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- Another Record-Breaking Year?
- 2024 WSOP Main Event Schedule
- How to Follow the Action
- World Series of Poker Main Event History
- 2024 WSOP Main Event FAQs
The $10,000 buy-in 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, poker's most prestigious annual tournament, kicks off Wednesday with the first of four Day 1 starting flights.
Last year's world championship event attracted a 55-year record 10,043 entrants, with Daniel Weinman, a member of Team Lucky, taking it down for $12.1 million.
Another Record-Breaking Year?
Jamie Gold, the 2006 champion, held onto the record for winning the largest Main Event ever for 17 years — 8,773 players. But last year's tournament cruised right on by that mark.
The question the poker world is asking heading into Wednesday is, will the 2024 WSOP Main Event set another record? World Series of Poker turnout nearly across the board this summer has been up, which is certainly a good sign. But there's no way to really know the answer to that question until registration closes on Day 2d (July 8).
One thing is certain, it's going to be a massive field. Chances are strong attendance will be significantly higher than the 2006 Main Event, and potentially even bigger than one year ago.
2024 WSOP Main Event Schedule
Date | Day | Time |
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Wednesday, July 3, 2024 | Day 1a | Noon |
Thursday, July 4, 2024 | Day 1b | Noon |
Friday, July 5, 2024 | Day 1c | Noon |
Saturday, July 6, 2024 | Day 1d | Noon |
Sunday, July 7, 2024 | Day 2abc | Noon |
Monday, July 8, 2024 | Day 2d | Noon |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 | Day 3 | Noon |
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | Day 4 | Noon |
Thursday, July 11, 2024 | Day 5 | Noon |
Friday, July 12, 2024 | Day 6 | Noon |
Saturday, July 13, 2024 | Day 7 | Noon |
Sunday, July 14, 2024 | Day 8 (Play to 9) | Noon |
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | Final Table Day 1 | TBD |
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | Final Table Day 2 | TBD |
How to Follow the Action
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Each day, until the last card of the tournament is dealt and a world champion is crowned on July 17, you will find live reporting coverage right here at PokerNews, and livestreaming coverage daily on PokerGO. Following the conclusion of the tournament, CBS Sports Network will produce a condensed, rebroadcast version of the Main Event with longtime commentators Norman Chad and Lon McEachern in the booth.
There will be more coverage for this year's Main Event than ever before. From start to finish, poker fans will be able to catch the action of the most important and exciting event of the year.
PokerGO's WSOP Streaming Schedule
World Series of Poker Main Event History
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In 1970, at Binion's Horseshoe on Fremont Street, future Poker Hall of Famer Johnny Moss won the first ever WSOP Main Event via a vote. Moss also won the tournament in 1971 and 1974, and is one of two players to have won poker's world championship event twice (Stu Ungar won it in 1980, 1981, and 1997).
The Main Event is where legends are made. Take, Phil Hellmuth, for example. The "Poker Brat" ended Johnny Chan's bid for a three-peat in 1989 when he defeated Chan heads-up for the title, beating out 178 players to win $755,000.
Hellmuth pulled the upset and won his first bracelet, and now easily holds the record with 17 bracelets to his name. The Main Event went from having less than 10 players in 1970 to fields of nearly 200 each year in the late 1980s. There was some growth again in the 1990s with 350 entrants when Scotty Nguyen won it in 1998. From 1992-2006, the field increased annually.
When Chris Moneymaker won it in 2003 for $2.5 million, 839 people participated. Moneymaker, an amateur who swooped in and conquered an event that pros had long dominated, helped create a "poker boom," leading to an exponential growth in poker's popularity.
The next year — 2004 — Greg Raymer beat a field of 2,576 entrants for $5 million, a 300% spike compared to 2003, the largest year-over-year percentage increase in Main Event history. It would again double in 2005, the year Joe Hachem took it down, and has remained above 6,300 players per year ever since, excluding the 2020 COVID year.
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2024 WSOP Main Event FAQs
When does the 2024 WSOP Main Event begin?
The Main Event kicks off July 3.
How much does it cost to enter the WSOP Main Event?
Each year, the buy-in for the WSOP Main Event is $10,000.
Who can enter the WSOP Main Event?
Anyone who can come up with $10,000 is eligible to compete.
How can I follow the Main Event?
You can watch the 2024 WSOP Main Event on PokerGO daily and through PokerNews live reporting.
Who won the WSOP Main Event in 2023?
Daniel Weinman is the defending world champion.
Where does the WSOP Main Event take place?
The Main Event is hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
How much money does the Main Event winner receive?
Last year's champion, Daniel Weinman, was paid $12,100,000. The 2024 winner will likely take home an amount within that ballpark.
Who won the first World Series of Poker Main Event?
Johnny Moss was the first ever world champion in 1970.
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