The World Poker Tour (WPT), Season 10 Episode 29 @ "Jacksonville BestBet...

WSOP -- FOR THE AGES:

♦ The YOUNGEST player to enter the 2011 WSOP Main Event Championship was Cody Teska – at 21 years and seven days. The all-time youngest player record was set last year by Logan Deen, from Cocoa, FL. He turned 21 on the day he took his seat in the 2011 Main Event, which means he holds a record that can be tied, but never broken (unless age restriction laws are changed in the future).

♦ The OLDEST player to enter the 2012 WSOP Main Event Championship was Ellen “Gram” Deeb, from Troy, NY at age 92. This is her second straight year to play in the Championship. Last year, she became the oldest female participant in Main Event history. Unfortunately, Mrs. Deeb was eliminated during Day One. The WSOP looks forward to welcoming her again in 2012 (Note: The oldest player in WSOP was Jack Ury, who in 2010 played at age 97).

♣ Reigning World Champions rarely perform well the following year after their victory. Chris Ferguson was the last World Champion to win a gold bracelet the year after winning, which happened in 2001. Perhaps it’s due to the increasing size of the fields. But there’s also great pressure on the champions to do well – along with many distractions. What follows is a list of the seven World Champions to win a gold bracelet after winning their championships during the previous year:

Johnny Moss (1975)
Doyle Brunson (1977)
Bobby Baldwin (1979)
Stu Ungar (1981)
Johnny Chan (1988)
Hamid Dastmalchi (1993)
Chris Ferguson (2001)

STATISTICAL ODDS AND ENDS: (♠♥♦♣)

Most Entrants by State/Province:

California – 819 entrants

Nevada – 436 entrants
New York – 416 entrants
Florida – 341 entrants
Texas – 333 entrants
Illinois – 224 entrants
New Jersey – 181 entrants
Ontario – 166 entrants
Massachusetts – 162 entrants
Ohio – 126 entrants

Areas with largest WSOP player participation:
Las Vegas/Henderson, NV – 406 players
New York/Brooklyn, NY – 141 players
London, UK – 81 players
Los Angeles, CA – 75 players
Houston, TX – 58 players
Chicago, IL – 52 players
Moscow, Russia – 46 players
San Diego, CA – 39 players

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The World Poker Tour (WPT), Season 10 Episode 29 @ "Jacksonville BestBet...

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