2012 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, ODDS AND ENDS

STATISTICAL ODDS AND ENDS: (♠♥♦♣)

This tournament attracted 6,598 entries.
♥ Female players totaled 235 players -- representing 3.56 percent of the field.  This is about the same percentage of females that played last year.
♦ The average age of all participants was 37.73 years.  This is about 6 months older (average) than last year’s 37.17 average age. Specific age with most players – 26 (there are 338 players aged 26 who entered this year’s Main Event)


♠ Metropolitan 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


♠ 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


♣ Every WSOP held over the past 12 years has included at least one multiple gold bracelet champion (meaning two or more wins within the same year).  The last year the WSOP was comprised exclusively of single-event winners was back in 1999.  The record for most multiple gold bracelet winners within a single year was in 2009, when five players managed to win two or more titles.  However, presently – no player has won two gold bracelets in 2012.


♣ 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)


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).

WSOP -- MAIN EVENT ALL-TIME RECORDS:

♣ Most Main Event Wins (Career):

    3 – Johnny Moss (first win was by a vote)

    3 – Stu Ungar
    2 – Doyle Brunson
    2 – Johnny Chan

♣ Most Main Event Cashes (Career):

    10 – Berry Johnston

    8 – Humberto Brenes
    7 – Bobby Baldwin
    7 – Doyle Brunson
    7 – Jay Heimowitz
    7 – Phil Hellmuth
    7 – Mike Sexton
    7 – Chris Bjorin
    7 – John Esposito
    6 – John Bonetti
    6 – Johnny Moss
    6 – Jason Lester
    6 – Steve Lott
    6 – Johnny Chan
    5 – 17 players tied with 5 cashes each

♣ Most Main Event Final Tables (Career):

    5 – Doyle Brunson

    5 – Jesse Alto
    4 – Johnny Chan
    4 – T.J. Cloutier
    4 – Dan Harrington
    4 – Berry Johnston
    4 – Johnny Moss
    4 – Stu Ungar
    3 – 6 players tied with 3 final tables each

♣ Youngest Winner:

 Joe Cada (2009) -- 21 years, 11 months, 22 days

♣ Oldest Winner:

 Johnny Moss (1974) – 66 years, 11 months, 24 days

♣ Most Consecutive Years Played at WSOP (entered at least one gold bracelet event):

 39 – Howard “Tahoe” Andrew (1974 to present)

♣ Most Consecutive Main Events Played (Career):

 30 – Tom McEvoy (1983 to present)

♣ Most Total Main Events Played (Career):

 40 – Doyle Brunson (did not play years 1999 through 2001)