The 2022 WSOP Europe Main Event set a new benchmark when 763 players bought in, but the 2023 edition blew that out of the water with 817 entrants. It wasn't only in Las Vegas were the WSOP set new records but in Rozvadov, too. New Record in the WSOPE Main Event Max Neugebauer It is not outside the realms of possibility that the upcoming 2024 WSOP Main Event could be even larger than this year's we shall see. Those finger-crossers were not left disappointed because 10,043 entries were processed resulting in a record $93,399,900 prize pool and a $12,100,000 top prize for Atlanta's Daniel Weinman. With attendances of other events off the charts, everyone had their fingers crossed for the 2023 WSOP Main Event being the biggest ever. A handful of Main Events surpassed 7,000 entrants in the coming years, while Espen Jorstad outlasted 8,662 opponents on his way to becoming the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion.

Some 8,773 players turned out in force when Jamie Gold became the 2006 WSOP Main Event champion.

As the series completed its first quarter, with 20 events having crowned their champions, 18 saw an uptick in attendance, which boded well for the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. Most live poker tours had experienced increased attendance by the time the 2023 WSOP rolled around in May, but nothing prepared the poker community for what lie ahead. The longest-running and arguably most prestigious live poker tour of them all always attracts players in droves, but the 2023 WSOP in Las Vegas was something else. The WSOP is usually a good barometer for the state of the live poker world. Record Attendances at the 2023 World Series of Poker Daniel Weinman - 2023 WSOP Main Event champion

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