How is the 2008 World Series of Poker holding up against last year?
So far it looks like the Series is still strong as we begin week three.
24 Events to Date:
12 events have increased entries
7 events have decreased
3 events were new tournaments in 2008
2 events had increased buy-ins from $5k to $10K (entries were down at the higher buy-in)
Here are the week two comparisons:
2008 Event #11
$5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout
Number of Entrants: 360
2007 Entries: this is a new event
(first time for a $5,000 Shootout)
2008 Event #12
$1,500 Limit Hold'em
Number of Entrants: 880
2007 Entries: 910
(a small decrease from last summer)
2008 Event #13
$2,500 No Limit Hold'em
Number of Entrants: 1,397
2007 Entries: 1,013
(a big 30%+ increase)
2008 Event #14
$10,000 Seven Card Stud
Number of Entrants: 158
2007 Entries: 180
(last year this was a $5,000 event)
2008 Event #15
$1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em
Number of Entrants: 1,190
2007 Entries: 1,286
(down about a eight dozen ladies)
2008 Event #16
$2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or better
Number of Entrants: 553
2007 Entries: 534
(up a smidgen)
2008 Event #17
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout
Number of Entrants: 1,000
2007 Entries: 900
(up by a full ten tables or is that ten full tables)
2008 Event #18
$5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball w/rebuys
Number of Entrants: 85 w/ 272 rebuys & addons
2007 Entries: 78 w/ 226 rebuys
(a couple more players, a few more rebuys)
2008 Event #19
$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
Number of Entrants: 759
2007 Entries: 578
(another big increase for an Omaha event)
2008 Event #20
$2,000 Limit Hold'em
Number of Entrants: 480
2007 Entries: 472
(again a small increase)
2008 Event #21
$5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Number of Entrants: 732
2007 Entries: 640
(a good sized increase here)
2008 Event #22
$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Number of Entrants: 414
2007 Entries: 382
(another slight increase)
2008 Event #23
$2,000 No Limit Hold'em
Number of Entrants: 1,344
2007 Entries: 1,619
(is this the beginning of the Mid-Series Blues?)
2008 Event #24
$2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Number of Entrants:
2007 Entries: this is a new event
(good turnout)
To see the first week comparison.
