949
Female participants:
272
Here's a more detailed look at the age ranges of this year’s participants.
Age Range
Total
Male
Female
21-25
347
346
1
26-30
1,520
1,472
48
31-35
1,478
1,411
67
36-40
895
857
38
41-45
731
705
26
46-50
753
725
28
51-55
613
582
31
>56
884
851
33
Total
7,221
6,949
272
Players from a total of 83 unique countries participated in the Main Event this year, up from 79 in 2016. The United States leads the charge, followed by Canada and the United Kingdom.
Cherish Andrews raised to 1,500 from early position, a player in middle position called, the player on the button three-bet to 4,000, and both Andrews and the player in middle position called.
The flop came down and Andrews checked. The middle-position player bet 2,000, the button called, and Andrews called. The turn was the and all three players checked. The river was the and Andrews checked. The middle-position player bet 12,500 after tanking for about three minutes, the button folded, and Andrews called.
The middle-position player showed , while Andrews took down the pot with for kings and tens.
There had been two early casualties over on table 620, as Javier Montano and Wesley Clark were no longer in their seats. They were replaced with Sean Lindsey and Jennifer Shahade, and those two just clashed.
Lindsey checked a flop of and Shahade bet 4,500 before Lindsey check-raised all in. Shahade called and the cards were turned over.
Jennifer Shahade:
Sean Lindsey:
The turn and river were of no help and Shahade was eliminated in the first level of the day. Lindsey joined the big stacks on his table that also include Adam Hsu and Gjergj Sinishtaj.
With about 6,500 already in the pot and the board reading , Martin Jacobson was on the button and heads-up against the small blind, who checked. Jacobson checked behind.
The fell on the river and the small blind bet 3,000. After some consideration, Jacobson folded and the small blind took the pot.
Andy Frankenberger raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and got a call from the big blind. The flop came and the big blind checked. Frankenberger continued for 1,500 and his opponent called. They both checked the turn and the river and his opponent tabled for queens full of tens on the flop.
"So you're saying my turn bet wouldn't have gotten through?" Frankenberg asked. His opponent just smiled.
Frankenberger added, "I'm glad you checked the river. I was going to have to call a bet."
Kenny Hallaert is continuing to roll after a strong Day 1, crossing over the 200,000 chip mark. Meanwhile, Brian Yoon and Ana Marquez have recently hit the rail.
Many readers were touched by the recent story of Wisconsin’s Rick Syverud, who is playing in the Main Event while battling Stage 4 cancer. He hit a $10,000 slot jackpot two weeks ago to make his dream come true in the WSOP. He made it through Day 1 and has 67,000 in chips so far on Day 2.
“I’m feeling pretty good and won a couple hands,” he told PokerNews.
Many readers loved Syverud’s positivity and outlook on life. He received many nice comments, he said, and appreciated all the kind words. To read his amazing story, click here.
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and Andrews checked. The middle-position player bet 2,000, the button called, and Andrews called. The turn was the 
and all three players checked. The river was the 
and Andrews checked. The middle-position player bet 12,500 after tanking for about three minutes, the button folded, and Andrews called.
, while Andrews took down the pot with 
for kings and tens.
and Shahade bet 4,500 before Lindsey check-raised all in. Shahade called and the cards were turned over.
turn and 
river were of no help and Shahade was eliminated in the first level of the day. Lindsey joined the big stacks on his table that also include Adam Hsu and Gjergj Sinishtaj.
, Martin Jacobson was on the button and heads-up against the small blind, who checked. Jacobson checked behind. 
fell on the river and the small blind bet 3,000. After some consideration, Jacobson folded and the small blind took the pot.
, Zachary Donovan led out for 1,600 from the hijack and Noah Schwartz called on the button.
and Donovan bet 4,600 this time. Schwartz thought about it for a moment and called again.
. Donovan paused and then led out for 10,600. Schwartz tanked for about a minute and eventually called.
. Schwartz just glared at him, looked back at his cards one last time and paid the bet.
and the big blind checked. Frankenberger continued for 1,500 and his opponent called. They both checked the 
