How Much Did the 2024 World Series of Poker Rake from the 99 Live Bracelet Events?
Jul 27, 2024
7 min read
Last updated Jul 30, 2024
The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) shattered records and exceeded expectations, marking a spectacular chapter for the global poker community. With a jaw-dropping rise in entries and a record-breaking total in funds collected, this year��s event has truly redefined what��s possible at the WSOP.
Highlights include unprecedented participation numbers, a significant leap in total funds, and standout individual performances. Join PokerNews as we explore the details of this historic poker series.
This article focuses only on the 99 live bracelet events and does not account for 2024 WSOP Online.
30/7/24 Update: Due to a table error, some figures have changed from the original release.
Number of Entries Up From 2023
In last year's WSOP breakdown , PokerNews told you that the total number of entries across the festival in 2023 was 215,655. Thanks to four additional live bracelet events this time around, that figure rose to 229,559, enough to fill three-and-a-half Allegiant Stadiums.
For a second consecutive year, the $300 Gladiators of Poker was the best-attended event, garnering 20,647 entry slips. The $400 Colossus narrowly missed the 20K milestone, wrapping up with 19,303.
The other events with a five-figure population were the $1,000 Mystery Millions (18,409), $1,500 Millionaire Maker (10,939), and the record-breaking $10,000 Main Event (10,112).
Furthermore, if a player wanted to fire a single bullet in each event, their bankroll would need to be $971,856 to cover all the costs.
Almost Half a Billion Gambled
Yes, that's right. Nearly $500 million was collected from the 2024 WSOP Bracelet events, a truly eyebrow-raising figure.
The WSOP collected $480,764,185 across the summer, $40 million more than last year's total. To put that into perspective, that's more than the GDP of places like:
Micronesia ($460m) Kiribati ($279m) Palau ($263m) Marshall Islands ($284m) Nauru ($154m) Tuvalu ($62m)*Figures are from World Bank estimates And now, the bit that everybody wants to know. How much did the WSOP take in rake?
From the $480,764,185 collected, $438,594,151 went into prize pools, meaning $42,170,034 went to the WSOP. As explained in 2023, the rake is shared between entry fees and the WSOP staff. From the rake, $29,466,524 was taken in entry fees, with $12,703,510 going to the workers.
Did you know? The $1,000 rake from the $250,000 buy-in Super High Roller goes straight to staff.
A total of $67,020,895 was paid out in first-place prizes, with Jonathan Tamayo 's $10 million payout for winning the Main Event being the highest. Fifteen bracelet winners were rewarded with seven-figure windfalls, in addition to the two players who pulled the $1 million Mystery Millions top bounty prizes.
Scott Seiver Joins an Exclusive Club
Scott Seiver Scott Seiver became the first player to win three WSOP bracelets at the same venue in the same year since Jeffrey Lisandro in 2009.
George Danzer won three in 2014 but the first occurred in the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (APAC) series. Phil Ivey (2002), Phil Hellmuth (1993), Ted Forrest (1993), and Puggy Pearson (1973) are the only other players to win three WSOP titles in a single series.
Seiver began the summer with a victory for $426,744 in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better Championship event. Two weeks later, he took down the $1,500 Razz tournament for $141,374. In doing so, he became the favorite for Player of the Year. He'd tack on a third bracelet in late June in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $411,041.
With a trio of triumphs, Seiver was crowned the 2024 WSOP Player of the Year , holding off the likes of Jeremy Ausmus , John Racener and Michael Rocco .
2024 WSOP Player of the Year Top 10 Standings
Place Player Points 1 Scott Seiver 4,403.85 2 Michael Rocco 3,803.67 3 Jeremy Ausmus 3,686.60 4 John Racener 3,557.10 5 Xixiang Luo 3,480.93 6 Chance Kornuth 3,379.99 7 David Prociak 3,274.87 8 Chris Hunichen 3,094.85 9 Yuri Dzivielevski 3,033.64 10 Phil Ivey 3,004.04
Bracelet Wins for 24 Countries
Player Stands for the United States National Anthem The United States led the way with 59 tournament victories, while European players also made a strong impact. England, France, and Germany each secured three titles.
Australia and Canada were well-represented, with three and four wins respectively. Players from Bulgaria, China, and Spain also achieved notable success (two wins each).
Players from Chile, Israel, Portugal, Sweden, Russia, Norway, Brazil, Argentina, India, Italy, Scotland, Japan, Hong Kong, Cyprus, and Lithuania also claimed single victories.
Country Number of Titles United States 59 Canada 4 France 3 Germany 3 England 3 Australia 3 Bulgaria 2 China 2 Spain 2 India 2 Italy 2 Russia 2 Chile 1 Cyprus 1 Hong Kong 1 Israel 1 Lithuania 1 Norway 1 Portugal 1 Sweden 1 Scotland 1 Japan 1 Brazil 1 Argentina 1
2024 WSOP By the Numbers
Event Buy-in Entries USD Collected Prize Pool Rake Entry Fees Dealers & Staff Winner Prize Event #01: $5,000 Champions Reunion $5,000 493 $2,465,000 $2,267,800 $197,200 $138,040 $59,160 Asher Conniff $408,468 Event #02: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em $500 1,189 $594,500 $499,380 $95,120 $66,584 $28,536 Jose Garcia $79,134 Event #03: $500 WSOP Kickoff No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout $500 3,485 $1,742,500 $1,463,700 $278,800 $195,160 $83,640 Daniel Willis $175,578 Event #04: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) $1,500 928 $1,392,000 $1,238,880 $153,120 $107,184 $45,936 James Chen (US) $209,350 Event #05: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 18,409 $18,409,000 $16,199,920 $2,209,080 $1,546,356 $662,724 Malcolm Trayner $1,000,000 Event #06: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship $25,000 64 $1,600,000 $1,504,000 $96,000 $67,200 $28,800 Darius Samual $500,000 Event #07: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed) $1,500 530 $795,000 $707,550 $87,450 $61,215 $26,235 John Hennigan $138,296 Event #08: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) $5,000 733 $3,665,000 $3,371,800 $293,200 $205,240 $87,960 Bryce Yockey $606,654 Event #09: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) $1,500 443 $664,500 $591,405 $73,095 $51,167 $21,929 Nick Guagenti $121,074 Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) $10,000 197 $1,970,000 $1,832,100 $137,900 $96,530 $41,370 Scott Seiver $426,744 Event #11: $1,500 Badugi $1,500 487 $730,500 $650,145 $80,355 $56,249 $24,107 David Prociak $129,676 Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 2,526 $3,789,000 $3,372,210 $416,790 $291,753 $125,037 Simeon Spasov $439,815 Event #13: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship (6-Handed) $10,000 141 $1,410,000 $1,311,300 $98,700 $69,090 $29,610 Robert Mizrachi $333,045 Event #14: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 2,639 $2,639,000 $2,322,320 $316,680 $221,676 $95,004 Thibault Perissat $197,308 Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) $1,500 1,277 $1,915,500 $1,704,795 $210,705 $147,494 $63,212 Caleb Furth $265,361 Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em $5,000 823 $4,115,000 $3,785,800 $329,200 $230,440 $98,760 Brent Hart $660,284 Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack $800 4,732 $3,785,600 $3,331,328 $454,272 $317,990 $136,282 TJ Murphy $368,977 Event #18: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) $1,500 1,469 $2,203,500 $1,961,115 $242,385 $169,670 $72,716 Dylan Weisman $294,311 Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship (8-Handed) $10,000 133 $1,330,000 $1,236,900 $93,100 $65,170 $27,930 John Racener $308,930 Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em $300 20,647 $6,194,100 $5,079,162 $1,114,938 $780,457 $334,481 Stephen Winters $401,210 Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em $25,000 272 $6,800,000 $6,392,000 $408,000 $285,600 $122,400 Brek Schutten $1,405,641 Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed) $1,500 574 $861,000 $766,290 $94,710 $66,297 $28,413 Aaron Cummings $146,516 Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 1,534 $2,301,000 $2,047,890 $253,110 $177,177 $75,933 Daniel Sepiol $305,849 Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed) $10,000 259 $2,590,000 $2,408,700 $181,300 $126,910 $54,390 Sean Troha $536,713 Event #25: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'em $3,000 248 $744,000 $662,160 $81,840 $57,288 $24,552 Daniel Vampan $148,635 Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) $25,000 318 $7,950,000 $7,473,000 $477,000 $333,900 $143,100 Nick Schulman $1,667,842 Event #27: $1,500 Big O $1,500 1,555 $2,332,500 $2,075,925 $256,575 $179,603 $76,973 Michael Christ $306,884 Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 2,317 $3,475,500 $3,093,195 $382,305 $267,614 $114,692 Evan Benton $412,484 Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed) $10,000 149 $1,490,000 $1,385,700 $104,300 $73,010 $31,290 Phil Ivey $347,440 Event #30: $600 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed) $600 3,351 $2,010,600 $1,709,010 $301,590 $211,113 $90,477 Alen Bakovic $207,064 Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em $3,000 1,230 $3,690,000 $3,284,100 $405,900 $284,130 $121,770 Nicholas Seward $516,135 Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud $1,500 406 $609,000 $542,010 $66,990 $46,893 $20,097 Richard Ashby $113,725 Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed) $600 2,402 $1,441,200 $1,225,020 $216,180 $151,326 $64,854 Alex Manzano $161,846 Event #34: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em $2,500 1,267 $3,167,500 $2,819,075 $348,425 $243,898 $104,528 Antonio Galiana $439,395 Event #35: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed) $1,500 835 $1,252,500 $1,114,725 $137,775 $96,443 $41,333 Phillip Hui $193,545 Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack $800 4,278 $3,422,400 $3,011,712 $410,688 $287,482 $123,206 Timur Margolin $342,551 Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship $10,000 332 $3,320,000 $3,087,600 $232,400 $162,680 $69,720 John Fauver $681,998 Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 8,703 $13,054,500 $11,618,505 $1,435,995 $1,005,197 $430,799 Pedro Neves $1,098,220 Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) $50,000 177 $8,850,000 $8,451,750 $398,250 $278,775 $119,475 Sergio Aido $2,026,506 Event #40: $1,500 Razz $1,500 547 $820,500 $730,245 $90,255 $63,179 $27,077 Scott Seiver $141,374 Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed) $1,500 1,312 $1,968,000 $1,751,520 $216,480 $151,536 $64,944 Xixiang Luo $270,820 Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship $10,000 107 $1,070,000 $995,100 $74,900 $52,430 $22,470 James Obst $260,658 Event #43: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O (7-Handed) $1,500 853 $1,279,500 $1,138,755 $140,745 $98,522 $42,224 Magnus Edengren $196,970 Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em $2,000 1,561 $3,122,000 $2,778,580 $343,420 $240,394 $103,026 Jared Kingery $410,359 Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (8-Handed) $10,000 181 $1,810,000 $1,683,300 $126,700 $88,690 $38,010 Maksim Pisarenko $399,988 Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship $1,000 7,954 $7,954,000 $6,999,520 $954,480 $668,136 $286,344 Khang Pham $677,326 Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em $100,000 112 $11,200,000 $10,836,000 $364,000 $254,800 $109,200 Chris Hunichen $2,838,389 Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) $1,000 2,212 $2,212,000 $1,946,560 $265,440 $185,808 $79,632 Christopher Vitch $262,734 Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em $3,000 1,252 $3,756,000 $3,342,840 $413,160 $289,212 $123,948 Erlend Melsom $523,195 Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship $10,000 118 $1,180,000 $1,097,400 $82,600 $57,820 $24,780 George Alexander $282,443 Event #51: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 2,110 $3,165,000 $2,816,850 $348,150 $243,705 $104,445 Peter Park $240,724 Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em $5,000 817 $4,085,000 $3,758,200 $326,800 $228,760 $98,040 Mostafa Haidary $656,747 Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed) $3,000 379 $1,137,000 $1,011,930 $125,070 $87,549 $37,521 Yuri Dzivielevski $215,982 Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em $1,500 10,939 $16,408,500 $14,603,565 $1,804,935 $1,263,455 $541,481 Franco Spitale $1,250,125 Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em $250,000 75 $18,750,000 $18,675,000 $75,000 $0 $75,000 Santhosh Suvarna $5,415,152 Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (2-7, A-5, Badugi) $2,500 371 $927,500 $825,475 $102,025 $71,418 $30,608 Patrick Moulder $177,045 Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) $10,000 486 $4,860,000 $4,519,800 $340,200 $238,140 $102,060 Frank Funaro $612,997 Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (7-Handed) $50,000 89 $4,450,000 $4,249,750 $200,250 $140,175 $60,075 Daniel Negreanu $1,178,703 Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 3,362 $3,362,000 $2,958,560 $403,440 $282,408 $121,032 Sean Jazayeri $368,025 Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em $3,000 1,773 $5,319,000 $4,733,910 $585,090 $409,563 $175,527 Paolo Boi $676,900 Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed) $2,500 507 $1,267,500 $1,128,075 $139,425 $97,598 $41,828 Dario Sammartino $222,703 Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship $600 5,110 $3,066,000 $2,606,100 $459,900 $321,930 $137,970 Hector Berry $282,876 Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed) $1,500 453 $679,500 $604,755 $74,745 $52,322 $22,424 David Funkhouser $123,314 Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack $600 5,263 $3,157,800 $2,684,130 $473,670 $331,569 $142,101 Christopher Moen $289,323 Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em $5,000 680 $3,400,000 $3,128,000 $272,000 $190,400 $81,600 Mark Checkwicz $573,876 Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed) $10,000 811 $8,110,000 $7,542,300 $567,700 $397,390 $170,310 Elie Nakache $1,320,945 Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em $500 4,517 $2,258,500 $1,851,970 $406,530 $284,571 $121,959 Ben Collins $207,486 Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em $2,500 2,229 $5,572,500 $4,959,525 $612,975 $429,083 $183,893 Colin Robinson $667,963 Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better $1,500 611 $916,500 $815,685 $100,815 $70,571 $30,245 Nikolay Fal $153,730 Event #70: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em $400 19,303 $7,721,200 $6,369,990 $1,351,210 $945,847 $405,363 Martin Alcaide $501,250 Event #71: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship $1,000 1,245 $1,245,000 $1,095,600 $149,400 $104,580 $44,820 Shiina Okamoto $171,732 Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed) $10,000 186 $1,860,000 $1,729,800 $130,200 $91,140 $39,060 Scott Seiver $411,041 Event #73: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) $25,000 476 $11,900,000 $11,186,000 $714,000 $499,800 $214,200 David Eldridge $2,246,728 Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship $10,000 167 $1,670,000 $1,553,100 $116,900 $81,830 $35,070 Arash Ghaneian $376,476 Event #75: $1,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 1,437 $1,437,000 $1,264,560 $172,440 $120,708 $51,732 Jimmy Setna - Jason James $190,910 Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) $10,000 965 $9,650,000 $8,974,500 $675,500 $472,850 $202,650 Matthew Lambrecht $1,018,933 Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event (6-Handed) $2,500 468 $1,170,000 $1,041,300 $128,700 $90,090 $38,610 Wing Po Liu $209,942 Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event $1,000 6,076 $6,076,000 $5,346,880 $729,120 $510,384 $218,736 Georgios Skarparis $554,925 Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha $50,000 187 $9,350,000 $8,929,250 $420,750 $294,525 $126,225 Daniel Perkusic $2,100,325 Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em $800 6,792 $5,433,600 $4,781,585 $652,015 $456,411 $195,605 Francis Anderson $501,040 Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship $10,000 10,112 $101,120,000 $94,041,600 $7,078,400 $4,954,880 $2,123,520 Jonathan Tamayo $10,000,000 Event #82: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 1,424 $1,424,000 $1,253,120 $170,880 $119,616 $51,264 Aditya Agarwal $189,661 Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mixed (6-Handed) $1,500 494 $741,000 $659,490 $81,510 $57,057 $24,453 Garth Yettick $131,061 Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em $600 6,628 $3,976,800 $3,380,280 $596,520 $417,564 $178,956 Carsten Heidemann $343,010 Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go No-Limit Hold'em Presented by GGPoker $1,000 1,088 $1,088,000 $957,440 $130,560 $91,392 $39,168 Chance Kornuth $155,446 Event #86: $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha $1,000 4,280 $4,280,000 $3,766,400 $513,600 $359,520 $154,080 Sascha Wilhelm $282,290 Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em $5,000 1,042 $5,210,000 $4,788,600 $421,400 $294,980 $126,420 Matthew Alsante $785,486 Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship (6-Handed) $10,000 189 $1,890,000 $1,757,700 $132,300 $92,610 $39,690 Calvin Anderson $413,446 Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship $3,000 3,177 $9,531,000 $8,482,590 $1,048,410 $733,887 $314,523 Clement Richez $1,041,989 Event #90: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha $1,500 1,306 $1,959,000 $1,740,840 $218,160 $152,712 $65,448 Joseph Sanders $269,530 Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed) $3,000 357 $1,071,000 $953,190 $117,810 $82,467 $35,343 Gary Bolden $206,321 Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em $50,000 178 $8,900,000 $8,499,500 $400,500 $280,350 $120,150 Jared Bleznick $2,037,947 Event #93: $777 Lucky 7s No-Limit Hold'em $777 6,292 $4,888,884 $4,303,728 $585,156 $409,609 $175,547 Michael Liang $777,777 Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship $10,000 502 $5,020,000 $4,668,600 $351,400 $245,980 $105,420 Michael Rocco $924,922 Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em $1,979 1,119 $2,214,501 $1,970,906 $243,595 $170,517 $73,079 Jamie Walden $313,370 Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed) $25,000 120 $3,000,000 $2,820,000 $180,000 $126,000 $54,000 Xixiang Luo $725,796 Event #97: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha $3,000 844 $2,532,000 $2,253,480 $278,520 $194,964 $83,556 Alex Livingston $390,621 Event #98: $1,500 The Closer $1,500 3,215 $4,822,500 $4,292,025 $530,475 $371,333 $159,143 Ching Da Wu $525,500 Event #99: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 1,547 $1,547,000 $1,358,720 $188,280 $131,796 $56,484 Aneris Adomkevicius $201,344 Totals $971,856 229,559 $480,764,185 $438,594,151 $42,170,034 $29,466,524 $12,703,510 $67,020,895
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