November 9

meet the NOVEMBER The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the most prestigious gaming event in the world. Thousands of competitors converge in Las Vegas for the chance to win millions after fierce competition in the initial rounds are complete. This leaves the final table set with the remaining players who risk it all for a chance at first place and the coveted gold bracelet in the Main Event. JC Tran (36) $38,000,000 Sacramento, CA 2 WSOP bracelets Prize Pool Ist place: $8,359,531 2nd place: $5,173,170 5th place: $2,106,526 6th place: $1,600,792 3rd place: $3,727,023 7th place: $1,225,224 4th place: $2,791,983 8th place: $944,593 9th place: $733,224 Amir Lehavot (38) $29,700,000 Jay Farber (28) $25,975,000 Las Vegas, NV o WSOP bracelets Marc-Etienne McLaughlin (25) $26,525,000 Brossard, Quebec o WSOP bracelets Weston, FL I WSOP bracelets Ryan Riess (23) $25,875,000 Las Vegas, NV o WSOP bracelets Sylvain Loosli (26) $19,600,000 London, England o WSOP bracelets Michiel Brummelhuis (32) $11,275,000 Amsterdam, Netherlands I WSOP bracelets Mark Newhouse (28) $7,350,000 Los Angeles, CA o WSOP bracelets David Benefield (27) $6,375,000 New York City, NY o WSOP bracelets A closer look at 2013 key oldest player average player youngest player *10 years *William Wachter *Rayan Chamas gender ratio countries represented 95.3% males 4.7% females *Jackie Glazier finished 31st for $229,281, the highest placed female player this year. *Countries from players surviving Day 1. (Not all registered players featured). percent of field eliminations by day .5% Day 1 -5 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 18% '3 1-34% Day 5 Day 6 | Day 7|| 38% 2 625 1250 1875 2500 Attendance over the years 9000 Peak attendance reached 8,773 participa 8000 Past Winners Year Winner Hand 7000 2012 Greg Merson AA KA Jonathan Duhamel AAI 9 9A A 54 2011 Pius Heinz 2010 2009 Joe Cada F6000 2008 Peter Eastgate 2007 Jerry Yang 2006 Jamie Gold 5000 2005 Joe Hachem 8 A 8 2004 Greg Raymer 2003 Chris Moneymaker 5 44 4000 -3000 -2000 F1000 First WSOP to use pocket cams- 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2013 Sources Bet on http://www.wsop.com/news/2013/Jul/4510/JC-TRAN-HEADLINES-2013-NOVEMBER-NINE-LINE-UP.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Series_of_Poker_Main_Event_champions http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/reports.asp?r=-5&grid-968&rid-12861&dayof- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_on_television STATOGRAPHICS