Key Takeaways
- Last August PRO suggested that the world was experiencing a boom in live tournament poker—figures exclusively provided by the Global Poker Index (GPI) can now confirm that live tournaments are growing at a rapid rate.
- GPI tracks live tournament numbers via its Hendon Mob database. Compared to 2013, the number of tournament entries without re-buys has increased by 9.4%. Measured by total money collected from buy-ins, the market has grown by 6.7% or 5.2% when re-buys are excluded.
- The data not only shows growth, it shows that the tournament universe is filling out—live tournaments are being created to satisfy every pocket, and being held in an increasing number of locations.
Last August PRO suggested that the world was experiencing a boom in live tournament poker—figures exclusively provided by the Global Poker Index (GPI) can now confirm that live tournaments are growing at a rapid rate.
