$1,041,265,271 – total prize money awarded

525,000 -- # of individual poker chips deployed to run the WSOP each year

347,868 – # of entrants that have competed in the WSOP

33,931 – # of entrants that have cashed 818 – # of 1st place finishers [same # of individual tournaments held]

43,473 – # of total entrants to compete in the WSOP Main Event

792 – # of gold bracelets awarded [In 1974, the Main Event winner received a bracelet. 1975 became the first year all event winners received a gold bracelet. In 1982, gold watches were awarded instead.]

11 - # of bracelets won by Phil Hellmuth, the most of any player in history

168 - # of millionaires created by the WSOP $8,547,044 – Amount Joe Cada won for winning 2009 Main Event

$0 – Amount Johnny Moss won for winning 1970 Main Event [won a Silver Cup]

6,493 – # of people Cada beat in 2009 to become champion

6 – # of people Moss beat in 1970 to become champion [by vote of his peers]

96 – Age of Jack Ury in 2009, the oldest player ever to compete in a WSOP event

21 years, 11 months, 22 days – Age of Cada [The youngest Main Event champion in history]

115 – # of nations represented at the 2009 WSOP [82 nations competed in 2010 Winter Olympics]

1 – # of countries represented at the 1970 WSOP

$500 – Smallest buy-in for a WSOP bracelet event in 2010 [Event#1 – No Limit Hold’em]

$50,000 – Highest buy-in for a WSOP bracelet event in 2010 [Event#2 PPC 8-game Mix.]

40 – # of cameras ESPN uses to cover WSOP [CBS used 35 to cover Super Bowl XLIV]

1970 – Year that the first WSOP was held at Binion’s Horseshoe in Las Vegas

2010 – Year that the 40th Anniversary WSOP will be held at the Rio in Las Vegas

Source: www.wsop.com