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2016 WSOP Attracts 107,833 Total Entries, Breaks Several Records
- Updated: July 20, 2016
The 2016 World Series of Poker attracted a record 107,833 entries, up more than four percent over last year’s record-setting festival that attracted 103,512 entries. It was only the second time in the event’s storied history that over 100,000 entries were generated, and with it came $221,211,336 in prize money awarded.
The $221,211,336 in prize money that was awarded at the 2016 WSOP was the third most of all time, coming in behind the 2012 and 2014 editions of the event when there was a $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop tournament on the schedule. This was the 12th consecutive year that the WSOP generated a total prize pool across all events of more than $100,000,000 and the fourth time it eclipsed $200,000,000.
Of the 107,833 entries tallied across all events, 15,767 places were paid. There were 69 official gold bracelet events on the schedule, and the average first-place prize came in at $555,475.
The 2016 WSOP Main Event attracted 6,737 entries, up nearly five percent over last year’s 6,420. The top 1,011 places were paid — a record for the world’s most prestigious poker tournament — and first …
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