This is how huge the WSOP has gotten, and poker in general.
 

1993 WSOP Main Event 6th Place 36,000
2005 WSOP Main Event 200th Place $39,075

This has got to be the fastest growing "sport" of all time.

For some reason i find this stat amazing.

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yeah, but 36k in 1993-dollars is 49528 in 2005-dollars.

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1970 WSOP Main Event Buy-in - $10,000
2005 WSOP Main Event Buy-in - $10,000



For some reason I find this stat amazing.

Using the inflation calc in that link; $10K in '70 is the equivalent of just over $50K today.

Re: This is how huge the WSOP has gotten, and poker in general.
 

How 'bout, "there were more entrants in the Main Event in 2005 that all entrants combined of the 1st 32 years."

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Ya this is what I don't understand either.. When i was little and went to the dog track the price of bets were the same and the payoffs were the same, if not more. Back then you could hit a $2k Trifecta.

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this doesn't seem wrong to anyone? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Ya this is what I don't understand either.. When i was little and went to the dog track the price of bets were the same and the payoffs were the same, if not more. Back then you could hit a $2k Trifecta.

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this doesn't seem wrong to anyone? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Yeah, I thought any kid would realize that horse racing is where the real money is at. Dog racing is rigged. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Ya this is what I don't understand either.. When i was little and went to the dog track the price of bets were the same and the payoffs were the same, if not more. Back then you could hit a $2k Trifecta.

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this doesn't seem wrong to anyone? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Yeah, I thought any kid would realize that horse racing is where the real money is at. Dog racing is rigged. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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No, online dog racing is rigged...