2009 World Series of Poker

Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$1,276,802
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Entries
95
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

It’s All About the Numbers

There’s always plenty of discussion and prop betting as to how many players will actually pony up a lazy $50k for an event like this.

Interestingly, the numbers for the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. have been very consistent in its short history. The inaugural event attracted 143 players in 2006. That increased to 148 in 2007, before the same number fronted up in 2008.

This year has been an interesting one for prop betting on the size of fields. Tough economic times have seen a marginal decrease in numbers across most events, but does the state of the economy really have much effect on guys with this kind of bankroll?

You’d expect the number to decrease from last year's number, and the question is by how much? At the moment, we have around a dozen tables in action which suggests we’ll be somewhere around the 100 player mark. However, we're only at 70 registrations.