- The Millionaire Maker at WSOP 2023 draws over 10,000 participants, creating a $13.9 million prize pool.
- WSOP surpasses $200 million in total prize money with more than 130k entrants across 58 live bracelet events.
- WSOP’s highly anticipated Main Event aims to break the 2006 record of 8,773 players.
- The series is on track to generate a projected total prize money of nearly $400 million.
- WSOP’s Millionaire Maker becomes the largest $1,500 buy-in tournament ever, solidifying its status as a perennial favorite.
“In a year full of record fields at the WSOP, the biggest record of them all is poised to fall starting a week from today in the $10,000 Main Event.”
The Millionaire Maker, returning for its tenth edition, has shattered yet another record with an unprecedented turnout, solidifying its status as a perennial favorite.
With its $1,500 buy-in, the event enticed an enormous field of 10,416 participants spread across two starting fields, resulting in a prize pool of $13.9 million. Not only did it claim the title of the largest Millionaire Maker ever held, but it also secured its place as the biggest $1,500 buy-in tournament in poker history.
Thanks to a massive crowd in the Millionaire Maker, the series has now surpassed $200 million in prize money, per numbers tallied by Poker Industry PRO and pokerfuse. Over 130k entrants have been registered across 58 live bracelet events. 37 more remain, including the world’s most prolific poker tournament — the $10K Main Event.
As reported last week by our sister site, participation is up by 15% on average compared to the same events held in the previous year. If the series continues at this pace, it could very well end up with total prize money close to a staggering $400 million.
The highly anticipated WSOP 2023 Main Event, which many hope will become the largest ever, is just a week away. If the current trajectory continues, the Main Event has the potential to not only break the record set in 2006 but also come close to the significant milestone of 10,000 participants.
“In a year full of record fields at the WSOP, the biggest record of them all is poised to fall starting a week from today in the $10,000 Main Event,” the WSOP stated on Twitter last night while announcing details for the WSOP Main Event Seat for 30 Years promotion. “Anticipation is high that the 2006 record field of 8,773 players will be surpassed.”
