WSOP Attendance By State: New England Poker Players Were Over-Represented

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The World Series of Poker is often used as a barometer for the overall health of the poker economy. Based on this year’s attendance numbers, the poker economy appears to be firing on all cylinders.

The 2018 WSOP produced a record 123,865 entries across 78 events. And for the first time in its history, the WSOP handed out over a quarter-billion-dollars in prize-money: $266,889,193 to put an exact number on it.

The Main Event wasn’t a record-setter, but it was close.

A total of 7,874 players entered the $10,000 buy-in tournament, the second highest total in the tournament’s 49 year history.

The United States accounted for 73 percent (5,758) of the 7,874 participants in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, and thanks to data from the WSOP, we can see where these players are coming from.

No surprises at the top

The five states that sent the most players to the 2018 WSOP Main Event were:

1. California: 1,009
2. Nevada: 626
3. Florida: 519
4. New York: 456
5. Texas: 390

1,635 of the 5,758 participants (more than 28 percent of the US field) hail from just two states, California and Nevada.

California is the most populous state in the country, so it’s not surprising that that over...

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