The future of WSOP Circuit is unsure
- Filed under: Poker, WSOP Articles
- Date: May 27,2010
In 2005, as the poker boom was peaking in the States, the WSOP started dreaming about an own tournament poker tour. This is when the WSOP Circuit Series came into being - and the start seemed promising indeed. Nowadays the Circuit suffers from declining player amounts and poor visibility.
Pokernewsboy collected and put together some statistical data that show how the appreciation of WSOPC has fallen during these years.
The biggest annual prize money of the WSOP Circuit:
2010 - $264,000
2009 - $322,000
2008 - $499,000
2007 – $563,000
2006 – $755,000
2005 – $787,000
In 2005 the smallest sum that was paid to a tournament winner was $335,000 - more than any winner received during 2009 and 2010.
WSOP Circuit has tried every possible way to improve this situation: the buy-ins are lowered, the tournament stops have been both added and removed in order to find a suitable amount. But so far there has been no remedy to cure the disease called decreasing attendance. There has even been some talk about awarding the WSOP bracelet to the tournament winners.
Source: Pokernewsboy
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