Las Vegas booming as World Series of Poker Main Event becomes second largest of all time

Las Vegas continues to rebound from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event attracting its second largest field of all time.

Currently underway at its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas, the Main Event’s 8,663 starters moved past the 8,569 who hit the felt in 2019 – falling just shy of the all-time record of 8,773 who took part back in 2006 at the height of the first global poker boom.

With the WSOP, first held in 1970, now celebrating its 53rd year, the Main Event prize pool this year stands at more than US$80.8 million with the eventual champion set to walk away with US$10 million. The top eight finishers will all win more than US$1 million, with US$6 million awaiting the runner-up and US$4 million the third-place finisher.

At time of writing on Monday morning (Asia time), there were around 970 players remaining on Day 4 of the Main Event with all now in the money and guaranteed a minimum US$15,000 payday.

Source: https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2022/07/11/las-vegas-booming-as-world-series-of-poker-main-event-becomes-second-largest-of-all-time/