Key Takeaways
- Nearly 60,000 total entries have been registered through the first 34 of 68 bracelet events representing a 48% increase over 2014.
- “The market is shifting,” GPI CEO Alex Dreyfus told Poker Industry PRO. “We are seeing more amateurs entering these events which makes the overall ecology more sustainable.”
- The influx of players is creating record numbers for the non-bracelet events at the WSOP as well.
- The outlook for the second half of the series cannot be expected to have such stellar numbers as the first half without an event such as the Colossus to drive attendance.
The numbers are in for the first half of the World Series of Poker, and by all indications participation in the land-based poker festival is reaching new heights.
Nearly 60,000 total entries have been registered through the first 34 of 68 bracelet events representing a 48% increase over 2014. At its current pace, the 46th annual World Series of Poker is set to become the largest in history.
