2023 World Series of Poker The $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event is now the biggest event ever held! With 5,234 entries from the first three days of starting and 3,612 as of 1:00 PM on Day 1D, the field total is currently 8,846. This number is set to grow further, as registration will remain open until the start of Level 8 on both Day 2ABC And today 2D. This means players can enter up to four hours to play on Saturday, July 8th.
The previous record was set 16 years, 11 months and four days ago on July 31 in 2006. WSOP The main event, which attracted 8,773 players generated a prize pool of $82,512,162. Jimmy Gold went on to win a championship bracelet that year, taking home what was then the biggest prize in main event history: $12 million.
With the total number of entries increasing over the course of Day 1D and both Days 2ABC and 2D, it’s possible that final prize pool information is still days away from being announced, but there appears to be a high chance of surpassing the highest prize record for gold. general as well.
With $9,300 from each purchase entering the prize pool, there is over $82.2 million unofficially to be allocated currently, with millions likely to be added in the coming hours and days.
This record turnout is no surprise. In fact, the organizer of the event came into this year’s event with the express goal of breaking a record that had stood since 2006.
“This is not only a great day in history WSOP But for poker itself. WSOP Senior Vice President and CEO T Stewart. “It is especially special to make history in our first year at Horseshoe Las Vegas. I think today is a huge testament to the passion of the entire poker community that gathers around this event every year. We hope this record was short-lived and we will be ready for another big turnout at next summer “.
As a result of the record breaking, one lucky player among the record holders is destined to walk away with a “Main Event Seat for Life”. The promotion will feature one player, selected from a list of all entrants shortly after registration officially closes (which will be around 4:40pm on July 8th).
Here is a look at the top ten WSOP All-time major events (by field):
| year | hero | entries | Total prizes | The highest payout |
| 2023 | to be announced later on | 8846 and counting | to be announced later on | to be announced later on |
| 2006 | Jimmy Gold | 8773 | $82,512,162 | $12 million |
| 2022 | ESPN Jorstad | 8663 | $80,782,475 | 10,000,000 dollars |
| 2019 | Hussein is human | 8569 | $80,548,600 | 10,000,000 dollars |
| 2018 | John Sen | 7874 | $74,015,600 | $8,800,000 |
| 2010 | Jonathan Duhamel | 7,319 | $68,798,600 | $8,944,310 |
| 2017 | Scott Blumstein | 7,221 | $67,877,400 | $8,150,000 |
| 2011 | Pius Haynes | 6865 | $64,531,000 | $8,715,638 |
| 2008 | Peter Eastgate | 6844 | $64,333,600 | $9,152,416 |
| 2016 | Qui Nguyen | 6737 | $63,327,800 | $8,005,310 |
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