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.
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.
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
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, $437,440,545 went into prize pools, meaning $43,323,640 went to the WSOP. As explained in 2023, the rake is shared between entry fees and the WSOP staff. From the rake, $30,274,048 was taken in entry fees, with $13,049,592 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 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
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
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.
Country
Number of Titles
United States
59
Canada
4
France
3
Germany
3
England
3
Australia
3
Bulgaria
2
China
2
Spain
2
India
2
Italy
2
Russia
2
Chile
1
Cyprus
1
Hong Kong
1
Israel
1
Lithuania
1
Norway
1
Portugal
1
Sweden
1
Scotland
1
Japan
1
Brazil
1
Argentina
1
2024 WSOP By the Numbers
Event
Buy-in
Entries
USD Collected
Prize Pool
Rake
Entry Fees
Dealers & Staff
Winner
Prize
Event #01: $5,000 Champions Reunion
$5,000
493
$2,465,000
$2,267,800
$197,200
$138,040
$59,160
Asher Conniff
$408,468
Event #02: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em
$500
1,189
$594,500
$499,380
$95,120
$66,584
$28,536
Jose Garcia
$79,134
Event #03: $500 WSOP Kickoff No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout
$500
3,485
$1,742,500
$1,463,700
$278,800
$195,160
$83,640
Daniel Willis
$175,578
Event #04: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)
$1,500
928
$1,392,000
$123,880
$1,268,120
$887,684
$380,436
James Chen (US)
$209,350
Event #05: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000
18,409
$18,409,000
$16,199,920
$2,209,080
$1,546,356
$662,724
Malcolm Trayner
$1,000,000
Event #06: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship
$25,000
64
$1,600,000
$1,504,000
$96,000
$67,200
$28,800
Darius Samual
$500,000
Event #07: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice (6-Handed)
$1,500
530
$795,000
$707,550
$87,450
$61,215
$26,235
John Hennigan
$138,296
Event #08: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
$5,000
733
$3,665,000
$3,371,800
$293,200
$205,240
$87,960
Bryce Yockey
$606,654
Event #09: $1,500 Limit Hold’em (8-Handed)
$1,500
443
$664,500
$591,405
$73,095
$51,167
$21,929
Nick Guagenti
$121,074
Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)
$10,000
197
$1,970,000
$1,832,100
$137,900
$96,530
$41,370
Scott Seiver
$426,744
Event #11: $1,500 Badugi
$1,500
487
$730,500
$650,145
$80,355
$56,249
$24,107
David Prociak
$129,676
Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$1,500
2,526
$3,789,000
$3,372,210
$416,790
$291,753
$125,037
Simeon Spasov
$439,815
Event #13: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship (6-Handed)
$10,000
141
$1,410,000
$1,311,300
$98,700
$69,090
$29,610
Robert Mizrachi
$333,045
Event #14: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000
2,639
$2,639,000
$2,322,320
$316,680
$221,676
$95,004
Thibault Perissat
$197,308
Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)
$1,500
1,277
$1,915,500
$1,704,795
$210,705
$147,494
$63,212
Caleb Furth
$265,361
Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$5,000
823
$4,115,000
$3,785,800
$329,200
$230,440
$98,760
Brent Hart
$660,284
Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack
$800
4,732
$3,785,600
$3,331,328
$454,272
$317,990
$136,282
TJ Murphy
$368,977
Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
$1,500
1,469
$2,203,500
$1,961,115
$242,385
$169,670
$72,716
Dylan Weisman
$294,311
Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship (8-Handed)
$10,000
133
$1,330,000
$1,236,900
$93,100
$65,170
$27,930
John Racener
$308,930
Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold’em
$300
20,647
$6,194,100
$5,079,162
$1,114,938
$780,457
$334,481
Stephen Winters
$401,210
Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$25,000
272
$6,800,000
$6,392,000
$408,000
$285,600
$122,400
Brek Schutten
$1,405,641
Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed)
$1,500
574
$861,000
$766,290
$94,710
$66,297
$28,413
Aaron Cummings
$146,516
Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold’em
$1,500
1,534
$2,301,000
$2,047,890
$253,110
$177,177
$75,933
Daniel Sepiol
$305,849
Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)
$10,000
259
$2,590,000
$2,408,700
$181,300
$126,910
$54,390
Sean Troha
$536,713
Event #25: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em
$3,000
248
$744,000
$662,160
$81,840
$57,288
$24,552
Daniel Vampan
$148,635
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed)
$25,000
318
$7,950,000
$7,473,000
$477,000
$333,900
$143,100
Nick Schulman
$1,667,842
Event #27: $1,500 Big O
$1,500
1,555
$2,332,500
$2,075,925
$256,575
$179,603
$76,973
Michael Christ
$306,884
Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em
$1,500
2,317
$3,475,500
$3,093,195
$382,305
$267,614
$114,692
Evan Benton
$412,484
Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed)
$10,000
149
$1,490,000
$1,385,700
$104,300
$73,010
$31,290
Phil Ivey
$347,440
Event #30: $600 Mixed: No-Limit Hold’em; Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)
$600
3,351
$2,010,600
$1,709,010
$301,590
$211,113
$90,477
Alen Bakovic
$207,064
Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$3,000
1,230
$3,690,000
$3,284,100
$405,900
$284,130
$121,770
Nicholas Seward
$516,135
Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
$1,500
406
$609,000
$542,010
$66,990
$46,893
$20,097
Richard Ashby
$113,725
Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)
$600
2,402
$1,441,200
$1,225,020
$216,180
$151,326
$64,854
Alex Manzano
$161,846
Event #34: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em
$2,500
1,267
$3,167,500
$2,819,075
$348,425
$243,898
$104,528
Antonio Galiana
$439,395
Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)
$1,500
835
$1,252,500
$1,114,725
$137,775
$96,443
$41,333
Phillip Hui
$193,545
Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack
$800
4,278
$3,422,400
$3,011,712
$410,688
$287,482
$123,206
Timur Margolin
$342,551
Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship
$10,000
332
$3,320,000
$3,087,600
$232,400
$162,680
$69,720
John Fauver
$681,998
Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,500
8,703
$13,054,500
$11,618,505
$1,435,995
$1,005,197
$430,799
Pedro Neves
$1,098,220
Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed)
$50,000
177
$8,850,000
$8,451,750
$398,250
$278,775
$119,475
Sergio Aido
$2,026,506
Event #40: $1,500 Razz
$1,500
547
$820,500
$730,245
$90,255
$63,179
$27,077
Scott Seiver
$141,374
Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold’em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed)
$1,500
1,312
$1,968,000
$1,751,520
$216,480
$151,536
$64,944
Xixiang Luo
$270,820
Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
$10,000
107
$1,070,000
$995,100
$74,900
$52,430
$22,470
James 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)
$1,500
853
$1,279,500
$1,138,755
$140,745
$98,522
$42,224
Magnus Edengren
$196,970
Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em
$2,000
1,561
$3,122,000
$2,778,580
$343,420
$240,394
$103,026
Jared Kingery
$410,359
Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (8-Handed)
$10,000
181
$1,810,000
$1,683,300
$126,700
$88,690
$38,010
Maksim Pisarenko
$399,988
Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship
$1,000
7,954
$7,954,000
$6,999,520
$954,480
$668,136
$286,344
Khang Pham
$677,326
Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000
112
$11,200,000
$10,836,000
$364,000
$254,800
$109,200
Chris Hunichen
$2,838,389
Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
$1,000
2,212
$2,212,000
$1,946,560
$265,440
$185,808
$79,632
Christopher Vitch
$262,734
Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em
$3,000
1,252
$3,756,000
$3,342,840
$413,160
$289,212
$123,948
Erlend Melsom
$523,195
Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship
$10,000
118
$1,180,000
$1,097,400
$82,600
$57,820
$24,780
George Alexander
$282,443
Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
$1,500
2,110
$3,165,000
$2,816,850
$348,150
$243,705
$104,445
Peter Park
$240,724
Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$5,000
817
$4,085,000
$3,758,200
$326,800
$228,760
$98,040
Mostafa Haidary
$656,747
Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed)
$3,000
379
$1,137,000
$1,011,930
$125,070
$87,549
$37,521
Yuri Dzivielevski
$215,982
Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em
$1,500
10,939
$16,408,500
$14,603,565
$1,804,935
$1,263,455
$541,481
Franco Spitale
$1,250,125
Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000
75
$18,750,000
$18,675,000
$75,000
$0
$75,000
Santhosh Suvarna
$5,415,152
Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (2-7, A-5, Badugi)
$2,500
371
$927,500
$825,475
$102,025
$71,418
$30,608
Patrick Moulder
$177,045
Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed)
$10,000
486
$4,860,000
$4,519,800
$340,200
$238,140
$102,060
Frank Funaro
$612,997
Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed)
$50,000
89
$4,450,000
$4,249,750
$200,250
$140,175
$60,075
Daniel Negreanu
$1,178,703
Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000
3,362
$3,362,000
$2,958,560
$403,440
$282,408
$121,032
Sean Jazayeri
$368,025
Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em
$3,000
1,773
$5,319,000
$4,733,910
$585,090
$409,563
$175,527
Paolo Boi
$676,900
Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)
$2,500
507
$1,267,500
$1,128,075
$139,425
$97,598
$41,828
Dario Sammartino
$222,703
Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship
$600
5,110
$3,066,000
$2,606,100
$459,900
$321,930
$137,970
Hector Berry
$282,876
Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed)
$1,500
453
$679,500
$604,755
$74,745
$52,322
$22,424
David Funkhouser
$123,314
Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack
$600
5,263
$3,157,800
$2,684,130
$473,670
$331,569
$142,101
Christopher Moen
$289,323
Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
$5,000
680
$3,400,000
$3,128,000
$272,000
$190,400
$81,600
Mark Checkwicz
$573,876
Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed)
$10,000
811
$8,110,000
$7,542,300
$567,700
$397,390
$170,310
Elie Nakache
$1,320,945
Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors – No-Limit Hold’em
$500
4,517
$2,258,500
$1,851,970
$406,530
$284,571
$121,959
Ben Collins
$207,486
Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
$2,500
2,229
$5,572,500
$4,959,525
$612,975
$429,083
$183,893
Colin Robinson
$667,963
Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
$1,500
611
$916,500
$815,685
$100,815
$70,571
$30,245
Nikolay Fal
$153,730
Event #70: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em
$400
19,303
$7,721,200
$6,331,384
$1,389,816
$972,871
$416,945
Martin Alcaide
$501,250
Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship
$1,000
1,245
$1,245,000
$1,095,600
$149,400
$104,580
$44,820
Shiina Okamoto
$171,732
Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed)
$10,000
186
$1,860,000
$1,729,800
$130,200
$91,140
$39,060
Scott Seiver
$411,041
Event #73: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)
$25,000
476
$11,900,000
$11,186,000
$714,000
$499,800
$214,200
David Eldridge
$2,246,728
Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
$10,000
167
$1,670,000
$1,553,100
$116,900
$81,830
$35,070
Arash Ghaneian
$376,476
Event #75: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000
1,437
$1,437,000
$1,264,560
$172,440
$120,708
$51,732
Jimmy Setna – Jason James
$190,910
Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed)
$10,000
965
$9,650,000
$8,974,500
$675,500
$472,850
$202,650
Matthew Lambrecht
$1,018,933
Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event (6-Handed)
$2,500
468
$1,170,000
$1,041,300
$128,700
$90,090
$38,610
Wing Po Liu
$209,942
Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event
$1,000
6,076
$6,076,000
$5,346,880
$729,120
$510,384
$218,736
Georgios Skarparis
$554,925
Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha
$50,000
187
$9,350,000
$8,929,250
$420,750
$294,525
$126,225
Daniel Perkusic
$2,100,325
Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold’em
$800
6,792
$5,433,600
$4,781,585
$652,015
$456,411
$195,605
Francis Anderson
$501,040
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
$10,000
10,112
$101,120,000
$94,041,600
$7,078,400
$4,954,880
$2,123,520
Jonathan Tamayo
$10,000,000
Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000
1,424
$1,424,000
$1,253,120
$170,880
$119,616
$51,264
Aditya Agarwal
$189,661
Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mixed (6-Handed)
$1,500
494
$741,000
$659,490
$81,510
$57,057
$24,453
Garth Yettick
$131,061
Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$600
6,628
$3,976,800
$3,380,280
$596,520
$417,564
$178,956
Carsten Heidemann
$343,010
Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold’em Presented by GGPoker
$1,000
1,088
$1,088,000
$957,440
$130,560
$91,392
$39,168
Chance Kornuth
$155,446
Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha
$1,000
4,280
$4,280,000
$3,766,400
$513,600
$359,520
$154,080
Sascha Wilhelm
$282,290
Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
$5,000
1,042
$5,210,000
$4,788,600
$421,400
$294,980
$126,420
Matthew Alsante
$785,486
Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship (6-Handed)
$10,000
189
$1,890,000
$1,757,700
$132,300
$92,610
$39,690
Calvin Anderson
$413,446
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
$3,000
3,177
$9,531,000
$8,482,590
$1,048,410
$733,887
$314,523
Clement Richez
$1,041,989
Event #90: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha
$1,500
1,306
$1,959,000
$1,740,840
$218,160
$152,712
$65,448
Joseph Sanders
$269,530
Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)
$3,000
357
$1,071,000
$953,190
$117,810
$82,467
$35,343
Gary Bolden
$206,321
Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000
178
$8,900,000
$8,499,500
$400,500
$280,350
$120,150
Jared Bleznick
$2,037,947
Event #93: $777 Lucky 7s No-Limit Hold’em
$777
6,292
$4,888,884
$4,303,728
$585,156
$409,609
$175,547
Michael Liang
$777,777
Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship
$10,000
502
$5,020,000
$4,668,600
$351,400
$245,980
$105,420
Michael Rocco
$924,922
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
$437,440,545
$43,323,640
$30,274,048
$13,049,592
$67,020,895
Calum Grant Editor & Live Reporter
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.
