WSOP 2011: growth continues...
Image The trend of growth continues to stay pretty close to across the board as the 2011 WSOP reach the halfway.... Any events that shrunk during week 3 were small, while the growth numbers were robust. The $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event (21 percent increase), the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event (19.5 percent increase), and the $1,000 seniors no-limit hold’em championship (19.4 percent increase) in particular posted strong growth numbers that represent hundreds of new players passing through the Rio over last year.
 
The attendance figures at the 2011 WSOP will continue to be closely watched this summer as a barometer for the poker world post-Black Friday, and you can get a look at those numbers each week here at CardPlayer.com.
 
2011 WSOP Second Week Events Attendance Numbers:
 
Event No. 22 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha) – 1,071 players 2010 – 885 players (21 percent increase)
 
Event No. 23 ($2,500 eight-game mixed) – 489 players 2010 – 452 players (8.2 percent increase)
 
Event No. 24 ($5,000 no-limit hold’em shootout) – 387 players 2010 – 358 players (8.1 percent increase)
 
Event No. 25 ($1,500 seven-card stud eight-or-better) – 606 players 2010 – 644 players (6.3 percent decline)
 
Event No. 26 ($2,500 six-handed no-limit hold’em) – 1,378 players 2010 – 1,245 players (10.7 percent increase)
 
Event No. 27 ($10,000 limit hold’em championship) – 152 players 2010 – 171 players (12.5 percent decline)
 
Event No. 28 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) – 2,500 players 2010 – 2,092 players (19.5 percent increase)
 
Event No. 29 ($2,500 six-handed 10-game mixed) – 431 players 2010 – This is a new event for 2011.
 
Event No. 30 ($1,000 seniors no-limit hold’em) – 3,752 players 2010 – 3,142 players (19.4 percent increase)
 
Event No. 31 ($3,000 pot-limit Omaha) – 685 players 2010 – This is a new event for 2011.
 
Event No. 32 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) – 2,828 players 2010 – 2,563 players (10.3 percent increase)
 
Event No. 33 ($10,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better championship) – 168 players 2010 – 170 players (1.2 percent decline)
 
Event No. 34 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) – 3,144 players 2010 – 3,289 players (4.4 percent decline)
 
Event No. 35 ($5,000 six-handed pot-limit Omaha) – 507 players 2010 – This is a new event for 2011.
 
2011 WSOP Statistics – Week 3:
 
NOTE: Official statistics provided by WSOP.com.
 
Through the conclusion of Event #33, the 2011 WSOP has attracted 41,454 combined total entries. $64,138,560 in prize money has been awarded to winners.
 
Through the conclusion of this tournament, the breakdown of nationality of gold bracelet winners has been:
 
United States (22)
 Canada (4)
 Great Britain (3)
 France (2)
 Russia (1)
 Ukraine (1)
 
Through the conclusion of this tournament, the national origin (birthplace) of winners has been:
 
United States (17)
 Canada (4)
 Great Britain (3)
 France (2)
 Ukraine (2)
 Israel (1)
 Russia (1)
 Honduras (1)
 Indonesia (1)
 Germany (1)
 
Through the conclusion of this event, the home-states of (American) winners have been:
 
California (5)
 Nevada (3)
 New York (3)
 Texas (2)
 Illinois (2)
 New Jersey (1)
 Florida (1)
 Tennessee (1)
 Connecticut (1)
 Indiana (1)
 Maryland (1)
 Virginia (1)
 
Through the conclusion of this tournament, the breakdown of professional poker players to semi-pros and amateurs who won gold bracelets has been:
 
Professional Players (24): Jake Cody, Cheech Barbaro, Eugene Katchalov, Allen Bari, Harrison Wilder, Matt Perrins, Sean Getzwiller,
 Viacheslav Zhukov, David Diaz, Andrew Badecker, Tyler Bonkowski, Brian Rast, John Juanda, Aaron Steury, Darren Woods, Jason Somerville,
 Bertrand Grospellier, John Monnette, Mark Radoja, Chris Viox, Dan Idema, Andy Frankenberger, Chris Lee, Sam Stein
 
Semi-Pros (4): Sean R. Drake, Amir Lehavot, Oleksii Kovalchuk, Eric Rodawig
 
Amateurs (4): Geffrey Klein, Foster Hays, James Hess, Kirk Caldwell
 
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